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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 January 2025
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.
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