Mitteldeutsche Predigten (K)

küninc der hiez Eglippus. indeme lande vuoren zwêne zouberære. der ein hiez

king who was called Eglippus. In that land there went about two sorcerers; the one was called

Zoroc. der ander hiez Arfaxat. die stalten michel zouber unde macheten die

Zoroc, the other was called Arfaxat. They worked great sorcery and made

liute blint swenne sie wolten. unde tâten in daz sie sich niergen geregen

people blind whenever they wished, and made them unable to stir

mohten unde anders manic dinc tâten sie daz seltsæne was. unde sageten

anywhere, and they did many other things that were strange, and told

den liuten daz sie gote wæren. der was vile die des geloubeten durch michel

the people that they were gods. There were many who believed it because of the great

wunder daz sie tâten. dô .sancte. Matheus dar quam dô sagete er deme

wonders that they did. When St Matthew came there, he told the