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In this prayer:
Ich bin klein,
mein herz ist rein,
darf niemand hier nein,
als Jesus allein.
I was taught that the third line ("darf niemand hier nein") translates into English as "no one may enter." I translated it with Google and it came back with "No, no one here."
Is the "no one may enter" interpretation correct? If not, is there a better way to say it? Or does it depend on the context?
Yes, "no one may enter" is a correct interpretation.
In this context, the word "nein" does not mean "no" but is actually a shortened version of the hochdeutsch "hinein" (english: "in", "inside"). In this prayer, you can think of "darf niemand hier hinein kommen" to get the connection to the verb "to come in(side)" or "to enter".
This short version of "hinein" also exists in a similar form in swabian german: "nai", and probably in other southern german dialects.
