Erfurter Judeneid

des dich dirre schuldiget des bistdû unschuldic. sô

Of what this man accuses you, of that you are innocent, so

dir got helfe. der got der himel unde erden geschuof.

help you God, the God who created heaven and earth,

loup. bluomen. unde gras. des dâ vore niene was. unde

leaf, flowers and grass, which before was not at all. And

ob dû unrehte sweres. daz dich di erde verslinde. di

if you swear falsely, may the earth swallow you that

Datan unde Abiron verslant. unde ob dû unrehte sweres.

swallowed Dathan and Abiram. And if you swear falsely,

daz dich di miselsuht bestê. di Naamanen liez. unde

may the leprosy come upon you that left Naaman and

Jezi bestuont. unde ob dû unrehte sweres. daz dich di

came upon Gehazi. And if you swear falsely, may the

ê vertîlige di got Moysê gap. indem berge Synay. di

Law destroy you that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai, which

got selbe schreip. mit sînen vingeren ander steinîner tavelen.

God himself wrote with his fingers on the stone tablet.

unde ob dû unrehte sweres. daz dich vellen alle di schrifte.

And if you swear falsely, may all the writings fell you

di geschriben sint an den vünv buochen Moysê. dit ist der

that are written in the five books of Moses. This is the

juden eit den di bischov Kuonrât dirre stat gegeben hât

Jews' oath that Bishop Konrad has given this city.