Gregorius | dô | der | gnâden | eine | | when | the (one) | mercy | without |
3138 | ûf | dem | wilden | steine | | on | the | desolate | rock |
| sibenzehen | jâr | gesaz | | seventeen | years | had stayed |
| unde | got | an | im | vergaz | | and | God | _ | him | had forgiven |
3141 | sîner | houbetschulde | | his | mortal sins |
| unz | ûf | sîne | hulde | | up | to | his | favor |
| dô | starp | als | ich | ez | las | | then | died | as | I | it | have read |
3144 | der | dô | ze | Rôme | bâbest | was | | (the one) who | there | in | Rome | pope | was |
| alse | schiere | er | starp | | as | soon as | he | had died |
| ein | ieglich | Rômære | warp | | _ | each | Roman | tried |
3147 | besunder | sînem | künne | | separately | (for) his | family |
| durch | des | guotes | wünne | | for the sake of | the | wealth's | glory |
| umbe | den | selben | gewalt | | (end) for | _ | its | power |
3150 | ir | strît | wart | sô | manicvalt | | their | strife | became | so | widespread |
| daz | si | beide | durch | nît | | that | they | both | because of | jealousy |
| unde | durch | der | êren | gît | | and | because of | (for) _ | honor | (the) ambition |
3153 | bescheiden | nie- | -ne | kunden | | decide | not | _ | could |
| wem | si | des | stuoles | gunden | | (to) whom | they | the | throne | should grant |
| nû | rieten | si | über | al | | nun | decided | they | _ | all (of them) |
3156 | daz | si | liezen | die | wal | | that | they | would leave | the | choice |
| an | unseren | herren | got | | to | our | Lord | God |
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