Sum ārƿurþe þeġn hæfde āne dohter · þā hē ƿolde ġebringan · binnan sumum mynstre · ⁊ criste betæcan · to his clænan þēoƿdome · þā ƿearð an his cnapena · to cūð þām mǣdene · ⁊ þurh dēofles tihtinge · hī dīgolliċe lufode · ac hē ne dorste āmeldian his unġemetegodan lufe · Ēode þā to anum drymen þe deofles cræft cūðe · ⁠⁊ behēt him sceattes · ġif hē mid his scȳncræfte him þæt mǣden mihte ġemacian to ƿīfe · Þa gebrohte se dryman · þone cnapan · tō his dēofle · ⁠⁊ se dēofol befrān · þone dƿeligendan cnapan · ġif hē ƿolde on hine gelȳfan · ⁊ his hælende ƿiðsacen · ƿið þā þe hē ġefremode his fūlan gālnysse ·
an honourable thane had a-ACC daughter _ when he wanted bring-INF _ within a monastery _ and Christ-DAT show-INF _ to his pure servitude _ then became one his boy-GEN.PL _ tō known the.DAT maiden-DAT _ and through devil-GEN persuasion _ her.ACC secretly loved _ but he NEG dared make.known-INF his unmoderated love _ went then to a-DAT sorcerer-man.DAT PARTICLE dēvil-GEN power knew _ and promised him treasure-GEN _ if he with his illusion-power-DAT him the maiden might make-INF to wife _ Then brought the.NOM sorcerer-man.NOM _ the.ACC boy-ACC _ to his devil-DAT _ and the.NOM devil.NOM asked _ the.ACC straying boy-ACC _ if he wanted in him believe-INF _ and his saviour deny-INF _ against DEM.ACC PARTICLE he achieved his foul lustiness _
An honourable man had a daughter. When he wanted to bring her to a monastery and commit her to the pure service of Christ, one of his boys became too close to the girl, and through the devil's persuasion he secretly loved her, but he did not dare to make known his excessive love. He then went to a sorcerer who knew the power of the devil, and promised him treasures if he could use his magic to make the girl his wife. Then the sorcerer brought the boy to his devil, and the devil asked the erring boy if he would believe in him and deny his Saviour [i.e. Christ] in exchange for satisfying his foul lust.