076 istoria bolgarskaja I - sьbranie istoričeskoe 703f
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1:	[===] sъbranie istoričeskoe o narode i o cre bolъgarъstem	[Title] Collection of Histories About the Nation and Emperors of Bulgaria
2:	isprъva ot kudu proizišli	First (let us tell), where they came from.
3:	poneže priluči se namъ mnogo kratъ pročitati različnii istorii rukopisni i pečatni	Because it happened to us to read many times various histories, (both) handwritten and printed,
	čto izzvadili rusja i moskovъci osobno radi slavenъskago jazika i naroda	which the Russians and Muscovites selected particularly concerning the Slavic language and nation.
4:	ot kudu poveli svoe pleme	From where they led their tribe from?
5:	i na posledokъ kako se otdelili ot nixъ blъgare	And finally, how the Bulgars separated from them,
	i prišli	and (how they) came,
	i vaselili se va zemlju siju bolъgarъskoju	and (how they) settled in this land of Bulgaria.
6:	čti či̇tatelju	Read, o reader!
7:	i razumei	And understand!
8:	poimi sie o noe	[sidenote] Take this about Noah!
9:	kogi potopi bgъ pri noju vesъ rod člvečeski	When God drowned all the human kind during the time of Noah,
	tъkmo bexu ostali ot potopa osmъ dši noja i tri sinove negovi simъ i xamъ i afetъ	only eight souls remained: Noah, and his three sons - Shem, Ham and Japheth,
	i četiri ženi nixъni	and their four wives.
10:	vide noja zašto pogibe na zemli svъ rodъ člvečeski	Noah saw, that the whole human kind on the Earth perished.
11:	i prorazume zašto ot negovo seme i roda xoštetъ bgъ naplъniti zemlju	And he understood, that God will fill the Earth from his seed and kin.
12:	i zaradval se beše jako zašto xošetъ ostati slavna pametъ ego na zemli do veka	And he rejoiced much, for his glorious memory will remain on Earth forever.
13:	prizvalъ tri sinove svoi sima xama i afeta	He called his three sons - Shem, Ham and Japheth.
14:	i razdelilъ imъ na tri delove svu zemlju	And he divided all the Earth in three parts,
	da znajutъ koi kade šte da drъži	so that they know, who will hold where (which land),
	kogi se umnožutъ nixъni sinove i unuci na zemli	when their sons and grandsons multiply on Earth,
	i oni da znajutъ koi na koja strana da se naseli	and so that they know, who where will settle.
15:	simu prъvomu sinu svoemu zapoveda da se naseli s negovo pleme na prъvija delъ va zemlju aziju	He commanded his first son, Shem, to settle with his tribe to the first part, to the land of Asia.
16:	to beše vostočna zemъlja	That was the eastern land.
17:	na neja stoitъ rai i edemъ i erusalim	On it are located the Paradise, and Eden, and Jerusalem.
18:	i drъži do sproti crigradъ .:.	And it stretches (?) up to Tsarigrad.
19:	xamu vtoromu sinu zapoveda da se naseli na avrika	To Ham, the second son, he commanded to settle in Africa.
20:	to e južna strana zemli	That is the southern part of Earth.
21:	na neja stoitъ egipetъ i frenъski narodъ	On it are located Egypt and the French (?) nation.
22:	i afetu tretomu sinu svoemu zapoveda da se naseli na evrona	And to Japheth, the third son, he commanded to settle in Europe.
23:	to e zapadna i polunoštna zemъlja	That is the western and the northern land.
24:	na neja stoitъ bečъ rimъ branъdibur i vesъ slavenъski narodъ	There is located Vienna, Brandenburg, and all the Slavic nation.
25:	tako zapoveda noja na sinove svoi	Thus Noah commanded to his sons.
26:	i razdeli imъ na tri delove zemlju	And (thus) he divided the Earth to three parts.
27:	i ostavi imъ zapovedъ krepъku da ne bi prestupili zapovedъ sinove ego	And he left them a strong command, so that his sons would not transgress the command.
28:	kogi preidoša ot potopa *fkѳ* leta togiva se umnožixu sinove i unuci simovi i xamovi i afetovi	When 529 years from the Flood passed, then the sons and grandsons of Shem, Ham and Japheth became many.
29:	i dumali su svi te edinъ jazikъ	And they all spoke one language.
30:	i stanulъ edinъ člvekъ ime mu bilo nevrotъ ot plemene xamovo	And a man, his name was Nimrod, emerged in (lit. from) the tribe of Ham.
31:	i onъ bilъ mudrъ zvezdočetecъ	And he was a wise astrologer.
32:	i nai silenъ bilъ va onova vreme ot svi člveci na zemli	And he was the strongest man among all the people on Earth at the time.
33:	onъ bilъ prъvi mčitelъ na zemli	He was the first tyrant on the Earth.
34:	onъ zagradil vavilonъ gradъ	He built the city of Babylon.
35:	i crъstvuvalъ va nego	And he ruled there as a king.
36:	onъ počelъ da pravi srebro i zlato na pari i na groševe	He began to process silver and gold into (golden and silver) coins.
37:	onъ počelъ voisku da diga	He began to raise armies.
38:	onъ počel zlo na zemli tvoriti	He began to do evil on the Earth.
39:	toi bgoprotivenъ nevrotъ prizovalъ člveci što bili na zemli	That God-resisting Nimrod invited men, who were on the Earth.
40:	i reklъ imъ	And he said to them:
41:	da zagradime sebe stlъpъ na zemli	ʺLet us build a pillar (tower) on the Earth!ʺ
42:	da e visokъ do nbsa	ʺMay it be high up to the heavens!ʺ
43:	ako bude paki potopъ ili ognъ na zemli	ʺIf there will be flood or fire again on Earth,ʺ
	da ne možetъ bgъ da ni pogubitъ	ʺso that God will not be able to destroy us,ʺ
	kato kakvo pogubi prъvi člveci na zemli	ʺas He destroyed the first men on the Earth.ʺ
44:	takoi mislilъ bgoprotivni nevrotъ	Thus thought the God-resisting Nimrod.
45:	i poslušali go svi člveci	And all the people obeyed him.
46:	i zagradili stlъpъ	And they built the tower.
47:	i trudili se za *m* leta	And they worked hard for 40 years.
48:	i zazidali go visoko do oblaci	And they built it high, up to the heavens.
49:	edni padali ot silenъ vetrъ	Some were falling because of the strong wind.
50:	i pribivali se	And they were (thus) getting killed.
51:	a drugi ot slъnce i ot zima umirali	And others were dying from the sun and the cold.
52:	i padalъ onai gradežъ ot vetrъ	And that construction was falling apart because of the wind.
53:	i bezъ čisla člveci poginali na onova mesto	And countless people perished on that place.
54:	a nevrotъ ne prestanulъ ot svoe źlo naviknovenie	But Nimrod did not stop, because of his bad habits.
55:	i sakalъ da zida oni stlъpъ do nbsa	And he wanted to build the tower up to the heavens.
56:	no bgъ mlrъdi videlъ bezъumie i prelъstъ člvečeska kakvo se trudi zaludu	But the merciful God saw the mindlessness and deceit of man, how he works in vain.
57:	i zabranilъ imъ bgъ	And God prevented them (from continuing),
	da se ne protivatъ	so that they would not work against (Him),
	i da se ne prelъštajutъ	and so that they would not deceive themselves.
58:	i sve tamo imъ razdeli bgъ jazici	And God divided the tongues of all there.
59:	i onai prъvi jazikъ svi zabuvariša edinъ drugomu što govoritъ	And all forgot that first language, (by) which one was speaking to another.
60:	zbrъkaxu se	They got confused.
61:	i ostavixu onja stlъpъ da ne pravatъ	And they stopped working on the tower.
62:	i razdelili se ezici	And the nations (languages) separated (from each other).
63:	na simovo pleme *ke*	(They separated into) 25 (nations) of the tribe of Shem.
64:	na xamovo pleme *lv* ezici	(And they separated into) 32 (nations) of the tribe of Ham.
65:	tova xamovo pleme proklelъ noja ocъ xamovъ	Noah, Ham's father, cursed that tribe of Ham.
66:	ono se nai mlogo bilo umložilo	It had multiplied the most.
67:	ot nego nai mrъsni rodove i ezici proizišli	From him, the most dirty nations originated.
68:	i afetovo pleme razdelilo se na *ei* ezici	And the tribe of Japheth separated into 15 nations.
69:	i tako sasъ bžiemъ poveleniemъ pošlo simovo pleme	And thus, by the will of God, went the Shem's tribe on.
70:	i ostalo na oziju	And it remained in Asia.
71:	xamovo pleme ostalo na afrikiju	Tribe of Ham remained in Africa.
72:	no mnogo bili ostali na oziju	But many had remained in Asia.
73:	i umnožili se na *lz* crtva	And they multiplied into 37 kingdoms.
74:	posle potrebili i evrei i iisa naviina ot onaja zemlja	Afterwards, the Hebrews removed (them), and Jesus of Naue, from that land.
75:	i nasledili evrei zemlju xanaanju	And the Hebrews inherited the land of Canaan.
76:	i ubili siona cra amoreiska i oga cra vasanъska i vsa crtvija xanaanъska	And they killed Sihon, King of Amorrea, and Og, King of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.
77:	xanaanъ e bilъ sinъ xamovъ	Canaan was the son of Ham.
78:	negovo se pleme bilo zovalo pleme xanaanъsko	His tribe was called tribe of Canaan.
79:	nai prokleto na zemli ot svi plemena	(It is) the most accursed one on the Earth of all the tribes.
80:	na sedmъ ezici bilo	It was (including) seven nations.
81:	ot nego sa i cigane te	From him are the Gypsies too.
82:	tija sedmъ ezici na *lz* crtva bili pobili gi	(The Hebrews) had destroyed those seven nations of 37 kingdoms.
83:	i iskarali gi evrei	And the Hebrews removed them.
84:	i uzeli ot nixъ palestinju i erlmъ	And they took Palestine and Jerusalem from them.
85:	taja zemlja isprъvo beše ju bgъ obreklъ avraamu	God first had promised that land to Abraham.
86:	i dalъ ju posle na evrei	And He gave it later to the Hebrews.
87:	a drugi nekoi mužъ bilo mu ime everъ ot simovъ rodъ bilъ	And there was another man in the tribe of Shem, whose name was Eber.
88:	i ne poslušalъ nevrota	He did not listen to Nimrod.
89:	i ne išelъ na negovъ domъ	And he did not go to his house.
90:	ni e pomagalъ nevrotu da gradi oni stlъpъ	Neither did he help Nimrod to build that tower.
91:	zašto se boeše ot bga everъ	Because Eber feared God.
92:	i avramъ ot negovъ rodъ beše	And Abraham was from his kin.
93:	i po negovo ime everъ narekli se evrei i do dneska	And by his name, Eber, are the Hebrews called up to this day.
94:	i evreiski rodъ ot afetovo pleme beše	And the Hebrew nation was from the tribe of Japheth (?)
95:	i preišli svi črъnoe more i beloe	And they all crossed the Black and White Seas.
96:	i naselili se na zemlju evrotu	And they settled in the land of Europe.
97:	imalъ afetъ ednogo sina	Japheth had a son.
98:	zovali go mosxosъ	They called him Meshech.
99:	i pošli na polunoštna strana gdeto e sъga moskovъska zemlja	And (the tribe of Meshech?)
100:	i tamo što imaše voda i voda ta narekli moskva reka	And the water, which was there, they called (by Meshech) River Moscow.
101:	i naselili se tamo	And they settled there.
102:	i posle načinili go gradъ	And then they made a city out of it (?)
103:	i postavili tamo prtolъ crki	And they placed a royal seat there.
104:	i poradi to narekli se moskale i do dnesъ	And because of that they called themselves Muscovites until today.
105:	i krti gi sti kirilъ i meѳodia	And Sts. Cyril and Methodius baptized them.
106:	i poradi to narekli naši knigi i rod i ezikъ slavenъski rodъ	And for that (reason) they called our literature, and nation, and language a Slavic nation.
107:	oni nai pravo i na čisto govoratъ	They speak most correctly and most purely.
108:	i mnogo reči podobni na blъgarъski ezikъ besedat †	And they speak many words similar to (those of) Bulgarian language.
109:	piše kniga za blъgare	The book writes about Bulgarians:
110:	strašni i silъni bili na toja stъ	They were terrible and powerful in this world.
111:	malъ narodъ se zove	It is called a small nation.
112:	ali ne možel ni edinъ crъ grъčeski da imъ nadvie	But not a single Greek king could defeat them.
113:	takoi pišutъ i grъci u nixni knigi	Thus the Greeks, too, write in their books:
114:	blъgare divi	ʺBulgars (are) wild.ʺ
115:	i ne strašlivi na boi	ʺAnd (they are) fearless in combat.ʺ
116:	no i teški narod blъgarъski ne pobedimix va branexъ	ʺBut also the Bulgarian nation (is) hard, (composed of men?) invincible in battle.ʺ
117:	mlogo pakosti činili grъkomъ i rimljanomъ	They did many raids (?) against Greeks and Romans.
118:	zašto tako rekoxu grъci če su blъgare divi i ne strašlivi na boi	That is why (?) the Greeks said, that Bulgars are wild and fearless in combat.
119:	i va malo vreme stanaxu blъgare na zemlju grъčeskuju	And Bulgars stepped in a short time on the land of the Greeks.
120:	i činixu pakostъ grъkomъ	And they raided the Greeks.
121:	i zato stanu crъ grъčki ualenъtъ sasъ voisku na nixъ	And for that (reason) the Greek Emperor Valens rose up with an army against them.
122:	no sasъ pomoštъ bžiju nadvili blъgari cru ualenъtu	But with the help of God, Bulgars defeated Emperor Valens.
123:	a onъ pobegalъ da bi utekalъ	But he ran away (lit. to flee).
124:	oni go gonili do edrene	They pursued him up to Adrianople.
125:	onъ se skril sasъ negovago vezira u ednu plevnicu	And he hid himself with his vizier in a barn.
126:	i oni zapalili onuju plevnicu	And they set that barn on fire.
127:	i izgorelъ crъ grъčki ualenъtъ sasъ negovago vezira	And Valens, the Greek Emperor, burned with his vizier.
128:	takoi piše va dejanie ego	Thus it is written in his biography.
129:	tako i bilo estъ ne lъžno	Thus it truly was (?)
130:	zri dejanie ixъ či̇tatelju	Behold their acts, o reader!
131:	i poznai istinu čto zde vъ kratъce napisaxomъ	And know the truth, which we have written in short here.
132:	batoja kralъ silъni i xrabri siirečъ junakъ na boi	King Batoi, powerful and brave, that is heroical, in combat,
	uzelъ zemlju ot niška drъžava i skopъska i oxritъska i patriarъšija	(he) took the land from the country of Naissos, and of Skopje, and of Ohrid, and (of?) the Patriarchate.
133:	i postavilъ stolъ va oxritъ gradъ	And he built a throne in the city of Ohrid.
134:	i trivelia sti kral bilъ	And (there was) Tervel (, who) was a holy king.
135:	uzelъ vъsa maџarska zemlja	He took all the Hungarian land.
136:	izdali ju blъgari	Bulgarians gave it over (?)
137:	za mnoga leta davali maџari danokъ	For many years, Magyars were paying the tribute.
138:	paki crъ krunъ i i mixailъ uzeli ot grъci drъžavu sofisku i filibelisku i samokovsku i štipъsku i strumicu i edrene	Again, Emperor Krum and Michael took from the Greeks the counties of Sofia, and Filibe, and Samokov, and Shtip, and Strumitsa, and Edirne.
139:	i naselili po tia strani blъgarъski narodъ	And they settled the Bulgarian people around those lands.
140:	i sedutъ blъgare tamo i do dne	And Bulgars live there until today.
141:	posle ioanъ kalimanъ sinъ crъ asenovъ uzelъ ot grъci drъžava dramъska i serъska i melnišъka i solunska	Afterwards, Ivan Kaliman, son of the King Asen, took from the Greeks the counties of Drama, Serres, Melnik and Salonica.
142:	i iskaralъ ot tamo grъci	And he expelled the Greeks from there.
143:	i naselili se blъgari	And Bulgars settled there.
144:	takoi i do dnesъ po onia zemli živejut blъgare	Thus, Bulgars live on those lands until today.
145:	posle beše drugi kralъ vukičъ
146:	vъ leto *ѵn* napadnaxu drugago varъda kralja što beše izbilъ devetъ xiljadi blъgare	In year 450 they attacked another king, Dagobert (?), who had killed nine thousand Bulgars.
147:	i nadvili mu sasъ boi	And they defeated him in combat.
148:	i oplenili vsu negovu zemlju	And they pillaged all of his land.
149:	i posle imali blъgare drugago kneza sebe dragiča	And afterwards Bulgars had another prince, Dragich.
150:	i padli na frangiju i na аlerika	And they attacked France and Illyria.
151:	i razzbili voisku grъčeskuju	And they crushed the Greek army.
152:	i pobili *ѵ* xiljadi grъci	And they killed 400 thousand Greeks.
153:	i oplenili mlogo zemlju i narodъ grъčeski	And they pillaged a lot of land and Greek people.
154:	i posle se ubojalъ crъ anastasia	And afterwards, Emperor Anastasius became afraid.
155:	i pratilъ mnogo srebro i zlato blъgaromъ i dari mnogoceni	And he sent a lot of silver and gold to Bulgars, as well as precious gifts.
156:	i isprosilъ sebe mirъ	And he begged out peace for himself.
157:	paki toi dragičъ uzimalъ danokъ ot grъčeskago cra anastasiju †	Again, that Dragich was taking tax from the Greek Emperor Anastasius.
158:	posle po anastasija cra nastanulъ sulъtanъ sulimanъ turъski	After Emperor Anastasius, Sulayman, Sultan of Turks rose up.
159:	i toi poide sasъ silъna voiska	And he went with a powerful army.
160:	i zasedli crigradъ za tri leta	And they besieged Tsarigrad for three years.
161:	i tako ot gladi izmreli	And thus they perished by hunger.
162:	i i po more izbegli	And they fled by the sea.
163:	i po more se izdavili	And they drowned in the sea.
164:	i tako tri xiljadi člveci poginuli	And thus three throusand people died.
165:	paki trivelia kralъ blъgarъski sъbral voiska silъna	Again, King Tervel of Bulgaria assembled a powerful army.
166:	i pošъlъ na pomoštъ xrtianomъ	And he went to help Christians.
167:	i napadnulъ na turъci krepko	And he staunchly attacked the Turks.
168:	i ubilъ ot nixъ *kv* xiljadi	And he killed 22 thousand of them.
169:	i otkaralъ vъsa sila turъska ot crigradъ	And he chased all the Turkish forces away from Tsarigrad.
170:	toja trivelia kral prъvo uzel veru xrtianъsku	That King Tervel (was the?) first (who?) accepted the faith of Christianity.
171:	i pokrtil se vъ leto gdne *ѱg*	And he got baptized in the year 703 AD.
172:	po nego nastalъ nekoi člvekъ ime mu bilo krunъ	After him a man, his name was Krum, rose up.
173:	izredenъ veledšenъ i blgopolučenъ vъ voinъstvo	(He was) disciplined, magnanimous, and had fortune in wars.
174:	toja bilъ ne verni	That one was an unbeliever.
175:	no jako smiril grъci	But he made Greeks very peaceful.
176:	i razširilъ drъžavu zemlju blъgarъskia	And he expanded the realm, the land of Bulgaria.
177:	što su bili, predъ kruna crie blъgarъski sve su bili blgopolučni i po junaci ot grъci
178:	i sabralъ krunъ slavjane siirečъ blъgare panonъski	And Krum collected the Slavs, that is, Bulgars of Pannonia.
179:	i napadnulъ na franъcuska strana	And he attacked the Frankish realm.
180:	i izbilъ *lv* xiljadi grъci	And he killed 32 thousand Greeks.
181:	i obrъnul se krunъ na cra grъčeskago	And Krun turned against the Greek Emperor.
182:	i porazil mu svu zemlju i drъžavu grъčeskuju i franъcuskuju	And he crushed all of his land and realm, Greek and Frankish.
183:	i po tova crъ nikiforъ grъčki pratilъ xazna crkaja	And afterwards, Emperor Nicephorus of Greece sent his royal treasury,
	da zbira voisku na blъgare	to collect an army against Bulgars.
184:	kogi doide genararъ pri reku strumicu tamo go preteče krunъ	When a general (of Nicephorus?) came to the river of Strumitsa, Krun overtook him there.
185:	i ubilъ genarara	And he killed the general.
186:	i sva ta mu voiska pogubilъ	And he destroyed all of his forces.
187:	i sva xazna mu ottъvnulъ	And he took all of his treasury.
188:	i uzelъ grъcki gradъ sofiju	And he took the Greek city of Sofia.
189:	ošte izbilъ še stotinъ xiljadi voine nikiforovi	He also killed six hundred thousand soldiers of Nicephorus,
	i bezz čisla prostago naroda	and an immense number (lit. without number) of simple people .
190:	nikiforъ sъbra voiska bez čisla	Nicephorus assembled an immense army.
191:	i nastupilъ na blъgariju	And he attacked Bulgaria.
192:	i imejalъ sasъ sebe sna svoego stavrakiju	And he had his son Stauracius with him.
193:	i tako bezbožno pogubil zemъlju kade e prominulъ	And thus, godlessly, he destroyed the land wherever he had passed.
194:	i mislilъ da porazi vъsu blъgariju	And he thought to destroy Bulgaria totally.
195:	i izgorilъ na ognъ domъ krunovъ	And he burnt (lit. with fire) the house of Krum.
196:	a krunъ se beše mnogo uplašilъ	And Krum had become very afraid.
197:	i prosilъ mirъ ot nikifora	And he begged Nicephorus for peace.
198:	a nikiforъ ne štejalъ da učini mirъ	But Nicephorus did not want to make peace.
199:	rasrъdilъ se kato beše po nadъvilъ	He became angry, because he was winning (lit. more victorious).
200:	togiva crъ krunъ reče	Then Emperor Krum said:
201:	skoro zagradete tesni mesta i klisuri	ʺQuickly fortify narrow places and gorges!ʺ
202:	i napadnulъ na nikifora cra blizu pri slavomirъ	And he attacked Emperor Nicephorus in the vicinity of Slavomir.
203:	ne e daleko ot nikopolja	It is not far from Nicopolis.
204:	i razbilъ paki krunъ nikifora cra	And Krum crushed Emperor Nicephorus again.
205:	i svu mu voisku pogubilъ konečno	And he finally destroyed his army.
206:	i uzel mu vase imenie	And he took from him all the property,
	što e bilъ oplenilъ nikiforъ ot crъ krunovъ dvorъ	which Nicephorus had looted from the Krum's palace.
207:	i tu ubili blъgari nikifora cra	And there Bulgars killed Emperor Nicephorus.
208:	i povelelъ crъ krunъ	And Emperor Krum gave command.
209:	i nataknuli ◄ glavu nikiforovu na vilu radi smexъ	And they stuck the head of Nicephorus on a pitchfork for mockery,
	i da vidi svъ narodъ i da e pomni	and so that all the people see and remember,
	i sveki da znae kakvo e imalъ crъ krunъ pobedu na grъci	and so that everyone knows, how Emperor Krum had a victory over Greeks.
210:	i povelel	And he commanded.
211:	i okovalъ onuju glavu sasъ zlato	And he wrapped that head in gold.
212:	i načinili čašu ot neja	And they made a cup from it.
213:	togiva imal krunъ velika radostъ i veselie	Krum had great joy and happiness then.
214:	i pil iz glava ta vino sasъ velmužii blъgarskia	And he drank from the head wine with Bulgar magnates.
215:	i dumalъ	And he was saying:
216:	va slavu bžiju i za našu pobedu	ʺFor the glory of God and our victory,ʺ
	da ispiemo tuju čašu vino	ʺlet us drink this cup of wine!ʺ
217:	tako obladalъ crъ krunъ mnogo gradove grъčeski .:. sa ognъ i sa topove	And thus, Emperor Krum conquered many Greek cities with fire and cannons.
218:	po kruna postavili blъgare na crtvo aleѯanъdriju	After Krum Bulgars made Alexandrius the emperor.
219:	stefanъ kralъ dečanъski i srъpski prišelъ vъ blъgariju sa voisku	King Stephen of Dečani and Serbia came to Bulgaria with an army.
220:	i pratilъ xabarъ bolъgaromъ	And he sent a message to Bulgars.
221:	i reklъ	And he said:
222:	ako xoštete imati mirъ sa nasъ	ʺIf you want to have peace with us,ʺ
	i zemlju vašu celu i ne vojuvanu	ʺand your land (to stay) whole and not conquered,ʺ
	izgonete aleѯanъdra ot crtvo	ʺexpel Alexander from your realm!ʺ
223:	i postavete stefana sina sestri moei	ʺAnd install Stephen, son of my sister!ʺ
224:	togo stefana rodilъ beše mixailъ sa nedu sestru kralja srъpъskago	Michael had begotten that Stephen with Neda, sister of the Serbian king.
225:	togo xotejali srъbie postaviti da imъ bude crъ	Serbs wanted to install him, so that he will be their emperor.
226:	no aleѯanъdrъ stanulъ sasъ nova voiska protivu stefana	But Alexander rose up with a new army against Stephen.
227:	i vozvratilъ go nazatъ vъ srъbiju	And he turned him back to Serbia.
228:	i posle se obrъnulъ na cra grъčeskago	And afterwards he turned against the Greek Emperor.
229:	i oplenilъ mlogo sela i gradove	And he plundered many villages and cities.
230:	i napolni se sa imenie	And he filled himself with property.
231:	i vrъnu se vo blъgariju	And he returned to Bulgaria.
232:	i reklъ aleѯanъdria da učini mirъ sasъ grъčeskago cra	And Alexander said (asked?), to make peace with the Greek Emperor.
233:	toi ne xotejalъ mirъ	(But) he did not want peace.
234:	aleѯanъdria imalъ pri sebe voisku *i* xiljadi blъgare i *v* xiljadi vlasi	Alexander had with him and army of 8 thousand Bulgars and 2 thousand Wallachians.
235:	i tako stanulъ sasъ desetъ xiljadi voisku protivu grъci što bili *o* xiljadi	And thus he stood with an army of ten thousand against Greeks, who were 70 thousand.
236:	i udarilъ voisku po meždu grъci	And he struck (with?) army in between the Greeks.
237:	no blъgare ne otstupili nikako	But Bulgars did not retreat in any way.
238:	no bili krepъko voisku grъčeskuju	But they were beating the Greek army staunchly.
239:	i tako pobegli grъci nazat	And thus the Greeks ran back.
240:	i crъ ioanъ grъčki edva uteče u grad ruxčukъ	And the Greek Emperor John hardly escaped to the city of Russe.
241:	a blъgare obsedli gradъ za mnogo vreme	But Bulgars besieged the city for a long time.
242:	i tako crъ ioanъ stanulъ mnogo griženъ	And thus the Emperor John became very anxious.
243:	i nikako ne možetъ se domisliti kako možetъ sotvoriti	And he could not (lit. cannot) think of what he could do.
244:	paki aleѯanъdria crъ požalilъ go	Again, Emperor Alexander felt sorry for him.
245:	i predalъ mu sasъ svoju volju mirъ	And he gave him peace by his will.
246:	i reklъ mu da ide u crigradъ sъ miromъ	And he told him to go to Tsarigrad in peace.
247:	i onъ se obraduvalъ tvrъde	And he became very glad.
248:	zašto go oprosti crъ aleѯanъdria	Because Emperor Alexander forgave him.
249:	i sakaše za mnogo leta da ima mirъ sa aleѯanъdriju cra	And he wanted to have peace for many years with Emperor Alexander.
250:	i dalъ svoju dъšterъ desetoletnuju za sna aleѯanъdrova ioana šišmana	And he gave his ten-year old daughter for Ivan Shishman, son of Alexander.
251:	i onъ beše na *ei* godini	And he was 15 years (old).
252:	i sovrъšili svadъba slavna i veselъba mnogo vo edrene	And they made a famous marriage and a lot of celebrations in Adrianople.
253:	tu bili i oba dvori crki s veliko ukrašenie crkaja	Here were also the both royal courts with a great royal decoration.
254:	potomъ vrъnu se aleѯandrъ vъ terъnovo	Then, Alexander returned to Tarnovo.
255:	svobodil se ot svi neprijateli što imalъ protivni	He freed himself from all his annoying enemies, which he had.
256:	i drъžal svoe crtvo s velikimъ razumomъ	And he held his kingdom with great prudence.
257:	i svi podavnici slobodno poživeli vъ vreme negovo	And all his subjects lived freely in his time.
258:	no imalъ crъ ženu źlonaravnu	But he had an evil-minded wife.
259:	i zle živela	And she lived badly.
260:	otkaralъъ ju ot sebe aleѯandrija	Alexander expelled her from him.
261:	i uzel si druga evreanъka	And he married another, a Jew.
262:	povelъ prъvo krtiti ju	He first commanded to baptize her.
263:	i tako uzelъ ju za ženu	And thus he took her for a wife.
264:	a prъvoju ženu pratil sasъ sina svoego strašimira u vidinъ	And he sent his first wife with her son Sratsimir to Vidin.
265:	i dalъ svoemu sinu i na mterъ da pravatъ vidinъ ot četiri strani	And he gave (command?) to his son and to his mother, to rule Vidin from four sides (?)
266:	i po nekoe vreme strašimirъ po maikini si dumi ne slušalъ svoego oca	And, after some time, (instigated) by words of his mother, he disobeyed his father.
267:	no nazivalъ sebe cra vъ vidinъ	And (lit. but) he proclaimed himself an emperor in Vidin.
268:	i ne pokorilъ se ocu ni našto	And his did not submit to his father in any way.
269:	i crъ aleѯanъdria imalъ mnogo mltъ za sina svoego strašimira	But (lit. and) Emperor Alexander had a lot of mercy for his son Sratsimir.
270:	i ne štejalъ da mu sotvori nikakvo zlo	And he did not do him any evil.
271:	no kralъ maџarъski prišel	But the Hungarian king came.
272:	i obsedalъ vidinъ	And he besieged Vidin.
273:	i ufatilъ strašimira	And he captured Sratsimir.
274:	i bilъ go mnogo	And he was beating him a lot.
275:	i nakazalъ go dobre	And he punished him well.
276:	zašto se ne pokori ocu svoemu	Because he did not submit to his father.
277:	i drъžalъ go mnogo u temnicu zatvorenъ	And he had him incarcerated in a dungeon for long.
278:	i po nekolъko vreme umoli aleѯanъdrъ kralja maџarъskoga	And after some time, Alexander begged the Hungarian king.
279:	i oprosti kralъ strašimira ot usta	And the king freed Sratsimir from shackles (lit. mouth).
280:	i uzelъ mu edno dete za zalogъ	And he took one child from him as a hostage.
281:	i otišelъ si vъ svoju drъžavu	And he went back to his country.
282:	to bilo vъ leto *#atna* ◄ ♣	That was in the year 1351.
283:	turkomъ	[sidenote] To Turks (?)
284:	i vъ to vreme xotelъ sulъtanъ muratъ da digne voisku na blъgariju	And in that time, Sultan Murad wanted to raise an army against Bulgaria.
285:	aleѯandria mu dalъ ednu svoju dъšterъ za ženu	Alexander gave him one of his daughters as a wife.
286:	i tako imali mirъ sasъ sulъtanъ murata turъskago	And thus they had peace with Murad, Sultan of Turks.
287:	i nešto malo vreme crъstvuvali	And they ruled for some time.
288:	i umrelъ aleѯanъdria crъ ѯѯ vъ leto *#atѯg*	And Emperor Alexander died in the year 1363.
289:	i ostavilъ aleѯandria tri sinove strašimira i asena i šišmana ioana	And Alexander left three sons: Sratsimir, and Asen, and Ivan Shishman.
290:	po aleѯanъdra nastalъ na crtvo ioanъ šišmanъ	After Alexander, Ivan Shishman became the Emperor.
291:	no sultanъ murat va gradъ brusa sedelъ	But Sultan Murad was in the city of Bursa.
292:	i bilo mir meždo grъci i meždo blъgare i i sasъ murata	And there was peace between Greeks and Bulgars and with Murad.
293:	kogi se prestavi aleѯanъdria crъ razvalixu toija mirъ prokleti grъci	When Emperor Alexander died, that peace was broken by the accursed Greeks.
294:	i stanulъ crъ šišmanъ	And Emperor Shishman stood up.
295:	i uzelъ ot grъci edrene	And he took Edirne from the Greeks.
296:	i naložilъ danokъ na grъci	And he put the Greeks under tax.
297:	zato oni prizvaxu murata sa molenie velikoe na blъgare	But they called Murad with much begging against Bulgars.
298:	i prišelъ muratъ sasъ velika voisъka turъska na blъgaria po črъno more i po suxo	And Murad came with a great army against Bulgaria by Black Sea and on the dry land.
299:	i razdeli se voiska	And the army was divided.
300:	polъ na blъgaria	A half (went) against Bulgaria.
301:	polъ na vlaxija	A half (went) against Wallachia.
302:	tako ioanъ šišmanъ i dva brata negovi stašimirъ i asenъ bili se krepъko s murata	Thus Ivan Shishman and his two brothers, Sratsimir and Asen, fought staunchly with Murad.
303:	i nadvili mu	And they defeated him.
304:	i propudili go	And they chased him away.
305:	i otišъlъ posramenъ ot blъgare	And he went away from Bulgaria in shame.
306:	no na taja voiska ubili turci asena brata šišmanova	But in that war, the Turks killed Asen, brother of Shishman.
307:	tako i druga ta voiska turъska što išla na vlaxiju	Also the second army of Turks, which went against Wallachia,
	pobili vlasi sve do edinago	Wallachs slaughtered it totally, to the last man.
308:	drugi se podavili u dunovъ	Others drowned in Danube.
309:	takoi se spli vъ to vreme blъgare i vlasi ot golemo zlo tursko .:.	Thus both Bulgars and Wallachs saved themselves from the great evil of Turks.
310:	sulъtanъ muratъ udarilъ sebe vъ grudi	Sultan Murad struck himself in the breast.
311:	i uzelъ mlogo i golemъ jadъ i srъdba i źloba na blъgare	And he was overcome by (lit. took) a lot and great anger, and evil against Bulgars.
312:	i paki za tri leta sъbira voisku tursku na blъgare	And after three years he collected the Turkish army against Bulgaria again.
313:	i na tova poučil go crъ grъčeski manuilъ	And he was incited to that by the Greek Emperor Manuel.
314:	va toi vreme strašimirъ i crъ šišmanъ imali raspra meždu sebe	At that time, Sratsimir and Emperor Shishman had a dispute with each other.
315:	strašimirъ sakalъ da crъstvuva u trъnovo kato po stari bratъ	Sratsimir wanted to rule in Tarnovo, being the older brother.
316:	no ioanъ šišmanъ ne štejalъ da go pušti	But Ivan Shishman did not want to let him.
317:	nъ mu reklъ	But he said to him:
318:	tebe postavilъ ocъ našъ u vidinъ da crtvuvašъ samovolno	ʺOur father installed you in Vidin, so that you rule (it) independently.ʺ
319:	i i sosuva ti vidinъ	ʺAnd Vidin is enough for you!ʺ
320:	a mene ostavilъ na crtvo	ʺBut he left the kingdom for me.ʺ
321:	ne otstupaju ti	ʺI do not yield to you!ʺ
322:	tako imejali nenavistъ oba meždu sebe	And thus the both had hate between themselves.
323:	brali voiska da se bijutъ	They were taking armies to fight each other.
324:	no vъ toi vreme videli grъci nesaglasie blъgarъsko sirečъ nedogovorъ	But in that time, Greeks saw the disagreement, that is disunity (?) among Bulgars.
325:	i vъstalъ muratъ	And Murad rose up.
326:	paki sasъ voiska na blъgare izъišelъ po more na kalipolъ	Again, he went to Gallipoli by sea with an army against Bulgaria.
327:	tamo e bilo žitnoe pristanište	There was a grain harbor.
328:	pošla turska voiska na blъgare	He sent the Turkish army against Bulgaria.
329:	a strašimirъ ne štejalъ da ide na pomoštъ bratu svoemu ot zlobu i nenavistъ što imali na šišmana	But Sratsimir did not want to go to help his brother because of anger and hate, which he (lit. they ?) had against Shishman.
330:	tako turci prъvo uzeli edrene ot blъgare	Thus the Turks first took Edirne from Bulgars.
331:	paki pošli i na trъnovo sasъ velika sila	Again, they went also against Tarnovo with a great power.
332:	i bilo mlogo branъ	And there was a lot of fighting.
333:	no i krъvoprolitie mlogo	But (there was) also a lot of bloodshed.
334:	bilъ se crъ šišmanъ mlogo vreme sasъ turъci izъ grada trъnova i po klisuri i po tvrъdi mesta različni	Emperor Shishman fought for a long time
335:	branъ i silenъ boi bilo meždu turci i blъgare	There were battles and fierce fighting between Turks and Bulgars.
336:	no bilo popušteniemъ bžiemъ	But it was by the will of God:
337:	nadvili turci vъ to vreme	Turks were victorious in that time.
338:	i uzeli trъnovъ gradъ	And they took the city of Tarnovo.
339:	i sva blъgaria porazili i osvoili	And they destroyed and captured all Bulgaria.
340:	ot onova vreme i do dnesъ porazvajutъ i ozlobljajutъ zemlju blъgarъskoju	And from that time until today they destroy and torment the land of Bulgaria.
341:	uzeli turci zemlju i crtvo blъgarъsko vъ leto gdne *#ato* .. ◄	Turks took the land and kingdom of Bulgaria in the 1370 AD.
342:	i prišъlъ muratъ	And Murad came.
343:	i preneslъ prestolъ svoi ot grada brusa u edrene	And he transferred his throne from the city of Bursa to Edirne.
344:	i po dva na desetъ godini posle pošlъ na srъbie	And after twelve years later, he went against Serbia.
345:	i uzelъ i srъpъska zemъlja ot kneza lazara	And he took the Serbian land too, from King Lazar.
346:	i ubilъ knezъ lazarъ cra murata na kosovo pole	And King Lazar killed Emperor Murad on the Field of Blackbirds.
347:	po murata stanulъ na crtvo sinъ negovъ	After Murad, his son rose up to the kingdom.
348:	ime mu bilo bajazitъ	His name was Bayezid.
349:	i po osmъ desetъ leta ot kakvo su uzeli turci blъgariju nastanulъ na crtvo sultanъ mexъmetъ ot edrene	And after eighty years, since the Turks took Bulgaria, Sultan Mehmed from Edirne rose to the kingdom.
350:	i ot svude obiteklъ grъci	And he surrounded the Greeks from all sides.
351:	i uzelъ ot nixъ crigradъ vъ leto turskoe *#aѵng* goda	And he took Tsarigrad from them in the Turkish (?) year of 1453.
352:	tako upadli i oni vъ ruce turski	Thus they, too, fell into the hands of Turks.
353:	poradi takava zloba nastanaxu grъci da zematъ turci blъgarsku zemlju	For such evil Greeks were determined to make Turks take the Bulgarian land.
354:	i puštili ixъ dva reda prezъ nixna zemlja vъ blъgariju	And they let them twice (to pass) through their land to Bulgaria,
	da ju porazut i da ju oberutъ	so that they would crush her and rob her.
355:	no za sebe po veliko źlo sotvorili	But they made a greater evil for themselves.
356:	obtekli gi turci ot vъsudu	The Turks surrounded them from all sides.
357:	tako posle i nixъ porazili	And thus they crushed them too.
358:	i obrali	And they robbed (them).
359:	i pogazili gi	And they trampled them.
360:	vъ grъčeski knigi pisano kako da su sami šišmanъ i strašimirъ prizvali turci na blъgariju edinъ na drugi	In Greek books (it is) written, that Shishman and Sratsimir alone invited Turks to Bulgaria, against each other.
361:	no turci vastali na oba ixъ	But Turks rose up against both of them.
362:	i uzeli ot nixъ blъgariju	And they took Bulgaria from them.
363:	to su grъci pisali	Greeks were writing so.
364:	no ne stъ tako istina	But this is not true.
365:	oni pokrivajutъ svoe delo lukavoe	They are concealing their evil deed.
366:	isprъvo tako napisali letopixci nixni	Thus wrote their historians at first.
367:	no ruski i moskovcki pečateni istorii pokazujutъ izvesno kako e crъ grъčeski manuilъ prizvalъ turci	But Russian and Muscovite printed histories clearly indicate, that the Greek Emperor Manuel had invited the Turks.
368:	izdalъ crtvo blъgarsko na turci u ruke	He gave the Kingdom of Bulgaria to the hands of Turks.
369:	i puštilъ gi prezъ more i po suxo na blъgariju	And he let them by sea and by dry (land to march) against Bulgaria.
370:	tako ostala isprъvo branъ na blъgariju črezъ i na cra šišmana	Thus the fighting was first limited by (Greeks) to Bulgaria and to Emperor Shishman.
371:	toja crъ šišmanъ ioanъ sedelъ i crtvuvalъ u trъnovo sedmъ godini	That Emperor Shishman Ivan sat and ruled in Tarnovo for seven years.
372:	i bili počeli vъ toi vreme blъgarsko da štanpatъ knigi bolgarski	And they had began in that Bulgarian (?) time to print books in Bulgarian.
373:	i nekoliko knigi bili izъišli na štanъpa ot onova vreme	And some books had been published in print in that time.
374:	i do sъga naxodat se evglia na koži štanъpani	And until today, there are Gospels printed on leather to be found.
375:	vъ to vreme ne su bili člveci xitri na taja rabota	At that time, people had not been skilled in such things.
376:	nъ su bili prosto izvadili i slova i reči	But they had simple took out words and sentences (?)
377:	tako i rusi isprъvo ne bili iskusnii	Thus also Russians were not skilled at first,
378:	nъ prosto štanъpali knigi	but they simply printed the books.
379:	no sega razumeli i izvestili i reči i slova po gramatiku	But now they understood the words and sentences (?) by grammar.
380:	i lepo naredili pismena i ukrasili	And they nicely put the letters into order and decorated them.
381:	► za togo cra šišmana ioana ne imejutъ izvestno pisano čto se sasъ nego učini	Concerning that Emperor Ivan Shishman, there is no known written (evidence) of what happened with him.
382:	ili go ubili turъci vъ to vreme	Either he was killed by Turks at that time,
383:	ili poživel za nekoliko vreme posle	or he lived for some time afterwards.
384:	i naxodi se va staro vreme	And it is found in (a letter from?) older time (?),
	kako toja šišmanъ ioanъ i trъnovski gdre ne su mogli da se opratъ na murata cra turskago	how that Shishman Ivan and lords of Tarnovo could not fight Murad, Emperor of the Turks.
385:	nъ izzbegli is trъnovo i ot zagorie i ot staru planinu	But they fled from Tarnovo, and from Zagore, and from the Balkan Mountains.
386:	i prišli vъ grad sredecъ i na sofia	And they came to the city of Sredets and to Sofia.
387:	i tu se zapreli na nekoi tesni mesta po krai iskarъ reku i po vitoša gora	And here they fortified (?) themselves at some narrow places along River Iskar and Vitosha Mountain.
388:	tako imali pomoštъ ot srъbie i ot kralja vukošina i ot oxritski blъgare	Thus they had help from Serbs, and from King Vukashin, and from Bulgars of Ohrid.
389:	i za sedmъ godini sedelъ crъ šišmanъ u gradъ sredec	And Emperor Shishman sat seven years in the city of Sredets.
390:	i po krai iskarъ imalъ monastirъ	And he had a monastery near Iskar.
391:	zoval se urvičъ	It was called Urvich.
392:	i bilъ gradъ tvrъd	And it was a (well) fortified city.
393:	i ot na okole voda obxodila	And water was flowing around from the surroundings.
394:	i tako s malo voisku i trъnovъski gospodare tu preživeli	And thus he survived there with a small army and lords of Tarnovo.
395:	i krili se ot turci	And they were hiding from Turks.
396:	a kogi uzeli turci ot kralja vokošina oxritъska zemlja a to obrali i porazili i nadvili konъčno potrebili sve do konъca	And when Turks took the land of Ohrid from King Vukashin, they robbed, and crushed, and defeated, and finally destroyed everything.
397:	no i umorili cra šišmana i voinъstvo i gdre trъnovъski i blъgarъski	But they also killed Emperor Shishman, and his army, and lords of Tarnovo and Bulgaria.
398:	i sve tu konъčno turci zatrixu blъgarski narodъ	And finally, they destroyed here the Bulgarian nation.
399:	zato i do sъga po tia mesta naxodatъ se sъkrovišta	Thus even today treasures can be found on those places.
400:	vъ onija vremena člveci krili i zakopuvali u zemlju ot straxa turskago i zlago i pogana naroda	In those times, people hid and dug (treasures) from the fear of Turks, of the evil and barbarian nation.
401:	posle izginuli	Then, they perished.
402:	i ostalo imenie u zemlju nixno mlogo	And a lot of their property remained in the ground.
403:	stašimirъ bratъ šišmanovъ prebegalъ vъ molъdovlaxiju	Sratsimir, brother of Shishman, fled to Moldowallachia.
404:	i tamo poživel do samrъtъ .:.	And there he lived until his death.
405:	takovъ konecъ na crie blъgarъski	Such (was) the end of Bulgarian emperors.
406:	i slavno ime nixno što imali isprъvo	And famous (was) their name, which they had first,
	kako se napisa vъ siju knižicu istoricu	as it was written in this little historical book.
407:	o kakvo preišli blъgare dunavъ i naselili se u trakiju i u makedona i u ilirika nekoa strana	Since Bulgars crossed Danube, they settled in Thrace, and some parts of Macedonia and Illyricum.
408:	podrъžali svoe crъstvo	They held their kingdom.
409:	i drъžalo e crtvo blъgarъsko za devetъ stotinъ i osmъ desetъ godini .:.	And the Kingdom of Bulgaria held up for nine hundred and eighty years.
410:	posle kogi nasilili čeda agarini ismailevi	Afterwards, as children of Hagar (and) Ishmael rose up (?) by force,
	i popuštilъ bgъ turkomъ i mlogo crtva otъvnuli i posvoili	and God gave his will to Turks, and they took and appropriated many kingdoms,
	togiva i crtvo blъgarъskoe konecъ vosprielo	then, the Kingdom of Bulgaria received its end, too.
411:	i padnalo podъ volju agarenъskoju .:.	And it fell beneath the will of the Hagarenes.
412:	naxodi se vъ nekoju kratkoju istoriju nemъčkoju po redu za turski crove koi po koego crtvuvalъ	It can be found in one short German chronicle about Turkish Sultans, who ruled after whom.
413:	i pisano tu za murata sultana	And it is written here about Sultan Murad:
414:	kogi uzelъ blъgarъska zemlja mlogo narodъ mladi junoši i xubavi izbiralъ	When he took the land of Bulgaria, he choose many people, young and pretty boys.
415:	i sasъ silu gi lovilъ i sabiralъ u edrene	And he hunted them by force and collected in Edirne.
416:	i pisuval gi janičari u turskoe voinstvo	And he recruited them (as) janissaries in the Turkish army.
417:	i turčil gi sasъ silu	And he was making Turks of them by force.
418:	tako člveci vъ onova vreme imali skrъbъ na skrъbъ i žalostъ na žalostъ	Thus, people in that time had sorrow on sorrow and mourning on mourning.
419:	plakali gorъko i žalostno po svoe crtvo blъgarъskoe	They cried bitterly and sadly for their Bulgarian kingdom.
420:	tako i po svoi čeda mtri i oci nixъni i srodnici imali ne utešnoe ridanie i vъzdixanie	Thus mothers and their fathers and relatives had inconsolable weeping and moaning for them.
421:	i bilo e na onia člveci vъ onova vreme velika tuga i žalostъ podъ turъska drъžava	And there was a great sorrow and mourning for those people in that time under Turkish reign.
422:	izbirali koi su bili xubavi mesta	They were choosing, what were nice places.
423:	podsvoili gi	(And) they took it for their own.
424:	izbirali koi su xubavi crkvi	They were choosing, which were nice churches.
425:	i obraštali gi na џamii	And they were turning them to mosques.
426:	tako i otimali mesta crkovni i monastirski ot xrtiane	Thus they were also taking places (belonging to) Church and monasteries from Christians,
	i veliki domove i nivi i lozia i prilični gradini i mesta	and big houses, and acres, and vineyards, and nice gardens and places.
427:	gde što xoteli uzeli	Wherever they wanted something, they took it.
428:	i prъvi načelъnici xristiane ubivali	And they were killing foremost leaders of Christians.
429:	i uzimali imenie ot nixъ	And they were taking property from them.
430:	tako i oni prъvi rodъ pri koi se uzelo crtvo blъgarskoe imali velika skrъbъ i žalostъ i plač	Thus the first generation, by which the Kingdom of Bulgaria was taken, had a great sorrow, and mourning, and weeping.
431:	dogde preišlъ oni prъvi rodъ človeci	When that first generation of men passed,
	a posledni rodъ naviknuli se po malo sasъ turci da živejutъ	the following (?) generation became little by little used to live with Turks.
432:	tako i turci isprъvo bili lakomi i veliki grabitele .:.	Thus the Turks were first greedy, great robbers.
433:	i kogi se ukrepili na crtvo carigradъskoe naučili se ot nauka xrtianъskaja	And when they fortified themselves in the Kingdom of Tsarigrad, they learned (something) of the Christian teaching.
434:	i nekoliko prestali	And somehow (a bit?) they ceased (to do so).
435:	i ukrotili se	And they became more tame.
436:	i ne obirali veče na xrtiani imenie nixъno	And they were not robbing from Christians their property.
437:	nъ paki okajani i do tova vreme ne imejutъ nikakva pravda ni sudъ .:.	But still, even in this time (?) they, the wretched ones, have no justice, nor prudence.
438:	zde potrebno sъvъkupiti zaedno imena kralomъ i crovemъ blъgarъskimъ	Here, the names of kings and emperors of Bulgaria should be summarized,
	koliko se obretajutъ i koi po kogo e crtvuvalъ	(to see) how many of them can be found, and who was ruling after whom.
439:	*a* kralъ vukičъ	1st - King Vukich
440:	*v* kralъ dragičъ	2nd - King Dragich
441:	*g* kral borisъ	3rd - King Boris
442:	*d* kralъ batoja silъni i junačni	4th - King Batoi the Mighty and Brave
443:	*e* kralъ sti trivelija	5th - King St. Tervel
444:	*ź* kralъ terbalъ sinъ triveliinъ	6th - King Terbal, son of Tervel
445:	*z* kralъ moisei sinъ triveliinъ	7th - King Moses, son of Tervel
446:	na sedmъ kralove imena pisani	Names of seven kings (are) written (i.e. known).
447:	i naxodut se i do dnesъ	And they can be found even today.
448:	zde reče se vъ kratъce za kralove blъgarskia	Here it was said shortly about the kings of Bulgaria.
449:	da rečemъ i za crie koliko su bili	Let us say also about emperors, how many they were.
450:	prъvi crъ asenъ blъgarski	1st - Emperor Asen of Bulgaria
451:	*v* crъ dobrica	2nd - Emperor Dobritsa
452:	*g* crъ telezvia	3rd - Emperor Telets
453:	*d* crъ sabinъ	4th - Emperor Sabin
454:	*e* crъ subotinъ	5th - Emperor Subotin
455:	*ź* crъ taganъ	6th - Emperor Tagan
456:	*z* crъ telerikъ	7th - Emperor Telerig
457:	*i* crъ kardamъ	8th - Emperor Kardam
458:	*ѳ* crъ krunъ	9th - Emperor Krum
459:	*i* crъ mixailъ	10th - Emperor Michael
460:	*ai* crъ simeoˇnъ	11th - Emperor Simeon
461:	*vi* crъ petrъ	12th - Emperor Peter
462:	*gi* crъ borisъ	13th - Emperor Boris
463:	*di* crъ selevkia	14th - Emperor Seleucis
464:	*ei* crъ dvid	15th - Emperor David
465:	*źi* crъ samoilъ	16th - Emperor Samuel
466:	*zi* crъ radomirъ	17th - Emperor Radomir
467:	*ii* crъ sti ioanъ	18th - Emperor St. John
468:	*ѳi* crъ dolanъ	19th - Emperor Delyan
469:	*k* crъ alusianъ	20th - Emperor Alusian
470:	*ka* crъ asenъ	21st - Emperor Asen
471:	*kv* crъ petrъ vtori	22nd - Emperor Peter II
472:	*kg* crъ ioan kaliman	23th - Emperor Ivan Kaliman
473:	*kd* crъ smilecъ	24th - Emperor Smilets
474:	*ke* crъ borilъ	25th - Emperor Boril
475:	*kź* crъ konъstandinъ	26th - Emperor Constantine
476:	*kz* crъ laganъ	27th - Emperor Lagan
477:	*ki* crъ ioan treti	28th - Emperor Ivan III
478:	*kѳ* crъ petrъ treti	29th - Emperor Peter III
479:	*l* crъ svetoslavъ	30th - Emperor Svetoslav
480:	*la* crъ mixailъ vtori	31st - Emperor Michael II
481:	*lv* crъ aleѯandr	32nd - Emperor Alexander
482:	*lg* crъ ioanъ šišmanъ	33rd - Emperor Ivan Shishman
483:	po aleѯanъdra oca svoego crtvuvalъ	He ruled after Alexander, his father.
484:	do cra šišmana poseldnjago	Until Shishman, the last Emperor,
	i dogde uzexu turci carstvo blъgarskoe	and until the Turks took the Kingdom of Bulgaria,
	i do leto *#ato*	and until the year 1370,
	prešli *lg* crve bogarъski	33 emperors of Bulgaria passed.
485:	i na sinove crki koi ne su bili crve no tako pisali imena nixъni pisci crъ crъ crъ	But about the royal sons, who were not emperors, their scribes wrote thus their names: Emperor, Emperor, Emperor...
486:	nъ svi te sinove crki ne su crtvuvali	But not all royal sons ruled as emperors.
487:	nъ nekoi cri i ne pisali imena	But (also), they (?) did not write names of all emperors.
488:	zašto ne su bili svi te blgočtivi	Because not all of them were faithful.
489:	i crъ krunъ bilъ ne čestivъ	Neither Emperor Krum was faithful.
490:	i posle se pokrtilъ na trъnovo	And afterwards he was baptized at Tarnovo (?)
491:	i svi blgočestivi	And all (of Krum's descendants?) were faithful.
492:	ot nego se povleklo pleme i crie blgočestivi blъgarskia	From him, the house and faithful emperors of Bulgaria went on.
493:	vъ načale bilъ nai silъni i znamenitъ batoja kral	In the beginning, King Batoi was the most powerful and most significant.
494:	i u crie bilъ nai silъni i nai junakъ krunъ crъ	And among emperors, the most powerful and most heroic one was Emperor Krum.
495:	toi nai mnogo porazil grъci	He defeated Greeks the most (times).
496:	i opleni gi jakože i pisano estъ vъ istoriju .:.	And he plundered them, as it is written in (books of) history.
497:	[===] się predislovija sapisa se da se imatъ znati ot koe vreme vosprijali blъgare stoe krštenie vъ koe leto	[Title] This introduction (?) was written, so that it will be known, when Bulgars received the holy baptism, (and) in which year.
498:	A zde vъ kratъce rešti i za rusia	And here (let us?) say shortly also about Russia.
499:	olga knigina rusiiskaja priela krštenie vъ leto *cni*	Olga, Queen of Rus, received baptism in the year 958.
500:	a sštenici imali grъčeskia a ne slavenъski	But they had Greek priests, not Slavic ones.
501:	ne umejali rusii togda nikako čitati slavenъski	The Russians could not then read Slavic in no way.
502:	posle vladimirъ knezъ rusiski prielъ kštenie vъ leto *#an*	Afterwards, King Oleg of Rus received baptism in the year 1050.
503:	kako vesъ narodъ rusiiski i moskovski krtili se tu	Here, all the nation of Rus and Moscow got baptized.
504:	izъvesno estъ kako blъgare predъ rusia i predъ moskovъskago naroda po napred se krtili	It is known, that Bulgars got baptized before Russia and before the Muscovite nation.
505:	togiva i vesъ narodъ malo i veliko vosprijali vserodnoe krštenie	Then, all the nation, great and little (people), received the all-national baptism.
506:	tako i pismena i knigi slavenskia proizidoša vъ čtenie	Then (lit. thus) also the Slavic letters and books started to be read.
507:	bolъgari vospriali krštenie vъ leto *rng*	Bulgars received baptism in the year 153.
508:	a za srъbie piše kako su bili podъ papa rimъskago	And it is written about Serbs, that they were under the Pope of Rome.
509:	i rimъska vera drъžali	And they held the Roman faith.
510:	nikako ne imatъ pisano ni u latini ni u grъčeski letopixci za srъbie u koe vreme krtili gi rimljane	It is not written neither among Latins, nor among Greek chroniclers about Serbs, when the Romans baptized them.
511:	no da rečemъ	But let me say:
512:	vъ leto *#arl* nemania knezъ srъbъski prijalъ stoe krštenie	Nemanja, King of Serbia, received the holy baptism in year 1130.
513:	no ne vesъ narodъ srъbъski	But not the whole nation of Serbs.
514:	no malo narodъ	But only a little (of the) nation.
515:	posle sti sava arxiepkopъ sinъ nemanievъ vъ leto *#arč* obratilъ vesъ narodъ na pravoslavnoju veru	Afterwards, St. Sava, the archbishop, son of Nemanja, converted the whole nation to the Orthodox faith in the year 1190.
516:	tako i srъbie posle ot blъgare krtixu se	Thus, the Serbs were baptized afterwards by Bulgars.
517:	tako blъgarski narodъ po napredъ uzeli pravoslavnoju veru xrtianъskoju ot vъsi slavjane	Thus, the Bulgarian nation took the Orthodox Christian faith before all the Slavs.
518:	vъnemli zde opasno † čitatelju da pomniši	Take heed cautiously, o reader, so that you remember:
519:	† za grъčeski vladici	[Inserted Title] About Greek bishops
520:	taja vina blъgaromъ ot grъčeskaja duxovna vlastъ prixoditъ	That guilt against Bulgars comes from the Greek clerical powers (?)
521:	i mnogo nasilie ne pravedno trъpatъ ot grъčeski vldci va tia vremena	And they injustly suffer a lot of violence in these times from Greek bishops.
522:	no blъgare priima gi blgogoveno	But Bulgars accept them piously.
523:	i počitajut gi za arъxierei	And they respect them as archbishops.
524:	i sugubo plaštajutъ imъ dlъžnoe	And they pay them their due twice.
525:	zato po nixъna prostota i nezlobie vospriimutъ ot bga mъzdu	Thus, for their simplicity and meekness, they will receive a reward from God.
526:	tako i oni arxierei sasъ turska sila nasilujutъ a ne sasъ arъxiereiskoe pravilo	Thus, those archbishops violate them with Turkish power, and not with the authority of an archbishop.
527:	tvoratъ blъgaromъ velika obida i nasilie	They do a great insult and injury to Bulgars.
528:	i oni po svoe delo i bezъslovestie vospriimutъ mъzdu svoju ot bga po rečenomu	And they will, for their deed and speechlessness, receive their reward from God, as it is said:
529:	jako ti vozdasi komuždo po delomъ ego	ʺFor you reward everyone according to his deeds.ʺ
530:	no azъ vъ kratce napisaxъ zde koliko sъvъkupixъ vsi vkupe vъ siju istoriju	But I wrote here, in this chronicle, all together, whatever I collected.
531:	i skončaxъ rečenaja na polzu rodu blъgarъskomu	And I finished the said for the gain of the Bulgarian kin.
532:	vъ slavu i poxvalu gdu našemu iisu xrtu	(For) the glory and praise of our Lord Jesus Christ!
533:	emuže slava i vo veki vsegda vekovъ	To him (be) glory forever!
534:	aminъ	Amen.