2640 "tô þyssum sîð-fate sylfes willum, "onmunde ûsic mærða and me þâs mâðmas geaf, "þê he ûsic gâr-wîgend gôde tealde, "hwate helm-berend, þeáh þe hlâford ûs "þis ellen-weorc âna âþôhte 2645 "tô gefremmanne, folces hyrde, "forþam he manna mæst mærða gefremede, "dæda dollîcra. Nu is se däg cumen, "þät ûre man-dryhten mägenes behôfað "gôdra gûð-rinca: wutun gangan tô, 2650 "helpan hild-fruman, þenden hyt sý, "glêd-egesa grim! God wât on mec, "þät me is micle leófre, þät mînne lîc-haman "mid mînne gold-gyfan glêd fäðmie. "Ne þynceð me gerysne, þät we rondas beren 2655 "eft tô earde, nemne we æror mægen "fâne gefyllan, feorh ealgian "Wedra þiódnes. Ic wât geare, "þät næron eald-gewyrht, þät he âna scyle "Geáta duguðe gnorn þrowian, 2660 "gesîgan ät säcce: sceal ûrum þät sweord and helm, "byrne and byrdu-scrûd bâm gemæne." Wôd þâ þurh þone wäl-rêc, wîg-heafolan bär freán on fultum, feá worda cwäð: "Leófa Biówulf, læst eall tela, 2665 "swâ þu on geoguð-feore geâra gecwæde, "þät þu ne âlæte be þe lifigendum "dôm gedreósan: scealt nu dædum rôf, "äðeling ân-hydig, ealle mägene "feorh ealgian; ic þe fullæstu!" 2670 Äfter þâm wordum wyrm yrre cwom, atol inwit-gäst ôðre sîðe, fýr-wylmum fâh fiónda niósan, lâðra manna; lîg-ýðum forborn bord wið ronde: byrne ne meahte 2675 geongum gâr-wigan geóce gefremman: ac se maga geonga under his mæges scyld elne geeode, þâ his âgen wäs glêdum forgrunden. Þâ gen gûð-cyning mærða gemunde, mägen-strengo, 2680 slôh hilde-bille, þät hyt on heafolan stôd nîðe genýded: Nägling forbärst, geswâc ät säcce sweord Biówulfes gomol and græg-mæl. Him þät gifeðe ne wäs, þät him îrenna ecge mihton 2685 helpan ät hilde; wäs sió hond tô strong, se þe mêca gehwane mîne gefræge swenge ofersôhte, þonne he tô säcce bär wæpen wundrum heard, näs him wihte þê sêl. Þâ wäs þeód-sceaða þriddan sîðe, 2690 frêcne fýr-draca fæhða gemyndig, ræsde on þone rôfan, þâ him rûm âgeald, hât and heaðo-grim, heals ealne ymbefêng biteran bânum; he geblôdegod wearð sâwul-drióre; swât ýðum weóll. XXXVII. BEÓWULF WOUNDED TO DEATH.