【i 　now beowulf bode in the burg of the scyldings

leader beloved， and long he ruled in fame with all folk

since his father had gone away from the world

till awoke an heir

haughty healfdene

who held through life

sage and sturdy

the scyldings glad

then

oer one

there woke to him

to the chieftain of smen

children four：

hear， then hrothgar， then halga brave；

and i heard that -- was --''s queen，

the heathoscylfing''s helpmate dear。

tar was given such glory of war

such honor of bat， that all his kin obeyed hidly till great grew his band of youthful rades。

it came in his mind to bid his hen a hall uprear

a master mead-house， mightier far than ever was seen by the sons of earth

and within it， then， to old and young he would all allot that the lord had sent hind and the lives of his men。

wide， i heard， was the work anded

for many a tribe this mid-earth round

to fashion the folkstead。

it fell， as he ordered，in rapid achievement that ready it stood there

of halls the ： heorot he whose message had nd。

not reckless of promise， the rings he dealt

treasure at bahere towered the hall

high

gabled wide

the hot surge waiting of furious flame。

nor far was that day when father and son-in-law stood in feud for warfare and hatred that woke again。

with envy and anger an evil spirit ehe dole in his dark abode

that he heard each day the din of revel high in the hall： there harps rang out clear song of the singer。

he sang who kales of the early time of man

how the almighty made the earth

fairest fields enfolded by water

set， triumphant， sun and moon for a light to lighten the land-dwellers

and braided bright the breast of earth with lives

made life for all of mortal beings that breathe and move。