I have found a pillar in the woods and I have also found an old document with what appears to be a clue. However, all I am getting at the pillar is the fact that I need a code or something. How do I get to key in the right words or phrases? Thanks.

Take a careful look at the scroll. The answer is there. Don't any of the words stand out just a little bit?

Yes, that was the clue I was speaking of, but how does one go about entering the words? Nothing comes up other than it telling me that I need the clue!

Oh, look around near the pillar. I'm sure you don't speak ancient Netherese... Something nearby could help you out. Look in... containers.

Okay, so what you are saying is that both the ancient scroll with the translation as well as the the Journal of the dead adventurer is not enough. Correct?

Alright, I think it's time for a spoiler warning.
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The scroll we're talking about should be a long rant and have the words NETHER and SHALL and RULE capitalized. You need that in your inventory, as well as what's on the adventurer's body (The journal).
Interact with the pillar. You *should* be able to enter a translation. If not, then, well... Are you fully patched?

I figured it out when I realized I didn't have the Journal found on the dead adventurer at the base of the pillar. I had forgotten I had sold it so I went back and purchased it and blah, blah, blah. Thanks for the help. I'm in Lusken now...