Gregorius | der | abbet | sprach | sît | ich | nû | hie | | the | abbot | said | since | I | now | here |
1139 | sîn | geistlich | vater | worden | bin | | his | spiritual | father | become | have |
| durch | mînes | heiles | gewin | | for | my | salvation's | gain |
| sô | wil | ich | ez | iemer | hân | | so | intend | I | him | forever | to have |
1142 | ez | ist | sô | sæliclich | getân | | he | is | so | with good fortune | favored |
| vil | gerne | an | mînes | kindes | stat | | very | gladly | in | (of) my (own) | child | (the) place |
| vil | minneclichen | er | dô | bat | | very | warmly | he | then | bade |
1145 | den | sînen | vischære | | this | his | fisher |
| daz | er | sîn | vlîzic | wære | | that | he | (with) him | diligent | would be |
| er | sprach | nû | ziuch | mir- | -z | schône | | he | said | now | raise | (for) me | him | well |
1148 | daz | ich | dir- | -s | iemer | lône | | (so) that | I | you | (for) it | always | may reward |
| daz | kint | hulfen | starke | | the | child | helped | greatly |
| die | sîne | zwô | marke | | these | his | two | marks |
1151 | daz | man | sîn | deste | baz | phlac | | (so) that | one | (of) him | all the | better | took care |
| ouch | lie | der | herre | unmanigen | tac | | also | let go by | the | lord | very few | days |
| er | en- | -wolde | selbe | spehen | | (that) he | not | did | himself | look (to see) |
1154 | wie | daz | kint | wære | besehen | | how | the | child | was being | cared for |
| dô | der | vischære | und | sîn | wîp | | when | the | fisher | and | his | wife |
| über | des | süezen | kindes | lîp | | for | the | sweet | child's | life |
1157 | sô | rehte | vlîzic | wâren | | so | very | diligent | were |
| unz | ze | sehs | jâren | | until | _ (his) | sixth | year |
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