Middle High German · AI translation
Contra caducum morbum (P)
English for the 1 passage of this work that the Atlas of Ancient Myth, Magic in the Ancient Texts and a study of demons and angels quote or cite, and which the library holds in no published English. The numbers are the edition's own references.
9v.23–9v.35
contra caducum morbum. accede atinfirmum iacentem. et asinistro
Against the falling sickness. Go to the sick person as he lies, and from the left
usque. atdextrum latus spatians. sicque super eum stans. dic ter. donerdiutige.
as far as the right side, pacing; and so, standing over him, say three times: donerdiutige,
dietêwige. dô quam des tiuveles sun. ûf Adames brücken. unde
dietêwige. Then the devil's son came onto Adam's bridge and
schîtete einen stein zewite. dôquam der Adames sun. unde sluoc
split a stone into firewood. Then Adam's son came and struck
des tiuveles sun zuozeeinere stûden. Petrus gesante. Paulum sînen
the devil's son against a bush. Peter sent Paul, his
bruoder. dazer âderenze. âderen verbünde pontum patum. verstiez
brother, to bind vein to vein, pontum patum. He drove out
er den Satanen. alsô tuon ich dich unreiner âteme. von diseme
Satan. So I [drive] you, unclean spirit, from this
kristenen lîchamen. alsô schiere werde buoz. diseme kristenen
Christian body. As quickly may relief come to this Christian
lîchamen. sô schiere sô ich mit den handen. die erden berüere. et
body as I touch the earth with my hands. And
tange terram utraque manu. et dic pater noster. post haec transilias atdextram.
touch the earth with both hands, and say the Our Father. After this, leap across to the right,
et dextro pede dextrum latus eius tange et dic. stant ûf waz was
and with your right foot touch his right side and say: “Stand up! What was the matter
dir. got der gebôt direz. hoc ter fac. et mox videbis infirmum
with you? God commanded this of you.” Do this three times, and soon you will see the sick person
surgere sanum.
rise up healed.
Translator's note. donerdiutige, dietêwige and pontum patum are kept as words of power; the first two may be German epithets (something like 'thunder-…' and 'eternal for the people'), but their sense is uncertain. 9v.29 alsô tuon ich dich: literally 'so do I you', with 'drive' understood.
The whole original: ReM 2.1 at Zenodo (open M048P).