001 predislovie - sbornik 18f
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1:	vi bgъ spodobilъ vo crsto svoe nbnoe	(may) God makes you worthy for His Kingdom of Heaven
2:	togo radi napisaxъ knigu siju na prostago jazika	that is why I wrote this book in the simple language
	radi prosti ljudie	for the sake of simple folk
	da razumejutъ takovoe rukidelie i pisanie moe brate	so that they understand such a handwork and my writing, brothers
3:	i ima .:. mlogo reči ne ispraveni	and there are many words, which are not neat
4:	poneže ne pisa aggelь gdnь ni dxь stь no pisa ruka grešna člvečeska	For it was not an angel of God who wrote, not a holy spirit, but the sinful hand of man.
5:	ni wt svoi pametь izmislixь	And it was not my memory that I invented it from
	no wt bžetveni knigi xrtovi proizvedox	but I produced it from divine books of Christ
6:	i napisaxь	and I wrote
7:	i napečataxь	and I printed
8:	no w bratię moĭ vozljubleni čitateli ne moite mene grešnago proklinjati	But oh my brothers, beloved readers, do not curse me, the sinful one
9:	no bgъ da nastavitъ bratъstvo vsem vamъ	but let God teach all of you brotherhood
10:	i blgoslovete me ne dostoinago	and bless me, the unworthy one
11:	poneže ne ot mlogo učenie napisaxъ ni ot mlogo orъѳografia	Because I did not write because of (having) a lot of knowledge and (a need to show) a lot of orthograph(ic skills)
	no ot mnogo knigoljubie i revnost	but because of the lot of (my) love for the Scripture and fervor
12:	ot srdce moe napisaxъ	From my heart I wrote
13:	vidite li brate mesto	Do you, brothers, see the spot?
14:	i na pečatъ postavixъ	And I put in print
15:	pišu się predislovię za sti mčnici	I write this introduction about the holy martyrs
	kako postradaxu xrta radi	how they suffered because of Christ
	pretrъpexu toliko muki i rani i dosadi i drugo	and endured so much hardship and wounds and boredom and else
16:	mlogi reči ima izbranii za sti prpdbni oci i angelomъ i arъxangelomъ	There are many speeches, chosen for holy Reverend fathers and angels and archangels
	i za sveku potrebu na sveki praznikъ	and for every need on every holiday
17:	ugodno upisaxъ	I described neatly
18:	ot prolog crki proizvedoxъ	from the royal (?) Prologue I produced
19:	i ot grъčki izvodъ paki na prostago jazika prepisaxъ domislixъ azъ okajani i mnogo grešni Erei punъčo	and from a Greek source I, the miserable and very sinful priest Punčo, copied again in simple language and thought it through
	da pročetutъ ne razumejušti da razumejutъ się prosta slovesa	for the not understanding ones to understand these simple words
20:	poneže i ot bratię naši sštenici ili monasi .:.	because among our brothers priests or monks
	mlozina ima ne umejutъ propovedati tipografena slovesa	there are many of them, who cannot preach (using) written (printed?) homilies
21:	togo radi potъštaxъ se i azъ i mnogo t položixъ na sebe da bi me premltivi	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 tova stoe pisanie predъ sobori	So that he, who reads this holy writing in front of convocations,
	i dobre imъ da izvestitъ da razumejutъ	announces it well enough for them to understand it
	i oni da proslavutъ ime bžie	and glorify themselves the name of God
23:	zašto su glupavi ljudie kato ovъci kogi ne imat pastira	for people are as stupid as sheep when they do not have a shepherd
24:	a ti čitatelju propovedai i nakaži xrtiani	And you, o reader, preach and teach the Christians
	i ti da polučišъ proštenie grexovъ tvoixъ ot vsexmltivago bga	so that you too get forgiveness for your sins from the most merciful God
25:	uvii koliko pomoštъ imatъ toja popъ ili gramatnikъ koi go izvesti knigu siju predъ naradъ	Alas, how much help does this priest or writer have, who reads this book in front of people
26:	va premnogaja i blgaja leta vsegda i vo veki	in many good years, always and forever
27:	amn	Amen
28:	počexъ knigu siju pisati	I began to write this book
	vъ leto ot sotvorenie mira *#ztlv*	in the year 7332 from the creation of the world
	ot ržva že bga slova *#aѱčź*	(i.e.) in the year 1796 from the birth of God's Word (Christ)
	mca aprila denъ *z*	on the 7th day of Month April
29:	počexъ i napisaxъ skazanie do konъca na prostago jazika	I began and I wrote this story until the end in simple language
30:	pomenъ sei do veki	for the rememberance forever (?)
31:	amn	Amen