Middle High German · AI translation
Münchener Wundsegen
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.
16v.a.1–16v.a.36
indem namen des vater und des
In the name of the Father and of the
sunes· und des heiligen geistes·
Son and of the Holy Spirit,
âmen· drî guot bruoder giengen
amen. Three good brothers were going
einen wec· dâ bekom in unser
along a road; there they met our
hêrre Jesus Christus· und sprach
Lord Jesus Christ, and he said,
wanne vart ir drî guot bruoder·
“Where are you going, three good brothers?”
hêrre wir varn zeeinemberge·
“Lord, we are going to a mountain
und suochen ein krût·
to look for a herb
des gewaltes· daz iz guot sî·
of such power that it is good
zealler slaht wunden si sî geslagen
for every kind of wound, whether it be struck
oder gestochen· oder swâ von si
or stabbed, or from whatever cause it
sî· dô sprach· unser hêrre Jesus Christus·
be.” Then our Lord Jesus Christ said,
komet zuo mir ir drî guot
“Come to me, you three good
bruoder· und swert mir bî dem
brothers, and swear to me by the
gekriuzigeten· und bî der milch
Crucified One and by the milk
der meide sancte Marîen. daz irez
of the maiden Saint Mary that you
enhelt· noch lôn entvâhet· und
will neither conceal it nor accept payment; and
vart hinzuo dem Mont Olivet
go to Mount Olivet
und nemet öle. des öleboumes. und
and take oil of the olive tree, and
schâfwolle· und leget die. über
sheep's wool, and lay them on
die wunden und sprechet alsô·
the wound and speak thus:
der jude Longinus der unsern hêrren
‘The Jew Longinus, who pierced our Lord
Jesum Christum stach in die sîten mit
Jesus Christ in the side with
dem sper. daz en eiterte niht· noch
the spear: that did not fester, nor
gewan hitze. noch enswar. noch
grow hot, nor ache, nor
en bluotete zevile· noch en vûlte.
bleed too much, nor rot.
alsô tuo disiu wunde. diu enbluote
So may this wound do: may it not bleed
niht zevile· noch engewinne
too much, nor grow
hitze. noch enswer. noch eneiter.
hot, nor ache, nor fester,
noch en vûl. die ich gesegent
nor rot, [this wound] that I have
habe· indem namen des vaters· und
blessed, in the name of the Father and
des sunes. und des heiligen geistes·
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
âmen. sprich den segen drîstunt
amen.’” Say the blessing three times
und alsô manigen paternoster und
and as many Our Fathers, and
tuo niht mêr. wan als hier
do no more than as here
geschriben sî·
is written.
The whole original: ReM 2.1 at Zenodo (open M246).