The king rules his kingdom.

________ cyning wylt his cynedōm.

They saw the bishop celebrate mass.

Hīe ġesāwon ________ biscop mæssan mǣrsian.

Ælfstan is the bishop's reeve.

Ælfstān is ________ biscopes ġerēfa.

The pope gave the bishop a robe.

Se pāpa ġeaf ________ biscope pæll.

He was buried on the same day.

Hē wæs bebyrġed ________ ilcan dæġe.

Then the woman went to the wilderness.

________ wīf ġewende þā tō þām wēstene.

The devil took the woman as a helper for himself.

Se dēofol ġenam ________ wīf him tō gefylstan.

He went into the woman’s house.

Hē ēode in ________ wīfes hūs.

Then the Savior spoke to the woman.

Þā spræc se Hǣlend tō ________ wīfe.

He adorned himself with the brightest gold.

Hē hine ġefrætwode ________ beorhtestan golde.

The sun stood still in the heavens.

________ sunne stōd stille on heofonum.

Old philosophers worshipped the sun as a god.

Ealde ūþwitan weorðodon ________ sunnan for god.

The blind one does not see the sun’s light.

Se blinda ne ġesihð ________ sunnan lēoman.

The morning star rises before the sun.

Se dæġsteorra ūp gǣð ætforan ________ sunnan.

The men all got up and greeted the king.

________ men ealle ārison and grētton þone cyning.

Then a serpent came from the water and killed all the men.

Þā cōm of ðām wætre ān nǣdre and ________ men ealle ofslōg.

Each of the armies was eager for battle.

Ǣġþer ________ folca wæs þæs ġefeohtes ġeorn.

The saint said to the men, “kill me now.”

Se hālga cwæð tō ________ mannum, “ofslēað mē nū.”