The Silmarillion

There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Iluvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made. Il y eut Eru, le Premier, qu'en Arda on appelle Ilúvatar; il créa d'abord les Ainur, les Bénis, qu'il engendra de sa pensée, et ceux-là furent avec lui avant que nulle chose ne fût créée. There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made. Added missing info, added description from back cover, fixed page no There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar. There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is named Iluvatar: and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought; and they were with him before aught else was made.