Þâ wäs gesýne, þät se sîð ne þâh 3060 þam þe unrihte inne gehýdde wräte under wealle. Weard ær ofslôh feára sumne; þâ sió fæhð gewearð gewrecen wrâðlîce. Wundur hwâr, þonne eorl ellen-rôf ende gefêre 3065 lîf-gesceafta, þonne leng ne mäg mon mid his mâgum medu-seld bûan. Swâ wäs Biówulfe, þâ he biorges weard sôhte, searo-nîðas: seolfa ne cûðe, þurh hwät his worulde gedâl weorðan sceolde; 3070 swâ hit ôð dômes däg diópe benemdon þeódnas mære, þâ þät þær dydon, þät se secg wære synnum scildig, hergum geheaðerod, hell-bendum fäst, wommum gewitnad, se þone wong strâde. 3075 Näs he gold-hwät: gearwor häfde âgendes êst ær gesceáwod. Wîglâf maðelode, Wihstânes sunu: "Oft sceall eorl monig ânes willan "wræc âdreógan, swâ ûs geworden is. 3080 "Ne meahton we gelæran leófne þeóden, "rîces hyrde ræd ænigne, "þät he ne grêtte gold-weard þone, "lête hyne licgean, þær he longe wäs, "wîcum wunian ôð woruld-ende. 3085 "Heóldon heáh gesceap: hord ys gesceáwod, "grimme gegongen; wäs þät gifeðe tô swîð, "þe þone þeóden þyder ontyhte. "Ic wäs þær inne and þät eall geond-seh, "recedes geatwa, þâ me gerýmed wäs, 3090 "nealles swæslîce sîð âlýfed "inn under eorð-weall. Ic on ôfoste gefêng "micle mid mundum mägen-byrðenne "hord-gestreóna, hider ût ätbär "cyninge mînum: cwico wäs þâ gena, 3095 "wîs and gewittig; worn eall gespräc "gomol on gehðo and eówic grêtan hêt, "bäd þät ge geworhton äfter wines dædum "in bæl-stede beorh þone heán "micelne and mærne, swâ he manna wäs 3100 "wîgend weorð-fullost wîde geond eorðan, "þenden he burh-welan brûcan môste. "Uton nu êfstan ôðre sîðe "seón and sêcean searo-geþräc, "wundur under wealle! ic eów wîsige, 3105 "þät ge genôge neán sceáwiað "beágas and brâd gold. Sîe sió bær gearo "ädre geäfned, þonne we ût cymen, "and þonne geferian freán ûserne, "leófne mannan, þær he longe sceal 3110 "on þäs waldendes wære geþolian." Hêt þâ gebeódan byre Wihstânes, häle hilde-diór, häleða monegum bold-âgendra, þät hie bæl-wudu feorran feredon, folc-âgende 3115 gôdum tôgênes: "Nu sceal glêd fretan "(weaxan wonna lêg) wîgena strengel, "þone þe oft gebâd îsern-scûre, "þonne stræla storm, strengum gebæded, "scôc ofer scild-weall, sceft nytte heóld, 3120 "feðer-gearwum fûs flâne full-eode." Hûru se snotra sunu Wihstânes âcîgde of corðre cyninges þegnas syfone tôsomne þâ sêlestan, eode eahta sum under inwit-hrôf; 3125 hilde-rinc sum on handa bär