Erec | ir | triuwe | an | sîne | hant | | her | promise | on | his | hand |
3906 | als | dô | diu | sicherheit | geschach | | when | then | the | pledge | took place |
| mit | listen | vrouwe | Ênîte | sprach | | with | cunning | Lady | Enite | spoke |
| herre | nû | râte | ich | iu | wol | | Sir | now | will advise | I | you | well |
3909 | als | ein | vriunt | dem | andern | sol | | as | a | friend | the | other | should |
| wan | ich | nû | deheinem | man | | for | I | now | no | man |
| guotes | alsô | iu | gan | | (more) goodwill | as | you | wish |
3912 | ir | volget | mîner | lêre | | you | (should) follow | my | advice |
| ez | en- | -kumbere | iuch | sêre | | it | not | will bother | you | much |
| sît | ir | mich | genemen | welt | | since | you | me | to take | want |
3915 | dâ | mite | râte | ich | daz | ir | twelt | | _ | for this | advise | I | that | you | wait |
| unze | vruo | morgen | | until | early | tomorrow |
| sô | muget | ir | âne | sorgen | | so (then) | can | you | without | worry |
3918 | mich | genemen | und | âne | strît | | me | take | and | without | (a) fight |
| sô | er | an | sînem | bette | lît | | so (when) | he | in | his | bed | is lying |
| sô | kumet | ir | her | | so (then) | come | you | here |
3921 | wande | sô | mac | er | | for | so | can | he |
| iu | niht | geschaden | sô | werdet | ir | | you | not | harm | (and) so | shall | you |
| iuwers | willen | an | mir | | your | will | with | me |
3924 | unbekumbert | gewert | | without trouble | be granted |
| wan | hînaht | stil | ich | im | daz | swert | | for | tonight | shall steal | I | from him | (his) | sword |
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