667 Veles edition - Alexander
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1:	[...] pače v(s)ego světa	(I search for a woman, which is) most (wise and beautiful) in the whole world
2:	poneže esmь takovoju videlь vь sně	because I have seen such in a dream
3:	da ašte gde znaeši pověždь mnʺ	so if you know where (there is one), tell me
4:	togda i magdona izvědoše emu.	then they led Magdona to him
5:	i videvь ju. i poznavь ju. i rče	having her seen and recognizing her, he said:
6:	vь istinu takovoju vь sně videxь.	truly, I have seen such one in a dream
7:	i peetь ju	and he took her
8:	i wtvde ju. vь veliku sarakineju	and he brought her to the Great Saracenia
9:	Aleѯandrь raste vь domu wca svoego.	Alexander grew up in the house of his father
10:	i bys ratnikь prěd vsemi ezikiʺ. i crь vsem ezikwm.	and he was the (strongest) warrior of all the nations and a king for all nations
11:	i bešeʺ krasota: ego velïa zělo.	And his beauty was very great.
12:	i rče vlьxvwm svoim.	And he told his wizards:
13:	ašte mi izьwbrěštet(e) ženu lěpu. i mudru pače vsěx. veliko. to azь t̶o̶ vam. dobro učinu.	If you will find me the most beautiful and intelligent woman in the world, I will do a great good to you+
14:	i vlьxvi že wbidoše vsu zemlu.	And the wizards travelled around the whole world
15:	i wbrětoše. ženu vь more Siwna cra, crcu. imušti crca veliku kra(sotu) zělo.	and they found a woman in Morea, King Sion's queen, who had a very great beauty
16:	ime ei běše igulida	Her name was Giluda
17:	i pridoše. kь Aleѯandru	and they came to Alexander
18:	i povědašeʺ emu.	and they said to him
19:	togda pakyʺ rče vlьxvwm svoim.	then he said to his wizards:
20:	i ljubiš(e) se za *v* lět toliko veliko kat nošti	and they loved each other for 2 years every night
21:	eliko vь dni želaxu več(e)rou byt(i)	so that in the day they wished (only) for the evening to come
22:	da jako vь sně zgov(o)raxu se. aleѯandrь sьtvori se. jako ednь wt kupecьʺ.	as they spoke in the dream, Alexander disguised himself as one of the merchants
23:	i pride sь korabmì vь palewpol. kь siwnu cru. nosešte mngo imènïa.	and he went with ships to Paleopol to King Sion, bringing much wealth
24:	i darova siwna cra. po wbïčajú bivajušté.	And he gave presents to King Sion as was the custom
25:	i siwnь crь tog darová.	and King Sion gave presents to him
26:	i sьtvorista sé brat(ja).	And they became ("made themselves") brothers
27:	gulida crca. po wbičajú bivajušté. sь aleѯandrwm. vь sně	Queen Giluda was usually with Alexander in the dream
28:	da egda gostesta se ona sěd(ě)še pri alѯandrwm	thus, when they had a dinner, she sat next to Alexander
29:	Siwnu se mněše. jako aleѯandrova žena ees.	Sion thought she was Alexander's wife
30:	da egda ōxoždaše siʺ vь dwm glaše kь crci	when he went home, he said to the queen:
31:	w velïe čjúdó w sem	o, what a wonder is this
32:	Sïa žena u sego kopca. veliku prilikou imat kь nemu.	this wife of this merchant is so similar to him
33:	togda igulida gněvaš(e) se i̶a̶	Then Giluda got angry
34:	i glaše.	and said:
35:	počto men prilagaeši k tomu	why do you associate myself with him?
36:	da ašte takova esmь.	if I am such
37:	da i ti priličen esi kь tomu kupcu	then you also look like that merchant
38:	wnь paki zoveše aleѯandra na gostí.	And he invited Alexander as a guest again
39:	i wna tu be	and she was there
40:	i tako tvorestá za *ź* mscь.	and thus they did for 6 months
41:	kogda u tog. i wb(r)ětaš(e) se	once in that he found himself (?)
42:	aleѯandrь vь ina ruxa prěmenajušt(e) se.	Alexander was coming clad in different clothes
43:	imeše bo aleѯandrь vь korabyʺ mantïjú sь zlatwm i bisrwm i kamenïem ukrašenuju	for Alexander had in his ship a mantle jeweled by gold and pearls and precious stone
44:	čjuvše bo igulida (ja)ko prodavat aleѯandrь mantijú	and as Giluda heard that Alexander sells the mantle,
45:	siwn crь izьvьn grda. izšьlь beše	King Sion had left the city
46:	igulida crca. vьstavši sь malo rabmi.	as Queen Giluda stood up with few servants
	i prišьd vь korabь.	and as she came to the ship
	i vide mentïjú	she saw the mantle
47:	aleѯandrь povle	Alexander commanded
48:	i vьzdigoše větrila korabou	and they hoisted the sails
49:	i un(e)se igulidu crcu	and he abducted queen Giluda
50:	i privde ju vь velki gradь troanь.	and he brought her to the big city of Troas
51:	togda gradь potres(e) se zělo.	Then the city shook very much
52:	amor crь rče wtcь eg	the king Amor, his father, said:
53:	vь istinu sьbisь se snь moi. iž(e) videx glavnu wgnu.	truly, my dream, where I saw the burning log, has been fulfilled
54:	si(m)wnь crь wsta vь pečali. i vь porugani velicěm.	King Sion remained in sorrow and great shame
55:	i pusti. kь jugu cru bratu svoemu vь vsanь gradь.	And he sent (a messenger) to his brother Jug in the city of Vasan
56:	i juga crь posla. kь svoim šurevem. vь xanwnь. i vь xalьdejú i vь mestopotameju. i vь persisь. i vь tarsisь	And Jug sent to his brothers-in-law in Canaan, and Chaldea, and Mesopotamia, and in Persis, and in Tarsis.
57:	mesopotamьsti že crïe (xalde)isci. i tarsïdsti. i xanawnsti i sьbraš(e) se vsěx cry *dı*	And all the 14 Mesopotamian, Chaldean, Tarsidian and Canaanite kings gathered together
58:	i pridoše kь siwnou crou. na velki gradь troanь.	And they went to (help) King Sion against (S1: the king Alexander and) the great city of Troas
59:	i wbьsedošé égo	and they besieged it
60:	i rьvaše za *zı* lět.	And they fought for 17 years
61:	ne imexu čto sьtvorti emu. sь množьstvom polema.	they were not able to finish anything with all the forces
62:	i bše vь nix někyʺ moužь imenem pamidá pekrni. ïjuga cra●	And among them there was a certain man with the name Pamida, King Jug's cupbearer
63:	i sьtvoryʺ zarь igrati.	And he invented the game of dice
64:	da egda vsi voé nauči i zarь grati.	when he taught all the warriors to play dice
	toi že i tavlïju sьtvori	then the same one also invented backgammon
	jako da w sebe sut a ne w polme.	so that they (play) alone and not on the field (?)
65:	i paki pamida sьkova koná medna velika zělo.	And Pamida crafted a very big copper (bronze?) horse
66:	i vlěze vь kona medngo siwnь crь i ju nim *l* voe dobri i xrab(r)i.	And he King Sion entered the copper horse and with him 30 good and brave warriors
67:	a medni konь imatnskyʺ xoždašeʺ.	And the copper horse walked by himself (?)
68:	i paky pamida (podkova) vse koni nawpaku peldami	and then Pamida put horseshoes (?) on all horses with inverted crescents (?)
69:	i naredi vse voiski.	And he ordered his troops
70:	i sьtvoryʺ tri sta voevodi. velikyx	and made (elected) three hundred strong leaders
71:	i vь noštyʺ wtidoše.	and they went away at night
72:	i sьkriš(e) se za gradь.	and they hid themselves behind the city
73:	na utrïa padošé. na dalče wt grda.	and in the morning they went far away from the city
74:	a medni konь wsta na wkolь.	And the copper horse stayed in the surroundings
75:	i povle aleѯandrь vьvesti medngo kona vь gradь	And Alexander ordered to lead the copper horse into the city
76:	da egda približišiš(e) se. kь vratwm gradu togda izide izь kona medna siwn crь i *l* voé xrabri	when they approached the door of the city, King Sion emerged from the copper horse with 30 brave soldiers
77:	i uetь gradu vrat dondeže i pamida prišьd sь mnogïe voe i sь velikoju voiskoju,	and they held the door of the city until Pamida came with many warriors and with the big army
78:	i prěeše velki gradь trojanь.	and they took the great city of Troas
79:	i razvališe ego gloušte	and they destroyed it, speaking:
81:	istьštaité do wsnovanïe zemlí.	raze it to the foundations of the earth!
82:	aleѯandrь že poe ženu svoju gulidu izьšьd noštïju (iz)ь grda	And Alexander took his wife Giluda and left the city at night
83:	i beža kь sutanu crou zetu svoemu vь s(ara)kïneju	And he fled to King Sultan, his son-in-law, to Saracenia
84:	da (jako) beše gněvь bži na siona cra.	for there was God's anger against King Sion
85:	da eg(d)a vьzvratiš(e) se vь dwm svoi. ni ednь wt nix ne wbrětaše ženi svoe	When they returned to their homes, not one of them found his wife
86:	nь tьkmo pusti dmovi. wbrětaxu.	but they found only empty houses
87:	Pon(e)že bexu bežale sь rabmi. svoimi.	because they ran with their servants
88:	aleѯandrь že vъzdiže Sutana cra	And Alexander raised King Sultan (to arms)
89:	i pride	and he attacked (king Og)
90:	porazi ego	and he defeated (king Og)
91:	i razoryʺ velki gradь vasanь	And he destroyed the great city of Vasan
92:	i tex zemlu vьzet sarakininь vь dosanïe sěbé.	and the (nation of) Saracenes took their land for their own
93:	takožde i na siwna cra prde vь moreju	in the same way he attacked the king Sion of Morea
94:	i poraziʺ ego aleѯandr(ь)	And Alexander defeated him
95:	sьmiri sé sь rabmi siwnskmi	he made a peace with the servants of Sion
96:	i bijaxu se rabyʺ sь gspodmi svomi.	and the servants fought their own masters
97:	aleѯandrь. stoaše vь elewsě	Alexander stood in Eleon (Mount of Olives?)
98:	a sutan vь palewpoli.	And King Sultan in Paleopolis
99:	i toliko bex(u) teškïe rati vь tïe dni e(...)ь	And the fights were so heavy in those days
100:	edinь dnь po tisušta mrьtvecь budeše za *v* msca na dnь po tisušta.	for two months, each day there fell a thousand of dead
101:	a ubiše *di* crïe i voe ix.	And they killed (the) 14 kings and their warriors
102:	i wsta sutan crь i aleѯandrь sь nim lixo po *r* junka.	and King Sultan remained with Alexander and about a hundred of warriors
103:	a to vsi izbieni biše.	but all (the others) were slain
104:	togda bo i erouslimь. razoriše i gradvь inex *s*	and then Jerusalem was destroyed too, among 200 other cities
105:	*l* voé ix izьbiše	they slew 30 armies
106:	a xoru ix wpustišé.	and they desolated their land
107:	i vide aleѯandrь crь čto se sьtvory zla za ednu ženu,	And Alexander saw what kind of evil one can do for one woman
108:	izь mčь svo(i,) wtsě glavu igulidě crci	taking his sword, he cut off the head of Queen Giluda
109:	a s(a)m skoči vь more	and he himself jumped into the sea
110:	i udavi sé tou.	And drowned himself there
111:	(na)šemu slva vь věkyʺ	glory be to our (God) forever