Nū scylun hergan hefaenrīcaes
Uard,
metudæs maecti end his
mōdgidanc,
uerc Uuldurfadur, suē hē
uundra gihwaes,
ēci dryctin ōr āstelidæ
hē ǣrist scōp aelda barnum
heben til hrōfe, hāleg
scepen.
Thā middungeard moncynnæs
Uard,
eci Dryctin, æfter tīadæ
firum foldu, Frēa allmectig.
Now [we] must honour the
guardian of heaven,
the might of the architect,
and his purpose,
the work of the father of
glory[b]
as he, the eternal lord,
established the beginning of wonders;
he first created for the
children of men[c]
heaven as a roof, the holy
creator
Then the guardian of
mankind,
the eternal lord, afterwards
appointed the middle earth,
the lands for men,[d] the
Lord almighty.
