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The Rabbi Creates a Golem

Part A (Interleaved Text)

11.1 Rabbī Rabbi doctus learned Prāgae in Prague habitābat lived quī who in in artibus arts magicīs magical perītissimus most skilled erat was

11.2 Illīs in those temporibus times Iūdaeī Jews in in magnō great perīculō danger versābantur were living et and auxilium help ā from Rabbī Rabbi petēbant were seeking

11.3 Itaque therefore Rabbī Rabbi ex from argillā clay figūram figure hominis of man ingentis huge fingere to shape coepit began

11.4 Per for septem seven diēs days et and noctēs nights figūram figure verbīs with words sacrīs sacred formāvit formed et and animāvit brought to life

11.5 Golem Golem vocābātur was called et and in in fronte forehead eius its verbum word Hebrāicum Hebrew īnscrīptum inscribed erat was

11.6 Mōnstrum monster argillāceum clay tantae of such great fortitūdinis strength erat was ut that decem ten virī men validī strong eum him movēre to move nōn not possent were able

11.7 Rabbī Rabbi Golem Golem iussit ordered populō people suō his nocte by night custōdiam guard agere to keep et and hostēs enemies arcēre to keep away

11.8 Multōs many diēs days Golem Golem fidēliter faithfully servīvit served et and Iūdaeōs Jews ab from omnī all perīculō danger dēfendit defended

11.9 Sed but paulātim gradually mōnstrum monster ferōcius more fierce factum made est is et and mandāta commands Rabbī of Rabbi neglegere to neglect coepit began

11.10 Ūnō on one diē day Golem Golem īrātus angry per through viās streets urbis of city furēns raging cucurrit ran et and multōs many innocentēs innocent territāvit terrified

11.11 Rabbī Rabbi statim immediately intellēxit understood creatūram creature suam his nimis too perīculōsam dangerous factam made esse to be

11.12 Nocte at night proximā next dum while Golem Golem quiēscēbat was resting Rabbī Rabbi ad to eum him furtim stealthily accessit approached

11.13 Verbum word sacrum sacred ē from fronte forehead mōnstrī of monster dēlēvit erased et and statim immediately Golem Golem in into massam mass argillae of clay rediit returned

11.14 Rabbī Rabbi argillam clay in in flūmen river proiēcit threw et and numquam never iterum again talem such creatūram creature facere to make ausus having dared est is

11.15 Ex from illō that tempore time Rabbī Rabbi docuit taught sapientiam wisdom nōn not semper always in in potentiā power magicā magical sed but in in clēmentiā mercy et and prūdentiā prudence invenīrī to be found

Part B (Complete Latin Text)

11.1 Rabbī doctus Prāgae habitābat quī in artibus magicīs perītissimus erat.

11.2 Illīs temporibus Iūdaeī in magnō perīculō versābantur et auxilium ā Rabbī petēbant.

11.3 Itaque Rabbī ex argillā figūram hominis ingentis fingere coepit.

11.4 Per septem diēs et noctēs figūram verbīs sacrīs formāvit et animāvit.

11.5 Golem vocābātur et in fronte eius verbum Hebrāicum īnscrīptum erat.

11.6 Mōnstrum argillāceum tantae fortitūdinis erat ut decem virī validī eum movēre nōn possent.

11.7 Rabbī Golem iussit populō suō nocte custōdiam agere et hostēs arcēre.

11.8 Multōs diēs Golem fidēliter servīvit et Iūdaeōs ab omnī perīculō dēfendit.

11.9 Sed paulātim mōnstrum ferōcius factum est et mandāta Rabbī neglegere coepit.

11.10 Ūnō diē Golem īrātus per viās urbis furēns cucurrit et multōs innocentēs territāvit.

11.11 Rabbī statim intellēxit creatūram suam nimis perīculōsam factam esse.

11.12 Nocte proximā dum Golem quiēscēbat Rabbī ad eum furtim accessit.

11.13 Verbum sacrum ē fronte mōnstrī dēlēvit et statim Golem in massam argillae rediit.

11.14 Rabbī argillam in flūmen proiēcit et numquam iterum talem creatūram facere ausus est.

11.15 Ex illō tempore Rabbī docuit sapientiam nōn semper in potentiā magicā sed in clēmentiā et prūdentiā invenīrī.

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