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| Wes þu on ofeste! | Be in haste! |
| Ælfred wæs Westseaxna cyning | Alfred was the (a) king of the West Saxons |
| Barrabas wæs þær þy siðe on bendum | At that time, Barrabas was in chains there |
| Sio tunge sendeð þa sawle in hellegrund | The tongue sends the soul into the abyss of hell |
| Þæt sweord acwellað þone lichaman, ac hit ne mæg þa sawle acwellan | The sword kills the body, but it cannot kill the soul |
| Þæt folc wæs todrifen ofer eall Egypta land | The people was dispersed across all of Egypt |
| Ða cwæð se hælend him to | Then the saviour said to him |
| Ic ðe mæg sum bispell secgan, þæt þu meaht þy sweotolor ongitan | I can tell you an example, so that you may understand the more clearly |
| Hie onlucað hiera mod | They unlock their thought |
| Hi hæfdon eac ane feawa fixa, þa he bletsode | They also had a few fish, which he blessed |
| Ænne cræft ic cann | There is one skill I have (i.e. know how to do) / I have one trade |
| Se cyning is god | The king is good |