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1:	Blagoslověni xristiane	blessed Christians!
2:	xoštu vmъ skazati na vъše gospodъstvo radi blaženoju taisiju načelo i konacъ	I shall tell to your lordships about the blessed Thaïs, (her) beginnings and (her) end:
3:	kako nače zlo	how she began (to do) evil
4:	i kako savrъši dobro	and how she did good in the end
5:	koi počuetъ neino žitie vъsaki xoštetъ se polъzuvъti	everyone, who hears her Life, shall benefit
6:	taja sta taisia imejaše zlooumna mati i prokudliva	this St Thaïs had a malevolent, vile mother
7:	egda vide neina mati kako beše krasna devica taisia reče vъ sebe	as her mother saw, how Thaïs was (becoming a) beautiful maiden, she said to herself:
8:	azъ mogu mnogu mnogu bogatastvo sabrati sasъ moju devicu taisia	ʺI can amass a lot, a LOT of wealth with this maiden of mine, Thaïsʺ
9:	tako i satvori do posledi	and thus she did afterwards
10:	zavěde ju ou bludilište	she brought her to a brothel
11:	i naide mladi prokudlivi	and she found vile youths
12:	i poče da imъ skazuetъ kako imatъ krasna šterъka	and she began to tell them about her (ʺhaving aʺ) beautiful daughter
13:	tako poxvalaše ju neina bezakona mati	thus her lawless mother praised her
14:	i naučixa se mnogu prokudlivi da prixoždatъ radi neino krasno lice	and many vile (men) learned to come for her beautiful face
15:	i mnogu srebro i zlato davaxa i	and they gave her a lot of silver and gold
16:	i mnoguceni premeni prinošaxa i radi neino krasno krasno lice	and they were bringing here very precious clothes because of her beautiful face
17:	i ništo ne žalexa	and they would not regret (giving her) anything
	ni srebro ni zlato ni dragi kamenija ni biseri	neither silver, nor gold, nor precious stones, nor pearls
	tъkmo da bixa se savъkupile s noino telo	only to be with her body together
18:	toliko beše opoilъ vragъ grexoljubivi račitele	so much did the Enemy intoxicate the sinful lechers
19:	i sasъ svoe telo mnogu bogatastvo beše sabrala	and she amassed a lot of wealth by her body
20:	i beše se pročulo neino krasno lice	and her beautiful face became famous
21:	i prepodobni ocъ pavъxnutia vъ pustinu počulъ be radi neino krasno lice	even the Reverend Father Paphnutius in the desert did hear about her beautiful face
22:	pomisli da idetъ da ja viditъ	(and) he thought about going to visit her
23:	i obleče se vъ beli mirъski premeni	and he clad himself in white, secular clothes
	da go ne poznaetъ kako estъ kalugerъ	so that no one finds out he was a monk
24:	egda priide pavъnutia naide ja	as Paphnutius came, he found her
25:	sedeše na vrata doma togo	she was sitting at the door of that house
26:	onъ i dade žlъtica	he gave her a gold coin
27:	ona go fana za ruka	she took him by the hand
28:	i reče mu	and she told him:
29:	idi po mne	ʺfollow meʺ
30:	egda uleze pavъnutia ou kašti vide odarъ široko i visokъ i ukrašenъ i poslano	as Paphnutius came into the house, he saw a wide and high bed, nicely prepared
31:	ona vъzide na odarъ	she climbed to the bed
32:	imutъ običae bludnici da esu ou krasni premeni i da imutъ pri sebe mnogu mirizъmi da prelaštajutъ račitele	the prostitutes have a custom to have pretty clothes and many perfumes with them, so that they can seduce the lechers
33:	tako i ona beše oukrašena	and thus also she was made pretty
34:	i mnogu mirizъmi imaše pri sebe	and she had many perfumes with her
35:	egda vъzide ona na odarъ reče pavъnutiju	as she climbed to the bed, she said to Paphnutius:
36:	vъzidi i ti na odarъ pri mene	ʺcome to me to the bed tooʺ
37:	onъ že reče	but he said:
38:	ne imatъ li drugo po skrišno mesto	ʺis there not a more intimate place?ʺ
39:	reče taisia	Thaïs said:
40:	počto ti e drugo mesto	ʺwhy do you need another place?ʺ
41:	reče pavъnutia	Paphnutius said:
42:	da ne viditъ nas neko	ʺso that nobody sees usʺ
43:	reče emu taisia	Thaïs said to him:
44:	tova mesto radi takova rabota praveno	ʺthis place is made for such thingsʺ
45:	ili se ot ljudie sramueši	ʺor do you shame yourself from people?ʺ
46:	egda se sramueši počto si prišalъ	ʺif you shame yourself, why did you come?ʺ
47:	ne trebuetъ da se sramueme ot ljudie	ʺwe don't have to shame ourselves from the peopleʺ
48:	ašte li se ot boga boiši to nigde ne možeši da se sakrie	ʺ(but) if you fear God, then you cannot hide anywhereʺ
49:	ašte i podъ zemli ne možeši se sakriti da te ne viditъ bgъ	ʺnot even under earth you can hide, so that the God does not see youʺ
50:	ě poču pavъnutia takiva reči ot neja reče i	as Paphnutius heard such words from her, he said:
51:	ti znaeši bga	ʺdo you know God?ʺ
52:	ona že reče	and she said:
53:	znamъ i rai i muka bgъ satvorilъ estъ	ʺI know (that) God created both the Paradise and the Tortureʺ
54:	reče i staracъ	the old man said to her:
55:	egda znaeši bga počto ne boiši se ot nogo	ʺif you know God, why don't you fear Him?ʺ
56:	nъ oskvrъnaeši toliko člvci i sama sebe	ʺbut rather, you taint the people and yourself?ʺ
57:	egda takovi reči ousliša ot starъca pade na noze negovi	as she heard such words from the old man, she fell down to his legs
58:	i reče	and she said:
59:	sega poznaxъ kako imatъ grešniku spasenie	ʺnow I know how (even?) a sinner has salvationʺ
60:	tъkmo počekai me tri časa	ʺjust wait for me for three hours, then do with me what you know to doʺ
61:	potomъ satvori s mene kako samъ znaeši	ʺthen do with me what you know by yourselfʺ
62:	ona že uze onova imenie iže beše go sabrala sa svoe telo	and she took the wealth, which she amassed with her body
63:	i razъdade go na siroti i na siromasi	and she gave it to orphans and the poor
64:	i beše onova bogatastvo do četiri desetъ litarъ zlato	and the wealth amounted to up to forty pounds of gold
65:	i povede ju staracъ	and the old man took her
66:	ona po nego idejaše	she went behind him
67:	i plakaše svoe sagrešenia	and she wept (for) her sins
68:	zavede ju staracъ vъ ženъski manastirъ	the old man brought her to a monastery for women
69:	i poiska staracъ ot igumeni sa edna mala kelija	and the old man asked the abbess for a small cell
70:	tamo zatvori blaženoju taisiju	there he closed the blessed Thaïs
71:	i sasъ olovo zapečatli vrata	and he seal the door with lead
72:	tъko edinъ mali prozoracъ ostavi	he left just a single small window
73:	ot tamo davaxa i xlebъ i voda i to na *ѳ* časъ na denъ	trough this they gave her bread and water at the 9th hour of the day
74:	reče emu taisia	Thaïs said to him:
75:	gde budu telesni smradъ puskati	ʺwhere should I leave my bodily excrement?ʺ
76:	reče i staracъ	the old man said to her:
77:	ou keliju puskai	ʺleave it in the cellʺ
78:	kako si merisala razъlični merizъmi i blagoouxania sega meriši svoi smradъ	ʺas you have smelled so many perfumes, now you can smell your own stenchʺ
79:	skaži mi oče kako da se mola bgu da bi prostilъ gъ bgъ moja sagrešenia	(Thaïs asked:) ʺtell me, Father, how should I pray to God, so that He forgives my sins?ʺ
80:	reče i staracъ	the old man said to her:
81:	ne si dostoina da rečeši ime bžie	ʺyou are not worthy to speak out the name of Godʺ
82:	tvoi usta ne čisti esu	ʺyour mouth is impureʺ
83:	i tvoi ruce osvrъnila esi sasъ tvoi zli raboti	ʺand you have tainted your hands by your evil deedsʺ
84:	tъkmo stoi na vъstokъ	ʺjust stand up towards the eastʺ
85:	i govori	ʺand speak:ʺ
86:	gdi sazdavi me i pomilui me	ʺO Lord, renew me and be merciful to meʺ
87:	i satvori tamo taisia tri leta vъ onaja kelia zatvorena	and Thaïs was closed in the cell there for three years
88:	vsъxote staracъ da ja pomiluetъ	(then) the old man wanted to be merciful to her
89:	otide pri stomu anъdoniju	he went to St Anthony (the Great?)
90:	i skaza emu vъsa kako satvorilъ	and he told him about everything he had done
91:	tъkmo ne znamъ reče dal ju prostilъ bgъ	he said: ʺI just don't know, whether God has forgiven herʺ
92:	reče mu sti anъtonia	St Anthony said to him:
93:	taja noštъ vъsi da se pomolimъ bgu	ʺlet us all pray to God this nightʺ
94:	i xoštetъ ni pokazati bgъ radi to	ʺand God shall show us (a sign) about itʺ
95:	i reče na svoi učenici vъsaki da se zatvoritъ vъ svoja kelia	and he told his followers to close themselves in their cells
96:	i vъsu noštъ da se pomolime bgu da bi obъjavilъ bgъ radi zatvorъnica	and (he said:) ʺlet us pray to God, so that He shows us (a sign) about the prisonerʺ
97:	i tako satvoriša	and thus they did
98:	i pokaza bgъ pavlu oučeniku anъdoniovu	and God showed (a sign) to Paul, a follower of Anthony
99:	vide nebesa otvrъzena	he saw opened heavens
100:	i vide odarъ	and he saw a bed
101:	i beše oukrašenъ	and it was made pretty
102:	i tri devici strežaxu odra togo	and three maidens guarded that bed
103:	† i krasni věnacъ beše na odra	and a beautiful wreath was on the bed
104:	i rekoxъ	ʺand I said:ʺ
105:	komu ugotovъnъ estъ toja odarъ i věnacъ dali ocu moemu anъdoniju	ʺfor whom were this bed and wreath prepared, for my Father Anthony?ʺ
106:	i priide mi ot nbesa glasъ	and a voice came out of the heavens
107:	i reče mi	and it told me:
108:	ne e toja odarъ i venacъ anъtoniovъ	ʺthe bed and the wreath are not for Anthonyʺ
109:	nъ na taisia bludnica estъ odarъ i venacъ	ʺbut for Thaïs the Harlot are both the bed and the wreathʺ
110:	egda samna skaza pavelъ elika vide i sliša	at the dawn, Paul explained, what he saw and heard
111:	egda poču pavъnutia takova slověsa ot pavla otide ou manastirъ	as Paphnutius heard such words from Paul, he went to the monastery
112:	i vъsxote da otvoritъ vrata da izidetъ taisia	and he wanted to open the door, so that Thaïs goes out
113:	ona že molaše go da ju ostavitъ da ne izъxoditъ nъ do samrъti tamo da seditъ do samrъtъ	but she prayed him to leave her, so that she does not have to go, but rather that she would stay until her death
114:	poneže mnogu esamъ grešna	(saying:) ʺbecause I am very sinfulʺ
115:	reče i staracъ	the old man said to her:
116:	ne boi se čedo	ʺfear not, o childʺ
117:	prostilъ ti estъ bgъ sagrešenia tvoja	ʺGod has forgiven you your sinsʺ
118:	i izvěde ju vъnъ	and he took her outside
119:	i reče ka nemu blažena	and the blessed one said to him:
120:	imai mi věru oče sti	ʺbelieve me, o holy fatherʺ
121:	ot kogda vъnidox vъ taja keliju poznaxъ moi grexove kako nekoe tešъko breme	ʺsince I came into that cell, I understood (that) my sins (are) like a heavy burdenʺ
122:	i ot takovoju tegotu pъšъkax i vъdixaxъ	ʺand I moaned and breathed heavily from such a weightʺ
123:	i koliko azъ tako tvorax prixoždaše mi nekoe blagoouxanie i do sego časa	ʺand as I did so much (my repentance?), some kind of relief came to me up to this momentʺ
124:	i reče staracъ	and the old man said:
125:	vide bgъ tvoe pokajanie i trudi	ʺGod has seen your repentance and worksʺ
126:	i prosti tvoe sagrešenia	ʺand He has forgiven your sinsʺ
127:	potomъ pominuše i edni i obole tri dni	then one-two-three days passed
128:	i poči sa miromъ	and she laid her down in peace
129:	i spodobi se sa vъsemi prepodobnimi i pravědnimi iže ugodivъši bgu	and she was sanctified with all the reverend and just ones, who have pleased God
130:	věliko i poxvalъno pokajanie pokaza prepodobna taisia	Reverend Thaïs showed a great and praiseworthy repentance
131:	pogibla beše	she was lost
132:	i naide se	and (then) she was found
133:	mrъtva beše	she was dead
134:	i ožive	and she became alive
135:	bgu našemu slava vъ věki	praise be to our God forever!
136:	aminъ	amen