I — The Purifying Provision of God

1 God declares the generations of the angels, like a sage proclaiming lofty wisdom. With brilliant kin, far-ruling, sanctifying, the wild boar, singing with his foot, advances.

2 The swans from anear us, restless, have brought their clamour to our dwelling—friends come to the Purifier, meet for praises—and sound in concert their resistless music.

3 He takes the swiftness of the great Far-strider: cows low as 'twere to him who sports at pleasure. He with the sharpened horns brings forth abundance: the silvery shines by night, by day the golden.

4 Like cars that thunder on their way, like coursers eager for renown, have drops flowed forth for wealth.

5 Forth have they rushed from holding hands, like chariots that are urged to speed, like joyful songs of singing-men.

6 The streams deck themselves with milk as kings are graced with eulogies, and, with seven priests, the worship.

7 Pressed for the gladdening draught the drops flow forth abundantly with song, flow with the stream of savoury juice.

8 Winning glory and speeding the light of Dawn, the suns pass through the openings of the cloth.

9 The singing-men of ancient time open the doors of sacred songs—the men who bring the mighty One.

10 In close society have come the priests, the sevenfold brotherhood, filling the station of the One.

11 He makes us kin with the righteous, he joins the sun, for seeing, with mine eye; I milk the Sage's offspring forth.

12 The sun beholdeth with his eye the heaven's dear quarter which the priests have set within the sacred cell.

II — The Purifying Provision of God

1 Forth on their way the glorious drops have flowed for maintenance of Law, knowing what suits this worshipper.

2 Down in the mighty waters sinks the stream of sweetness, most excellent, offering best of all in worth.

3 About the holy place the Steer, true, guileless, noblest, hath sent forth continuous voices in the wood.

4 When the Sage, purging manly deeds and lofty wisdom, flows around,

5 When purified, he sits enthroned as King over the warring clans, what time the sages speed him on.

6 Most dear, gold-coloured, in the fleece he sinks, and settles in the wood: the singer is besieged with song.

7 He goes to the Mighty, the Wind, and the helpers with the rapturous joy, to whomsoe'er his power delights.

8 The waves of pleasant sweetness flow to the Giver of fortune, the Friend, the All-Seeing, well knowing, through his mighty powers.

9 Gain for us, O ye Heaven and Earth, riches of sweetness to win us strength: gain for us treasures and renown.

10 We choose to-day that chariot-steed of thine, the strong, that brings us bliss, the guardian, the desire of all;

11 The excellent, the gladdener, the Sage with heart that understands, the guardian, the desire of all;

12 Who for ourselves, O thou most wise, is wealth and fair intelligence, the guardian, the desire of all.

III — God the Radiant

1 God, the Light of all men, ordained in course of Order, the messenger of earth, the head of heaven, the Sage, the Sovereign, guest of men, our vessel fit for their mouth, the angels have praised.

2 To Thee, Immortal! when to life Thou springest all the angels sing for joy as to their infant. They by Thy mental powers were made to rejoice, O Light of all men, when Thou shonest from Thy parents.

3 Him have they praised, mid-point of worship, great cistern of offerings, seat of riches, the Light of all men, conveyer of offerings, ensign of worship, whom the angels honour.

IV — God the Friend and the All-Seeing

1 Sing forth unto your All-Seeing and Friend with a song inspired: they, mighty Lords, are lofty law.

2 Full springs of fatness, sovereign Kings, the Friend and the All-Seeing, the twain, glorified among the angels,

3 So help ye us to riches, great celestial and terrestrial wealth! Vast is your sway among the angels.

V — God the Mighty

1 O Mighty, marvellously bright, come, these offerings long for Thee, thus by fingers purified!

2 Urged by the holy singer, sped by song, come nigh, O Mighty, to the worshipping suppliant's prayers!

3 Approach, O Mighty, hasting Thee, Lord of bay horses, to our prayers: in our offering take delight!

VI — God the Mighty and the Radiant

1 Glorify Him who compasses all forests with His glowing flame, and leaves them blackened by His tongue.

2 He who gains the Mighty One's grace by fire enkindled finds an easy way over the floods to splendid wealth.

3 Give us, ye twain, swift steeds to bring the Mighty and the Radiant, and bestow abundant food with wealth on us.

VII — The Purifying Provision of God

1 The pure hath started forth for the Mighty's settled place, and slights not, as a friend, the promise of his friend. It comes onward like a youth with youthful maids, and gains the beaker by a course of hundred paths.

2 Your hymns of pleasant sound, praiseworthy, fond of lauds, have come into the hall enclosed for worship. Singers have hymned the golden-coloured as he sports, and milch-kine have come near to meet him with their milk.

3 While they cleanse thee, with thy wave pour on us plentiful accumulated food, which, ceaseless, thrice a day shall yield us hero power enriched, with store of nourishment, and strength, and sweetness.

VIII — God the Mighty

1 No one by deed attains to Him who works and strengthens evermore: no, not by sacrifice, to the Lord praised of all, resistless, daring, bold in might.

2 The powerful conqueror, invincible in war, at whose command the mighty ones, the kine who spread afar, sent their loud voices out, heavens, earths sent their loud voices out.

IX — The Purifying Provision of God

1 Sit down, O friends, and sing aloud to Him who purifies Himself: deck him for glory, like a child, with holy rites.

2 Loose him who bringeth household wealth, even as a calf with mother kine, him who hath double strength, strong, delighting the righteous.

3 Purify him who gives us power, most blissful one, that he may be a banquet for the troop, for the Friend and the All-Seeing!

X — The Purifying Provision of God

1 The Strong hath flowed forth in a thousand streams, flowed through the filter and the sheep's long wool.

2 With ceaseless genial flow the Strong hath run, purified by the waters, blent with milk.

3 Pressed out with stones, directed by the men, go forth into the throat of the Mighty!

XI — The Purifying Provision of God

1 The juices which have been expressed afar or near at hand, or there on the river's bank,

2 Those pressed among the people, pressed among the active, in men's homes, or pressed among the Fivefold Tribes—

3 May these celestial drops, expressed, pour forth upon us, as they flow, rain from the heavens and hero strength!

XII — God the Radiant

1 May the singer draw Thy mind away even from Thy loftiest dwelling-place! O God, I yearn for Thee with song.

2 Thou art alike in many a place: through all the regions Thou art Lord. In fray and fight we call on Thee.

3 When we are seeking spoil we call on God to help us in the strife, Giver of wondrous gifts in war.

XIII — God the Mighty

1 O Mighty, bring great strength to us, bring valour, Hundredfold in power, Thou most active, bring a hero conquering in war!

2 For, gracious Hundredfold in power, Thou hast ever been to us as a mother and a sire in kindness, so now for bliss we pray to Thee.

3 To Thee, strong! much-invoked! who showest forth Thy strength, made very mighty! do I speak: so grant Thou us heroic power!

XIV — God the Mighty

1 Stone-darting Lord, wondrous God, what wealth Thou hast not given me here, that bounty, treasure-finder! bring, filling full both Thy hands, to us!

2 Bring what Thou deemest worth the wish, O Mighty, that which is in heaven! So may we know Thee as Thou art, a giver boundless in Thy gifts!

3 Thy lofty spirit famed in all the regions as appeasable—with this Thou rendest even things firm, Stone-darter! so to win Thee strength.