Beowulf in Parallel Texts. Sung-Il Lee

ðe hire se willa gelamp,

      þæt heo on ænigne eorl gelyfde

      He takes toll by force, reserving mercy for no man

      Of the Danish stock, but he takes delight,

      Destroys and dispatches, expects no deterrence 600

      By the Spear-Danes; but I shall show to him

      The strength and spirit of the Geats soon now,

      How we fight. He who may will walk again

      Toward mead in good mood, when the morning light

      Of another day, the sun dressed in dazzling rays, 605

      Throws beams from the south over the sons of men!”

      Then glad was the giver of treasure, gray-haired

      And brave in battle; the guardian of the Bright-Danes

      Could hope for help: the herd of the folk

      Had heard from Beowulf a firm and fixed resolution. 610

      There was men’s laughter; din made delightful sound,

      Words were pleasant. Wealhtheow walked forward,

      Queen of Hrothgar, caring of courtesy,

      The gold-adorned one greeted the men in the hall,

      And the noble lady proffered to pass a cup, 615

      First to the guardian of the land of the East-Danes,

      And bade him to be blithe at his beer-drinking,

      Beloved of his people. He partook of the pleasure,

      The triumphant king did, of the feast and the hall-cup.

      Then the woman of the Helmings* went round 620

      To each group of men, well-tried warriors and youthful ones,

      Offering them the valued vessel, till it came to pass

      That she, the gold-adorned queen, the good gracious one,

      Brought along the bowl for mead to Beowulf.

      She greeted the man of the Geats, thanked God, 625

      Wise in the use of words, since her pleasure had come to pass,

      That she might put her trust in one man, who would

      fyrena frofre. He þæt ful geþeah,

      wælreow wiga, æt Wealhþêon,

      ond þa gyddode guþe gefysed; 630

      Beowulf maþelode, bearn Ecgþeowes:

      “Ic þæt hogode, þa ic on holm gestah,

      sæbat gesæt mid minra secga gedriht,

      þæt ic anunga eowra leoda

      willan geworhte, oþðe on wæl crunge 635

      feondgrapum fæst. Ic gefremman sceal

      eorlic ellen, oþðe endedæg

      on þisse meoduhealle minne gebidan.”

      Đam wife þa word wel licodon,

      gilpcwide Geates; eode goldhroden 640

      freolicu folccwen to hire frean sittan.

      Þa wæs eft swa ær inne on healle

      þryðword sprecen, ðeod on sælum,

      sigefolca sweg, oþ þæt semninga

      sunu Healfdenes secean wolde 645

      æfenræste; wiste þæm ahlæcan