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On eorðlicere cyrcan lið stan ofer staneIn the earthly church, stones lies upon stone
Ic eom þes cyninges sunuI am the king's son
Hie onlucað hiera modThey unlock their thought
He wolde hine to deaðe gedonHe wanted to put him to death
Þa he hine slean wolde þa feoll he underbæcWhen he wanted to strike him he fell back
waldend þone godanthe good ruler ["ruler the good"]
Se wer fremeþ unrihthæmed wiþ oþer wifThe man commits adultery with another woman
Hwy þu la drihten æfre woldest þæt seo wyrd swa hwyrfan sceolde?Why, o Lord, would you ever want for fate to turn thus?
Forgyf us ure gyltas swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendumForgive us our offences just as we forgive our offenders
Se cyning seceð þone þeowThe king seeks the servant
Samuhel ða ferde be Godes hæse to BethleemSamuel then travelled to Bethlehem at God's command
Þa men ðe Iohannes fullode, ða wæron eft gefullode on Cristes fulluhteThe people whom John baptized, they were baptized again at Christ's baptism [or: drop the comma, and read "were then baptized again..."]