709 NBKM 709 - Petka
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1:	mca togo *dı*	[Title] The same month (October) 14
2:	žitie prpodobnie matere naši petki trьnovski	[Title] The Life of our Reverend Mother Petka of Tаrnovo
3:	slnce kolkoto ima světъ i světi	as the world has Sun to shine
4:	tolkozi i na prpodbna petka pametъ što e prosvětila po sičkii světъ	so much (shines) the remembrance of our Reverend Petka, which has enlightened the whole world
5:	neino čjudo i neinъ pos koi ezikъ može iskaza	which tongue could retell all of her miracles and her fasting?
	što e tija storila dobrodětelъ na zemlja	what goodness she did on the Earth
	na epivatsko město	in the land of the town of Epibates
	i na trakiisko	and in the Thracian (land)
	i na trъnovъ	and in Tarnovo
	i na misia	and in Moesia
	i na dalmati	and in Dalmatia
	i ne tъkmo po tia města	and not merely in those lands
	ami i po sički světъ	but all over the world?
6:	deto našъ oumъ ne može da postigne	our mind cannot reach there
	ili ezikъ našъ da iskaže sičko to neino čjudo i dobro i pos i slъzi	or our language cannot tell of all her miracles and goodness and fasting and tears
7:	ami tъkmo kolkoto našъ umъ postigna	but only as much as our mind could comprehend
	i napisax azъ eѵtimie patriarxъ trъnovskii što znajaxъ	and so I, Euthymius, Patriarch of Tъrnovo, wrote what I knew
8:	ami i vie blsveni xrstiane poslušaite	but also you, blessed Christians, do hear
9:	tazi staa i prpdbnaa petka běše ot město epѵvati	that Saint and Reverend Petka was from the land of Epibates
10:	otcъ neinъ i maika i běxa dobrii i blgočъstivii	her father and her mother were good and pious
11:	i xoděxa po bžii zapovědъ	and they lived (ʺwalkedʺ) according to Divine Commandment(s)
12:	mlstinja činěxa	(they) performed deeds of mercy
13:	i drugii dobrini běxa u těx	and (also) other good deeds were (done) by them
14:	i rodixa tazi čista i xva golubica i dvca	and they gave birth to this pure, Christ's dove and maiden
15:	i rodixa i drugo mužъsko ime to mu evtѵmie	and they gave birth also to another male (child), his name (was) Euthymius
	što bi na maditъ epskpъ	who finally became the bishop of Madit (Matidia?)
16:	i naučixa gi na strax bžii i na zakonъ dobrě	and (the parents) tought them to fear God and His law (ʺthe fear of God and the lawʺ) well
17:	i prěstavixa se	and they died (ʺpresented themselvesʺ, i.e. to God)
18:	i osta sta petka sъs brata si eѵtimia deto bi epskpъ na maditъ	and St Petka remained with her brother Euthymius, who became the bishop of Madit
19:	i toi mnogo čjudo pokaza tamo	and he did many miracles there
20:	zašto běše prosvětilъ sъs postъ i mnogo dobrini	because he had shone with his fasting and many good deeds as well (?)
21:	zatova sa i postixa negovi mošti	for that reason his relics were sanctified
22:	i do dneska čjudno iscěljenie činětъ	and they cause a lot of miraculous healing until today
23:	i staa petka ot kato pogrebe roditeli svoi otredi gi dobrě	and St Petka, since she buried her parents, she gave them their due well
24:	togazi započe pos i metanie i bděnie	then she began with fasting, and meditation, and staying awake
25:	i porevna i se kato apslъski zakonъ	and it came to her mind (ʺit wanted to herʺ) as an apostolic law
26:	i na zemlja bez postelja legnuvaše	and she laid herself on the ground without a bed
27:	i ot tuka pakъ i sa isplъni srdce to na mislъ bžstvna	and then her heart was filled by a divine thought
	da ide vъ pustinja	to go into the desert
28:	i poběgna ot tamo	and she ran from there
29:	i otide na pustinja	and went to the desert
30:	i tamo prěbivaše agglъski činъ	and an angelic host lived there
31:	i podražja i kato ılia ili kato ioanъ krstlъ	and (it?) followed her example as (if she were) Elijah or (ʺasʺ) John the Baptist
	pos bděnie i metanie i slъzi	(with) fasting, staying awake, meditation and tears
32:	studъ i pekъ sičko trъpěše	cold and heat - she endured everything
33:	vъkusjuvaše trěva město jastie i	she ate grass instead of food
	to po malko na včerъ	and (even) that (only) a little in the evening
34:	i mlba neprěstanno činěše	and she prayed (ʺdid prayerʺ) perpetually
35:	i ničto da imaše mislъ za mirъ	and she wouldn't have a thought about the world (?)
	ili za dobra odežda da se obleče	nor about good clothes to wear
	ili za domъ ili za stoka ili za imanie	nor about a house and goods and wealth
36:	ami tъkmo oči te i běxa slъzi naplъneni i mlba na ba	but only her eyes were filled by tears and prayers to God
37:	i sička mislъ běše i nadežda na ga ba	and all of her thoughts were the hope of the Lord God
38:	i pomisljuvaše za vtoro prišъstvie xvo za bžii sudъ	and she thought about the Second Coming, about the Divine Judgment
	i kakъ da si ukrasi dša ta da srěštne xa ba sъ světilnikъ ukrasenъ	and how to decorate her soul, to meet Christ the God with a decorated (prepared) lamp
	i kakvo dobro da stori	and what good deed should she do
	da čjue togazi glas krotkъ ot ga ba	to hear that meek voice of the Lord God
	i kakъ da si isplъni světilnikъ sъs maslo	and how to fill the lamp with oil
	da ulěze sъs mudri te dvci vъ rai	to enter the Paradise with the wise maidens
	da se nasiti krasota raiska i xubostъ i světlostъ	to satisfy herself with the heavenly glory and (the) beauty and (the) light
	i pěsni agglski	and (the) angelic songs
39:	tъkmo za tova i běše mislъ	her thoughts were (directed) only for that
40:	i tvrъdě taguvaše sъ srdce to si kakъ da poluči onova dobro	and she yearned powerfully in her heart how to receive that boon
41:	i taka provaždaše svoi životъ po onazi pustinja za mnogo vrěme	and thus she lived her life on that desert for a long time
42:	a lukavii diavolъ ne prěstanuvaše da ju plaši	but the evil Devil didn't cease to frighten her
43:	i mnogo pъti se prětvaraše kato źvěrъ strašnъ	and many times (he) changed himself to a terrible beast
	davno bi ju uplašilъ da ostavi pustinja	to frighten her (and thus force her) to leave the desert
44:	ami staa petka imaše ba pomoštnika	but St Petka had God (as a) helper
45:	i ne prěstanuvaxa i slъzi ot oči te	and the tears didn't stop (to flow) from her eyes
46:	i sička xitros diavolъska isčeznuvaše ot neina ta molba	and all the devilish cunning was vain because of (ʺdisappeared fromʺ) her prayer
47:	takvazi sila běše dobila ot ba	such a power she had acquired from God
48:	i tai se běše podkanila	and thus she had decided to live
49:	makarъ da běše žena	altough she was a woman
50:	ami běše isplъnena dxa stgo	but she was filled (by the) Holy Spirit
51:	i běgaše ot neja sila diavolska	and the devilish force ran away from her
52:	i isčeznuvaše kato dimъ	and disappeared as a smoke.
53:	dvdъ carъ za takvizi ženi prrokuvaše	King David prophesized about such women
54:	vъžděleetъ crъ dobrotě tvoei	ʺLet the king be enthralled by your beautyʺ (Ps 45:11 NIV)
55:	taka i staa petka s golěmъ pos prěbi mnogo godini vъ pustinii	and thus lived St Petka for many years in the desert greatly fasting
56:	i vъ edna noštъ	and in one night
	kato si činěše mlba i metanie	as she was doing her prayers and meditation
	i rucě te si vdigaše nagorě i plačeše	and she raised her hands high and wept
	i naprasno vidě bžstvno viděnie	and suddenly she saw a divine apparition
57:	edinъ agglъ i se javi kato edinъ mladъ momkъ	an angel appeared to her as a young boy
58:	i světi kato svěšt	and (he) shined as a candle
59:	i rče ei	and he said to her:
60:	da ostavišъ pustinja ta	ʺ(you should) leave the desertʺ
61:	i idi si pakъ nazadъ na tvoe otčъstvo	ʺand go back to your homelandʺ
62:	zašto tamo ti podbae da si ostavišъ tělo to	ʺbecause it is good for you to leave your body thereʺ
63:	a dša ta ti šte da bade na kraski i ne věštestъvnii rai	ʺand your soul shall be in the beautiful and immaterial Paradiseʺ
64:	kato vidě staa petka tova viděnie i čju tia dumi	as St Petka saw this apparition and heard those words
	razumě če ie ot ba tova viděnie	she understood, that this apparition was from God
65:	i pozna če šte da se prěstavi skoro	and she found out that she will die soon
66:	i zaraduvaš se	and she was glad
67:	i grižaše se	and she worried:
68:	kak si ostavi pustinja ta	ʺhow can I leave the desert?ʺ
69:	zašto ne može ništo drugo da očisti člku dša ta kato pustinja	because nothing else can purify the human soul as a desert
70:	i togazi staa petka kato čju onzi glas	and then, as St Petka heard that voice
	i da i se ne štěše	even though she didn't want
	a tija ostavi onazi pustinja	she left that desert
71:	i poide prъvěnъ na crigradъ	and first she went to Tsarigrad
72:	i ulěze u crkva xva	and entered the church of Christ
73:	i mlba neprěstano činěše	and she prayed (ʺdid prayerʺ) perpetually
74:	kakъ da iskaže člkъ tolkozi metanie i pokloni i slъzi	how could one describe so many kneelings and meditation and tears
75:	i sičъki dni i nošti na bděnie běše	and she was awake for all the days and nights
76:	i plačěše i tъguvaše za pustinja ta	and she wept and craved for the desert
77:	i obide sički crkvi kato edna pčela rabotnaa	and she visited all the churches as a diligent bee
	što obxodi sički cvětove prolětnii	which visits all the vernal flowers
78:	i poide u crkva prěčstěi bci čto se zove vlaxerna	and (then) she went to (the) church of most-holy Mother of God which is called Blachernae
79:	i tamo pripade na ikona prčstěi bci	and there she came (ʺfellʺ?) to the icon of most-holy Mother of God
80:	i slъzi ot oči te si mnogo izliă	and she poured a lot of tears from her eyes
81:	i dumaše i moljaše se bci	and she said and prayed to the Mother of God:
82:	tebe vldčce što si na sički světъ	ʺUpon yourself, o Lady (ʺwhich isʺ) of the whole worldʺ
	i porodila esi ga ba	ʺand who gave birth to Lord Godʺ
	azъ moi životъ u tebě ostavixъ	ʺto yourself I dedicated (ʺleftʺ) my lifeʺ
83:	i na tebě se naděja da me pomiluvašъ	ʺand in yourself I hope that you have mercy upon meʺ
84:	i ne děi se gnusi ot mene što sam tvoa robinja	ʺdon't turn away in disgust from me, your servantʺ
85:	zašto i azъ ot mladostъ tvoemu snu poslěduvax	ʺbecause I followed your son and prayed since my youthʺ
86:	i mlju se	ʺand I pray (you)ʺ
87:	i ti znaešъ dvce moe to žensko esstvo i moa slabostъ	ʺand you know, o Virgin, my womanly nature and my weaknessʺ
	što e na moa ta dša oznoba	ʺwhich worries my soulʺ (ʺwhich is my soul's worryʺ)
88:	ami i ti staa bce	ʺbut you, o St Mother of Godʺ
	ti mi budi pomoštnici	ʺyou be my helperʺ
89:	zašto osvěnъ tebe na drugo město nadežda ne imam	ʺbecause I have no hope at another place than by yourselfʺ
90:	ami ti mi budi nastavnica	ʺbut you be my teacherʺ
	da me nastavišъ na dobro i na pokaanie	ʺso that you leads me to the goodness and remorseʺ
91:	ti da me upazišъ ot sičko zlo	ʺ(so that) you shall protect me from all evilʺ
92:	zašto koga běx vъ pustinja tebe imax pomoštnica	ʺbecause I had yourself as my helper as I was in (the) desertʺ
93:	a sega se vrъnax vъ mirъ	ʺbut now I have returned into (the) worldʺ
94:	ami pakъ i sega me učjuvai i upazi	ʺbut now, hear and protect me againʺ
95:	i pomoštnica mi budi	ʺand be my helperʺ
96:	i pokrii me ot sičko zlo	ʺand cover me from all evilʺ
97:	i tova se pomoli	and thus she prayed
98:	i plaka ot sičko srdce	and wept from all heart
99:	i izlěze	and she left
100:	i trъgna da ide na svoe to si otčъstvo	and went (ʺto goʺ) to her (ʺownʺ) homeland
101:	i doide do epivati čto běše neino otčъstvo	and came to Epibates, which was her homeland
102:	i prěbi tamo vrěme ne malo	and stayed there for quite some time
103:	i nikoi ne poznavaše ju	and nobody recognized her
104:	i tamo postъ metanie bděnie	and there (she did much) fasting, meditation (and) staying awake
	koi može iskaza	who could tell (how much?)
105:	vъ vrěme někoe promina se	some time passed
106:	i pozna če šte da se prěstavi
107:	i stori si mlba na ba
108:	i rče sъ slъzi
109:	Člkoljubče
	vldko da ne ostavišъ mene što samъ raba	ʺdo not leave me, (who am) your servantʺ
	tvoa deto samъ radi ime tvoe ostavila sičko	ʺwho has left everything for your nameʺ
110:	i k tebě priběgnax	ʺand to yourself I ranʺ
111:	ami gi be moi poveli agglu mirno	ʺbut, my Lord God, give a calm command to an angelʺ
	da mi priemle dša ta	ʺto receive my soulʺ
112:	i da mi ne bude zabraneno da ulěza na tvoe crstvo ot ne čisti i skvrъni běsove	ʺand that I wouldn't be barred from entering your kingdom by unpure and tainted demonsʺ
113:	ami me spodbi bez stax da stana prěd tvoi strašni prěstolъ	ʺbut make me worthy to stand without fear before your awesome throneʺ
114:	oti si blsvenъ gi vъ věki	ʺbecause you are blessed, o Lord, in eternityʺ
115:	aminъ	ʺamenʺ
116:	i tova se pomli	and thus she prayed
117:	i toja čas prědade si dša ta bu	and in that moment she turned her soul over to God
118:	i tělo to i pogreboxa někoi xrstiane	and some Christians buried her body
119:	i ne pozna ju nikoi dogde pogreboxa ju	and no one knew her, as they buried her
120:	ni znajaxa ju ot kidě bě došla	nor they knew where she had come from
121:	i taka provodi dni te svoi tuka na zemlja	and thus she passed her days here on the Earth
122:	a tamo naide golěmъ pokoi	and there she found peace
123:	Ami i tuka gъ bъ ne ostavi ę da e za mnogo dni sъkriena na zemlja	but even here, Lord God wouldn't leave her hidden in the Earth for long
	i da e bez pametъ neino to čistoe i světъloe tělo	to leave her pure and holy body to remain without rememberance
124:	ami pokaza čjudo divno zaradi neini te mošti stii	but he showed a miracle on her holy relics
125:	Někoi postnik imaše tamo	there was a hermit
126:	na stlъpъ prěbivaše	he lived on a pillar
127:	i posteše si blizu pri onova město gdeto e bilъ grobъ stěi petki	and he fasted near the site of the St Petka's grave
128:	i sluči se t umrě někoi korabnikъ	and it came to pass, a sailor died
129:	i frъlixa go tamo blizu pri onzi stlъpъ	and they threw him there, close to that pillar
130:	i poče da isxodi smradъ ot nego zlъ	and a terrible stench started to come out from him
	kolkoto veke ne možeše da pomine tamo člkъ veke ot zla mirizma	so much that one couldn't pass by because of the stench
131:	zaedno i onzi stlъpnikъ veke ne može da trъpi onzi smradъ	neither the stylite could suffer that stench
132:	ami slěze ot onъzi stlъpъ	so he climbed down from the pillar
133:	i naide člci	and he found some men
134:	i povelě im da iskopajutъ trapъ golěmъ	and he commanded them to dig a big hole
	da turetъ onova tělo čto smrъděše	to throw that stinking body (down there)
135:	i onia člci poslušaxa onogozi postnika	and those people obeyed the hermit
136:	i poidoxa tamo	and they went there
137:	i zexa da kopajutъ	and started to dig
138:	i naidoxa tělo to stěi petki cělo i xubavo	and they found the body of St Petka, healthy and beautiful
139:	i mirizma xubava kolkoto navivaše tazi mirizma na toizi smradъ	and how (her) beautiful scent covered the odor of that stench!
140:	i onia člci běxa glupavi i ne razumni	and those people were dumb and irrational
141:	i ne mogoxa da se usětetъ za onova stoe tělo	and they couldn't understand that (it was a) holy body
142:	zašto nikoi ne znaeše če ie tamo pogrebena sta petka	because nobody knew that St Petka was buried there
143:	oti běše o davna pogrebena	because she was buried since long
144:	ami se mnogo čjudixa kakъ da storet	and they wondered a lot what should they do
145:	i rekoxa si meždu sebě	and they said to each other:
146:	koi pakъ da kopae na drugo město	ʺwho would dig elsewhereʺ
147:	ami e tuka toizi grobъ dosta širokъ i dlъbokъ	ʺthis grave here is wide and deep enoughʺ
148:	da turime i onazi mrъša da ne smrъdi	ʺlet's throw that corpse (here) as well, so that it doesn't stinkʺ
149:	a to ako bude tova sto tělo bъ šte go izvadi	ʺand if it would be a holy body, God will take it outʺ
150:	i zarinaxa onazi mrъša tamo pri stoe onova tělo	and they buried that corpse there next to that holy body
151:	i razidoxa se po doma si: -	and they all went home
152:	i ot těxъ někoi člkъ georgie ime to mu xrstianinъ dobrъ	one of them (was) a certain Georgi, a good Christian
153:	i toi kato si poide doma si i povečera napokonъ stana da se pomoli bu	and as he also went home and dined, he stood up to pray to God
	kato si činěše sěkogi molba mnogo	as he always did, doing a lot of prayer
154:	i na sъmnuvanie zaspa	and at the twilight he fell down asleep
155:	i vidě edna žena kato edna carica	and he saw a woman (looking) like a queen
156:	i sědi na stolъ zlatъ světlikavъ	and she sat on a shiny golden throne
157:	i okolo neja stojutъ mnogo voine xubavi i světlikavi	and many beautiful, shiny warriors stood around her
158:	i toi se uplaši	and he was scared
159:	i pade na zemlja	and he fell to the ground
160:	i rastrepera se	and he trembled
161:	ot xubostъ ne možeše da gleda toja světъ	he couldn't watch that light for its beauty
162:	i edinъ ot onia xubavi i světlikavi momci pristapi	and one of those beautiful shiny young men stepped to him
163:	i uze go za ruka	and he seized his arm
164:	i rče mu	and he said to him:
165:	stani georgie	ʺstand up, Georgi!ʺ
166:	i oti ste taka storile	ʺand as you did soʺ
167:	ta ste ostavile onova tělo vonešto pri tělo to stěi petki	ʺas you left that stinking body next to the body of St Petkaʺ
168:	ami skoro da poidešъ	ʺyou shall go quicklyʺ
169:	da izvadišъ mošti te stěi petki	ʺand you shall retrieve the relics of St Petkaʺ
170:	i da gi ostavišъ ou kovčegъ zlati	ʺand you shall put them to a golden coffinʺ
171:	zašto crъ požali neina dobrina	ʺfor the King craves for her virtueʺ
172:	i šte gъ sega da ju proslavi po sički světъ	ʺand now Lord will spread her fame in the whole worldʺ
173:	togazi i tia mu sama poduma	then she spoke to him herself:
174:	skoro izvaděte moi te mošti	ʺretrieve my relics quicklyʺ
175:	i položěte na xubavo město	ʺand put (them) on a nice placeʺ
176:	zašto ne mogu da trъpim azъ za mnogo toizi smradъ	ʺbecause I can't suffer that stench anymoreʺ
177:	ne boiš li se ot ba da ne bi pustilъ bъ ognъ da vi popali	ʺdon't you fear God that he'd cast fire to burn you?ʺ
178:	i azъ samъ člkъ ot maika i ot bašta rodena	ʺand I am a human (too), born from a mother and a fatherʺ
179:	i moe otčъstvo epivati štoto go zovete i deto ste vie sega na nego	ʺand my fatherland (is) Epibates, as you call it and where do you live nowʺ
180:	i prězъ tazi noštъ i druga žena dobra xrstianka ime to ei Efimia i tia takvozi viděla	and in that night another woman, a good Christian, her name was Efimia, saw such (a vision)
181:	i takvizi dumi i nei rekle	and they said such words to her
182:	i zaračale	and commanded:
183:	skoro utrě rano da kažešъ tova da vi ot ba ognъ ne izgori	ʺyou shall tell that early in the morning, so that you won't be burned down by the fire of Godʺ
184:	i nautrě izlězoxa i dva ta	and the both went out in the morning
185:	i kazaxa na sički tamo po konecъ	and told to all who where there to the end
186:	i kato čjuxa tova epivatscii ljudie skoro sički tekoxa	and as the people of Epibates heard it, they all hurried (to the grave)
187:	i sъs golěma radostъ izvadixa mošti te ei kato někoe mnogocěnno skrovište	and they retrieved her relics with great joy, as a very precious treasure
188:	i mnogo se čjudixa na neino to stoe tělo	and they wondered a lot about her holy body
189:	ot tolkozi vrěme kakъ stoi cělo i krasno	how could it stay so healthy after so much time
	i blgouxae ot xubava mirizma da se člkъ ne nasiti	and (how could it) smell of beautiful scent, so that one cannot stop smell it
190:	i uzexa onova tělo sъ svěšti i sъs kadilnici i sъs ѳimian i izmirno i drugi xubavi aromati	and they took that body with candles and censers and thyme and myrrh and other beautiful incenses
191:	i otnesoxa ja sъs golěma radostъ	and carried her away with great joy
192:	i položixa ja vъ crkova stix apsllъ	and they laid her in the Church of the Holy Apostles
193:	i tamo mnogo čjudo stori togazi staa petka	and St Petka then performed many miracles there
194:	běsnii iscěljaxa i bolnii i gluxii i eźavi	the mad were cured, and the ill, the deaf and the wounded as well
195:	i ot sěkakva bolestъ koi doxoždaxa i věra imaxa čista i ljubovъ ot sičko srdce na staa toja čas iscěljavaxa	and those, who came, and had pure faith and love for St Petka from the whole heart, were cured from any illness instantly
196:	i pročju se po sička zemlja epivatъska	and she became famous throughout the whole land of Epibates
197:	i ne tъkmo tamo se pročju	and she became famous not only there
	ami i do crigrad	but even in Tsarigrad
	i po sička zemlja	and on the whole Earth
198:	i vrěme bi někoe	and some time passed
199:	oslabnъ grъčъsko carstvo	the Greek kingdom became weak
200:	i sъs bžie povelěnie doidoixa rimljane	and the Romans came by the divine command
201:	i prěexa crigradъ	and they took Tsarigrad
202:	kato kaže dvdъ	as the King David says
203:	sъs palica želězna udrъžaxa	they ruled ʺwith a rod of ironʺ
204:	sičko u crigradъ plěnixa frenci	and the Franks looted everything in the Tsarigrad
205:	i obraxa zlato i srebro i crkovni odeždi	and they stole gold and silver and ecclesial robes
	i sъsudii što běxa mnogocěnnii	and ceremonial instruments, which were very precious
	zaedno i stii mošti	together with holy relics
206:	i sičko otnesoxa vъ rimъ:-	and they carried everything away to Rome
207:	tova kato viděxa i dočaka carograždane i blgočъstivi sъborъ vъzdъxnu tvrъdě golěmъ	as the Tsarigradians saw and suffered that, the Holy Synod sighed heavily
208:	i golěma tъga imaxa togazi	and they were overcome with great sadness and sorrow
209:	i xoděxa kato mrъtvi	and they walked as dead
210:	i mljaxu bu	and they prayed to God
211:	i dumaxa	and they were saying:
212:	vъskrsni	ʺwake upʺ
213:	vъskuju spiši gi	ʺwhy do you sleep, o Lord?ʺ
214:	zašto zaboravi našu ništetu i griža naša	ʺwhy do you forget our misery and worries?ʺ
215:	i drugi rěči mnogo se mljaxu i dumaxu	and they prayed and said many other things
216:	i vъ tova vrěme blgočъstivii carъ trъnovskii ıoannъ asěnju snъ starimu blъgarskimu caru asěnju krěpko drъžaše togazi crstvo	and in that time John Asen, the honorable King of Tarnovo, son of the old Bulgarian King Asen, held his kingdom fast
217:	i nikakъ ni uboja se ot onia frenci kato prěexa crigradъ	and he was in no way scared by those Franks as they conquered Tsarigrad
218:	ami ednakъ mu prilegna vrěme voiska da vdigne da plěnuva ne čъstivi	but he managed to raise an army to subdue the dishonorable (Franks)
	i da prěema zemlja mnogo	and to conquer a lot of land
219:	junašskii sъs bžie povelěnie prěe makedonska zemlja i sěrъ	and he heroically, with the divine command, took the land of Macedon and Serres
	i aѳonъska gora siirěčъ sta gora	and the Mount Athos, that is, the Holy Mountain
	i okolo što sa gradove solunъ	and the cities around Salonica
	i sička zemlja ѳetaliiska	and all the land of Thessaly
220:	i trivalia ouze taka i dalmatia što arbanaška drъžava	and he took both Triballia (Serbia) and Dalmatia, which is a country of Albanians
221:	i prěe i do drača	and he conquered (it) up to Dyrrhacium
222:	i po sički zemli gde prěe postavi mitropolitje i epskpi světli i blgočъstivii	and he placed bright and honorable metropolites and bishops to all the lands he conquered
	sъs negovi stii xrisovuli što sa sega u slavnaa lavra u stěi gorě	by his golden bulls, which are now stored in the famous lavra on the Holy Mountain
223:	i ne takmo tija zemli kato prěe da se ostavi i da mu se dosadi	and he wasn't satisfied by the lands he conquered
224:	ami poide i na carigradъ	but he marched to Tsarigrad as well
225:	i nego prěe	and he took it
226:	i što běxa tamo frenci poklonixa mu se	and the Franks there bowed to him
227:	i prědadoxa mu se da sa negova	and they surrenderred to him to be his subjects
	raja i danъ da mu davatъ	and to pay him tax
228:	i taka sičko tamo kato prěe	and as he conquered there everything
	razbra se i do nego stě petki slava ta	he heard about the glory of St Petka too
	kakъ e staa i kakъ čini iscělenie i čjudesa	how she was holy and performed healings and miracles
229:	tvrъdě si na umъ položi za staa petka	he thought much (lit. ʺlaid to his mindʺ) about St Petka
230:	i raspali mu se srdce to	and his heart burned (with desire)
231:	kato elenъ koga oždeněe za voda	ʺas the deer pants for streams of waterʺ
	taka i carъ asěnъ požela kakъ da sa dobie do onia stie mošti	so did the King John Asen crave to gain those holy relics
232:	zašto běše sa po sičkii světъ rasprostrěla blgdtъ neina i neino čjudo	for her grace and miracles were spread around the whole world
233:	i poide si crъ na trъnovъ	and the king went to Tarnovo
234:	umisli edinъ zgovorъ dobrъ i bu ougodenъ	and conceived good terms (of peace with Franks), pleasing to God
235:	i togazi pusti povelěnie na crigrad što běxa tamo frenci	and then he sent a command to the Franks in Tsarigrad
236:	rče imъ	and he said to them:
237:	ne ištu vamъ ni srebro ni zlato ni biserъ ni kamenie mnogocěnno	ʺI don't want your silver, nor gold, nor pearls, nor precious stonesʺ
238:	ami vi ištem što e na vaša frenska drъžava grad epѵvati	ʺbut I want from you (something), which is in your Frankish land the town of Epibatesʺ
	deto sa mošti stěi petki	ʺwhere the relics of the St Petka are placedʺ
	tova stoe tělo da mi dadete sъs kovъčaga t si	ʺto give me this holy body with its coffinʺ
239:	tolkozi i tova ištem ot vasъ	ʺso much and this is what I want from youʺ
240:	tova kato razbraxa frenci što běxa ou crigradъ gotovi stanaxa	as the Franks in Tsarigrad heard it, they were ready (to accept)
241:	i poslušaxa cra sъ sičko srdce	and they obeyed the king with all their heart
242:	i poklonixa se na negovo to povelěnie	and they bowed to his command
243:	i pustixa pisanie i poklonъ do cara	and they sent a letter of respect to the king
244:	i rekoxa	and they said:
245:	da bude volja tvoja mnogolětni cru	ʺyour will be done, o king for many yearsʺ
246:	što ištešъ ouzmi	ʺtake what you wishʺ
247:	ako ištešъ i dša ta ni nie sa tebě pokljanjame	ʺeven if you want our souls, we kneel before youʺ (ʺthe soul from usʺ)
	i da ti štemъ i da bade ou dobrъ čas	ʺand we will give you (that) and you will have (it) at onceʺ (?)
248:	tova kato čju crъ i obraduva se	as the king heard it, he was overcome with joy
249:	i mněše mu se kolko da leti i da frъka pod nebe to	and he felt as he was flying in the skies
250:	i ot golěma radostъ ne maše kamo što da stori	and he didn't know what to do because of the great joy
251:	zašto mislěše	for he thought:
252:	ako si izdamъ sičko zlato i srebro	ʺif I give away all my gold and silverʺ
	zaedno i polovina ot crstvo to si	ʺI would give the half of my kingdom together with itʺ
	da štemъ tъkmo staa petka da prěnesemъ na moe crstvo	ʺonly to bring St Petka to my kingdomʺ
253:	i togazi pusti prěosštennago marka mitropolita velikago prěslavu sъs golěma počestъ	and then he sent the holy man Marko, Metropolite of Great Preslav with great honors
	da doide na epivatъ grad da prěnese tělo to prpodobnei petki na slavni gradъ trъnovъ	to go to the town of Epibates to bring the body of the Reverend Petka to the famous city of Tarnovo
254:	i poide onzi vldka tamo	and the bishop went there
255:	stori sičko počestno što trěbuvaše	and he duly did all what was required
256:	i uze onia mošti	and he took those relics
257:	i iděše	and he went
258:	i xvaleše ba i prpdobna petka	and he praised God and Reverend Petka
259:	i kato prěmina sinorъ trъnovъskii	and when he crossed the Frankish border
	i vlěze na tazi strъna blъgarska	and entered this Bulgarian land
	sički iz okolu gradove i sela izlězuvaxa na srešta sъ svěšti	all (the people) from the near towns and villages went to meet them with candles
	i sštennici oblěčeni sъ sšteničъski odeždi	and clerics clothed in ceremonial robes
260:	i provaždaxu stuju petku sъs kadilnici i ѳamianomъ i izmirno i sъs drugi xubavi mirizlivi aromati	and they followed St Petka with censers and thyme and myrrh and other beautiful incenses
261:	i kato razbra blgočъstivii crъ ioannъ asěnъ izide	and when the honorable King John Asěn found it out
	iz grada sъs matereju svoeju crceju elenoju i	he came out of the city with his mother Queen Helen
	sъ svoeju crceju annoju i	and with his own Queen Anne
	sъ vъsěmi velmužii sъ nimi	and with all of his barons
	sъ nimi že svoimi vъsečstni patriarxъ kirъ Vasilie	together with them the most honorable Patriarch Lord Basileus
	sъ vъsěmъ pričetom crkovъnimъ	with all of his ecclesiastic servants
	sъ nimi že i množъstvo mnogo besčislъnago naroda	and a lot of people with them together
262:	crъ že vъsi sušti sъ nimъ pěši otidoše ot grad na četiri paprišta sъs mnogoju čestiju vъ srětenie prpodbněi	and the king, as well as those, who were with him went on foot for four shots from the city to meet the Reverend with much honor
263:	ju že svoima čъstně izbъemše rukama dšeju	and as they honorably embraced her by their hands
	že i vъsěmъ cremъ	and soul and with all the (heart)
	ljubъzno lobizaxu	they were lovingly kissing her
264:	i prines že položiše vъ crkvi crъscěi	and as they brought (her), they placed (her) in the royal church
	ideže i do nnjašnjago ležitъ dne	where she lays until today
	različna iscělenia podavajušti i že sъ věroju i ljuboviju kъ toei slavněi pritekajuštim racě	granting healing to those who come to that famous coffin with faith and love
265:	blgodětiju i člkoljubiemъ ga ba i spsa našego iѵ xa	by the grace and the love for humans of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
266:	emu že slava i drъžava sъ beznačelnimъ ocemъ	for His is glory and power, together with his beginning-less Father
	prestimъ i blgimъ i životvoreštimъ dxomъ	and the most saint and benevolent and life-sustaining Spirit
	i nnja i prsno i vъ věki věkomъ	for now and ever and in eternity
267:	aminъ	amen