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I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the
Trinity, through belief in the Threeness, through confession
of the Oneness of the Creator of creation.

I arise today through the strength of Christ with His Baptism,
through the strength of His Crucifixion with His Burial
through the strength of His Resurrection with His Ascension,
through the strength of His descent for the Judgment of Doom.

I arise today through the strength of the love of Cherubim
in obedience of Angels, in the service of the Archangels,
in hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
in prayers of Patriarchs, in predictions of Prophets,
in preachings of Apostles, in faiths of Confessors,
in innocence of Holy Virgins, in deeds of righteous men.

I arise today, through the strength of Heaven:
light of Sun, brilliance of Moon, splendour of Fire,
speed of Lightning, swiftness of Wind, depth of Sea,
stability of Earth, firmness of Rock.

I arise today, through God's strength to pilot me:
God's might to uphold me, God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me, God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me, God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me, God's shield to protect me,
God's host to secure me:
against snares of devils, against temptations of vices,
against inclinations of nature, against everyone who
shall wish me ill, afar and anear, alone and in a crowd.
I summon today all these powers between me (and these evils):
against every cruel and merciless power that may oppose
my body and my soul,
against incantations of false prophets,
against black laws of heathenry,
against false laws of heretics, against craft of idolatry,
against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,
against every knowledge that endangers man's body and soul.
Christ to protect me today
against poison, against burning, against drowning,
against wounding, so that there may come abundance of reward.

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right,
Christ on my left, Christ in breadth, Christ in length,
Christ in height, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.

I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the
Trinity, through belief in the Threeness, through confession of the
Oneness of the Creator of creation.
Salvation is of the Lord. Salvation is of the Lord.
Salvation is of Christ. May Thy Salvation, O Lord, be ever with us.






Atomriug indiu
     niurt tríun
     togairm Tríndóite
     cretim treodatad
     foísitin oendatad
     i nDúilemon dáil.

Atomriug indiu
     niurt gene Chríst cona baithius
     niurt a chrochtho cona adnacul
     niurt a esséirgi cona ḟresgabáil
     niurt a thoíniuda fri brithemnas mbrátho.

Atomriug indiu
     niurt gráid Hiruphin;
     i n-aurlattaid aingel
     i frestul archaingel
     i frescisin esséirgi ar chenn fochraicce
     i n-ernaigdib úasalathrach
     i tairchetlaib fáthe
     i praiceptaib apstal
     i n-iressaib foísmedach
     i n-enccai noebingen
     i ngnímaib fer fírían.

Atomriug indiu
     niurt nime
     soilsi gréine
     étrochtai ésci
     áini thened
     déini lóchet
     lúaithi gaíthe
     fudomnai maro
     tairismigi thalman
     cobsaidi ailech.

Atomriug indiu
     niurt Dé dom lúamairecht;
     cumachtae nDé dom chumgabáil
     cíall Dé dom imthús
     rosc nDé dom remcisin
     clúas Dé dom étsecht
     bríathar Dé dom aurlabrai
     lám Dé dom imdegail
     intech Dé dom remthechtas
     scíath Dé dom immdítin
     sochraite Dé dom anacul
     ar intledaib demnae
     ar aslaigib dúalchae
     ar airrechtaib aicnid
     ar cach nduine mídúthrastar dam
          i céin ocus i n-ocus
          i n-úathad ocus i sochaidi.

Tocuirir etrum indiu inna huli nertso
     fri cach nert n-amnas fristaí dom churp ocus dom anmain
     fri tairchetla saebḟáthe
     fri dubrechtu gentliuchtae
     fri saebrechtu eretecdae
     fri imchellacht n-idlachtae
     fri brichtu ban ocus gobann ocus druad
     fri cach fiss arachuili corp ocus anmain duini.

Críst dom imdegail indiu
     ar neim
     ar loscud
     ar bádud
     ar guin
          condomthair ilar fochraicce.

Críst limm, Críst reum, Críst im degaid
Críst indium, Críst íssum, Críst úassum
Críst dessum, Críst túathum
Críst i llius, Críst i ssius, Críst i n-érus
Críst i cridiu cach duini rodomscrútadar
Críst i ngiun cach oín rodomlabrathar
Críst i cach rusc nomdercadar
Críst i cach clúais rodomchloathar.

Atomriug indiu
     niurt tríun
     togairm Tríndóite
     cretim treodatad
     foísitin oendatad
     i nDúilemon dáil.