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ich bevelhe dich hiute N. deme almehtigen gote.

I commend you today, N., to almighty God,

den selben triuwen daz hê sîne muoter sente Johanne

with the same faithfulness with which he commended his mother to Saint John,

bevalh unde an di selben genâde sô hê sînen geist.

and to the same grace with which he commended his spirit

sîneme vatere bevalh. dô hê an deme heiligen kriuze solte

to his Father, when on the holy cross he was

sterben. unde indi selben genâde unde mitden selben

to die; and in the same grace and with the same

triuwen. dô her sente Marien ime selbeme zuo einer

faithfulness as when he chose Saint Mary for himself as

muoter erkôs. unde [si] in zuo eineme sune. unde indi genâde

a mother, and [she] him as a son; and in the grace

dâ ime der guote Jakop sînen sun bevalh. dô hê in zuo

in which good Jacob commended his son to him, when he sent him to

Egipten in daz lant. sante. unde indie selben genâde. sô

the land of Egypt; and in the same grace in which

der guote Tobîas sînen sun bevalh. dô hê in sante in daz

good Tobias commended his son, when he sent him into the

lant ze Mêdenrîche. ich bevelhen dich N. dem almehtigen

land, to the kingdom of the Medes. I commend you, N., to almighty

gote unde insîne heiligen hant. ich bevelhen dich hiute

God and into his holy hand. I commend you today,

N. den heiligen vünv wunden. unses hêrren. ich bevelhen

N., to the holy five wounds of our Lord. I commend

dich. N. deme getriuweme sente Petere. unde indi selben

you, N., to faithful Saint Peter, and in the same

genâden sô ime der heilige Krist. sîne schâf bevalh. unde di

grace in which holy Christ entrusted to him his sheep and the

slüzzele des himeles. ich bevelhen dich N. sente Johannî

keys of heaven. I commend you, N., to Saint John,

unde indi genâde sô hê ime sîne muoter bevalh. ich bevelhen

and in the grace in which he entrusted his mother to him. I commend

dich hiute. N. den heiligen worten unses hêrren. daz

you today, N., to the holy words of our Lord, so that

hiute dechein vîant dir en müge geschaden. gesihtic noch

today no enemy may harm you, visible or

ungesihtic mit deme heiligen vater. unde mit deme

invisible; with the holy Father and with the

sune untedeme heiligen geiste. mit der heiliger gíveilde duo

Son and with the Holy Spirit; with the holy power with which

hê von deme himele zuo der erden vuor. unde von der

he went from heaven to earth and from

erden zuodeme himele. si sîn hiute gebunden. daz si ougen

earth to heaven. May they be bound today, so that they have no eyes

en haben dâ mite hê gesien müge daz dir schaden. [müge] daz

with which they might see what [may] harm you; that

si den munt nieten haben daz si niet ensprechen daz dir

they have no mouth, so that they may not speak what may

schaden müge. daz si di ôren niet haben en müezen. daz

harm you; that they may have no ears, so that

si gehoeren daz daz dir schaden en müge. daz si daz

they may not hear what may harm you; that they

herze niet enhaben. daz si gedenken. dechein dinc daz

may have no heart, so that they think nothing that

dir schaden mügen. daz sîn hende sîn abe sîn gehouwen

might harm you; that their hands be hewn off,

daz si niet enrüeren daz dir schaden müge. daz si niet

so that they touch nothing that may harm you; that they

vuoze enhaben zuo gânne. joch zuo stânne. daz dir schaden

have no feet to walk or even to stand that may

müge. der vile heiligen zesewen unses hêrren des

harm you. To the most holy right hand of our Lord, the

almehtigen gotes dem bevelhen ich hiute dînen lîp. unde dîne

almighty God, to it I commend today your body and your

sêle und dîne wereltlich êre. daz dû mit genâden unde mit

soul and your worldly honour, so that you may live with grace and with

êren müezes leben âne sünde âne schande. unde âne übel.

honour, without sin, without shame and without evil,

mit vröuweden dînes lîbes. unde dîner sêlen. und dîner. wereltlich

with joy of your body and of your soul and of your worldly

êren âmen.

honour. Amen.