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1.1 Frāter Brother Benedictus Benedict senex old man sapiēns wise in in monasteriō monastery magnō great bibliothecārius librarian erat was quī who omnēs all librōs books cūrābat took care of
1.2 Vīgintī twenty annōs years labōrāverat he had worked et and omnium of all manuscriptōrum manuscripts locōs places memoriā by memory tenēbat held
1.3 Ūnō on one diē day novīcius novice pulcher handsome nōmine by name Theophilus Theophilus in into monasterium monastery advēnit arrived quī who abbātem abbot statim immediately dēlectāvit delighted
1.4 Theophilus Theophilus faciē with face formōsā handsome et and vōce with voice dulcī sweet omnēs all monachōs monks praeter except Benedictum Benedict captāvit captivated
1.5 Abbās Abbot Gregōrius Gregory mox soon dēcrēvit decided novīcium novice bibliothecārium librarian prō in place of Benedictō Benedict facere to make quod because iuvenem young man seniōrī to older man praeferēbat preferred
1.6 Benedictus Benedict īrātus angry sed but silēns silent clāvem key parvam small secum with himself abdūxit took away quae which ad to scrīnium cabinet indexōrum of indexes pertinēbat belonged
1.7 Haec this clāvis key sōla alone capsulam box secretam secret aperīre to open poterat was able ubi where omnēs all indicēs indices librōrum of books locōrum of places servābantur were kept
1.8 Novus new bibliothecārius librarian superbē proudly officium duty subiit undertook certus certain sē himself melius better quam than senem old man labōrātūrum about to work esse to be
1.9 Prīmō at first diē day monachus monk quidam certain doctus learned librōs books dē about astronomiae of astronomy mysteriīs mysteries quaesīvit sought sed but Theophilus Theophilus nihil nothing invenīre to find poterat was able
1.10 Postrīdiē on the next day episcopus bishop ipse himself manuscripta manuscripts antīquissima most ancient vidēre to see volēbat wanted sed but novīcius novice confūsus confused et and ērubēscēns blushing stābat was standing
1.11 Dēnique finally abbās abbot īrātissimus most angry Theophilum Theophilus interrogāvit questioned cūr why nihil nothing in in bibliothecā library invenīre to find posset he might be able
1.12 Iuvenis young man lacrimāns crying cōnfessus having confessed est is sē himself systēma system ōrdinātiōnis of organization nōn not intellegere to understand et and scrīnium cabinet indicōrum of indexes nōn not posse to be able aperīre to open
1.13 Abbās Abbot statim immediately Benedictum Benedict quī who nunc now in in culīnā kitchen labōrābat was working ad to sē himself vocārī to be called iussit ordered
1.14 Senex old man lentē slowly et and placidē calmly intrāvit entered clāvem key parvam small circum around collum neck gerēns wearing quam which omnēs all mīrābantur were wondering at
1.15 Abbās Abbot supplex suppliant ōrāvit begged ut that Benedictus Benedict clāvem key redderet might return et and ad to officium duty pristinum former redīret might return
1.16 Benedictus Benedict sapienter wisely respondit replied nōn not pulchritūdinem beauty sed but scientiam knowledge et and experientiam experience in in bibliothecā library maximē most valēre to be strong
1.17 Abbās Abbot errōrem error suum his cōnfessus having confessed est is et and pūblicē publicly Benedictum Benedict bibliothecārium librarian perpetuum perpetual dēsignāvit designated
1.18 Theophilus Theophilus humiliātus humiliated sed but sapientiōr wiser factus made sub under Benedictō Benedict labōrāre to work coepit began ut so that ars art bibliothecāriī of librarian disceret he might learn
1.19 Omnēs all monachī monks nunc now intellēxērunt understood nōn not speciem appearance externam external sed but sapientiam wisdom internam internal esse to be pretiōsam precious
1.20 Sīc thus Frāter Brother Benedictus Benedict triumphāvit triumphed et and secreta secrets bibliothecae of library servāta preserved sunt are at but iuvenis young man quoque also multum much didicit learned et and humilitātem humility invēnit found
1.1 Frāter Benedictus senex sapiēns in monasteriō magnō bibliothecārius erat quī omnēs librōs cūrābat.
1.2 Vīgintī annōs labōrāverat et omnium manuscriptōrum locōs memoriā tenēbat.
1.3 Ūnō diē novīcius pulcher nōmine Theophilus in monasterium advēnit quī abbātem statim dēlectāvit.
1.4 Theophilus faciē formōsā et vōce dulcī omnēs monachōs praeter Benedictum captāvit.
1.5 Abbās Gregōrius mox dēcrēvit novīcium bibliothecārium prō Benedictō facere quod iuvenem seniōrī praeferēbat.
1.6 Benedictus īrātus sed silēns clāvem parvam secum abdūxit quae ad scrīnium indexōrum pertinēbat.
1.7 Haec clāvis sōla capsulam secretam aperīre poterat ubi omnēs indicēs librōrum locōrum servābantur.
1.8 Novus bibliothecārius superbē officium subiit certus sē melius quam senem labōrātūrum esse.
1.9 Prīmō diē monachus quidam doctus librōs dē astronomiae mysteriīs quaesīvit sed Theophilus nihil invenīre poterat.
1.10 Postrīdiē episcopus ipse manuscripta antīquissima vidēre volēbat sed novīcius confūsus et ērubēscēns stābat.
1.11 Dēnique abbās īrātissimus Theophilum interrogāvit cūr nihil in bibliothecā invenīre posset.
1.12 Iuvenis lacrimāns cōnfessus est sē systēma ōrdinātiōnis nōn intellegere et scrīnium indicōrum nōn posse aperīre.
1.13 Abbās statim Benedictum quī nunc in culīnā labōrābat ad sē vocārī iussit.
1.14 Senex lentē et placidē intrāvit clāvem parvam circum collum gerēns quam omnēs mīrābantur.
1.15 Abbās supplex ōrāvit ut Benedictus clāvem redderet et ad officium pristinum redīret.
1.16 Benedictus sapienter respondit nōn pulchritūdinem sed scientiam et experientiam in bibliothecā maximē valēre.
1.17 Abbās errōrem suum cōnfessus est et pūblicē Benedictum bibliothecārium perpetuum dēsignāvit.
1.18 Theophilus humiliātus sed sapientiōr factus sub Benedictō labōrāre coepit ut ars bibliothecāriī disceret.
1.19 Omnēs monachī nunc intellēxērunt nōn speciem externam sed sapientiam internam esse pretiōsam.
1.20 Sīc Frāter Benedictus triumphāvit et secreta bibliothecae servāta sunt at iuvenis quoque multum didicit et humilitātem invēnit.
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