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	[st̃i pr͒rokь iʾwanь] [♣]	[pic.text] Holy Prophet John
2:	[pokaite sę	[pic.text] ʺRepentʺ
3:	približilo se crtvo nbnoe]	[pic.text] ʺfor the Kingdom of Heaven is at handʺ
4:	=== Slóvo st̃agw` slávnago Pr͒roka, ʾi preditča, kr͒títeljà gd͒nja ʾiw´ana	[Title] Homily of glorious saintly Prophet and Forerunner, the Baptizer of the Lord, John
5:	Vь nékoe vréme béše nekóĭ čl͂vekь	once there was a man
6:	ʾimé mu béše zaxarïę	his name was Zechariah
7:	poĭdè da ʾidè u cr͂kvu	he went to a church
8:	ʾi ōtidè da sè móli bg̃u	and he went away to pray to God
9:	ʾá st̃i ʾár͛x͂angelь gávrilь ʾjáví se u wl͛tárь cr͛kóvni	and then holy Archangel Gabriel appeared at the church altar
10:	ʾi réče.	and he said:
11:	zaxarïe razuméĭ	ʺo Zechariah, may you understandʺ
12:	da tì néšto rečémь	ʺmay I tell you somethingʺ
13:	žéna tvójà e bésьplódna	ʺyour wife is barrenʺ
14:	ne rážda decà	ʺshe does not give birth to childrenʺ
15:	ʾá sa͒ь božïem povelénïemь šte da ródi tébe sña žéna tvója elisavéta	ʺbut with God's will, your wife Elisabeth will bear a son to youʺ
16:	ʾi šte da sè narčee ʾime ʾemu ïʾwanь	ʺand he will be named Johnʺ
17:	ʾi ču tovà zaxaría	Zechariah heard it
18:	ʾi ōtidé si na svóĭ dómь	and he went to his home
19:	ʾi reče na svojù stopanicu elìsavéti	and he said to his wife Elisabeth:
20:	čui ĭ razuméĭ elisavto suprúžnice moja što réče méne ʾárx͂gelь gavrílь	ʺmay you hear and understand, o Elisabeth, my wife, what Archangel Gabriel told meʺ
21:	štéšь da záčnešь sña vь utróbu .: tvoju wt sémene múžesko	ʺyou will beget a son in your body by the seed of manʺ
22:	no n̶o̶ s̵a̵m̵a̵g̵o̵ x̶͂a̶ ʾi̶ t̶ь̶k̶m̶o̶ w̶t̶ d̶x̶͂a̶ s̶t̶̃a̶g̶o̶ štéšь da záčnešь sña ïʾwana	ʺbut (?) you will beget a son (and give him the name?) Johnʺ
23:	ʾi wt povelénïe st̃ie bdci	ʺby the will of Holy Mother of Godʺ (?)
24:	ʾelisavéta réče múžu svoému	Elisabeth said to her husband:
25:	ʾazь ʾesmь ne plódna	ʺI am barrenʺ
26:	i ne ráždamь decà	ʺI do not give birth to childrenʺ
27:	ʾi dogde béxь mláda ne raždax	ʺand as long as I was young, I was not giving birthsʺ
28:	če mi togíva béše priličnò da rodim sña	ʺthen it was appropriate for me to give birth to a sonʺ
29:	ʾi sega smь mlogo zastaréla	ʺand now I have become too oldʺ
30:	ʾi minulo mi vrême da ródimь	ʺand the time for me to give birth has passedʺ
31:	tokò tovà elisavetja ʾizréče	this was all Elisabeth said
32:	ʾi tója ča͒ ʾjávi se ʾárx͂agelь gávrilь	and in that moment Archangel Gabriel appeared
33:	ʾi réče ʾeĭ	and he said to her:
34:	ʾw stárice ne plódna vozrádui se	ʺo barren old woman, rejoice!ʺ
35:	sam gd͒ь réče da ródišь sña va starósti da se: kr͒ti xr͒tósь wt negóvu rúku	ʺLord Himself said that you (shall) give birth to a son in your old age, so that Christ will be baptized by his handʺ
36:	ʾi pákь doide drúgi ʾañgelь gd͒nь	and again, another angel of God came
37:	ʾi réče ĭ	and he said to her:
38:	ʾelisavéto učuvaĭ se	ʺo Elisabeth, guard yourself!ʺ
39:	ne pì vinò	ʺdo not drink wineʺ
40:	ʾi ne jaždь vasákakvo ne čïsto	ʺand do not eat anything impureʺ
41:	ʾi xočešь da priémnešь sña u utróbu tvojù	ʺand you will receive a son in your bodyʺ
42:	ʾi ʾi štéšь da ródišь	ʺand you will give birth (to him)ʺ
43:	ʾi sabljà ne štè da prïide: na glavu negóvu	ʺand a sabre will not come onto his headʺ
44:	ʾi šte da búde kr͒tílь bg̃u nášemu ïi͒ssu xt͒u tóva detè štoto štè da sè porodi va stárosti wt tébe elísavéto	ʺand that child, which will be born in old age by yourself, o Elisabeth, will be the baptizer (?) of our God, Jesus Christʺ
45:	ʾi prïide ʾwnájà žéna	and the woman came
46:	ʾi réče múžu svoému	and she said to her husband:
47:	čl͂veče bž̃ïi pri méne prïide ʾedínь čl̃vékь kato če beše ʾañgelь bž̃i	ʺo man of God, a man came to me, (looking) like an angel of Godʺ
48:	ʾjáko svétlo licè ʾimaše na nego ʾi ʾjáko svetlíva preména	ʺthere was a very shiny face and very shiny clothes on himʺ
49:	ʾi ne možéxь dobrè da pogledámь u nego wt mlogo snanïe što béše ná négo	ʺand I could not look well because of the much light, which was on himʺ
50:	ta i ʾónь mi réče	ʺand he said to me:ʺ
51:	tí štešь da záčnešь: ʾi da ródišь sña	ʺyou will conceive and give birth to a sonʺ
52:	ʾáli ne pì vino	ʺbut do not drink wineʺ
53:	čuvaĭ se	ʺguard yourselfʺ
54:	ʾi nè ʾjáždь vasákakvo ne čít͒o	ʺand do not eat anything impureʺ
55:	ʾi šte da búde na:stóĭnikь bg̃u tovà detè dogdé mu doĭde sámrь´tь da úmre	ʺand that child will be the ward for God until his own death will comeʺ
56:	ʾi šte da kr͒tì nébo ʾi zémlju	ʺand he will baptize the heavens and the earthʺ
57:	ʾi réče zaxaría	and Zechariah said:
58:	gd͒i tébe se mólimь	ʺo Lord, I pray youʺ
59:	tójà čl͂vekь što sì pratílь námь da prïĭde da prosvéti ʾi násь	ʺmay that man, whom you have sent, come to us to enlighten us tooʺ
60:	ʾi priide ag͂elь gd͒nь	and the angel of Lord came
61:	ʾi réče	and he said:
62:	zaxaríe ʾjá rékoxь na ženù tvoju da sè čúva	ʺo Zecharieh, I said to your wife to guard herselfʺ
63:	koga ʾidè na lózie da ne edè grózdie ʾi da nè píè víno	ʺmay she not eat grapes and drink wine, when she goes to the vineyardʺ
64:	ʾi reče zaxaría ko ʾag͂elu gd͒nju	and Zechariah said to the angel of Lord:
65:	kakvó e tébe ʾimè	ʺwhat is your name?ʺ
66:	ta ʾako záčne ženà mója sína ʿi níe tébe da proslávime	ʺso that if my wife conceives a son, that we praise you tooʺ
67:	ʾi reče ʾemu ʾag͂elь gd͒nь	and the angel of Lord said to him:
68:	zaštó me pítašь čl̃veče za ʾime móe	ʺo human, why do you ask me for my name?ʺ
69:	ʾi tó e ʾjáko čúdno	ʺit is very miraculousʺ (?)
70:	ʾi ne šteʾjá da si kaže ag͂elь ʾimè to	and the angel did not want to say his name
71:	ʾi záče ʾilisavéta prdtču	and Elisabeth conceived (John) the Forerunner
72:	ʾi bl͂godareše b̃a	and she thanked God
73:	ʾi vazigrá se ml͂necь vanut͛rь u utróbu .:.	and the child inside her body danced
74:	ʾi produmà ʾonovà dete u koréma maĭkin si	and the child spoke from his mother's bosom
75:	ʾi dúmaše	and it spoke:
76:	fála tébe gd͒i	ʺglory (be) to you, o Lord!ʺ
77:	ʾi matì mu kato ču če produmà deté to u njù ʾa w´na se. udívi	and as his mother heard, that the child in her speaks, she was amazed
78:	ʾi fánu da duma	and she began to speak:
79:	fála bg̃u	ʺglory (be) to God!ʺ
80:	wt kudé bi mi táʾja rábota mene	ʺhow come such a thing happens to me?ʺ
81:	ta začéxь sña	ʺso I conceive a sonʺ
82:	ta doĭde máti gd͒a moégo pri méne	ʺthen, mother of my Lord comes to meʺ
83:	ʾi donése mi mlógo dáry	ʺand she brings me many presents!ʺ
84:	ʾi reče máti gd͒nja da ʾizbávi rod čl͒večeski	and the mother of Lord said, that (he will?) save the human kind
85:	po nékolíko dnì rodi elìsavéta ïʾwanà kr͒títelja	after few days Elisabeth gave birth to John the Baptist
86:	zašto. sámь xt͒ósь béše réklь da sè rodi prórókь ʾiʾwanь da sè ʾisplьnì zakonь ʾi véra	as Christ Himself had said, that a prophet John will be born, for the law and the faith to be fulfilled
87:	ʾi kogi se ródi ïʾwánь	and when was John born?
88:	u mc͒a ʾiunïa: va *kd* denь	on the 24th day of month June
89:	tóʾja dénь mlógo čudesa béše	there were many miracles on that day
90:	sldce to .:. vazigrà .:. *g* púti,	the sun started to dance three times
91:	ʾi mc͒o ʾi zvezdí te potreperáxu	the moon and the stars trembled
92:	vidíte li xr͒tiʾjáne kolíko e téžekь ʾi golémь prazníkь	do you see, o Christians, how serious and great is this feast?
93:	zaštò béše mati ïʾwʾanóva ne plódna	because John's mother was barren
94:	ne raždaše déca	she did not give birth to children
95:	ʾi kato béše zastaréla ʾelísavéta *č* godinь ʾa zaxaría múžь ʾelísavetínь sto godínь béše zaxaría	and when she became 90 years old, Zechariah, her husband, was 100 years (old)
96:	ʾi kogí se ródi ïʾwanь togíva dígnu rúku	and when John was born, he raised his hand
97:	ta rázreši ʾi bl͂góslovì da búde rádostь ʾi veselbà po sь´vь st̃ь	and he decided and spoke praise, so that there is joy and happiness in the whole world
98:	vídite li xr͒tiáni kolíko milúva násь gd͒ь	do you see, o Christians, how much Lord loves us?
99:	ʾi dava ni dobrò ʾi práznici da praznúvame ʾi da počítame bg̃a ʾi st̃ago pr͒róka ʾi prdtečà: kr͒títelja gd͒nja ïʾwanà	and He gives us what is good and feasts, so that we (can) celebrate and respect God and the holy prophet and Forerunner, Baptizer of Lord, John
100:	zaštó se gd͒ь pórodì ʾi st̃i ʾiʾwanь zaradì násь da nì ʾizbávatь wt nevérnici	because (both) Lord and St. John were born to free us from unbelievers
101:	ʾa nïja wt źlь nášь razumь	but we, because of our bad thoughts
	kogì doĭde nekoi cr͒ki prazníkь	when a royal (church?) feast comes
	ʾá nïe ne sme, kadьrь da gò popraznúvame ʾí da sì ʾwdьxneme	we are not able to celebrate it and have a rest
102:	nelo u práznikь sakame naĭ mlogo da si urábótime	rather, we want to do most of our work during a feast day
103:	ʾá gd͒ь se srь´di na násь	but Lord is angry with us
104:	ta ni xúџe ne dava berekétь na zemljá ta	and thus He does not give abundance to our land
105:	i kogi se ródi ïʾwanь ʾi mt̃i negóva ʾwpovivaše u péleni ʾotróče to	and when John was born, his mother packed the child in diapers
106:	ʾi pítaxu zaxaríju ʾoc͂a ʾiʾwanóva kakvò da mu narečútь ʾime st̃oe	and they asked Zechariah, his father, what will be his holy name
107:	ʾi ōtc͂ь negóvь réče	and his father said
108:	ʾi mt̃i negóva ʾelisávéta réče	and his mother Elisabeth also said:
109:	da mù narečete ʾime ïʾwanь	ʺmay you call him Johnʺ
110:	ʾi wtvrьzáxu se ʾusta ïʾwanu i jazíkь	and the mouth and tongue of John became unbound
111:	i dumaše	and he spoke
112:	ʾi bl̃godáreše bg̃a	and he praised God
113:	ʾi čudexu se svi ljudíe što béxu támo	and all the people, who were there, were amazed
114:	ʾi dumáxu	and they said:
115:	sláva tébe gd͒i	ʺglory to you, o Lord!ʺ
116:	kakvò xóče tovà detè da búde	ʺwhat shall become of this child?ʺ
117:	ʾi rukà: gd͒nja béše pri négo	and the hand of the Lord was by him
118:	ʾi zaxaría ʾoc̃ь negóvъ ʾisplь´ni se sasь rádosь	and Zechariah, his father, was filled with joy
119:	ʾi reče	and he said:
120:	bl̃goslovenь gd͒ь bg̃ь móĭ	ʺmay Lord, my God, be praised!ʺ
121:	ʾi ti moe ʾotróče štéšь da se naréčešь pr͒rókь víšnomu ʾocu	ʺand you, my child, will be called as a prophet of the highest Fatherʺ
122:	ʾi rastéše	and he grew
123:	ʾi krépeše se dx͂omь st̃imь .:.	and became stronger by the Holy Spirit
124:	Tógo. st̃ími: ml͂tvami xr͒tè bž͂e pomíluĭ	have mercy by his holy prayers, o Christ the God
125:	ʾi sp͒i dš̃i náši	and save our souls
	vaségda nýně ʾi pr͒no	always, now and ever
	ʾi vo vek vekov	and forever
126:	amin	amen