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The Lord's Prayer in Old English

 

The Lords Prayer in Old English from the 11th century. In standardised West Saxon literary dialect of Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon). Location of filming is Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Read by Sondre Danielsen. Filming and editing by Sondre Danielsen. Music by Steve Roach.

 

 

 

The Lord's Prayer Through the Ages

Old English* Middle English** Modern English***

Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum,

si þin nama gehalgod.

to becume þin rice,

 
gewurþe ðin willa,

on eorðan swa swa on heofonum.

urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg,

and forgyf us ure gyltas,

 
swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum.
 
 
and ne gelæd þu us on costnunge,

ac alys us of yfele.

soþlice.

Oure fadir þat art in heuenes

halwid be þi name;

þi reume or kyngdom come to be.

Be þi wille don

in herþe as it is dounin heuene.

yeue to us today oure eche dayes bred.

And foryeue to us oure dettis þat is oure synnys

as we foryeuen to oure dettouris þat is to men þat han synned in us.

And lede us not into temptacion

but delyuere us from euyl.

Our father which art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

 
Thy will be done

in earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts

 

as we forgive our debters.

 
And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

 
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The Old English version is presented in the standardised West Saxon literary dialect.

The Middle English text is from the Wyclif Bible of 1348.

The Modern English version is from the King James Authorised Bible (1611).

 

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