Gregorius | sibenzehen | jâr | gesaz | | seventeen | years | had stayed |
3140 | unde | got | an | im | vergaz | | and | God | _ | him | had forgiven |
| sîner | houbetschulde | | his | mortal sins |
| unz | ûf | sîne | hulde | | up | to | his | favor |
3143 | dô | starp | als | ich | ez | las | | then | died | as | I | it | have read |
| der | dô | ze | Rôme | bâbest | was | | (the one) who | there | in | Rome | pope | was |
| alse | schiere | er | starp | | as | soon as | he | had died |
3146 | ein | ieglich | Rômære | warp | | _ | each | Roman | tried |
| besunder | sînem | künne | | separately | (for) his | family |
| durch | des | guotes | wünne | | for the sake of | the | wealth's | glory |
3149 | umbe | den | selben | gewalt | | (end) for | _ | its | power |
| ir | strît | wart | sô | manicvalt | | their | strife | became | so | widespread |
| daz | si | beide | durch | nît | | that | they | both | because of | jealousy |
3152 | unde | durch | der | êren | gît | | and | because of | (for) _ | honor | (the) ambition |
| bescheiden | nie- | -ne | kunden | | decide | not | _ | could |
| wem | si | des | stuoles | gunden | | (to) whom | they | the | throne | should grant |
3155 | nû | rieten | si | über | al | | nun | decided | they | _ | all (of them) |
| daz | si | liezen | die | wal | | that | they | would leave | the | choice |
| an | unseren | herren | got | | to | our | Lord | God |
3158 | daz | sîn | genâde | und | sîn | gebot | | that | His | mercy | and | His | command |
| erzeicte | wer | in | wære | | would reveal | who | (for) them | would be |
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