And once when the angels had all gone out, she thought, "Now I am quite alone, and I could peep in. If I do it, no one will ever know." She sought out the key, and when she had got it in her hand, she put it in the lock, and when she had put it in, she turned it round as well. Then the door sprang open, and she saw there the Trinity sitting in fire and splendour. She stayed there awhile, and looked at everything in amazement; then she touched the light a little with her finger, and her finger became quite golden. Immediately a great fear fell on her. She shut the door violently, and ran away. Her terror too would not quit her, let her do what she might, and her heart beat continually and would not be still; the gold too stayed on her finger, and would not go away, let her rub it and wash it never so much.

一次，天使们全都出去了，她便想：“现在只有我一个人，可以进去看一眼。我想谁也不会知道的。”她找出钥匙，一拿在手里就把它插进了锁孔，一插进锁孔就转动了一下，门一下子就开了。她看到里面在火与光之中坐着“三位一体”（基督教认为圣父、圣子、圣灵原为一体，故称“三位一体”——译者注）。她站在那里，惊讶地望着一切，然后用手指碰了碰火光，她的手指立刻变成了金的。她顿时害怕极了，猛地关上门，逃走了。可是无论她想什么办法，她都无法消除她的恐惧。她的心总是怦怦直跳，怎么也静不下来，而且手指上的金子怎么也去不掉，无论是擦呀还是洗呀，那金子还在那里。

It was not long before the Virgin Mary came back from her journey. She called the girl before her, and asked to have the keys of heaven back. When the maiden gave her the bunch, the Virgin looked into her eyes and said, "Hast thou not opened the thirteenth door also?" "No," she replied. Then she laid her hand on the girl's heart, and felt how it beat and beat, and saw right well that she had disobeyed her order and had opened the door. Then she said once again, "Art thou certain that thou hast not done it?" "Yes," said the girl, for the second time. Then she perceived the finger which had become golden from touching the fire of heaven, and saw well that the child had sinned, and said for the third time "Hast thou not done it?" "No," said the girl for the third time. Then said the Virgin Mary, "Thou hast not obeyed me, and besides that thou hast lied, thou art no longer worthy to be in heaven."

圣母玛利亚不久就旅行回来了。她把小女孩叫到跟前，向她要回天国的钥匙。当她把钥匙递过去时，圣母玛利亚盯着她的眼睛问：“你没有打开第十三扇门吧？”“没有。”小女孩回答。圣母把手放在小女孩的心口，感觉到她的心跳得很厉害，立刻明白她没有听话，知道她打开过那扇门。于是圣母又问：“你真的没有打开过那扇门吗？”“没有。”小女孩第二次回答。这时，圣母看到了小女孩因为碰了天火而变成了金子的手指，知道她犯了罪，便第三次问她：“你真的没有？”“没有。”小女孩第三次说。圣母玛利亚说：“你没有听我的话，而且你还撒谎。你不配再在天堂住下去了。”