DLH X.29

English, p.590-1

One day he was on a pilgrimage with his mother to the church of Saint Julian the martyr. That evening they reached a spot which was dry and sterile, for no water ran there. 'Son,' said his mother to him, 'we have no water. We cannot possibly spend the night here.' Aredius prostrated himself in prayer and continued to supplicate our Lord for a very long time. Then he stood up and stuck the stick which be was holding in his band in the ground. He twisted it round in a circle two or three times and then with a happy smile pulled it out. So much water gushed out that not only was there enough for their own present needs but they were able to water their animals.88

Not so long ago, when Aredius was on a journey, great rain clouds began to blow up. As soon as be saw this, he bowed his head a little over the horse which he was riding and raised his hand to God. He had no sooner finished his prayer than the cloud split into two parts: all round them the rain poured down in torrents, but not a single drop fell on them.

Deutsch, S.

Als er einstmals mit seiner Mutter eine Reise machte und zu der Kirche des heiligen Julianus gehen wollte, kamen sie am Abend an einen Ort. Der war dürr und unfruchtbar, denn es floß daselbst kein Wasser. Und es sagte die Mutter zu ihm: ,,Mein Sohn, wir haben kein Wasser, wie können wir lange zum Herrn, und als er sich erhob, steckte er die Gerte, welche er in der Hand hatte, in die Erde, drehte sie zwei- oder dreimal im Kreise herum und zog sie dann frohen Muts heraus; und alsbald folgte ihr ein so starker Wasserstrahl nach, daß er nicht nur ihnen zum Trunk in dieser Nacht hinreichte, sondern auch späterhin vollauf Wasser für das Vieh gab.

Ganz vor kurzem, als er sich auf einer Reise befand, zog eine schwarze Regenwolke auf ihn zu; als er die erblickte, neigte er ein wenig sein Haupt auf das Pferd, das er ritt, und streckte seine Hände aus zum Herrn. Und als er sein Gebet vollendet hatte, teilte sich die Wolke in zwei Teile, und ringsherum um sie1 ergoß sich ein gewaltiger Regen; auf sie selbst jedoch fiel kein träufelnder Tropfen.

Latin, p.394,396 (524/525)

Iter quodam tempore cum genetrice dum ageret et sancti Iuliani martyris ad / basilicam properaret, venerunt vespere in quodam loco. ao Erat autem locus ille aridus et absque fluentis currentibus infecundus. Dixitque ad eum mater eius: ,Fili, aquam non habemus, et qualiter hie nocte praesenti quiescere possumus?' At ille prostratus in oratione, diutissime preces fudit ad Dominum et, erigens se, defixit virgam in terram, quam manu gerebat, eamque cum bis aut tertio in giro vertisset, ad se laetus extraxit; moxque unda aquae secuta est tarn valida, ut non solum ipsis de praesenti, sed etiam pecoribus affatim deinceps pocula ministraret.

Nuperrimo autem tempore iter carpens, nimbos ad eum pluviae advenire coepit; quem ille cernens, paululum super equuum, quem sedebat, caput inclinans, manus extendit ad Dominum. Consummata oratione, divisa est nubis in duabus partibus, ac in circuitu eorum1 immanis descendit pluvia; super eos tarnen nulla stillicidia guttaa) descendit.

Notes:

• moses red sea

​Signifier	Numbers 20:2-13	Signifier	DLH X.29
A	Israelites in the wilderness.	A'	Aredius on pilgrimage with his mother to the church of Saint Julian the martyr.
B	People quarelling against Moses saying there is no food or water.	B'	Came to a spot where there was no water and his mother said they should not stop there.
C	Moses and Aaron went to the entrance of the tent of meeting and prayed to God.	C'	Aredius prayed to God for a long time.
D	God responded saying go to the rock and tell the rock to yield water.
E	Moses went to the rock and yelled to the people “shall we bring out water for you all?
F	He struck the rock twice.	F'	He stuck his stick in the ground and twisted two or three times then pulled it out.
G	Water came out for them and their animals.	G'	So much water gushed that it was enough for them and their animals.
H	God said because you struck the rock and did not believe and therefore were a bad example to the Israelites you will not go into the promised land.