031 mučenica ѳeodota 265f
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1:	=== bl͂góslovéni xr͒tiáni poslušaĭte	[Prologue] Blessed Christians, hear me!
2:	da vi skažeme štò píše u st̃i bž̃estvéni knígi	[Prologue] may we tell you about what is written in holy books
3:	kakvo proteglíxu st̃i mč̃nici ráni ʾi dosádi wt prokléti ʾidole ʾi wt ʾidolski knezove	[Prologue] what wounds and annoyances saint martyrs had to suffer because of accursed idols and idolatrous princes
4:	kakvo mč̃exu xr͒iáne da se prédadutь xr͒tiane po ne kr͒tenu prokletu véru ʾelín͛sku	[Prologue] how they tormented Christians to make them convert to unbaptized, accursed pagan faith
5:	ta gì tólko strašno bíexu	[Prologue] and they beat them so terribly
6:	i tolko gi strášno mučexu ʾi pedépšexu	[Prologue] and they tormented and scolded them so terribly
	da sè wtfrь´latь xr͒tijáne wt xr͒ta, bg̃a, nášego	[Prologue] so that the Christians cast themselves away from the Christ, our God
	da povérvaju, ʾidolski bg̃ove	[Prologue] to believe in gods of idolaters
7:	ʾá idole te si sámi právexa níxni tè bg̃ove	[Prologue] but they made the idols, their gods, by themselves
	wt bakь´rь ʾili wt žlьtà métь ʾi wt srebrò ʾili wt źláto	[Prologue] from bronze or yellow copper, or silver or gold
8:	w͒č̃e, bl͂goslovì, pročásti, knigu	[Prologue] o Father, bless the reading of the book
9:	Imaše ʾednò vréme ʾedna devíca mláda wt rímь gradь	There was a young maiden from the city of Rome
10:	ʾime ĭ béše ѳeʾwdóta	her name was Theodota
11:	ʾjáko béše mlógo bg̃ata	she was very rich
12:	ʾi na veru xr͒tiʾán͛ka béše	and she was a Christian by faith
13:	pa ĭmaše, ʾedínь, ♣ golémь knézь u w´naĭ gradь	and there was a great prince in that city
14:	ʾi nému beše ʾime sivlikía	his name was Symblicius
15:	ta réče na slugí te si da mù privedútь ѳewdótu devícu	and he said to his servants to bring him the maiden Theodota
	da jù ʾispíta šté li da sè wtfrь´li wt xr͒tóvu véru	so that he can ask her, whether she would cast herself away from the Christian faith
16:	ʾi mlógo vréme jù drьžà	and he held her for a long time
17:	ta jù sveki dénь dúmaše	and he said to her every day:
18:	teʾwdoto devíce wtfrьlí se wt xr͒tóvu véru	ʺo maiden Theodota, cast yourself away from the faith of Christʺ
19:	ta príidì na nášu véru xúbavu	ʺand come to our nice faithʺ
20:	i náši bg̃ove povér͛vaĭ	ʺand believe in our godsʺ
21:	ʾá ʾwna káže	but she said:
22:	ʾw knézu bezumni nitì veru vášu sakamь nitì bg̃a vášego vérvamь	ʺo mindless prince, I neither wish your faith, nor I believe in your godʺ
23:	togíva se zle rasrь´di siglikitь knézь	then Symblicius got very angry
24:	ta povelè na slugí te si	so he gave a command to his servants
25:	ta ʾwbesíxu ѳeʾwdotu: sásь glávu na dóle	and they hanged Theodota with her head upside down
26:	ʾi svúju snágu sásь želéznì nókti sadráxu	and they ripped all of her body with iron claws
27:	ʾi ʾwna trьpéše	and she suffered
28:	ʾi bg͂u se, vérno móleše	and she prayed to God faithfully
29:	ʾi pa dúmaše	and then she spoke:
30:	ʾjá se níkakь ne boim što mì stružete télo sásь žilézni nókti	ʺI have no fear from your ripping of my body with iron clawsʺ
31:	ʾá knezь siglikía ʾwšte po zlé se srьdì	and prince Symblicius got even more angry
32:	ta réče	and he said (a command)
33:	ta jù ʾwkováxu	and they fettered her
34:	ʾi u tevnícu ju frьlíxu	and they threw her into a dungeon
35:	ta sedè zatvórena *z* dnì	and she said incarcerated for 7 days
36:	kogi bì ʾósmi dénь sásь: bž̃íemь povelenïemь sáma se ʾw´tvorì tevnica ʾóčevídno	on the eighth day she opened the dungeon by herself with the God's allowance
37:	ʾá stražáre te kató vidóxa če se sáma wttvorì tevníca ʾá wnī se ʾjáko uplašíxa	but the guards, as they saw the dungeon open, they got very scared
38:	ʾi skóro utidóxa	and they went quickly
39:	ʾi kazáxu siglikïju knézu	and they told to prince Symblicius
40:	ʾá wnь gì né veruvà	and he did not believe them
41:	nélo réče	but he said:
42:	prívedete ѳeʾwdōtu da jù pítamь kakvà magía znáe	ʺbring me Theodota, so that I can ask her, what kind of magic she knowsʺ
43:	ta sè sáma ʾōtvára temníca	ʺso that she opens the dungeon by herselfʺ
44:	ʾi kakvó e: ʾwzdravéla snagá ta ju zá *z* dnì	ʺand how could she make her body heal in 7 daysʺ
45:	ʾi pitá ju knézь	and the prince asked her
46:	tì kakvá si ta sè wt mč̃nïe ne bóĭšь.	ʺwhat the hell are you, that you fear no torment?ʺ
47:	togíva st̃aʾjá ѳeʾwdóta reče	then St. Theodota said:
48:	da se, pomráči umь tvóĭ da bì ʾimálь pámetь:	ʺmay your mind darkens, so that you remember:ʺ
49:	tí bi vidélь če smь ʾjá ѳewdóta devíca	ʺyou would see, that this is me, maiden Theodotaʺ
50:	ʾi tovà ču siglíkïja knézь	and Symblicius heard it
51:	ta sà ʾwšte po zlè rasrьdì	so he became even more angry
52:	ta povele péštь da napálatь razьžažéna	and he commanded to ignite a furnace powerfully
53:	ʾi frьlíxa u péštь st̃uju mč̃nicu ѳewdótu	and they threw the holy martyr Theodota inside
54:	ʾi kato ju frьlixu ʾizidè plámenь ʾizь usta ta péštni	and as they threw her in, a flame came out of the mouth of the furnace
55:	ta ʾisgori *o* múžie	and 70 men were burnt
56:	ʾá što ʾwstanuxu zdrávi ʾwni zatvórixu na peš tà ustá ta	and the remaining healthy ones closed the mouth of the furnace
57:	ʾi ʾōtidóxa si	and they went away
58:	kogí bi tréti dénь ʾá knézo záprati dvà popà ʾidol͛skì ʾi ʾwšte nekóliko čl̃véci	on the third day, the prince sent two idolatrous priests and some other people
	da ʿidutь na peš tà, da zberut pépelь ʾwt telo to st̃eĭ ѳéwdóti	so that they go to the furnace to collect the ashes of the St. Theodota's body
59:	če ʾóni rékoxa če se è zgoréla ѳoʾwdota ʾu peš ta	for they said, that Theodota was (already) burnt
60:	ta da jù zbératь wt kostí te pépelo	so that they could now collect the ashes from the bones
	da gw` razvéjutь na vétrь	to cast it into the wind
	da gò né ma nígde	so that there is no (trace of it) anywhere
61:	i ʾōtvoríxu ustá ta na peš tà	and they opened the mouth of the furnace
62:	pa ʾizide plámenь	and then a flame came out
63:	ta ʾizgori ʾi dvá ta popà	And it burned both priests
64:	ʾá wnia čl͂veci, što béxa sásь popóve te	And those people, who were with the priests
	ʾá ʾwni vidóxu ѳeʾwdótu če sedì u srédь péš ta	they saw Theodota sitting in the middle of the furnace
	míždu dva mom͛ka na ʾóbrazь, belì kato snégь	between (what looked) like two boys, who were white like snow
65:	ʾi kato vídoxa takóvo preslávnoe čúdo ʾóni se uplášíxu	and as they saw such a most famous miracle, they got scared
66:	ta stanúxu katò mrь´tvi	and they became like dead
67:	ʾá ѳewdòta páki zdráva ʾizleze ʾis peštù ʾwgnénu	and Theodota again came out healthy from the fiery furnace
68:	níšto na njù ne povrédeno	there was no harm on her
69:	nelò peéše	but she sang
70:	ʾi bg̃a moléše da jù dadè bg̃ь trьpénïe	and she prayed to God for torment
71:	ʾi tovà víde síglikítь knézь	and Symblicius saw it
	če né možè ʾi sásь ʾwgnь da ʾizgorì ѳewdótu	that he cannot burn Theodota with fire either
72:	ʾá ʾwnь sè čúdi večè kakvò da napravì	and he wondered, what he could do
73:	no povelè da svrь´žutь st̃uju ѳeʾwdotu	so he commanded to have her bound
	páki da ju privedútь prì négo	to bring her again to him
74:	ʾi privédoxa ju	and they brought her
75:	ʾá ʾwnь sásь rúku sóčeše	and he pointed with the hand
76:	ʾi sasь ustá ju dumáše	and with mouth he said to her:
77:	ʾáko se ne predadéšь méne	ʺif you will not give yourself to meʺ
	ʾi ne preklonišь tvojù glávu na bg̃a móego	ʺand you will not bow your head down to my godʺ
	ʾá ja štem ʾwšte po zlé da tè múčimь	ʺthen I will torment you even more badlyʺ
78:	ʾi réče knézь nʾa edínь vérenь slugà	and the prince said to one loyal servant:
79:	ʾidi vrьžì ѳewdótu	ʺgo (to) bind Theodotaʺ
80:	ʾi zavedí ju u ʾidolsku cr͂kvu	ʺand bring her to the idolatrous churchʺ
	što sè zovè kápište	ʺwhich is called a templeʺ
81:	ʾi ako se ne pokloni na náši te bg͂ove	ʺand if she will not bow to our godsʺ
	ʾjá štem͛ ju togíva sásь mьčь posékti	ʺI will cut her down with sword thenʺ
82:	ʾa ʾóna kato ču taʾjá duma tà se ʾjáko zarádva	and as she heard it, she became very happy
83:	ʾi zavedoxa ju u kapište	and they brought her to the temple
84:	ʾi oná se pokloni samomu xr͒tu	and she bowed to Christ himself
85:	ʾá ʾidole te sví te padnúxu na zémlju	and the idols fell down to the ground
86:	ta se sakrušixu	and they fell apart
87:	ta stanuxu kato práxь ʾi pepel͛	and they became like dust and ash
88:	ʾá knézь togíva večè ne ma što dà storì	and the prince could do nothing then
89:	no povelè na četvórica voĭne da ju rastégnut da ju pretrijut sásь trívónь	so he commanded four soldiers to stretch her and smear her with oil (?)
90:	ʾi pretríxu ju preko srédь	and they smeared her in the middle
91:	ʾi metnuxu ju u edínь trápь	and they threw her into a pit
92:	ʾi mïnu nekol͛ko vréme	and some time passed
93:	ʾá knézь sámь ʾōtidè da vídi dali nékojà gádь ʾizéde st̃uju ѳeʾwdotu	then the prince himself came to see, whether some vermin ate St. Theodota
94:	ʾōtíde	he went
95:	ʾi paki ju zdrávu naide u trápo	and he found her healthy again in the pit
96:	ʾá wnь se veče udivi	and he was already amazed
97:	ʾi zagubì svóĭ zloumni pametь	and he lost his evil mind
98:	i reče na voine svoĭ skóro ѳewdóti glávu sásь mьčь wtsečéte	and he said to his soldiers: ʺQuickly cut off the head of Theodota with a sword!ʺ
99:	ʾi wtsekoša éĭ čt͒nuju: glavu	and they cut off her honorable head
100:	wttíde kь bg̃u	she went to God
101:	ʾi venécь uze mč̃ničeski,	and she received the laurels of martyrdom
102:	témi že sláva ʾi čt͒ь	and to those may be glory and honor and respect
	ʾi poklonenïe ʾoc͂u ʾi sñu ʾi st̃omu dx̃u	(and) to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit
	nínja prísno ʾi vo véki vekov	now and ever and forever