Middle High German · AI translation
Tobiassegen U
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.
4.38–4.85
gesegenen dich die hêren vinvwunden
May the holy five wounds bless you
ietwederhalben dâr eneben
on either side, there beside [you];
gestê dir der himelische degen
may the heavenly warrior stand by you.
ingotes vride dû var
Go in God's peace;
der heilige engel dich bewar
may the holy angel protect you.
daz herze sî dir steinîn
May your heart be of stone,
der lîp sî dir beinîn
may your body be of bone,
daz houbet sîdir stehelîn
may your head be of steel,
der himel sîdir schiltîn
may heaven be a shield to you.
diu helle sî dir vore versperret
May hell be barred before you;
allz übel sî vore dir verirret
may all evil go astray before you;
daz paradîs sî dir offen
may paradise be open to you;
elliu wâfen sîn vore dir verslozzen
may all weapons be locked before you,
daz si daz vile gar vermîden
so that they utterly refrain
daz dich ire decheinez steche noch ensnîde
from any of them stabbing or cutting you.
der mâne und ouch diu sunne
The moon and the sun too,
die liuhten dir mit wünne
may they shine for you with delight.
des heligen geistes siben geben
May the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
lâzen dich mit heile leben
let you live in well-being.
die zwelivboten
The twelve apostles,
die êren dich vore gote
may they honour you before God,
daz dich dîn hêrschaft gerne sehe
so that your lords may be glad to see you.
allz liep müeze dir geschehen
May every good thing befall you.
der guote sante Stefan
The good St Stephen,
der alle sîn nôt überwant
who overcame all his distress,
der gestê dir bî
may he stand by you
swâ dir sîn nôt und durft sî
wherever you have need and want of him.
sante Johannes
St John
und die viere êwangelisten
and the four evangelists,
die râten dir daz bezziste
may they counsel you for the best.
mîn vrouwe sante Marîe
My lady St Mary,
diu hêre und vrîje
the noble and free,
mit vile des heligen Kristes bluote
with much of holy Christ's blood
werdest dû geheiliget daz dîn sêle
may you be hallowed, so that your soul
des himelrîches niht verstôzen werde noch der werltlîchen êren
be not thrust out of the kingdom of heaven, nor out of worldly honours.
got gesegene dich dannoch mêre
May God bless you still more.
sante Galle dîner spîse pflege
May St Gall look after your food;
sante Gêrtrût dir guote hereberge gebe
may St Gertrude give you good lodging.
sælic sîdir der lîp
May your life be blessed;
holt sî dir man und wîp
may men and women be kind to you.
guot rât dîn werde
May good counsel be yours,
daz dû uureſt tôdes iemer ersterbest
that you ever die a uureſt death.
alsô segenete der guote sante Tobias sîn sun und sante in dô
So the good St Tobias blessed his son, and then sent him
in ein lant ze einer stat diu hiez Simêdio
into a land, to a city called Simêdio;
diu burc diu hiez Sirages
the stronghold was called Sirages.
Translator's note. 'uureſt' (line 4.82) is obscure; the line seems to want 'that you never die a sudden death', and a negative may have been lost. Simêdio and Sirages are probably Media and Rages of the Book of Tobit. Lines 4.71-4.72 (Mary) stand without a verb.
The whole original: ReM 2.1 at Zenodo (open M228).