And when he had smeared the stone with their blood, life returned to it, and Faithful John stood once more safe and healthy before him. He said to the King, "Thy truth shall not go unrewarded," and took the heads of the children, put them on again, and rubbed the wounds with their blood, on which they became whole again immediately, and jumped about, and went on playing as if nothing had happened. Then the King was full of joy, and when he saw the Queen coming he hid Faithful John and the two children in a great cupboard. When she entered, he said to her, "Hast thou been praying in the church?" - "Yes," answered she, "but I have constantly been thinking of Faithful John and what misfortune has befallen him through us." Then said he, "Dear wife, we can give him his life again, but it will cost us our two little sons, whom we must sacrifice." The Queen turned pale, and her heart was full of terror, but she said, "We owe it to him, for his great fidelity." Then the King was rejoiced that she thought as he had thought, and went and opened the cupboard, and brought forth Faithful John and the children, and said, "God be praised, he is delivered, and we have our little sons again also," and told her how everything had occurred. Then they dwelt together in much happiness until their death.

但就在他拔出佩剑的一刹那，忠实的约翰复活了，他站在国王的面前，挡住了他的去路，说道："你的真心诚意应该得到报答。"两个孩子仍欢蹦活跳、喧闹嘻戏着，就像什么事也没有发生过一样。

国王满心欢喜。 当他看到王后回来了，就想试一试她。 他把忠实的约翰和两个儿子藏进了一个大衣橱里面。 当走她进房子后，他对她说："你去教堂祈祷了吗？"王后回答："是的，我总是思念着忠实的约翰，想着他对我们的忠诚。"国王说道："亲爱的夫人，我们能够使约翰复活，但必须以我们小儿子的死作代价，要救他就得舍去他们。"王后听了大吃一惊，脸唰地变得毫无血色，但她仍坚定地说道："只好这样了，没有他无私的忠心与真诚，就没有我们的今天，没有我们的小孩。"国王欣喜若狂地欢呼起来，因为妻子和自己的想法完全一样。他马上跑去打开衣橱，把两个孩子和忠实的约翰放了出来，说道："上帝也会为此而感到骄傲！他又和我们在一起了，我们的儿子也安然无恙。"接着他把全部经过告诉了她，大家高高兴兴欢地欢聚一堂，生活又充满了幸福和快乐。