078 istoria bolgarskaja III - povestь radi cara jasena 746f
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1:	[===] povestъ radi cra jasena starago	[Title] Legend of Emperor Asen the Elder
2:	o kako prizvalъ ot oxrit gradъ stago oca ѳeofilakta	[Title] How he invited the holy father Theophylact from Ohrid,
	i postavilъ ego patriarxa vъ trъnovo	[Title] and installed him as Patriarch in Tarnovo.
3:	toi premudri i vaselenъski učitelъ vъ tia vremena prosvetilъ i očistilъ blъgariju ot eresi različnia	That most wise and universal teacher in that time enlightened and purified Bulgaria of various heresies.
4:	tako i vlaxia bili prieli rimъska eresъ	Thus also Wallachia had accepted the Roman heresy.
5:	i vъsa konъčno isprъvo četali po latinъski ezikъ	And they all read first in Latin language,
	kako da su sasъ latini edinъ rodъ i ezikъ	in order to be one one nation and language with the Latins.
6:	sti ѳeofilaktъ podvignalъ cra jasena	St. Theophylact incited Emperor Asen.
7:	i prišlъ na vlaxija	And he came to Wallachia.
8:	i pokorilъ obe vlaxii pod svoju vlastъ	And he subdued both Wallachias under his power.
9:	i zapretilъ vlaxomъ koi četitъ po latinъski ezikъ i ispoveduetъ rimъska vera da mu se otrežetъ ezikъ	And he commanded (lit. forbade) the Wallachians to cut off the tongue of those, who read in Latin and confess Roman faith.
10:	i povelelъ imъ da četutъ po slavenъski ezikъ i da drъžutъ pravoslavnuju veru	And he commanded them to read in Slavic language and uphold the Orthodox faith.
11:	tako ot toi vreme vlasi obratili se na pravoslavie i četali po slavenski	Thus, from that time, Wallachians converted to Orthodoxy and read in Slavic.
12:	do skoro paki izvadili imъ rusii na vlaški ezikъ	Recently (?), Russians published (?) for them (the Scriptures?) in Wallachian language.
13:	prosto pisanie bilo vlaško .:.	Simple writings were in Wallachian (?)
14:	tako tъštaniemъ patriarъxa ѳeofilakta i cra jasena mnogo narodъ obratili se na pravoslavnoju veru xrtianъskoju .:.	Thus, by efforts of Patriarch Theophylact and Emperor Asen, a lot of people converted to Orthodox Christian faith.
15:	potomъ vostalъ crъ jasenъ na grъci	Then Emperor Asen rose up against Greeks.
16:	i pobedilъ gi	And he defeated them.
17:	i prognalъ ix konъčno ot blъgarija	And he finally expelled them from Bulgaria.
18:	kogi dočuli grъci če su postavili blъgari sebe cra u trъnovo jasena smutili se	When the Greeks heard, that Bulgars installed Asen (as) Emperor in Tarnovo, they were worried.
19:	i zbrъkali se ot straxъ	And they lost their mind from fear.
20:	i sъbrali voiska mlogo	And they assembled a lot of troops.
21:	i pošli na jasena cra	And they went against Emperor Asen.
22:	i ne moželъ jasenъ da nadvie grъkomъ	And Asen could not defeat the Greeks.
23:	i prešъlъ dunavъ u vlaxiju sasъ sva ta si voiska	And he crossed Danube to Wallachia with all of his troops.
24:	i sъbralъ tamo voiska mlogo	And he collected a lot of troops there.
25:	i paki prešlъ dunovъ	And he crossed Danube again.
26:	i obratil se na grъci	And he turned against Greeks.
27:	i bilo branъ strašno	And there was a terrible battle.
28:	voiska bez čislo grъčeskaja i blъgarъskaja	A countless army of Greeks and Bulgars!
29:	i udarili se	And they clashed.
30:	i padla voiska grъčeskaja bezъčislъna ot blъgarovъ posečeni i pobieni	And the countless Greek army fell, beaten and slaughtered by Bulgars.
31:	tako nadvilъ jasenъ na grъci	Thus Asen defeated the Greeks.
32:	konъčno pobilъ ixъ
33:	i otkaral gi ot zemli blъgarъskia	And he expelled them from the land of Bulgaria.
34:	i ot tudu paki pošlъ na srъbie sasъ voiska	From there he went on against Serbs with an army.
35:	i nixъ pokorilъ	And he subdued them too.
36:	i bili srъbja nekoliko vreme podъ vlastiju jasenovu	And the Serbs were for some time under the power of Asen.
37:	paki vostali srъbie i grъci na blъgariju zaedno	Again, the Serbs and Greeks rose up against Bulgaria together.
38:	i mnogo pakostъ tvorili srъbie po crkvi blъgarskia	And the Serbs did much evil to Bulgarian churches.
39:	bilъ sti ѳeofilaktъ vъ to vreme patriarъxъ trъnovski	St. Theophylact was a Patriarch of Tarnovo at the time.
40:	i plakalъ mnogo ot kakvo zapustexu crkvi xrtianъski	And he cried a lot from how the Christian churches fell into desolation.
41:	bili srъbie vъ toi vreme drъžali rimъska vera	Serbs were holding to the Roman faith at that time.
42:	zri eresъ	[Sidenote] Behold the heresy!
43:	zato jaduvali na crъkvi bolъgarъskia	Thus they were angry against Bulgarian churches.
44:	imali srъbie na pomoštъ sebe maџari	Serbs had Hungarians for their help.
45:	i zaradi mnogoe krъvoprolitie otkaralъ gi crъ jasenъ srъbie i grъci ot blъgariju	And because (?) a lot of bloodshed, Emperor Asen expelled Serbs and Greeks from Bulgaria.
46:	i smiri gi konъčno	And he pacified them finally.
47:	paki crъ grъčeski ioanъ katakuzimъ prišelъ na cra jasena sasъ velika voiska	Again, Greek Emperor John Kantakuzenos came against Emperor Asen with a great army.
48:	no crъ jasen nadvilъ emu	But Emperor Asen defeated him.
49:	i fatilъ cra ioana	And he captured Emperor John.
50:	i izbolъ emu oči	And he pulled his eyes out.
51:	po ioana vъstalъ crъ grъčeski aleѯia	After John, Greek Emperor Alexius rose up.
52:	i onъ sъbralъ voiska ot mnogo ezici	And he assembled an army from many nations.
53:	i pošelъ na blъgariju	And he went against Bulgaria.
54:	kogi počeli da se bijat nadvili blъgare grъkomъ	When they began to fight, Bulgars defeated the Greeks.
55:	i pobeglъ crъ aleѯia	And Emperor Alexius ran away.
56:	i kolъko e srъčano begalъ	And how heartily did he run!
57:	dorъ e padnulъ emu šlemъ crski ot glavu	Even his royal helmet fell from his head!
58:	a blъgarъski voini uzeli oni šlemъ	And Bulgarian warriors took that helmet.
59:	i prineli go svoemu cru jasenu	And they brought it to their Emperor Asen.
60:	tako paki nadvili blъgare na grъci	Thus, again, Bulgars defeated the Greeks.
61:	i uzelъ vъ to vreme crъ jasenъ mnogo gradove ot grъci	And that time Emperor Asen took many cities from Greeks.
62:	paki vtori putъ crъ aleѯia sъbralъ mnogo voiska	Again, for the second time, Emperor Alexius took a lot of troops.
63:	i pratilъ na jasena straxota silъna i velika i konstanъdinъ i načalъnici	And he sent against Asen a great and powerful terror (?), and Constantine and (his) generals (?)
64:	mnogo voiska bila i generali grъčeskia i voevodi i knezove i župъne	There were a lot of troops, and Greek generals, and commanders, and princes, and zhupans.
65:	i bila voiska *#so* xiliadi	And the army was (of) 270 thousand (men).
66:	no popušteniemъ bžiemъ pobili gi blъgari	But, by the will of God, Bulgars defeated them.
67:	i porobili	And they subdued (them).
68:	i ne povrъnul se ni edinъ načalnikъ pri cra aleѯiju	And not a single commander returned to Emperor Alexius.
69:	toliko e bilo ne izrečeno krъvoprolitie	There was such an unspeakable bloodshed.
70:	kogi ču crъ aleѯi toliko se izbila voiska	When Emperor Alexius heard, how many troops were destroyed,
	uplaši se strašno i tvrъde źle	he was terribly and very badly scared.
71:	i prati negovi člveci da sakatъ mirъ ot cra jasena	And he sent his men to sue Emperor Asen for peace.
72:	no ne polučilъ	But he did not receive (the peace).
73:	onъ paki treti putъ pratilъ voiska na jasena cra	He sent, again, for the third time, an army against Emperor Asen.
74:	nъ mnogo puti mu nadvivalъ jasenъ crъ	But Emperor Asen was defeating him many times.
75:	nъ paki aleѯia crъ pratilъ četverta voiska na jasena sasъ nekoego genarala iisaka stokratora	But Emperor Alexius sent a fourth army against Asen, with some general Isaac (Seba)stocrator.
76:	toi isakъ pogubilъ tri xiljadi bolъgari	That Isaac killed three thousand Bulgars.
77:	posle ufatili blъgari cra aleѯiju	Afterwards, Bulgars captured Emperor Alexius.
78:	i obtekli svu voisku grъčeskoju	And they surrounded the whole Greek army.
79:	tako gi isъsekli i porobili	Thus they mowed them down and captured.
80:	malo nešto ot nixъ pobegli	A few of them ran away.
81:	tako ostala zemlъja pusta grъčeskaę̀ bezъ voinъstvo	Thus the Greek land remained deserted, without army.
82:	tako grъci i sami čislat po istinu i po pravdu	The Greeks themselves thus count (their losses), in truth and justice:
83:	tri sta xiljadi voiska pogibla grъčeskaja ot blъgari izbiena i porobena	Three hundred thousand Greek troops were slaughtered and captured by Bulgars.
84:	tako imъ otmъstil samъ crъ cremъ grъčeskimъ vъ to vreme	Thus, in that time, made the emperor his revenge against Greek emperors.
85:	zašto oni isprъvo mnogo pakostъ činili blъgaromъ	Because they first did a lot of evil to Bulgars.
86:	no imъ se vozvratilo sugubo otmъštenie	But a double revenge was returned to them.
87:	ne veruvali kako crъ jasenъ bžiemъ poveleniemъ bilъ postavlenъ crъ blъgarom	They did not believe, that Emperor Asen by the will of God was installed as an Emperor of Bulgaria.
88:	nъ se rugali emu	But they blasphemed against him.
89:	i digali voisъku toliko puti na nego	And they were raising armies so many times against him.
90:	a onъ nikako ne išelъ na nixъ	But he did not go against them in any way.
91:	no kogi prixoždali na nego onъ s pomoštiju bžiju nadvivalъ imъ krepko	But as they were coming against him, he was defeated them staunchly with the help of God.
92:	i tako za *n* godini neprestano branъ činili grъci sasъ jasena cra dogde pogubili sve svoe voinъstvo	And thus, the Greeks were constantly battling Asen for 50 years, until they lost all their army.
93:	i obništalo crstvo nixno	And their kingdom was impoverished.
94:	posle se pokorilъ crъ aleѯia asenu cru velikomu	Then Emperor Alexius submitted to Asen, the great emperor.
95:	i danokъ davalъ dokle crtvuvalъ jasen crъ bolъgarski	And he was paying tax, as long as Asen, Emperor of Bulgaria, reigned.
96:	i premnogo danokъ uzimalъ ot cri grъčeskia	And he took an immense amount of tax from Greek emperors.
97:	i tako prestali grъci i blъgare boi da ne bijutъ	And thus Greeks and Bulgars stopped the fight, so that they won't fight (again?)
98:	pokorilъ gi jasenъ podъ svoju vlastъ	Asen subdued them under his might.
99:	i tako se proslavilъ na zemli	And thus he became famous on the Earth.
100:	zašto mnogo kralove i crove pokorilъ	Because he subdued many kings and emperors.
101:	zato se nareklъ crъ vъselenъski	Thus he was called an Emperor of the Universe.
102:	zašto imalъ sebe kesari rimъskie danici	Because he had Roman caesars as his taxpayers.
103:	i drugi mnogo kralove pokorilъ jasenъ podъ svoju vlastъ	And Asen subdued many other kings under his might.
104:	tako imalъ sti mužie i patriarъxi	Thus he had holy men and patriarchs (around himself?)
105:	i poslušvalъ ixъ pokorъno	And he listened to them humbly.
106:	i oni nego postavljali na velikia dobrodeteli	And they led him to a great virtue.
107:	i slavno e bilo ime ego .:.	And his name was glorious.