Erec | daz | tete | der | wortwîse | | this | made | the | eloquent one |
2522 | dem | künege | Artûse | erkant | | to | King | Arthur | known |
| die | er | ligende | noch | vant | | those | he | lying | still | found |
| die | begunde | er | strâfen | | these | began | he | to chastise |
2525 | und | beruofen | umbe | ir | slâfen | | and | to berate | because of | their | sleeping |
| er | sprach | wes | liget | ir | hie | | he | spoke | why | are lying | you | here |
| wer | bejagete | noch | ie | | who | acquired | _ | ever |
2528 | mit | slâfe | dehein | êre | | with | sleep | any | honor |
| hiute | hât | Êrec | sêre | | today | has | Erec | very much |
| gurbort | sper | unde | swert | | profited from | lance | and | sword |
2531 | got | gebe | im | heil | swenne | er- | -s | gert | | God | grant | him | success | whenever | he | it | seeks |
| ich | wil | im | immer | guotes | jehen | | I | will | of him | always | good (things) | say |
| ich | hân | an | im | ersehen | | I | have | from | him | seen |
2534 | alsô | manlîch | getât | | such | manly | deeds |
| des | er | immer | êre | hât | | from which | he | always | honor | will have |
| sus | machete | er | im | vriunde | mê | | thus | gained | he | for himself | friends | more |
2537 | und | stuont | ze | prîse | baz | dan | ê | | and | stood | in | praise | better | than | ever |
| ein | kurze | ruowe | er | dô | nam | | a | brief | rest | he | then | took |
| wan | als | schiere | er | wider | in | kam | | for | as | soon as | he | | | came (back) in |
2540 | dô | wâren | si | alle | ûz | komen | | then | had | they | all | _ | come out |
| und | hâten | messe | vernomen | | and | had | Mass | heard |
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