001 predislovie - sbornik 18f
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1:	vi bg̃ь spodóbilь vo cr͒to svoè: nb̃noe	(may) God makes you worthy for His Kingdom of Heaven
2:	tógo rádi napísaxь knígu sïju na próstago jazíka	that is why I wrote this book in the simple language
	radì prosti ljúdie	for the sake of simple folk
	da razuméjutь takóvoe rukidelïe ʾi písanïe moè bráte	so that they understand such a handwork and my writing, brothers
3:	ʾi ʾima .:. mlógo ʾreči ne ispráveni	and there are many words, which are not neat
4:	poneže ne pisa ag̃gelь gd͒nь nì dx̃ь st̃ь no pisà rukà gréšna čl͂véčeska	For it was not an angel of God who wrote, not a holy spirit, but the sinful hand of man.
5:	ni wt svói pamétь ʾizmislíxь	And it was not my memory that I invented it from
	no wt bž͒etveni knígi xr͒tovi proizvédox	but I produced it from divine books of Christ
6:	ʾi napisáxь	and I wrote
7:	ʾi napečatáxь	and I printed
8:	no w͒ bratię móĭ vozljubléni čitáteli ne móĭte méne gréšnago próklinjáti	But oh my brothers, beloved readers, do not curse me, the sinful one
9:	no bg̃ь dá nastavítь brat͛stvo vsem vámь	but let God teach all of you brotherhood
10:	ʾi bl̃goslovéte me ne dostóinago	and bless me, the unworthy one
11:	ponéže ne wt mlogo učenïe napisáxь ni wt mlógo ʾwr͛ѳográfïa	Because I did not write because of (having) a lot of knowledge and (a need to show) a lot of orthograph(ic skills)
	no wt mnógo knígoljúbie ʾi revnost	but because of the lot of (my) love for the Scripture and fervor
12:	wt srdce moe napisáxь	From my heart I wrote
13:	Vídite li brate mesto	Do you, brothers, see the spot?
14:	ʾi na pečatь postavíxь	And I put in print
15:	pišu sïę predìslóvię za st̃i mč̃nici	I write this introduction about the holy martyrs
	kako postradáxu xr͒ta rádi	how they suffered because of Christ
	pretrьpexu tolíko mukì ʾi rani ʾi dosadi ʾi drugo	and endured so much hardship and wounds and boredom and else
16:	mlógi réči ʾima ʾizbranïĭ za st̃i prpdbni ʾoc̃i ʾi ʾang̃elomь ʾi ʾarьxángelómь	There are many speeches, chosen for holy Reverend fathers and angels and archangels
	ʾi za svéku potrébu na sveki praznikь	and for every need on every holiday
17:	ugódno upisáxь	I described neatly
18:	wt prolog cr͒ki proĭzvedóxь	from the royal (?) Prologue I produced
19:	ʾi wt grь´č̃ki izvodь paki na próstago jazíka prepisáxь domislíxь az̃ь ʾwkaʾjáni ʾi mnógo gréšni Erei pun͛čo	and from a Greek source I, the miserable and very sinful priest Punčo, copied again in simple language and thought it through
	da pročetútь ne razuméjušti da razuméjutь sïę: prosta slovesà.	for the not understanding ones to understand these simple words
20:	poneže ʾi wt bratïę náši sšt̃enïci ili monási .:.	because among our brothers priests or monks
	mlózina ʾima ne uméjutь propovedat(i) tipográfena slovesà	there are many of them, who cannot preach (using) written (printed?) homilies
21:	togo rádi pot͛štax͛ se ʾi azь ʾi mnogo t(...) položixь na sébe da bi mè preml͒tívi	Because of this I worked hard and put a lot of effort on myself, so that the most merciful (... missing page?)
22:	te koi pročete tovà st̃oe pisánïe prédь sobóri	So that he, who reads this holy writing in front of convocations,
	ʾi dobrè ʾimь dá ʾizvestítь da razumejutь	announces it well enough for them to understand it
	ʾI ʾoni da proslavutь ʾime bž̃ïe	and glorify themselves the name of God
23:	zášto su glupavi ljúdie katò ʾov͛ci kogi ne imat pastíra	for people are as stupid as sheep when they do not have a shepherd
24:	ʾa tì čitátelju propovedaĭ ʾi nakažì xr͒tiáni	And you, o reader, preach and teach the Christians
	ʾi ti da polúčišь prošténïe grexovь tvoĭxь wt vsexml͒tivago bg̃a	so that you too get forgiveness for your sins from the most merciful God
25:	uvïi kolíko pomoštь ʾimatь toʾjá pópь ʾili: gramatníkь kóĭ (...)go izvésti knïgu sïju prédь narádь	Alas, how much help does this priest or writer have, who reads this book in front of people
26:	va premnógaja i bl͂gaja leta vsegdà ʾi vo véki	in many good years, always and forever
27:	amn	Amen
28:	Počexь knígu sïju pisati	I began to write this book
	vъ: leto wt sotvorénïe míra *#ztlv*	in the year 7332 from the creation of the world
	wt rž͒va že bg̃a slóva *#aѱčź*	(i.e.) in the year 1796 from the birth of God's Word (Christ)
	mc͒a ʾápríla dénь *z*	on the 7th day of Month April
29:	počexь ʾi napisaxь skazánïe do kon͛ca na prostago ʾjázíka	I began and I wrote this story until the end in simple language
30:	pómenь séĭ dó veki	for the rememberance forever (?)
31:	amn	Amen