3 Swa heo sæ geseah, he hio sniome fleah, for him Iordanen gengde on hinder.
Þa him þrea þine þearle ondrædað, fleoð forhtlice þunres brogan þinre stefne strangne egsan.
Þær ðu readne sæ ricene geðywdest, and þær wæron þa wareðas drige, and hi betweonum wætera weallas læddest, swa hi on westenne wæron on drigum.
Þu sylfa eac toslite wyllas and hlynnende hlude streamas on Æthane ealle adrigdest.
Hwæt, þe, wuldres god, wæter sceawedon and þe gesawon sealte yþa; forhte wurdan flodas gedrefde, wæs sweg micel sealtera wætera.
Sealdon weorðlice wolcnas stefne þurh þine stræle strange foran;