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Yeah, you can view the major scrolls here.
Decent English Translation here by Geza Vermes.
But I recommend picking up The Dead Sea Scrolls: Study Edition.
The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) are believed to be the works of a sect of Judiasm called the Essenes, whom were obsessed with writing down everything they encountered via the oral tradition. The discovery of the DSS was significant because it contains parts of the Old Testament canon we use today and allowed us to compare to see how the translations have changed over the years. Surprisingly, the translations have remained pretty faithful and in places where there were deviations, the DSS provided a baseline for newer revisions to correct themselves.
That is just one aspect of the DSS which impacted our understanding of the faith today.
There are many translations that you can look at if you are curious, such as The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition or The Dead Sea Scrolls & Modern Translations of the Old Testament.