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1:	=== Vь ʾedno vréme ʾimaše ʾedínь stárь dx͂ovníkь	Once there was an old cleric
2:	ʾi béše na ʾedínь mn͒trь ʾiguʾmenь	And he was an abbot of a monastery
3:	ʾi nʾá mnógo dx͂ovníci béše načélnikь	And he was the head of many other clerics
4:	ʾá gd͒ь bg̃ь nášь ʾiïs̃ь xr͒tósь sákaše da gò ʾispita	But our Lord God Jesus Christ wanted to test him
5:	Zaštò ʾisь pr͛ьvnw vréme milúvaše síromási ʾi síroti	because in the beginning he loved poor ones and orphans
6:	ʾi za níxь bg̃a móleše	And he prayed God for them
7:	ʾá bolʾjare nenávideše	But he despised the haughty (boyars)
8:	posle se wtfrьlì wt siromási
9:	ʾi poče dá drugúva sasь bg̃ati boljáre	And he began to make friendship with rich boyars
10:	ʾi mnógo počè da sè velíči	And he began to think of himself a lot
11:	ʾi sasь boljare se podnósi	And he became alike to boyars
12:	ʾá ml͒tívi gd͒ь prïide	And the merciful Lord came
13:	ʾi valeze u mn͒trь kato ʾedínь síromax stárecь	And he entered the monastery (dressed) as a poor old man
14:	ʾi réče vrataru mn͒tír͛skomu	And he said to the gatekeeper of the monastery:
15:	čédo ʾidì rečì ʾigúmenu	ʺO child, go and tell the abbotʺ
16:	ʾwnь tebè brátь	ʺ(As) he is a brother to youʺ
17:	danò dóĭde pri méne	ʺMay he come to me!ʺ
18:	zaštó se mnógo trudíxь dogdè pri vásь dóĭdoxь	ʺFor I worked hard to come to youʺ
19:	ʾi ʾwtide vratárь	And the gatekeeper went
20:	ʾi naide ʾigumena	And he found the abbot
21:	sasь boljáre sedéše ʾi xorotúvaše	He sat and discussed with boyars
22:	ʾi postoja málw	And he stood a little
23:	i kazá mu za ʾwnoga siromáxa star͛ca	And he told (the abbot) about the poor old man
24:	ʾá ne vide če e sámь xr͒tósь došelь	But he did not see that (it was) Christ Himself had come
25:	ʾá ʾigumen͛ se rasrьdì na nego	But the abbot became angry about him
26:	ʾi reče mu	And he said to him:
27:	ne vídiš li méne če xorotúvamь sásь lúge	ʺDon't you see I am discussing with people?ʺ
28:	ta zaštó si go puštílь	ʺSo why did you let him in?ʺ
29:	ʾidì ne puštáĭ go	ʺGo and do not let him in!ʺ
30:	ʾi wtidé si vratárь	And the gatekeeper went away
31:	ʾá dlь´gw trьpelívь gd͒ь počekà dogdè doʾide†	And the very patient Lord waited until he came
32:	ʾi dóĭde	And he came
33:	ʾi ne póglednu u siromáxa stár͛ca	And he did not look towards the poor old man
34:	ʾi po nekólьko čási dóĭde ʾedínь wt boljáre te	And after couple of hours one of the boyars came
35:	ʾi négw` skóro ʾigumenь sámь u vráta sréšnu	And the abbot himself met him quickly at the door
36:	ʾi prífaná go	And he accepted him in
37:	ʾi pókloní mu se	And he bowed to him
38:	ʾi privéde go na postéli mnógo céni	And he brought him to precious seats
39:	ʾi prinese ʾjástija ʾi pítijà	And he brought food and drinks
40:	ʾi sámь xr͒tosь vidè ʾigumena če mnógo ljúbi boljáre	And Christ Himself saw, that the abbot loves boyars much
41:	ʾi xr͒tósь réče ʾigumenu	And the Christ said to the abbot:
42:	molim ti sè č̃e ʾimamь neštò da tì prodúmamь	ʺI pray you, o child, (to listen,) for I have something to tell youʺ
43:	ʾá ʾwnь gw` ʾi ne pogléda	And he did not even look at him
44:	no sásь bg͂ati ʾide na ʾwbédь	But he went to lunch with the rich ones
45:	ʾi páki po ʾóbéde próvodi do vráta boljárina	And he again followed the boyar to the gate after the lunch
46:	ʾi ʾwtidé si boljárinь	And the boyar went away
47:	ʾá ígumen͛ se vrьnu nazátь	But the abbot returned back
48:	ʾi sednu na stólь xubávь	And he sat down on a beautiful throne
49:	ʾi stanuxa pri négo slugì	And servants stood up next to him
50:	ta mu stojátь na divánь	And thus they stay ready to serve
51:	ʾi ne gléda siromáxa ʾi glúpavago star͛ca	And he did not look at that poor and foolish old man
52:	ʾi stánu véčerь	And the evening came
53:	ʾi ne prífana go u domь svóĭ	And he did not accept him to his own house,
	da prenoštéva toʾjá čuždʾinecь starec	to have a place of sleep, that old stranger
54:	ʾi poĭde da sì ʾide	And he went to go
55:	ʾi reče vratáru	And he said to the gatekeeper:
56:	skoró ʾidì rečì īguménu	ʺGo and tell (this) soon to the abbotʺ
57:	ʾwnь saka slávu čl͂večes-ku da búde slávenь	ʺHe wants glory among humansʺ
58:	ʾjá béxь došélь da ví, dadémь bl̃góslovénïe	ʺI have come to give your a blessingʺ
59:	ʾá vie ne šteʾjáxte nʾi ʿou dómь vášь da mè púštite ní dumu, méne produmáxte	ʺBut you did not even want to let me in nor tell a word to meʺ
60:	gledaĭte ʾi víe da wtvrьnemь ʾi ja licè moe wt vásь	ʺSo watch me now turn my face from you away tooʺ
61:	ʾi wt svì stranì búĭníci da puštímь na vasь	ʺAnd may I let crazy men from all lands to come upon youʺ
62:	ʾi ljuti, razboĭnici da púštimь da vì sakrušatь;	ʺAnd may I let fierce robbers upon you to destroy youʺ
63:	ʾi bolésti téški da puštímь na vásь da vi ʾisušatь žíli ʾi kósti	ʺAnd may I let grave illnesses to dry your veins and bonesʺ
64:	zaštó e vam takovo trebuválo	ʺBecause thus you had neededʺ
65:	ʾá cr͒tvo moè nb͒nòe ne e vámь trebuválo	ʺBut you had not needed my Kingdom of Heavenʺ
66:	ʾi katò produmà tia strášni réči	And as he said those terrible words,
	togíva go poznáxa če e bil xr͒to͒va ʾwbrazь	then they realized that he was an image of Christ,
	se pretvórilь katò nekóĭ siromaxь čl̃vékь	changed into some poor man
67:	Tóva čúdo slúšaite ʾi vérvaĭte bráte	Hear and believe this miracle, o brothers,
	da ne wtvrь´nete ʾóči wt síromasi prósjaci	so that you will not turn your eyes away from poor beggars,
	da gì ne pomilúvate	giving them no mercy
68:	no pomilúvaĭte gi	But give them mercy
69:	ʾi daruváĭte gi da ne rečéte	And give them gifts, so that you will not say:
	prosjákь xódi	ʺA beggar comes!ʺ
	da zatvórite vráta váši wt négo	to close the door for him
70:	da znáete wt sámago xr͒tá vráta zatvárate	Know, that you are closing the door for Christ Himself
71:	ʾi da ne rečete	And do not say:
72:	prósjakь xódi po prosiju	ʺA beggar comes to beg!ʺ
73:	no da znáete če sámь xr͒tósь xodi na ʾispitïju	Know, that Christ Himself goes to test you
74:	kóĭ dáva síromaxu za bg̃a samómu xr͒tù u ruke dáva	He, who gives to a beggar for God, gives to Christ Himself to His hands
75:	ʾi xr͒tosь, tomúva čl̃veku mnógo bl̃go dobrò u ruke, dáva	And the Christ gives a lot of good to that man in his hands
76:	ʾi ne vidi wt kade mu ʾide	And he does not see, from where (this good) comes
77:	ʾá to sam͛ sì xr͒tosь mu pomága	And it is Christ Himself who helps him
78:	ʾá kóĭ ʾede ʾi pie sasь bogáti, boljáre	And he, who eats and drinks with rich boyars,
	ʾá siromási ne gléda	and does not look at the poor,
	ʾá to skóro zagubuva boljár͛stvo	he soon loses his boyar status (wealth? pride?)
79:	ʾi prezь ʾigléni uši móže prolázi	And he can (sooner) go through an eye (lit. ʺearʺ) of a needle
80:	ʾá u cr͒tvo nbn͒oe nikákь; ne móže uléznu	But he cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven by any way
81:	čuete li bl̃véni xr͒tijăni kakvò réče gd͒ь	Do you hear, o blessed Christians, what does God say?
82:	ʾjá za svì vásь žálimь; ʾi za bg͂ati ʾi za sʾiromási	ʺI do mourn for all of you - both the rich and the poorʺ
83:	kóĭ za bg̃a ne dáva	He, who does not give (alms) for (the sake of) God,
	ʾonь zagubuva cr͒tvo nebésnoe	he loses the Kingdom of Heaven,
	ʾi na volju diʾavolsku se predáva	and he puts himself to the will of the Devil
84:	ʾi diavolь šte da go zavedè u muku večnuju	And the Devil will bring him to the eternal torment
85:	réče xr͒tósь,	(Thus) spoke the Christ:
86:	molím͛ vi se čéda móĭ	ʺI pray you, my children!ʺ
87:	ʾi slušáĭte me	ʺAnd listen to me!ʺ
88:	budete ml͒tívi	ʺBe merciful!ʺ
89:	ʾi čuždin͛ci prïimáĭte u domь vašь	ʺAnd accept foreigners in your houseʺ
90:	pútnici naxránete	ʺFeed the travellersʺ
91:	ʾi žédni napoete	ʺAnd give drink to the thirstyʺ
92:	góli ʾwbléčete	ʺClothe the nakedʺ
93:	bósi ʾwbúĭte	ʺGive shoes to the barefeetʺ
94:	siromási prigledáĭte	ʺTake heed of the poorʺ
95:	ʾi ʾjá vámь da dadémь večnoe bl̃go da dobíete do sítosь
96:	ʾi da búdete blágoslovéni ʾóc͂a moʾegò	ʺAnd may you be blessed by my Fatherʺ
97:	ʾi da polúčite cr͒stvo móè nbn͒oe	ʺAnd may you receive my Kingdom of Heavenʺ
98:	bg̃u že nášemu slava ʾi čt͒ь ʾi poklonenïe	Glory (be) to our God, and honor and respect,
	ʾóc͂u i sínu ʾi st̃omu dx̃u	to the Father and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
	ʾi níně ʾi pr͒no ʾi vo véki vekóvь	and now and ever and forever
99:	ʾámínь	amen