Thus Jesus, the good ferryman

brought the galley

to the city of Marseilles.

So, for the first time the Christian company

came there by sea.

After the custom of the apostles

they went to ask for shelter

all over the country.

Because nobody recognized them,

no one would look after

these strangers.

At last they settled down

in front of the city of Marseilles

– where the lord of the land,

the king of Sicily, lived

together with his wife –

in a small derelict house

downhill from the city.

Often they suffered hunger,

scorn, slander and mockery.

Then Mary started publicly

to preach about Jesus Christ, her God,

in Marseilles.

To the unbaptized ignorant people

she taught the faith

as well as the Ten Commandments.

She forbade trusting

von kainer slaht gedingen

sam bis daz opfer bringen.

si was so wunneclich gestalt,

daz sament kamen jung und alt,

bedu, frowen unde man,

swa si da predien began.

demútig was ir lůgen.

der minneclichen, klůgen

zung waz gar redrich,

lip und forme minneclich.

so lútesælig gebarde

gewan nie wib uf erde

daz sahen und och horten si.

die lút waren ir gern bi.

die juden och her under

nam vil michel wunder

ir gůten zuht, ir schonhait,

ir red, ir stimm súessekait.

nu was ez doch gar billich

daz das múndel minneclich

von Gotte des genússe

daz es suesse kússe

gab vor den sinen fúessen:

dez múessint suesse grúessen

dez súesses múndez súessú wort

swa si wurdint ie gehort.

Der herr mit der frowen sin

dú lepten sunder kindelin.

dez bi der zit si opferoten

vil gůtes och den ab gotten

und wolten mit erwerben

von in sament lip erben.

daz opfer stet da wider ried

Marie und sprach: “ir schaffent nitt.

ez ist billich daz man úwer spot,

sit ir anbetten sóllich gotte

die beidú tob und blint

und gar an áll sinne sint

und an leben, ane craft.

in idols of any kind

and sacrificing to them.

She had such a lovely appearance

that young and old gathered,

both men and women,

wherever she was preaching.

Meek was her glance.