Beowulf ch. XXIII

The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):

Geseah ða on searwum | sigeeadig bil,
eald sweord eotenisc, | ecgum þyhtig,
wigena weorðmynd; | þæt wæs wæpna cyst,
buton hit wæs mare | ðonne ænig mon oðer
to beadulace | ætberan meahte,
god ond geatolic, | giganta geweorc.
He gefeng þa fetelhilt, | freca Scyldinga
hreoh ond heorogrim | hringmæl gebrægd,
aldres orwena, | yrringa sloh,
þæt hire wið halse | heard grapode,
banhringas bræc. | Bil eal ðurhwod
fægne flæschoman; | heo on flet gecrong.
Sweord wæs swatig, | secg weorce gefeh.
Lixte se leoma, | leoht inne stod,
efne swa of hefene | hadre scineð
rodores candel. | He æfter recede wlat;
hwearf þa be wealle, | wæpen hafenade
heard be hiltum | Higelaces ðegn,
yrre ond anræd. | Næs seo ecg fracod
hilderince, | ac he hraþe wolde
Grendle forgyldan | guðræsa fela
ðara þe he geworhte | to Westdenum
oftor micle | ðonne on ænne sið,
þonne he Hroðgares | heorðgeneatas
sloh on sweofote, | slæpende fræt
folces Denigea | fyftyne men
ond oðer swylc | ut offerede,
laðlicu lac. | He him þæs lean forgeald,
reþe cempa, | to ðæs þe he on ræste geseah
guðwerigne | Grendel licgan
aldorleasne, | swa him ær gescod
hild æt Heorote. | Hra wide sprong,
syþðan he æfter deaðe | drepe þrowade,
heorosweng heardne, | ond hine þa heafde becearf.
Sona þæt gesawon | snottre ceorlas,
þa ðe mid Hroðgare | on holm wliton,
þæt wæs yðgeblond | eal gemenged,
brim blode fah. | Blondenfeaxe,
gomele ymb godne, | ongeador spræcon
þæt hig þæs æðelinges | eft ne wendon
þæt he sigehreðig | secean come
mærne þeoden; | þa ðæs monige gewearð
þæt hine seo brimwylf | abroten hæfde.
ða com non dæges. | Næs ofgeafon
hwate Scyldingas; | gewat him ham þonon
goldwine gumena. | Gistas setan
modes seoce | ond on mere staredon,
wiston ond ne wendon | þæt hie heora winedrihten
selfne gesawon. | þa þæt sweord ongan
æfter heaþoswate | hildegicelum,
wigbil wanian. | þæt wæs wundra sum,
þæt hit eal gemealt | ise gelicost,
ðonne forstes bend | fæder onlæteð,
onwindeð wælrapas, | se geweald hafað
sæla ond mæla; | þæt is soð metod.
Ne nom he in þæm wicum, | Wedergeata leod,
maðmæhta ma, | þeh he þær monige geseah,
buton þone hafelan | ond þa hilt somod
since fage. | Sweord ær gemealt,
forbarn brodenmæl; | wæs þæt blod to þæs hat,
ættren ellorgæst | se þær inne swealt.
Sona wæs on sunde | se þe ær æt sæcce gebad
wighryre wraðra, | wæter up þurhdeaf.
Wæron yðgebland | eal gefælsod,
eacne eardas, | þa se ellorgast
oflet lifdagas | ond þas lænan gesceaft.
Com þa to lande | lidmanna helm
swiðmod swymman; | sælace gefeah,
mægenbyrþenne | þara þe he him mid hæfde.
Eodon him þa togeanes, | gode þancodon,
ðryðlic þegna heap, | þeodnes gefegon,
þæs þe hi hyne gesundne | geseon moston.
ða wæs of þæm hroran | helm ond byrne
lungre alysed. | Lagu drusade,
wæter under wolcnum, | wældreore fag.
Ferdon forð þonon | feþelastum
ferhþum fægne, | foldweg mæton,
cuþe stræte. | Cyningbalde men
from þæm holmclife | hafelan bæron
earfoðlice | heora æghwæþrum,
felamodigra; | feower scoldon
on þæm wælstenge | weorcum geferian
to þæm goldsele | Grendles heafod,
oþðæt semninga | to sele comon
frome fyrdhwate | feowertyne
Geata gongan; | gumdryhten mid
modig on gemonge | meodowongas træd.
ða com in gan | ealdor ðegna,
dædcene mon | dome gewurþad,
hæle hildedeor, | Hroðgar gretan.
þa wæs be feaxe | on flet boren
Grendles heafod, | þær guman druncon,
egeslic for eorlum | ond þære idese mid,
wliteseon wrætlic; | weras on sawon.