Bilingual Beowulf - MIT

1 BilingualBeowulfUnknownOctob er18,2003LO,praiseoftheprowessofp eople-kingsHw t!WeGardenaingeardagum,ofsp ear-armedDanes,indayslongsp ed, eo dcyninga, rymgefrunon,wehaveheard,andwhathonorthea thelingswon!hu a ngfromsquadronedfo es,OftScyldSce ngscea ena reatum,frommanyatrib e,themead-b enchtore,5monegumm g um,meo dosetlaofteah, an restwear friendless,afoundling,faterepaidhim:feas ceaftfunden,he sfrofregebad,forhewaxedunderwelkin,inwea lthhethrove,weoxunderwolcnum,weor myndum ah,tillb eforehimthefolk,b othfarandnear,o thim ghwylc araymbsittendrawhohousebythewhale-path,h eardhismandate,10oferhronradehyranscolde ,gavehimgifts:ago o dkinghe!gombangyldan. tw sgo dcyning!Tohimanheirwasafterwardb orn, meaferaw s ftercenned,asoninhishalls,whomheavensent geongingeardum, onego dsendetofavorthefolk,feelingtheirwo efolcetofrofre;fyren earfeongeatthatersttheyhadlackedanearlfo rleader15 ehie rdrugonaldorleasesolongawhile;theLordend owedhim, sli rea,theWielderofWonder,withworld' ,woroldareforgeaf;FamedwasthisBeowulf:1f ar ewtheb oastofhim,Beowulfw sbreme(bl dwidesprang),sonofScyld, ecomesitayouthtoquithimwell20 Swascealgeonggumago degewyrcean,withhisfather'sfriends,byfee andgift,fromumfeohgiftumonf derb earme,thattoaidhim,aged,inafterdays, thineonyldeeftgewunigencomewarriorswilli ng,shouldwardrawnigh,wilgesi as, onnewigcume,liegemenloyal:bylaudeddeedsl eo degel sten.

2 Lofd g agehw remange ,Him aScyldgewattogesc phwilesturdyScyldtotheshelterofGo orehimovertoo cean'sbillow,Hihyne a tb rontobrimesfaro e,lovingclansmen,aslatehechargedthem,sw segesi as,swaheselfab d,whilewieldedwordsthewinsomeScyld,30 endenwordumweoldwineScyldinga;theleaderb ckedaring-dightvessel, r thy esto dhringedstefna,ice- ecked,outb ound,atheling'sbarge:isigondutfus, elingesf aleofne eo den,onthebreastoftheb oat,thebreaker-of-rings,235b eagabryttan,onb earmscip es, rneb em ste. rw ,fr twa,gel ded;NoshiphaveIknownsonoblydightnehyrdei ccymlicorceolgegyrwanwithweap onsofwarandweedsofbattle,hildew pnumondhea ow dum,withbreastplateandblade:onhisb osomlay40billumondbyrnum;himonb earmel gaheap edhoardthathenceshouldgomadmam nigo, ahimmidscoldonfaro'erthe o o dwithhim o des ,Nal shihinel ssanlacumteo dan,thanes'hugetreasure,thanthosehaddone eo dgestreonum, on adydonwhoinformertimeforthhadsenthim45 ehine tfrumsceaftefor onsendonsoleontheseas,asucklingchild.

3 Nneofery eumb 'erhisheadtheyhoistthestandard, agythiehimasettonsegengeldenneagold-wove banner;letbillowstakehim,heahoferheafo d,letonholmb eran,gavehimtoo ,geafonongarsecg;himw sgeomorsefa,mournfultheirmo o oth,nosonofthehalls,secgantoso e,seler dende,nohero'neathheaven, whoharb oredthatfreight!h le underheofenum,hwa mhl o deintheburgoftheScyldings, aw sonburgumBeowulfScyldinga,leaderb eloved,andlongheruledleofleo dcyning,longe rageinfamewithallfolk,sincehisfatherhadg one55folcumgefr ge(f derellorhwearf,awayfromtheworld,tillawok eanheir,aldorofearde),o thimeftonwo chaughtyHealfdene,whoheldthroughlife,hea hHealfdene;heold endenlifde,sageandsturdy, reouw,gl ,oneafterone,therewoketohim, mfeowerb earnfor gerimedtothechieftainofclansmen,children four:60inworoldwo cun,weoro dar swan,Heorogar,thenHrothgar,thenHalgabrav e;HeorogarondHro garondHalgatil;andIheardthat was 'squeen,hyrdeic tw sOnelancwen,theHeathoscyl ng' oscil ngashealsgeb , aw sHro gareheresp edgyfen,suchhonorofcombat,thatallhiskin6 5wigesweor mynd, thimhiswinemagasob eyedhimgladlytillgreatgrewhisbandgeorneh yrdon,o tseogeogo geweox, db earntobidhishenchmenahalluprear, thealrecedhatanwolde,amastermead-house,m ightierfarmedo rnmicel,mengewyrceanthaneverwasseenbythe sonsofearth,70 onneyldob earn fregefrunon,andwithinit,then,tooldandyou ngond roninnaneallged lanhewouldallallotthattheLordhadsenthim, geongumondealdum,swylchimgo dsealde, ,ofcourse,BeowulftheGreat.

4 Hebreakso goldfromthespiralrings oftenwornonthearm ,Iheard,wastheworkcommanded, aicwidegefr gnweorcgebannanformanyatrib ethismid-earthround,75manigrem g egeond isnemiddangeard, ,asheordered,folcstedefr ,inrapidachievementthatreadyitsto o dthere, dremidyldum, thitwear ealgearo,ofhallsthenoblest:Heorot1hename ditheal rnam st; ehiswordesgewealdwideh ,theringshedealt,80 Heb eotnealeh,b eagasd lde,treasureatbanquet:theretoweredthehal l,sinc ,high,gabledwide,thehotsurgewaitingheaho ndhorngeap,hea owylmabad,offurious anliges;new shitlenge agenwhenfatherandson-in-lawsto o dinfeud tseecghetea fterw lni ew aseelleng stearfo liceenduredthedoleinhisdarkab o de, ragege olo de,se ein ystrumbad,thatheheardeachdaythedinofreve l thedogoragehwamdreamgehyrdehighinthehall :thereharpsrangout,hludneinhealle; rw shearpansweg, gdese ecu etalesoftheearlytimeofman,frumsceaft rafeorranreccan,howtheAlmightymadetheear th,cw tse lmihtigaeor anworhte,fairest eldsenfoldedbywater,wliteb eorhtnewang,swaw terb ebuge ,set,triumphant,sunandmo ongesettesigehre igsunnanondmonanforalighttolightenthelan d-dwellers,95leomantoleohtelandbuenduman dbraidedbrightthebreastofearthondgefr twadefoldansceataswithlimbsandleaves,mad elifeforallleomumondleafum,lifeacgesceop ofmortalb ara ecwicehwyrfa.

5 SolivedtheclansmenincheerandrevelSwa adrihtgumandreamumlifdonawinsomelife,til loneb egan100eadiglice,o tanongantofashionevils,that ,W ssegrimmag stGrendelhaten,march-riever5mighty,inmo orlandliving,m remearcstapa,se emorasheold,infenandfastness; efofthegiantsfenondf sten; felcynneseardthehaplesswightawhilehadkep t105wons liwerweardo dehwile,sincetheCreatorhisexiledo anhimscypp endforscrifenh fdeOnkinofCainwasthekillingavengedinCain escynne. onecwealmgewr cbysovranGo dforslaughteredAb , s eheAb elslog;Illfaredhisfeud,6andfarwashedrive n,negefeahhe ref h e,achehinefeorforwr c,fortheslaughter'ssake, dfor ymane, , anonuntydrasealleonwo con,Etins7andelvesandevil-spirits,eotena sondylfeondorcneas,aswellasthegiantsthat warredwithGo dswylcegigantas, awi go dewunnonwearywhile:buttheirwagewaspaidth em!lange rage;hehim ndatfallofnight115 Gewat aneosian,sy annihtb ecom,thathaughtyhouse,andheedwhereverhea nhuses,huhitHringdenetheRing-Danes,outre velled,toresthadgone.

6 Fterb eor egegebunh a rinne elingagedrihtasleepafterfeastingandfearl essofsorrow,swefan ftersymble;sorgenecu on, , lo,grimandgreedy,hegrasp edb etimes,grimondgr dig,gearosonaw s,wrathful,reckless,fromresting-places,r eo condre e,ondonr stegenamthirtyofthethanes,andthenceherus hed ritig egna, anoneftgewatfainofhisfellsp oil,faringhomeward,hu ehremigtohamfaran,ladenwithslaughter, rew ,asdaywasbreaking, aw sonuhtanmid rd gethemightofGrendeltomenwasknown;Grendle sgu cr ftgumumundyrne;thenafterwassailwaswailup lifted, aw s fterwistewopupahafen, , re eo den,athelingexcellent,unblithesat,130 eling rgo d,unbli es t,lab oredinwo eforthelossofhisthanes, olo de ry swy , egnsorgedreah,whenoncehadb eentracedthetrailofthe end,sy anhie sla anlastsceawedon,spiritaccurst:to ocruelthatsorrow,wergangastes;w s tgewintostrang,to olong,to ;la shitlengrafyrst,withnightreturning,anewb egan135acymbanenihteftgefremederuthlessm urder;hereckednowhit,mor b ealamareondnomearnfore, rminhisguilt, h eondfyrene;w stof ston ndwhoelsewheresought aw sea fynde ehimelleshw rinro omremotetheirrestatnight,gerumlicorr stesohte,b edintheb owers,1whenthatbalewasshown,140b ed fterburum, ahimgeb eacno dw s,wasseeninso oth,withsuresttoken, ges gdso licesweotolantacnethehall-thane' egneshete;heoldhynesy anfarandfastwhothe endoutran!

7 Fyrondf storse mfeonde ,"TheHart,"or"Stag," eencarefullydescrib ,withopp ositedo ors mainlywestandeast andahearthinthemiddleofthesinglero ,atsomedistancefromthewalls,madeaspacewh ichwasraisedalittleab ovethemain o or, ,usuallysouth,wasthehigh-seatmidwayb etweenthedo ositethis,ontheotherraisedspace, ontob edescrib ed,Hrothgarsatinthesouthorchiefhigh-seat ,andBeowulfopp ying(seeb elow, )wasthusverye the"b oard"oflaterEnglishlitera-ture formedthetablesjustinfrontofthelongrowso fseats,andweretakenawayafterbanquets,whe ntheretainerswerereadytostretchthem-selv esoutforsleepontheb elungen,oftheNialssaga,ofSaxo'sstoryofAm lethus, esupp osedthatallhearersofthisp o emknewhowHrothgar'shallwasburnt, p ,asoneistoldpresently;butthislayofb eroftheb order, endordevilingo o dstanding,sothatallChristianEnglishmenmi ghtreadab outhim."Grendel" ' llSwarixo deondwi rihtewan,oneagainstall;untilemptysto o d145anawi eallum,o tidelsto dthatlordlybuilding,andlongitb o sseohwilmicel.

8 Twelveyears'tidethetroubleheb ore,XI Iwintratidtornge olo desovranofScyldings,sorrowsinplenty,wine Scyldinga,weanagehwelcne,b amsecgumwear ,tidingstruetothetrib esofmen,150yldab earnum,undyrnecu ,insorrowfulsongs,howceaselesslyGrendelg yddumgeomore, tteGrendelwanharassedHrothgar,whathatehe b orehim,hwilewi Hro gar,heteni asw g,whatmurderandmassacre,manyayear,fyrene ondf h efelamissera,feudunfading, refusedconsentsingales ce,sibb enewoldetodealwithanyofDaneland'searls,1 55wi mannahwonem genesDeniga,makepactofp eace,orcomp oundforgold:feorhb ealofeorran,fea ingian,stilllessdidthewisemenweentogetne rn nigwitenawenan orftegreatfeeforthefeudfromhis eorhtreb otetobananfolmum,Buttheeviloneambushedol dandyoungacse gl caehtendew s,death-shadowdark,anddoggedthemstill,16 0deorcdea scua,dugu eondgeogo e,lured,orlurkedinthelivelongnightseomad eondsyrede,sinnihteheoldofmistymo orlands:menmaysaynotmistigemoras;mennecu nnonwherethehauntsoftheseHell-Runes3b a.

9 Suchheapingofhorrorsthehaterofmen,Swafel afyrenafeondmancynnes,lonelyroamer,wroug htunceasing,165atolangengea,oftgefremede , 'erHeorothelorded,heardrahyn de,gold-brighthall,inglo omynights;sincfageselsweartumnihtum;andn e'ercouldtheprince4approachhisthrone,noh e onegifstolgretanmoste, 'twasjudgmentofGo d, umformeto de, '-friend,170 tw swr cmicelwineScyldinga, desbrec tsatassembled,andsearchedoutcounselricet orune;r deahtedonhowitwereb estforb old-heartedmenhw tswi ferh umselestw f th rgtrafumaltar-o erings,askedwithwords5wigweor unga,wordumb donthattheslayer-of-soulswouldsuccorgive them thimgastb onageo cegefremedeforthepainoftheirp ,wi eo d s eawhyra,theirheathenhop e;'twasHelltheythoughtofh enrahyht;hellegemundoninmo o ,180inmo dsefan,meto dhienecu on,Do omsmanofDeedsanddreadfulLord,d dademend,newistonhiedrihtengo d,norHeaven's-Helmetheededtheyever,nehie huruheofenahelmheriannecu on,Wielder-of-Wonder.

10 Wo m escealwhoinharmandhatredhaleshissoul urhsli neni sawleb escufanto eryembraces; norfavornorchange185infyresf m,frofrenewenan, ;welbi m emotthatafterdeath-daymaydrawtohisLord, fterdea d gedrihtenseceanandfriendship ndintheFather'sarms!ondtof derf mumfreo am lcearemagaHealfdeneswiththewo eofthesedays;notwisestmen190singalasea ,nemihtesnotorh le assuagedhissorrow;to osoretheanguish,weanonwendan;w s tgewintoswy ,loathlyandlong,thatlayonhisfolk,la ondlongsum, eon aleo deb ecom, grim,nihtb ealwam 'sthane, tframhamgefr gnHigelaces egn,greatamongGeats,ofGrendel' dmidGeatum,Grendlesd da;Hewasthemightiestmanofvalorsew smoncynnesm genesstrengestinthatsamedayofthisourlife ,on md ge ysseslifes, ,saidhe,go dnegegyrwan,cw ,hegu cyningfaro'ertheswan-roadhefainwouldseek ,200oferswanradeseceanwolde,thenoblemona rchwhoneededmen!m rne eo den, ahimw smanna 'sjourneybyprudentfolk onesi f thimsnotereceorlaswaslittleblamed,though theylovedhimdear;lythwonlogon, eahhehimleofw re;theywhettedthehero,andhailedgo o ,h oldonefrombandsofGeats205H fdesego daGeataleo dacomradeschose,thekeenestofwarriorscemp angecorone ara ehecenostee'erhecould nd;withfourteenmen ndanmihte;XVnasumthesea-wo o d1hesought,and,sailorproved,sundwudusoht e;secgwisade,ledthemontotheland'scon ftigmon, own;2a oatwastheship,210 Fyrstfor sony um,b oatunderblu.