Erec | als | ein | guot | ritter | sol | | as | a | good | knight | should (be) |
4338 | der | ze | deheinen | stunden | | who | at | no | time |
| werlôs | wil | werden | vunden | | defenseless | wishes | to be | found |
| und | der | âventiure | suochet | | and | who | adventure | is seeking |
4341 | ob | sîn | got | nû | ruochet | | if | this | God | now | grants |
| der | vindet | ir | hie | teil | | (of) this | will find | you | here | plenty |
| und | gevellet | iu | heil | daz | | and (if) | falls | (to) you | good fortune | _ |
4344 | sagen | ich | wil | iu | daz | zewâre | | tell | I | will | you | that | truly |
| ir | muget | hie | den | prîs | bejagen | | you | can | here | (a) | prize | win |
| des | ir | wol | gelobet | sît | | (for) which | you | highly | praised | will be |
4347 | nû | wert | iuch | ritter | ez | ist | zît | | now | defend | yourself | knight | it | is | time |
| sus | antwurte | im | durch | sînen | spot | | thus | answered | him | with | _ | ridicule |
| Êrec | nû | en- | -welle | got | | Erec | now | _ | forbid | God |
4350 | ritter | biderbe | unde | guot | | knight | noble | and | brave |
| daz | ir | immer | getuot | | that | you | ever | (should) act |
| sô | vil | wider | iuwern | triuwen | | so | much | against | your | loyalty |
4353 | ez | müeste | iuch | her | nâch | riuwen | | it | would | (to) you | _ | afterward | (cause) regret |
| jâ | butet | ir | mir | iuwern | gruoz | | certainly | did offer | you | me | your | greeting |
| wanne | würde | iu | des | lasters | buoz | | how | could | you | (for the) | dishonor | atone |
4356 | bestüendet | ir | mich | dar | nâch | | (if) fight | you | me | _ | after that |
| sô | wære | iu | ze | gâch | | so | were (it) | (for) you | too | rasch |
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