Christine Ebner: 'Engelthaler Schwesternbuch' ('Von der genaden uberlast') (N2)

und gâben mir süezen trôst. dô verschiet

and gave me sweet comfort. Then she passed away

sie in den genâden alsô

thus, in grace.

eine hiez swester Adelheit von Rode

One was called Sister Adelheid of Rode;

die was ein witewe und brâhte ein

she was a widow and brought a

tohterlîn mit ir in daz klôster daz hiez

little daughter with her into the convent, who was called

Irmelîn. mit dem kinde huop unser hêrre

Irmelin. With the child our Lord began

an mit der vart und begienc die grôzesten

at once, and worked the greatest

wunder mit im eines tages dô

wonders with her. One day, when

saz ez mit andern kinden ob dem tische

she was sitting with other children at table

an einem vastetage dô ez umbe zwelif jâr

on a fast-day, when she was about twelve years

was dô was der kinde meisterinne von in

old, the children's mistress had gone away from

gegangen. dô wurden die andern kint reden

them. Then the other children began to talk;

dô viel ez nider und wart ânmehtic

then she fell down and fainted.

dô ez doch wider zuo im selber kom

When she came to herself again,

dô vrâgeten sie ez waz im geworren wær

they asked her what had been the matter with her.

dô sprach ez âwê kint dô solet ir sweigen

Then she said: Alas, children, you ought to keep silent

ob dem tische. ich hân gesehen einen als

at table. I have seen such a

griuwelîchen tiuvel der hât alle iuwere wort

horrible devil; he has all your words

an geschriben und dâ von bin ich âmehtic

written down, and because of that I have

worden und swenne ez an sînem

fainted. And whenever she was in her

bette was. sô was ez sô inhitzic sam

bed, she was as inwardly ardent as

ein mennische daz sich niht verweiz und swenne

a person who is out of their senses; and whenever