2695 Þâ ic ät þearfe gefrägn þeód-cyninges and-longne eorl ellen cýðan, cräft and cênðu, swâ him gecynde wäs; ne hêdde he þäs heafolan, ac sió hand gebarn môdiges mannes, þær he his mæges healp, 2700 þät he þone nîð-gäst nioðor hwêne slôh, secg on searwum, þät þät sweord gedeáf fâh and fäted, þät þät fýr ongon sweðrian syððan. Þâ gen sylf cyning geweóld his gewitte, wäll-seaxe gebräd, 2705 biter and beadu-scearp, þät he on byrnan wäg: forwrât Wedra helm wyrm on middan. Feónd gefyldan (ferh ellen wräc), and hi hyne þâ begen âbroten häfdon, sib-äðelingas: swylc sceolde secg wesan, 2710 þegn ät þearfe. Þät þam þeódne wäs sîðast sîge-hwîle sylfes dædum, worlde geweorces. Þâ sió wund ongon, þe him se eorð-draca ær geworhte, swêlan and swellan. He þät sôna onfand, 2715 þät him on breóstum bealo-nîð weóll, âttor on innan. Þâ se äðeling gióng, þät he bî wealle, wîs-hycgende, gesät on sesse; seah on enta geweorc, hû þâ stân-bogan stapulum fäste 2720 êce eorð-reced innan heóldon. Hyne þâ mid handa heoro-dreórigne þeóden mærne þegn ungemete till, wine-dryhten his wätere gelafede, hilde-sädne and his helm onspeón. 2725 Biówulf maðelode, he ofer benne spräc, wunde wäl-bleáte (wisse he gearwe, þät he däg-hwîla gedrogen häfde eorðan wynne; þâ wäs eall sceacen dôgor-gerîmes, deáð ungemete neáh): 2730 "Nu ic suna mînum syllan wolde "gûð-gewædu, þær me gifeðe swâ "ænig yrfe-weard äfter wurde, "lîce gelenge. Ic þâs leóde heóld "fîftig wintra: näs se folc-cyning 2735 "ymbe-sittendra ænig þâra, "þe mec gûð-winum grêtan dorste, "egesan þeón. Ic on earde bâd "mæl-gesceafta, heóld mîn tela, "ne sôhte searo-nîðas, ne me swôr fela 2740 "âða on unriht. Ic þäs ealles mäg, "feorh-bennum seóc, gefeán habban: "forþam me wîtan ne þearf waldend fira "morðor-bealo mâga, þonne mîn sceaceð "lîf of lîce. Nu þu lungre 2745 "geong, hord sceáwian under hârne stân, "Wîglâf leófa, nu se wyrm ligeð, "swefeð sâre wund, since bereáfod. "Bió nu on ôfoste, þät ic ær-welan, "gold-æht ongite, gearo sceáwige 2750 "swegle searo-gimmas, þät ic þý sêft mæge "äfter mâððum-welan mîn âlætan "lîf and leód-scipe, þone ic longe heóld." XXXVIII. THE JEWEL-HOARD. THE PASSING OF BEOWULF.