Erec | wil | ich | dir | durch | triuwe | sagen | | will | I | you | in | loyalty | tell |
3185 | dînen | schaden | mac | ich | niht | verdagen | | (about) your | harm | can | I | not | keep silent |
| dir | sint | ritter | nâhen | bî | | to you | are | knights | near | by |
| die | dir | schadent | mugen | sî | | who | you | will harm | (if) can | they |
3188 | unser | herre | en- | -sî | der | dich | ner | | (unless) our | Lord | _ | is | he, who | you | protects |
| dô | sazte | Êrec | sich | ze | wer | | then | prepared | Erec | himself | for | defense |
| nû | sprach | ein | roubære | | now | spoke | one | robber |
3191 | ich | sage | iu | liebiu | mære | | I | will tell | you | good | news |
| dâ | von | uns | wol | mac | geschehen | | _ | from which | to us | good | could | happen |
| der | hâte | si | von | êrste | ersehen | | he | had | them | _ | first | seen |
3194 | ich | sihe | dort | rîten | einen | man | | I | see | there | riding | a | man |
| als | ich | ez | verre | kiesen | kan | | as far as | I | it | in the distance | tell | can |
| er | vüeret | eine | vrouwen | | he | accompanies | a | lady |
3197 | ir | muget | wol | schouwen | | you | can | well | see |
| an | ir | geverte | sint | si | rîch | | from | their | appearance | are | they | rich |
| ir | kleider | sint | hêrlîch | | their | clothes | are | splendid |
3200 | hie | endet | unser | armuot | | here | ends | our | poverty |
| mich | dunket | si | vüerent | michel | guot | | to me | (it) appears | they | bear | a great deal of | wealth |
| nû | sult | ir | herren | sîn | gemant | | now | should | you | gentlemen | be | reminded |
3203 | daz | iu | diu | triuwe | sî | erkant | | that | by you | the | oath | be | honored |
| waz | wir | under | uns | gelobet | hân | | what | we | among | ourselves | vowed | have |
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