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| Barrabas wæs þær þy siðe on bendum | At that time, Barrabas was in chains there |
| Ic seo þone cyning | I see the king |
| Þone cyning seceð se þeow | It is the king whom the servant seeks |
| Bewepað eowre synna | Lament your sins |
| Eala þu cniht! | Hey, boy! |
| He arn þa to þam hælende þa he hine geseah | Then he ran to the saviour when he saw him |
| Þa wæron þa Filistei swiðe bliðe | Then the Philistines were very joyful |
| He wearð acenned | He was born |
| He wolde hine to deaðe gedon | He wanted to put him to death |
| Ða wendon hi geond þæt land | Then they went throughout the land |
| Hwilum Brettas, hwilum eft Seaxan sige geslogon | Sometimes the British won the victory, and sometimes the Saxons |
| Sage me hwær God sæte þa he geworhte heofonas and eorðan | Tell me where God was when he created heavens and earth |