Help with Old German Script

[jpgharv29]

Hi all,

I need you alls help once again with the translation of this old German script. Can you all please help? Thank you!

[melda58]

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English translation:

"The Lord has blessed love(?) / there you will enter the kingdom of heaven."

Rita

[sonomabarn67]

Your box looks 18th/e19th c, Made of bone. The last pic says St Joseph (when the "J"s were shown as "I"s).

This may help with the translation.

[sonomabarn67]

I guess no one else has heard of such a thing, but it's true. It's seen in 18th cent books and engravings, painted chests, inked inscriptions. Mostly on Early American and English writingff and... the little box seen in this thread. As I said, it might help with the translation. It may be that this box is Pennsylvania Dutch rather than German. My 2 cents, and  twelve dollars might get you a ham sandwich.

[sonomabarn67]

Also. those eyes seen in the band  of decoration must have some meaning. Where else have we seen an eye in an engraving? Hmm...