Mitteldeutsche Predigten (Fr/G/H1)

iet vernam dâ schalt er in unde sprach

at all, there he reviled him and said

er wære ein triegære. unde ein boese vischære.

he was a deceiver and a bad fisherman.

dô der selbe tiuveles bote dar

When this same messenger of the devil

quam dô tet er manic zeichenlich

came there, he performed many a miracle-like

zouber. dâ di houbet stuonten ergraben

sorcery. Where the heads stood carved

in den sûlen. dâ macheteer daz

on the pillars, he made it so

di liute wânten daz si lacheten.

that people thought they laughed.

di er wolte sticken di stickete er

Those he wished to hold fast, he held fast,

daz si von der stat niet kumen mohten.

so that they could not move from the spot.

unde machete sich ungesihtlich

And he made himself invisible

unde verswant den liuten under den

and vanished from people out from under their

handen. unde vermaz sich des daz

hands, and boasted that

er di tôten wole erquickete. unde

he could indeed bring the dead to life; and

ander manige dinc tet er. die

many other things he did which

di liute wunderlich dûhten. sancte

seemed wondrous to people. Saint

Pêter unde sancte Paulus di newurden

Peter and Saint Paul were not

gesant. der heilige apostolus. des

sent, the holy apostle, whose

tac hiute ist. dô er dô dar quam

day it is today. When he came there,

dô gienc er in ein münster. dâ ein apgot

he went into a temple where an idol

inne was der hiez Astarot.

was inside, which was called Astaroth.

dô saz der tiuvel in einer marmelînen

The devil sat in a marble

sûl. unde hæte di werlt lange

pillar and had long

betrogen. daz si wânten daz ez

deceived the world, so that they believed it

got wære. wande si alle in des

was God, for they were all in the

tiuvels gewalt wâren. mit dem

devil's power through

ungelouben. sô tet er mit des

unbelief. So, with the

tiuvels gewalt mit in daz er

devil's power, he did with them whatever he

wolte. unde machete si toup. unde

wished, and made them deaf and

blint. unde stum. unde irrete si

blind and dumb, and impaired them

an ire lidemæzen. sô si in danne

in their limbs. When they then

beteten ane. unde ime opferten

worshipped him and made offerings to him,

sô nam er daz zouber von in. dâ

he took from them the spell with

mite er si geirret hæte ire sinne

which he had disturbed their senses,

sô wurden si danne gesehente.

and then they became seeing

unde gehoerente. unde sprechente.

and hearing and speaking.

des wânten tumbe liute

Because of that, foolish people believed

daz er got wære. unde zeichen

that he was God and worked

tæte. sô gap er in antwürte

miracles. Thus he gave them answers