Andreas

heofonas ond eorðan herigea mæste

on middangeard mancynn secan.

Læt nu of þinum staþole streamas weallan,

ea inflede, nu ðe ælmihtig

hateð, heofona cyning, þæt ðu hrædlice

on þis fræte folc forð onsende

wæter widrynig to wera cwealme,

geofon geotende. Hwæt, ðu golde eart,

sincgife, sylla! On ðe sylf cyning

wrat, wuldres god, wordum cyðde

recene geryno, ond ryhte æ

getacnode on tyn wordum,

meotud mihtum swið. Moyse sealde,

swa hit soðfæste syðþan heoldon,

modige magoþegnas, magas sine,

godfyrhte guman, Iosua ond Tobias.

Nu ðu miht gecnawan þæt þe cyning engla

gefrætwode furður mycle

giofum geardagum þonne eall gimma cynn.

þurh his halige hæs þu scealt hræðe cyðan

gif ðu his ondgitan ænige hæbbe."

Næs þa wordlatu wihte þon mare

þæt se stan togan. Stream ut aweoll,

fleow ofer foldan. Famige walcan

mid ærdæge eorðan þehton,

myclade mereflod. Meoduscerwen wearð

æfter symbeldæge, slæpe tobrugdon

searuhæbbende. Sund grunde onfeng,

deope gedrefed. Duguð wearð afyrhted

þurh þæs flodes fær. Fæge swulton,

geonge on geofene guðræs fornam

þurh sealtne weg. þæt wæs sorgbyrþen,

biter beorþegu. Byrlas ne gældon,

ombehtþegnas. þær wæs ælcum genog

fram dæges orde drync sona gearu.

Weox wæteres þrym. Weras cwanedon,

ealde æscberend. Wæs him ut myne

fleon fealone stream, woldon feore beorgan,

to dunscræfum drohtað secan,

eorðan ondwist. Him þæt engel forstod,

se ða burh oferbrægd blacan lige,

hatan heaðowælme. Hreoh wæs þær inne

beatende brim. Ne mihte beorna hloð

of þam fæstenne fleame spowan.

Wægas weoxon, wadu hlynsodon,

flugon fyrgnastas, flod yðum weoll.

ðær wæs yðfynde innan burgum

geomorgidd wrecen. Gehðo mændan

forhtferð manig, fusleoð golon.

Egeslic æled eagsyne wearð,

heardlic hereteam, hleoðor gryrelic.

þurh lyftgelac leges blæstas

weallas ymbwurpon, wæter mycladon.

þær wæs wop wera wide gehyred,

earmlic ylda gedræg. þa þær an ongann,

feasceaft hæleð, folc gadorigean,

hean, hygegeomor, heofende spræc:

"Nu ge magon sylfe soð gecnawan,

þæt we mid unrihte ellþeodigne

on carcerne clommum belegdon,

witebendum. Us seo wyrd scyðeð,

heard ond hetegrim. þæt is her swa cuð,

is hit mycle selre, þæs þe ic soð talige,

þæt we hine alysan of leoðobendum,

ealle anmode, (ofost is selost),

ond us þone halgan helpe biddan,

geoce ond frofre. Us bið gearu sona

sybb æfter sorge, gif we secaþ to him."

þa þær Andrea orgete wearð

on fyrhðlocan folces gebæro,

þær wæs modigra mægen forbeged,

wigendra þrym. Wæter fæðmedon,

fleow firgendstream, flod wæs on luste,

oþþæt breost oferstag, brim weallende,

eorlum oð exle. þa se æðeling het

streamfare stillan, stormas restan

ymbe stanhleoðu. Stop ut hræðe

cene collenferð, carcern ageaf,

gleawmod, gode leof. Him wæs gearu sona

þurh streamræce stræt gerymed.

Smeolt wæs se sigewang, symble wæs dryge

folde fram flode, swa his fot gestop.

Wurdon burgware bliðe on mode,

ferhðgefeonde. þa wæs forð cumen

geoc æfter gyrne. Geofon swaðrode

þurh haliges hæs, hlyst yst forgeaf,

brimrad gebad. þa se beorg tohlad,

eorðscræf egeslic, ond þær in forlet

flod fæðmian, fealewe wægas,

geotende gegrind grund eall forswealg.

Nalas he þær yðe ane bisencte,

ach þæs weorodes eac ða wyrrestan,

faa folcsceaðan, feowertyne

gewiton mid þy wæge in forwyrd sceacan

under eorþan grund. þa wearð acolmod,

forhtferð manig folces on laste.

Wendan hie wifa ond wera cwealmes,

þearlra geþinga ðrage hnagran,

syððan mane faa, morðorscyldige,

guðgelacan under grund hruron.