130 With
joy (she) seeks out
willingly that clay-container (i.e.,
the body) that she wore long before.
Then spirits speak God’s word,
wise, victory-firm, and (she) thus
greets
(her) body faithfully and happily:
135 “Dearest friend, although worms continually
attack
you greedily, now your spirit has
come,
beautifully adorned, from my
Father’s kingdom,
enveloped in grace. Oh, my Lord,
were I allowed to lead you with me
140 we two would see all the angels,
the heavens’ glory, just as you
meted out/deserved for me here.
You fasted on earth and filled me
with God’s body, with drink of the
spirit.
If you lived in poverty, you gave me
a wealth of desirable (things).
145 Therfore you will have no need to be
ashamed
of what you gave me, when the sinners
and saintly
are separated on that illustrious
day,
nor need you lament here in this
life
all the great (things) you gave me
150 in the meeting-place of men and angels.
You redeemed yourself before men (lit., heroes) and raised me up into
eternal joy.
For it is constantly troubling to
me, truest of men,
misereably in my mind, ever since I
knew you (suffered; to be) under these humiliations
as food for worms, but God willed
155 that you thus would always seek out (this) revolting
sick-bed (i.e., grave).
I wanted to disclose (this) to you,
so that you would not suffer,
for we two will be joined at God’s
judgment.
Then, afterwards, we will be allowed
to commune together??
and have high-rank in heaven.
160 We will have no need to be anxious about
the Lord’s coming,
nor have any horrible sorrow in our
hearts
about (our) answer, but we ourselves
will be able,
there at Doomsday, to boast of our
deeds,
of such merits as were ours.
165 I know that you were wonderfully virtuous
in the world-kingdom of this….
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