| OLD ENGLISH | MODERN ENGLISH |
| Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonu | Our Father, you who are in heaven, |
| Si þin nama gehalgod | Be your name hallowed. |
| to becume þin rice | Come your kingdom, |
| gewurþe ðin willa | be done your will, |
| on eorðan swa swa on heofonum | on earth just as in heaven. |
| urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg | Our daily bread (loaf) give us today, |
| and forgyf us ure gyltas | and forgive us our sins (guilts) |
| swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum | just as we forgive our sinners (i.e., sinners against us), |
| and ne gelæd þu us on costnunge | and do not lead us into temptation, |
| ac alys us of yfele soþlice. | but release us from evil. Amen. |
Thursday, May 15, 2008
OLd EnGLiSH and MoDeRN EnGLiSH
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