Gregorius | der | dô | ze | Rôme | bâbest | was | | (the one) who | there | in | Rome | pope | was |
3145 | alse | schiere | er | starp | | as | soon as | he | had died |
| ein | ieglich | Rômære | warp | | _ | each | Roman | tried |
| besunder | sînem | künne | | separately | (for) his | family |
3148 | durch | des | guotes | wünne | | for the sake of | the | wealth's | glory |
| umbe | den | selben | gewalt | | (end) for | _ | its | power |
| ir | strît | wart | sô | manicvalt | | their | strife | became | so | widespread |
3151 | daz | si | beide | durch | nît | | that | they | both | because of | jealousy |
| unde | durch | der | êren | gît | | and | because of | (for) _ | honor | (the) ambition |
| bescheiden | nie- | -ne | kunden | | decide | not | _ | could |
3154 | wem | si | des | stuoles | gunden | | (to) whom | they | the | throne | should grant |
| nû | rieten | si | über | al | | nun | decided | they | _ | all (of them) |
| daz | si | liezen | die | wal | | that | they | would leave | the | choice |
3157 | an | unseren | herren | got | | to | our | Lord | God |
| daz | sîn | genâde | und | sîn | gebot | | that | His | mercy | and | His | command |
| erzeicte | wer | in | wære | | would reveal | who | (for) them | would be |
3160 | guot | ze | rihtære | | good | as (their) | pope |
| dienstes | si | im | gedâhten | | (a) divine service | they | (for) Him | decided upon |
| daz | si | ouch | volbrâhten | | which | they | also | carried out |
3163 | mit | almuosen | und | mit | gebete | | with | alms | and | with | prayers |
| got | dô | genædeclichen | tete | | God | then | benevolently | acted |
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