kvd Kiev Damaskin 27
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1:	Mca aprilia *a* i *e*-ju ndelę stǫę četiri	[Title] (for the) 1st (day) of Month April and the 5th Sunday of the Great Lent
2:	žitie i žiznъ prpdobnie marie egptenini	[Title] Life and living of the Reverend Mother Mary of Egypt
3:	metafrasta po obštem ęzice ot monxa poslědnag damaskina ipodiakona i oučitelja	[Title] retold in the Common Language by the least monk Damaskinos, hypodeacon and teacher
4:	Velie někoe dobro est ljubimici pokaanie	Penance is a great good, my beloved
5:	i čto takovo est	and what (kind of good) is this (penance)
6:	jako vъsakъ člkъ spsaet se	(it means a chance for) every man to be saved
7:	vъsakie grěsi omivaetъ	it washes all the kinds of sins away
8:	vъsaki zlobi otsěkaetъ	it removes all the kinds of vices
9:	n ěst nikoi grěx eže ne praštaetъ bъ egda kaet se člkъ	there is no sin, which cannot be forgiven by God, when the human repents
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11:	agglom jakože povelě i gъ vъ stmъ eѵglii	as the Lord also commanded the angels in the Gospel
12:	radost bivaetъ na nbsi o edinom grěšnice kajuštim se	there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents (Lk 15:7)
13:	pokaanie est očištenie dši člku i vtoroe krštenie	penance is a washing of the soul and (its) second baptism
14:	zane kto oskvrъnitъ prъvoe krštenie sъ grěxmi paki sъ pokaaniemъ priobrětaetъ	because he, who taints the first baptism by sin, returns by penance
15:	pokaanie est velia polza grěšnomu člku	penance is (of) a great boon to a sinful man
16:	jakože svdětelъstvujutъ knigi crkvě našei	thus it is witnessed by the literature of our Church
17:	ot takovoe pokaanie spsoše se mnoźi grěšni člci	many sinful men saved themselves by such penance
18:	i ne tъčiju spsše se	and they did not only saved themselves
19:	nъ i stii biše	but also they became saints
20:	i poklanjaem se i mi dnъšni dnъ	and we bow to them (until?) today
21:	jakože i sta mria egiptenini iže bě bludna i grěšna žena i tъkmo jako pokaa se	thus (we bow to) St Mary of Egypt too, who was a lecherous and sinful woman, and then (ʺasʺ) she repented
22:	i posti se osti se	and she fasted
23:	i počte se ot ba i ot člkъ	and she was honored both by God and humans
24:	toe stie grěsi i pokaanie xoštu povedati dnsъ ljubimici	I will tell you today about her sins and penance, my beloved
25:	i sego radi mlju bgoljubie vaše	for this reason, I pray you, o God-loving ones
26:	poslušaite slovesa sъ vъsakim priležiniemъ	do hear my words carefully
	da razuměete i navikněte koliko vъzmagaetъ pokaanie člku	so that you understand and learn, how much does penance help to a man
27:	vъ strani palestinskie bě něki sštenik inokъ	There was a holy man, a hermit in the land of Palestine
28:	zosima imě emu	his name (was) Zosima
29:	běš že starcъ tъ vъ mnozěi dobroděteli	he was an old man of many virtues
30:	i toliko bě gověinъ vъ dobrodětelěx	his virtue was respected so much
	eliko mnozi inoci ot okrstъniix monastirěx prixoždaaxu mnogašti poslušati slovesa ot oustъ starca togo	that many other hermits from the monasteries around were coming to hear the words from the mouth of that old man
31:	sъtvori bo vъ tomъ monastiri iže bist pet dsetъ i tri lět	thus he lived (ʺmadeʺ) in that monastery for (ʺwhich wasʺ) 53 years
32:	potom priide emu pomišlenie takovoe	then he got an idea
33:	jako eda obrěštet se kto eže poučiti me někoe dělo inočъskoe	(ʺsuch as:ʺ) ʺcould there be found anyone, who would teach me something concerning hermitry?ʺ
34:	est li kto iže nikogda ne trebuetъ ničto nъ est vъ vsěm sъvrъšenъ	ʺis there anyone, who does never need anything, but rather is perfect in all aspects?ʺ
35:	est li že kto vъ pustini iže me prěumnozit vъ dobrodětelěx	ʺis there anybody in the desert, who could make me more virtuous?ʺ
36:	sia vъspiminaše starcъ	thus did the old man think
	agglъ gnъ javi se	(then,) an angel of the Lord appeared
37:	i gla emu	and he said to him:
38:	zosima dobri i velici sut i tvoi dobrodětelei	ʺo Zosima, your virtues are good and greatʺ
39:	nъ poidi nъ iordanscěi rěcě vъ monastiri iže est tamo blizъ	ʺbut go along the river Jordan, to the nearby monasteryʺ
	da vdiši i nie veličaiši vъ dobrodětelěx ot tebě	ʺso that you can see those (ʺusʺ), whose virtue is greater than yoursʺ
40:	vъsta abie starcъ	the old man stood up immediately
41:	i poide vъ onom monastiri	and he went to that monastery
42:	i vъloži metanie	and he prayed (ʺgave metanoia inʺ)
43:	i osta tamo	and he remained there
44:	običai že iměaxu inoci oni	those hermits had a custom
45:	jako čisti pondelnikъ isxoždaaxu	that they all went to the desert on the Clean Monday
46:	vъ pustini kъždo vъsáky,
47:	i sъtvoraaxu tamo daže do ndele cvětonosnie	and they remained (ʺmadeʺ) there until the Palm Sunday
48:	po običaju že bo monastirskomu izide i starcъ zosima	and the old man Zosima went out too, according to the custom of the monastery
49:	i prěšdъ iordanъ sъ inimi inoci	and as he crossed Jordan with other hermits
	jakože bo razlučiše se drug druga	and as they separated themselves from each other
	priide emu pomislъ vъniti vъ vъnutriǫę pustinju	he thought (ʺa thought came to himʺ) to go deep into the desert
	eda obrěsti někoego starca postnika	to find some old man hermit
	ouslišati někoe slovo bžie ot nego	to hear some divine word from him
50:	i xoždaše prispě čas pěti službu svoju	and (as) he went, the time came to sing his liturgy
51:	potom sta na vъstok	then he stood up (ʺin a jumpʺ˸ orig.: towards the East)
52:	i mljaše se	and he prayed
53:	i tamo stojuštu vidě jako senъ iže javljaše se člčskoe tělo	and as he stood, he saw a human body, appearing as a shadow
54:	pomně pomně starcъ jako est prividěnie běsooskoe	the old man thought the vision was a devilish one
55:	abie sъtvori krstъ svoi	he crossed himself in the moment
56:	egda že sъvrъši službu svoju ouzre javlenně	He looked more clearly (?) when he finished his service
57:	i xoždaše člkъ kъ desnuju ego stranně	and a human was walking towards his right side (orig.: he saw clearly that a human...)
58:	i tělo ego běše črъno o mnozě	and his body was very black
59:	vlasi ego běxu běli jakože bubakъ	his hair were white as a silkworm
60:	proče běxu mali	and they were short (ʺsmallʺ)
61:	tъkmo daže do ramu ego dospevaaxu	they reached only to his arms
62:	i jakože ego vidě starcъ vъzradouva se o mnozě	and as the old man saw him, he rejoiced very much
63:	kako obrěte ono iže prošaaše	because he found what he prayed for
64:	i abie nače tečati po nem	and he immediately started to run towards him
65:	i jakože vidě jako tečet zosima	and as he saw that Zosima runs (to him, he ran away)
66:	ašte i bě starcъ proče tečaše množae	(Zosima), although he was old, ran even more
67:	egda približi se blizъ eliko slišati se glas vъsplaka se starcъ	as he closed in to the distance of an earshot, the old man cried
68:	i gla kъ nemu iže javljaše se	and he said to the one, who appeared:
69:	počto radi běgaeši grěšnomu rabě bžii	ʺwhy are you running from sinful (myself), o servant of God?ʺ
70:	počto me sъmuštaeši stastarca i ne stoiši blsviti me	ʺwhy are you making me, old man, grieve, and not you stay and bless me?ʺ
71:	stani radi ljubvě xvě	ʺstay for the love of Christ!ʺ
72:	jako esmъ starcъ	ʺbecause I am an old manʺ
73:	i ne mgu posledovati ti	ʺand I cannot follow youʺ
74:	sia běsedujuštu starcu i tečeštu	as he was saying this and running
	prispě na ednom městě iže běše jako suxi potъkъ malъ	he reached a place, which was like a small, dry brook
75:	on že iže javljaše se sъnide	and the one, who appeared, went down and up again
76:	i paki vъzide
77:	starc že sta	and the old man stood
	ne možaaše prěiti	he could not cross
78:	i plakaše množae	and he cried even more
79:	togda otvěšta onъ iže javi se	then the one, who appeared, answered
80:	i gla kъ zosimě	and he said to Zosima:
81:	prosti me avva zosima ga radi	ʺforgive me, Father Zosima, for the sake of the Lordʺ
82:	ne mogu stati viděti me	ʺI can let you (ʺstandʺ) see meʺ
83:	jako esmъ naga jakože me vdiši	ʺbecause I am naked, as you see meʺ
84:	i ino esmъ žena	ʺand also I am a womanʺ
85:	proče ašte xošteši stostoati vrъzi mi edinu ot rizъ tvoix oblěšti se	ʺbut if you want to stay (insist?), throw me one of your shirts to clothe (myself)ʺ
86:	i togda vdiši me podati mi mltvu tvoju	ʺthen you (may) see me, to give me your prayerʺ
87:	jakože bo sliša zosima jako iměnem ego vъzva	when Zosima heard it, being called by his name
	počjudi se kako bist prozorliva	he wondered how she knew
88:	proče vrъže edinu rizu vetxu	then he threw her one of his shirts
89:	i togda poide	and he went
90:	i sъtvori metania	and he prayed
91:	proče javlei se sъtvori metania	then, the one, who appeared, prayed (too)
92:	i na mnog čas stojušti promišljajušti oboi	and the both (were) staying for a long time, thinking
93:	i drug drugu gljušti	and (were) saying to each other:
94:	blsvi me rabě bžii	ʺbless me, o servant of Godʺ
95:	i na mnogъ časъ gla žena ona	many times, the woman said:
96:	avva zosima tebě podbaet blsviti me	ʺo Father Zosima, it is appropriate for you to bless meʺ
97:	jako esi sštenikъ ba višnjago	ʺbecause you are a priest of the Highest Godʺ
98:	jako mnogašti stoiši vъ stmъ žrъtъvnice	ʺbecause you stand often in the holy place of the sacrificeʺ
99:	i mliši ba radi iněx grěsěxъ	ʺand you pray God for the sins of the othersʺ
100:	sego radi ti me blsvi	ʺfor this reason, you bless me!ʺ
101:	Togda gla zosima	Zosima spoke then:
102:	staa bžia blgdtъ tvoa javljaet se množaiša ot moix	ʺGod's holy blessings on you seem to be stronger than mineʺ
103:	jako esi prozorliva	ʺbecause you can prophesizeʺ
104:	i znaeši imě moe	ʺand you know my nameʺ
	i kako esmъ sštennikъ	ʺand that I am a priestʺ
105:	sego radi mlju ti se mnogo	ʺthat's why I pray you so muchʺ
106:	ti me blsvi	ʺyou bless meʺ
107:	jakože bo vidě žena ona iže javi se jako proče ne blsviti ju vъsta sama	as the woman, who appeared, saw, that he was not going to bless her, she stood up herself
108:	i gla	and she spoke:
109:	bъ stii iže ljubit spsenie grěšnikom tъi da blsvit te	ʺmay the holy God, who loves (to) save sinners, blesses youʺ
110:	togda vъsta i starcъ zosima	then also the old man Zosima stood up
111:	otvěšta sta	the saint answered
112:	i gla kъ zosimě	and she spoke to Zosima:
113:	avva zosima počto radi potrudi se i priide daže do zde viděti edinu ženu grěšnu	ʺFather Zosima, why did you put such an effort, coming here to see one sinful woman?ʺ
114:	proče poneže te prinese bъ daže do zde rci	ʺ(but?) because God brought you so far as here, tell meʺ
	mi	sidenote: [дамаскина]
115:	kako sutъ xrstiani	ʺhow are the Christians?ʺ
116:	kako est mirъ	ʺhow is the world?ʺ
117:	kako sǫt carie	ʺhow are the kings?ʺ
118:	kako sǫt crkvě xvě	ʺhow are the churches of Christ?ʺ
119:	otvěšta starcъ	the old man answered
120:	i glaa	and he spoke:
121:	vъsa dobra sǫt za mltvъ tvoix mti prpdobna	ʺall are well enough for your prayers, revered motherʺ
122:	nъ mli ba těx radi i o mně radi	ʺbut pray for those and for me (as well)ʺ
123:	jako sego radi potrudix se toliki putъ grěšni	ʺthat is why I went such a sinful way (?)ʺ
124:	glae mu žena ona	the woman spoke to him:
125:	avva zosima tebe podbaetъ mliti se bu o mně radi	ʺFather Zosima, it is appropriate for you to pray for meʺ
126:	proče poneže mi povelěvaeši sъtvoriti poslušanie	ʺthen, because you want me, (I will) confess to youʺ
127:	togda sta na mngo čas	then she stood for a long time
128:	i mljaše se staa	and the saint prayed
129:	i glas ot oustъ ee ne slišaše se	and the voice from her mouth was not heard
130:	i starcъ pade prěžde na zemli	and the old man fell to the ground in front of him
131:	i glaše gi pommlui	and he was saying ʺGod have mercyʺ
132:	proče po časě mnogom vъzvodě ꙫči svoi	then, he lifted his eyes after a long time
133:	i ouzre jako est žena edinъ sъženъ ot zemle više	and he saw the woman being one fathom above the ground
134:	i jakože ju vidě vъloži vъ umъ svoi jako xoštet biti někoe prividěnie běsovskoe	and as he saw her, he put to his mind (the idea) as if it was some kind of devilish vision
135:	i sъmněše se jako mlit se	and he doubted that she was praying
136:	togda otvěšta žena ona	then the woman answered
137:	i gla	and she spoke:
138:	koa pomišlenia tvoa avva zosima	ʺwhat are your thoughts, Father Zosima?ʺ
139:	i vъ umě svoemъ vъlagaeši jako esmъ prividěnie	ʺand (why?) are you putting to his mind (the idea that) I am a vision?ʺ
140:	žena esmъ grěšneiša pače mira vъsego	ʺI am a woman, the most sinful one in the worldʺ
141:	togda sъtvori krstъ svoi po vъse těle svoemъ	then she crossed herself over the whole body
142:	i gla kъ starcu	and she spoke to the old man:
143:	bъ da nas izbavitъ ot sъblazni diavolskiix	ʺmay God free us of all devilish seductionsʺ
144:	togda zosima pade dolu na zemli sъ slъzami mnogimi	then Zosima fell down to the earth with many tears
145:	i oseza nozě stěi	and he embraced the saint's legs
146:	i gla kъ nei	and he spoke to her:
147:	zaklinjaju te rabo istinnago xa ba	ʺI pray you, o servant of Christ, the true Godʺ
148:	rъci mi kako obrěte se zde vъ pustinju	ʺtell me, how did you appear here in the desert?ʺ
	ot kdǫ esi	ʺwhere are you from?ʺ
	i kako postiši se	ʺand how are you fasting?ʺ
	i koliko vrěme imaši zde	ʺand for how long are you (ʺhow much time you haveʺ) here?ʺ
149:	skaži mi ljubvě radi bžie	ʺtell me, for the sake of God's loveʺ
150:	ne sъkri mi ničto	ʺdo not hide anything from meʺ
151:	jako six radi blgovoli bъ i viděti te	ʺbecause that is why God allowed me to see youʺ
	da uslišu i azъ polzu ot slovesъ tvoix	ʺso that I (may) receive (ʺhearʺ) help from of your wordsʺ
152:	zane ašte ne bi xotělъ bъ viděti te	ʺbecause, if God would not want (me) to see youʺ
	ne bix xodilъ toliki put azъ staracъ i ne moštnъ	ʺI would not walk such a (long) way, me, old and weakʺ
	iže nikogda ne mogoxъ vъnъ iziti ot keliju moju	ʺwho was never able to exit his own cellʺ
153:	jakože bo vidě sta slovesa i slъzi ego	as the saint saw his words and tears
	gla kъ zosime	she spoke to Zosima:
154:	avva zosima sramlju se grěšna povědati děla moa	ʺo Father Zosima, I, the sinful one, am ashamed to tell you of my deedsʺ
155:	jako sut plъna sramъ	ʺbecause they are full of shame(fulness)ʺ
156:	proče da ispověždu ti dnsъ javlenno kъ stnju ti	ʺthen, let me tell you today what is clear for your sainthood (?)ʺ
157:	azъ čstnii starče esmъ ot egipta	ʺI, o honorable old man, am from Egyptʺ
158:	proče roditelie moi žiše	ʺthen, my parents livedʺ
159:	azъ iměx *vi* lět	ʺI was 12 years oldʺ
160:	i abie ostavix roditelie moi	ʺand I left my parents thenʺ
161:	i běžax vъ aleѯandiju	ʺand I ran to Alexandriaʺ
162:	i tamo bix bludnica *zi* lět	ʺand I was a whore there for 17 yearsʺ
163:	i toliko bix vъ grěsěx bestǫdna	ʺand I was so shameless in my sinʺ
164:	jako tъkmo da prixodet mnozi kъ mně	ʺthat I did not take anything, just to make many come to meʺ
	ne vъzimax ničžože	ʺand I took nothing from themʺ
165:	i toliko běx ništa	ʺand I was so poorʺ
166:	jako ot rǫki moei živěx	ʺthat I lived from my handʺ
167:	kogda sъ furku	ʺsometimes (I lived) by distaffʺ
168:	kogda sъ iněmi rabotami	ʺsometimes with other worksʺ
169:	vъ edinъ bo dnъ izidox vъs krai mora	ʺthen one day I went out to the beachʺ
170:	i uzrex množъstvo mnogo člci	ʺand I saw a multitude of peopleʺ
	iže vъxoždaxu vъ korablъ něki velikъ	ʺwho were boarding some big shipʺ
171:	i jakože ix viděx vъprosix edinogo ot nix	ʺand as I saw them, I asked one of themʺ
172:	gde xodet člci ti	ʺwhere those people were goingʺ
173:	i rče mi jako vъ ierlsmъ xodim	ʺand he told me that they were going to Jerusalemʺ
174:	zane nnja prispěvaetъ dnъ vъzdviženia	ʺbecause now there was going to be the day of (the Feast of) the Exaltation (of the Holy Cross) soonʺ
175:	Togda glaxъ kъ nemu	ʺthen I spoke to himʺ
176:	eda xotet li i meně	ʺwhether they wanted me to?ʺ
177:	gla mi onъ	ʺhe spoke to me:ʺ
178:	ašte imaši otkupъ da podasi niktože te ne zabavljaetъ	ʺif you have money for the fare to give, then nobody is going to stop youʺ
179:	otvěštax	ʺI answeredʺ
180:	i glaaxъ emu	ʺand I spoke to him:ʺ
181:	otkupъ ne imam	ʺI don't have the money for the fareʺ
182:	nъ imam tělo moe	ʺbut I have my bodyʺ
	i pitati se i xoditi i daže do ierslma bezъ otkupa	ʺso that I (can) feed myself and go even to Jerusalem, without payingʺ
183:	onъ jakože sliša slovesa moa otide smějušti ot meně	ʺas he heard my words, he went away from me laughingʺ
184:	az že avva zosima nejako imax dobrъ sъvětъ poiti vъ ierlsmъ	ʺbut I, o Father Zosima, somehow got a good intention to go to Jerusalemʺ
185:	nъ vъsxotěx priobrěsti i iněx člcěx da sъtvoru xotěnie svoe	ʺbut I wanted to find some other people too, so that I can satisfy my desire with themʺ
186:	rekox ti avva zosima	ʺI told you, o Father Zosimaʺ
187:	ne ponuždai me rešti po naprěd	ʺdo not compel me to tell more (ʺfurtherʺ)ʺ
188:	jako oskvrъnjaju vъzduxъ i zemlju sъ slovesi moimi	ʺbecause thus I taint the air and ground by my wordsʺ
189:	sia rče staa	the saint said these (words)
190:	i oumlъča	and she became silent
191:	togda gla ei starcъ	then the old man spoke to her:
192:	rci mi mti prpdobna daže do konca	ʺtell me, o Reverend Mother, up to the endʺ
193:	i ne sъkrivai ničtože ot meně	ʺand do not hide anything from meʺ
194:	paki otvěšta sta	again, the saint answered
195:	i gla emu	and she spoke to him:
196:	avva zosima poneže me ponuždaeši rešti ti ti po naprěd	ʺo Father Zosima, because you insist, (I will) speak furtherʺ
197:	abie povrъgox furku moju	ʺI threw away my distaffʺ
198:	togda i tekox vъ ednъ korablъ ot oněx	ʺthen I ran into one of the ships thereʺ
199:	jako běxu i ini korable gotovi poiti	ʺbecause there were also other ships prepared for departureʺ
200:	i viděx dsetъ junoše krasnix iže xotěxu vъniti vъ korablъ	ʺand I saw ten beautiful young men, who wanted to enter the shipʺ
201:	i glaxъ imъ	ʺand I spoke to them:ʺ
202:	vъzmete i meně sъ soboju	ʺtake me with you too!ʺ
203:	i podadite otkupъ meně radi	ʺand pay for my fareʺ
204:	i xoštu vi iskupiti	ʺand I will pay you offʺ
205:	oni že jakože slišaše vъzeše me vъ korablъ	ʺas they heard it, they took me into the shipʺ
206:	i elici grěsi sъtvorix tamo avva sramljaju sę povědati ti	ʺand I am ashamed to say, what kind of sins I did with themʺ
207:	proče se tъčiju čjuždu se kako ne rastrъže se more požrěti nas vъsěx iže běxomъ	ʺafterwards, I wonder that the sea did not open to devour us all who were thereʺ
208:	nъ elma bъ ožidaše pokaanie moe	ʺbut, as God likely awaited my penanceʺ
	jakože izidox izъ korablja ne dovolni mi běxu prěždnie moi grěsi	ʺwhen I left the ship, my previous sins made me uncomfortableʺ
209:	nъ poiskax i iněx ljublennikъ množaiši	ʺbut I wanted also further loversʺ
210:	egda prispě dnъ vъzdviženia az že jakože i prěžde tvorex grěx	ʺwhen the Feast of the Cross came, I was sinning again as beforeʺ
211:	viděx že člci noštiju idže vъxoždaaxu vъ crkvъ	ʺand I saw that people were entering a church in the nightʺ
212:	posledstvovax bo i azъ tъkmo da zru junoše	ʺI followed them too, just to see the boysʺ
213:	eliko že nuždaax se vъniti daže do vratъ	ʺbut as I tried to enter (ʺevenʺ) through the doorʺ
	inъ izrevaše me	ʺother(s) pushed me outʺ
214:	i ne ostavljaše me vъniti	ʺand they did not let me to enterʺ
215:	egda že vъxoždaaxu vъsi vъ crkovъ azъ proče ne vъzmogox vъniti vъnъ	ʺand when the others were (ʺcomingʺ) inside the Church, I still could not enterʺ
216:	tri i četiri kratъ pokusix se vъniti	ʺthree and four times I tried to enterʺ
217:	i proče ne vъzmogoxъ vъniti	ʺand still I couldn't enterʺ
218:	togda poidox	ʺthen I went awayʺ
219:	i stax vъně vъ edinъ uglъ	ʺand I stood outside in one cornerʺ
220:	i stojušti mi tamo vъspominax jako ot sъgrěšeni moix ne mogu vъniti	ʺstaying there I thought, that I could not come in because of my sinsʺ
221:	i jakože vъspakax se grěx radi moix viděx više meně	ʺand as I started to cry because of my sins, I looked (lit. saw) above meʺ
222:	i bě edina ikona prčstina	ʺand there was an icon of the Most Pure ʺ
223:	jakože ju viděx proslъzix se	ʺas I saw it, I was filled with tearsʺ
224:	i rex	ʺand I said:ʺ
225:	dvo vldčce bce iže rodila esi ga našego iѵ xa	ʺo Virgin Lady Mother of God, who has given birth to our Lord Jesus Christʺ
	razuměx jako ne smъ dsoina zreti stuju tvoju ikonu	ʺI understand that I am not worthy to see your iconʺ
	radi mogix moix grěsěx	ʺbecause of the many of my sinsʺ
226:	ponže sego radi bist bъ člkъ	ʺ(but) because of this God became a manʺ
	radi da prizovet grěšniki vъ pokaanie	ʺto call the sinners to repentʺ
227:	pomozi mi i meně vъniti vъ crkvъ	ʺhelp me, so that even I can enter the churchʺ
	viděti drěvo iže raspet se snъ tvoi radi grěxi moe	ʺto see the wood, (on) which your Son was crucified because of my sinsʺ
	i prolia stǫę ego krъvъ	ʺand (on which) his holy blood was spilledʺ
	radi da spsetъ grěšniki	ʺto save the sinnersʺ
228:	i ašte spdoblju se viděti ego	ʺand if I will be able to see itʺ
	tebě vъlagaju isporučnicou kъ snu tvoemu	ʺI will count you for my helper along your Sonʺ
	jako proče ne oskvrъniti mi plъt moju	ʺso that I (will not) taint my flesh again
229:	nъ jako že izidu ot crkvě	ʺbut when I will exit the churchʺ
	ideže me nastaviši poidu	ʺwhereever you point me, I will go (there)ʺ
230:	sia rexъ	ʺthus I spokeʺ
231:	i priexъ maloe utěšenie	ʺand I received some consolationʺ
232:	potom sъměsix se sъ inimi člki	ʺthen I mingled with other peopleʺ
233:	i vъnidox vъ crkovъ	ʺand I entered the churchʺ
234:	i proče niktože ne zabavljaše me	ʺand nobody was stopping meʺ
	jakože prъvi krat	ʺas in the first timeʺ
235:	nъ jakože prěžde zabavljaemъ	ʺbut (something was) being a barrier to me similarly as beforeʺ
	tako skorěe vъnutrъ vъ crkvъ	ʺrather inside the churchʺ
236:	i abie strax i trepetъ me vъsprietъ	ʺand suddenly fear and trembling overcame myselfʺ
	egda viděx drěvo krstnoe	ʺas I saw the wood of the Crossʺ
237:	padox na zemli dolě	ʺand I fell down to the groundʺ
238:	i poklonix se sъ slъzami stmu onomu drěvu	ʺand I bowed with tears to that holy woodʺ
239:	i jakože poklonix se	ʺand as I bowedʺ
	tekox paki na městě ideže bě vъobraženna bca	ʺI ran again to the place, where the Mother of God was picturedʺ
240:	i sъ slъzami plačjušti glaxъ	ʺand I spoke, weeping with tears:ʺ
241:	ti prěstaa dvo ne gnušai še meně grěšnuju i ne dsoinoju rabu tvoju	ʺyou, o Most Holy Virgin, do not turn away in disgust from me, your sinful and unworthy servantʺ
242:	nъ spdobi me viděti ono iže vъzljubix	ʺbut make me worthy to see what I fell in love withʺ
	i xoštu	ʺand (what) I wantʺ
243:	sego radi vldčce bce pokaži mi i putъ kъ spseniju	ʺfor this reason, o Lady Mother of God, show me the way to salvationʺ
244:	ti bǫdi nastavitelnica spseniju moemu	ʺyou be the helper of my salvationʺ
245:	ti iže bist isporučnica ti me nastavi kako ugoditi snu tvoemu	ʺyou, who cared (for Him), you help me to please your Sonʺ
246:	gljušti azъ takova ouslišax glas ideže mi priide	ʺand as I spoke thus, I heard a voice as it cameʺ
247:	jako ašte prěidešei iordanъ xošteši obrěsti velikii pokoi	ʺif you cross Jordan, you will find a great peaceʺ
248:	i jakože uslišax vъzvax veliemъ glsom	ʺand as I heard (it), I called with a strong voice:ʺ
249:	vldčce vldčce ne ostavi meně	ʺo Lady, Lady, do not abandon me!ʺ
250:	sia rex	ʺthus I spokeʺ
251:	i izidox poiti kъ iordanu	ʺand I went (ʺto goʺ) to Jordanʺ
252:	i xoděštu mi viděv me něki xrstianinъ	ʺand as I went, one Christian saw meʺ
253:	i izъmъ tri mednice	ʺand he too three copper coinsʺ
254:	i podast mi radi imeni xvě	ʺand he gave them to me in the name of Christʺ
255:	vъzex bo ix azъ	ʺso I took themʺ
256:	i kupix tri xlěbi sъ nimi	ʺand I bought three loaves of bread with themʺ
257:	tamo vъprosixъ edinogo člka koi putъ xodit na iordanъ	ʺthere I asked one man, which way led to Jordanʺ
258:	i pokaza mi	ʺand he (she?) showed meʺ
259:	i abie plačjuštu mi xoděx pǫtem	ʺand I immediately went weeping on the wayʺ
260:	i kъ včeri prispěx vъ xram stgo ioanna prdtčju blizъ iordana	ʺand in the evening I reached the temple of St. John the Forerunner near Jordan
261:	i vъ dnъ tъi pričestix se vъ monastiri	ʺand on that day I took the Eucharist in the monasteryʺ
262:	i ne sъnedox polъ xlěba	ʺand I (did not?) ate a half of a loafʺ
263:	i pixъ ot vodi iordana	ʺand I drank from the water of Jordanʺ
264:	potom vъzlegox	ʺthen I laid myselfʺ
265:	i prěspax tamo	ʺand I slept thereʺ
266:	i zaoutra egda dnъ bist	ʺand in the morning, as the day beganʺ
	sъnidox dolě na reku	ʺI went down to the riverʺ
267:	i obrětoxъ malъ korablъ	ʺand I found a small boatʺ
268:	i prěidox	ʺand I crossedʺ
269:	i priidox daže do zde iže že me vdiši avva zosima	ʺand I came even here, where you see me, o Father Zosimaʺ
270:	otvěšta starcъ	the old man answered
271:	i gla ei	and he spoke to her:
272:	koliko lětъ imaši staa otněliže esi zde vъ pustini	ʺfor how many years are you (ʺyou have, since you areʺ) here in the desert?ʺ
273:	gla emu sta	the saint spoke to him:
274:	*m* lět imam avva zosima otněliže esm zde	ʺ40 years (ʺI haveʺ), o Father Zosima, since I am hereʺ
275:	gla ei zosima	Zosima spoke to her:
276:	i ot kdu obrětaeši pištu tvoju daže do dnsъ	ʺand from where do you take (ʺfindʺ) your food until today?ʺ
277:	ili kako prěide tolikoe lěti	ʺor how did you survive so many years?ʺ
278:	gla emu sta	the saint spoke to him:
279:	dva i polъ xlěba iměx egda prěidox iordanъ	ʺI had two and half loaves of bread, when I crossed the Jordanʺ
280:	i toliko isъxoše jako biše jakože kamenie	ʺand they were as dry as stoneʺ
281:	po malu bo po malu prěidox sъ nimi i ot travi sei pustinně	ʺ(eating) a little by little, I survived with them and the desert grassʺ
282:	otvěšta starcъ	the old man answered
283:	i gla ei	and he spoke to her:
284:	i kako prěide toliko vreme	ʺhow did you pass so much time?ʺ
285:	imaše li dosadu ot diavola ili ni	ʺdid you have any annoyance from the Devil or not?ʺ
286:	gla emu sta	the saint spoke to him:
287:	avva zosima veštъ li me vъprašaeši iděže trepeštu izrešti ti	ʺo Father Zosima, you are asking to say a thing I tremble fromʺ
288:	zane ašte vъspoměnu tolikie napasti iže prětrъpěx i postrdaxъ	ʺbecause, if I am to remember all the snares I suffered fromʺ
	boju se da ne postraždu	ʺI fear to not suffer (again)ʺ
289:	paki gla ei starcъ	again, the old man spoke to her:
290:	mlju ti se rabě istinnago xa	ʺI pray you, o servant of the true Christʺ
291:	ne sъkri ničtože	ʺdo not hide anythingʺ
292:	nъ vъsa skaži mi ljubvě radi xvě	ʺbut tell me all, for the sake of Christ's loveʺ
293:	otvěšta staa	the saint answered
294:	i rče emu	and she spoke to him:
295:	věru mi imi avva zosima	ʺbelieve me, o Father Zosimaʺ
296:	sedmъ na dsetъ lět sъtvorix vъ pustinju siju	ʺI was (ʺdidʺ) for 17 years in this desertʺ
	iže dosadi mnogi imax ot diavola	ʺ(in) which I had many annoyances from the Devilʺ
297:	zane egda načinax jasti vъspominax mesa i ribi iže běxu vъ egipte	ʺbecause when I ate, I remembered all the meat and fish, which were in Egyptʺ
298:	vъspominax vina mnogaa iže piaxъ vъ egѵpte	ʺI remembered all the wines, which I drank in Egyptʺ
299:	i raždizaše se utroba moa	ʺand my guts were set ablazeʺ
300:	jako zde pone vodi ne iměx piti	ʺbecause here I did not have even water to drinkʺ
301:	i paki vъspominax kozloglasovania iže znax	ʺand then again, I was remembering the songs which I knewʺ
302:	i načinax kozloglasovati	ʺand I started to singʺ
303:	i paki vъspominax grěxi moe i prstuju dvu iže položix isporučnicu	ʺand then I remembered my sins, and the most holy Virgin, whom I set as my helperʺ
304:	i prixoždaaxu mi jakože slъzi	ʺand the (songs) were coming to me as tearsʺ
305:	i plakax se okaanna	ʺand I cried from repentanceʺ
306:	i jakože mlixъ bcu světъ množaiši prosъvte prěd mnoju	ʺand as I prayed the Mother of God, the world became more bright for meʺ
307:	i pogibaaxu pomišlenia moa zlaa	ʺand my bad thoughts vanishedʺ
308:	kako povědati mi avva zosima ognъ iže raspaljaše srdce moe bluda radi	ʺhow to tell (you), o Father Zosima, (about) the flame, which was burning in my heart because of adultery?ʺ
309:	nъ jakože mi prixoždaxu takova pomišlenia ležax dolě na zemli sъ slъzami	ʺbut as these thoughts were coming, I laid myself on the ground with tearsʺ
310:	i ne vъstax	ʺand I did not stand upʺ
	ašte ne xotěx viděti svět onъ rasipati se pomišlenia moa	ʺI did not want to see the light until my thoughts fell apartʺ (?)
311:	proče sъ takovim napastъmi avva zosima dosaždaema bix *zi* oněx lět	ʺI was annoyed by such thoughts, o Father Zosima, for those 17 yearsʺ
312:	ot tolě daže do dnsъ sъ pomoštiju prěčstiju mi ne iměju nikoju dosadu	ʺsince then, up until today, with the help of the Most Pure , I have no annoyanceʺ
313:	gla ei zosima	Zosima spoke to her:
314:	i proče ne poiska li pištu ili odeždu imeti	ʺand did you not want to have food or clothes?ʺ
315:	gla emu sta	the saint spoke to him:
316:	xlěbi oni iže ti rex sъnedox ixъ vъ *zi* lět	ʺthe bread I had, I ate in 17 yearsʺ
317:	i ot tolě pitěju se ot travu zemli sei	ʺsince then I feed myself with the grass of this soilʺ
318:	oděždu že moju iže iměx prъvěe razdraše se i padoše	ʺthe clothes I had before were torn and fellʺ
319:	i studeni mnogi iměx noštiju	ʺand I had many cold nightsʺ
320:	i paki vъ dne iměx veliki znoi	ʺand then, I had much heat in the dayʺ
321:	toliko ideže mnogašti padax dolě jakože mrъtva ot studeni mnogie	ʺso much, that (ʺhereʺ) I often fell down as dead because of much coldʺ
322:	nъ bъ iže rče jako ne o xlěbě tъkmo živet člkъ tъi me pitaše i pokrivaše me	ʺbut God, who said that man does not live only by bread (Mt 4:4), He was feeding me and clothing meʺ
323:	jako tъ položi vъ nbsa na oblacěx	ʺbecause He puts clouds onto heavensʺ (Ps 146:8)
324:	zosima ža jako usliša ot pisani glet otvěšta	as Zosima heard her citing the Scriptures, he answered
325:	i rče ei	and he said to her:
326:	věsi li sta moa ot pisani	ʺdoes my saint know of the Scriptures?ʺ
327:	ili nauči te kto	ʺor by whom have you been taught?ʺ
328:	gla emu sta	the saint spoke to him:
329:	avva zosima azъ člka ešte ne viděx otneliže priidox zde	ʺo Father Zosima, I did not see a man since I came hereʺ
	tъčiju stiju ti dnsъ	ʺonly the holy you todayʺ
330:	nъ niže pone źvěra ili ino čto životno viděx toliko vrěme	ʺbut I have not seen even a beast nor another animal for such timeʺ
331:	niže pisanie věmъ ili učix se avva moi	ʺneither I know the Scriptures, nor did I learn, my Fatherʺ
332:	nъ bъ ideže podavaetъ razumъ vъ člcěx onъ me nauči sia slovesa	ʺbut God, who (ʺwhereʺ) gives reason to (ʺinʺ) humans, He taught me those wordsʺ
333:	mli ubo ba avva zosima o mně grěšnoi radi	ʺfor that pray to God, o Father Zosima, for my sinful selfʺ
334:	jakože emu rče sta	thus the saint spoke
	i zosima xotě sъtvoriti metania	and Zosima wanted to pray
335:	togda kosnu se emu sta	then saint interrupted him
336:	i ne ostavi ego sъtvoriti sъvrъšenu metaniju	and she did not allow him to finish the prayer
337:	tъčiju rče emu	she just said to him:
338:	avva zosima sia iže ti izrekox i sliša bljudi nikomuže rci doideže prěstavlju se	ʺo Father Zosima, about this, what I told you and you heard, be aware not to tell (ʺshowʺ) that to anyone, until I dieʺ
339:	nъ ti nnja poidi sъ mirom	ʺbut you go now with peaceʺ
340:	i vъ grěduštee lěto xošteši me viděti paki	ʺand you will see me in the next year againʺ
341:	proče sъtvori sia iže ti glju	ʺdo what I say to youʺ
342:	vъ grěduštee lěto ne prěidi iordanъ jakože imate običai	ʺdo not cross Jordan in the next year, as you usually doʺ
343:	nъ prěbivai vъ monastiri	ʺbut stay in the monasteryʺ
344:	jako ašte xošteši iziti ne xošteši vъzmošti	ʺfor if you would like to go, you will not be able toʺ
345:	i vъ velikii četvrъtъkъ včerъ priimi staa taina dobrě	ʺand on the Maundy Thursday evening take the Eucharist wellʺ
346:	i prinesi na iordanъ	ʺand bring (it) to Jordanʺ
347:	i ožidai me tamo	ʺand await me thereʺ
348:	jako otněliže priidox zde ešte ne pričestix se	ʺbecause since I came here I did not have Eucharist yetʺ
349:	sego radi mlju ti se da mi prineseši stoe pričeštenie	ʺthat is why I pray you to bring me the Holy Eucharistʺ
350:	i da rčeši i avva ioannu igumenu monastirskomu bljusti se dobrě	ʺand tell to Father John, the abbot of (your) monastery, to guard himself wellʺ
351:	jako mnoga zla sut vъnutrъ monastira iže trebujutъ ispravlenia	ʺbecause there are many evils in the monastery, which require amendmentsʺ
352:	sia rče sta	thus said the saint
353:	i abie otběže vъ pustinju	and she immediately ran into the desert
354:	starcъ že čjuždaše se kako rče običai monastirski	the old man wondered, as she spoke (about) the monastic customs
	i kako vděše sъgrěšenie monastirskoe	and as she saw the sins of the monastery
355:	i tъčiju padě dolě na zemli	he just fell down to the ground
356:	i cělova město ideže stoaša sta	and he kissed the ground, where the saint stood
357:	i blgodarešti ba vъzvrati se vъ monastirъ	and, thanking God, he returned to the monastery
358:	jakože priidě drugoe lěto po običai monastirskomu xotěaše zosima iziti i onъ	As the next year came, Zosima wanted to go according to the monastic custom too
359:	i ne vъzmože	and he could not
360:	jako vъzetъ ego tresavica	because he was taken by fever
361:	i togda vъspoměnu kako rče emu sta iziti izъ monastira	and then he remembered, how the saint spoke to him, (about) leaving the monastery
362:	proče sъtvori malo dni tresaviceju drъžim	then he spent some days, having the fever
363:	i paki uscěle	and he became healthy again
364:	egda že prispě velikii četvrъtokъ vъze stoe pričeštenie jakože rče emu staa	when the Maundy Thursday came, he took the Holy Eucharist as the saint told him
365:	i vъzet malo smokvi i finiki i leštu kvašenu vъ vodě	and he took a few figs and dates and lentils fermented in the water
366:	i poide blizъ rěki	and he went to the river
367:	i ožidaše viděti stuju	and he waited to see her
368:	i plakaše množae kako zakasně sta i ne prixodit	and he cried a lot, as the saint was late and not coming
369:	i paki priidoše emu tamo i druga pomišlenia	and again, also other thoughts came to him there
370:	i vъlagaše vъ umъ svoi jako ašte priidetъ sta sъ čim xoštet prěiti iordanъ	and he was putting on his mind, how could the saint cross Jordan, if she will come
	iže korablъ něst	where (ʺwhichʺ) there was no boat
371:	sia vъspominaše vidě stuju	thinking about this, he saw the saint
372:	i prispě	(as) she arrived
373:	jakože ju vidě sta	and as as he saw her, he stood up
374:	i paki starcъ čjuždaše se sъ čim prěiti	and the old man wondered, how (she could) cross
375:	i abie zre ju	and suddenly he saw her
376:	i sъtvori krstъ svoi	and (s?)he crossed himself
377:	noštъ bě vrěme	it was a night
	i mesečina čista	and the moon was clear
378:	i zre ju	and he saw her
379:	jakože sъtvori krstъ obrěte se ot drugoju stranu rěki	as he crossed himself, he found himself on the other side of the river
380:	zosima že jakože ju vidě sъtvori obrazъ pokloniti se	seeing her, Zosima seemed to want to bow to her
381:	i gla emu sta	and the saint spoke to him:
382:	avva zosima čto xošteši sъtvoriti	ʺo Father Zosima, what do you want to do?ʺ
383:	staa taina nosiši	ʺyou carry the Holy Eucharistʺ
384:	i xošteši sъtvoriti metania	ʺand you want to pray?ʺ
385:	gljušti slovo se sta prispě kъ starcu	speaking this word, the saint came to the old man
386:	i rče	and she said:
387:	blsvi me avva	ʺo Father, bless meʺ
388:	blsvi me	ʺbless meʺ
389:	potom vъloži starca	then asked the old man:
390:	i izrče ei oče našъ i věruju vъ edinogo ba	and he told her Our Father and Credo (ʺI believe in one Godʺ)
391:	i cělova ego po običai ljubvě	and she kissed him according to the custom of love
392:	i togda pričesti se	and then she took the Eucharist
393:	i reče	and she said:
394:	nně otpuštaeši rabu tvoju vldko sъ mirom po glju tvoemu	ʺnow you have freed your servant, o Lord, with peace as You have saidʺ
395:	jakože viděstě ꙫči moi spsenie tvoe	ʺfor my eyes have seen Your salvationʺ (Lk 2:30)
396:	Togda gla starcu	then she spoke to the old man:
397:	prosti me avva zosima	ʺforgive me, o Father Zosimaʺ
398:	i drugo xotěnie da sъtvoriši mi	ʺfulfill one more wish for meʺ
399:	nnja poidi vъ monastiri tvoem sъ pomoštiju bžiju	ʺnow, go to your monastery with the help of Godʺ
400:	i vъ greduštee lěto paki priidi na mesto ideže me obrěte privi kratъ	ʺand come again next year to the same place, where you have met me for the first timeʺ
401:	i xošteši me viděti jakože vъsxoštet bъ moi	ʺand if my God will want, you will see me
402:	gla ei starcъ	the old man spoke to her:
403:	rabo istinnago ba nъ kogda bdǫ dstoinъ poslědstvovati ti	ʺbut, o servant of the true God, when I will be worthy to follow you?ʺ
404:	nъ pone vъzmi ot sia iže ti prinesox pištu	ʺbut take at least from this food I have brought for youʺ
405:	prostrъ bo sta rǫku	then the saint stretched her hand
406:	i vъzet tъkmo tri zrъna ot lešti	and she took only three grains from the lentils
407:	i paki sъtvori krstъ svoi	and she crossed herself again
408:	i prěide iordanъskaa rěka više jakože i prъvi kratъ	and she crossed the river Jordan as in the first time
409:	starcъ že vъzvrati se vъ monastirъ svoi slavešti ba	and the old man returned to his monastery, praising God
410:	nъ mnogaa skrъbeaše kako ne uvdě imě stěi	but he was very sad for not asking (ʺseeingʺ) the name of the saint
411:	proče naděaše se paki vъprostiti ju	for the next time, he hoped to ask her
412:	egda že prispě paki lěto i dni sirni izide izъ monastirъ po običai iže iměaxu	when the next year and the Cheese Days came, he left the monastery according to the custom they had
413:	i xoždaaše po pustini zrešti samo i onamo	and he was walking around the desert looking here and there
	eda bo viděti stǫę gde	where the saint could be seen
414:	i jakože ju ne uvdě nače plakati starcъ	and as he did not see her, the old man began to cry
415:	i sъ slъzami mnogimi glaše kъ bu	and with many tears he spoke to God:
416:	be moi velikosilně iže me spdobi viděti takovoe tainstvo ne razlučai me i daže do konca sъvrъšiti	ʺo my powerful God, who made me to see such a great mystery, do not abandon me before I finish itʺ
417:	spdobi me xe moi polučiti mi paki mltva ee rabě tvoe	ʺmake me worthy, o my Christ, to receive the prayer from her, your servantʺ
418:	sia gljuštu starcu zrešti na děsno i na levo eda viděti ju	as the old man was thus speaking, he looked on his right and left, whether she was to see there
419:	i zrešti vidě ideže bě končala i sъ krъsteni rǫcě	and looking thus, he saw, where he had passed away with crossed hands
420:	i glavu ei běše kъ zapadu	and her head was (turned) towards the west
421:	i jakože ju vidě teče plačjušti se	and as he saw her, he ran crying to her
422:	i oseza nozě stěi	and he embraced her legs
423:	i kropěaše ix sъ slъzami ego	and he watered them with his tears
424:	eliko bo moštno slъzeše	and he wept strongly
425:	i ot ѱaltira reče neporočni	and he recited the Psalm of the Undefiled (Ps 118)
426:	i togda čjuždaše se čto sъtvoriti	and then he wondered what to do
427:	i abie vidě više glavie stěi	and then he saw (looked?) over the head of the saint
	i bě pisana zemlja	and the ground was written upon
428:	i glaše tako	and it spoke thus:
429:	avva zosima pogrěbi tělo směrenie marie sie iže obrěte	ʺFather Zosima, bury the body of this humble Mary, which you have foundʺ
430:	i mli ba o mně radi	ʺand pray God for my sakeʺ
431:	skončax že se vъ mscъ farmuѳia sireč aprilia vъ nošti onoi ideže pričestix se	ʺI have passed away in the month of Parmouti, that is April, in the night when I took the Eucharistʺ
432:	sia pisinia jakože vidě zosima čjuždaše se kto ix sъpisa	as Zosima saw these writings, he wondered, who has written them
433:	rekla bo bě emu sta kako ne věstъ pisania	because she had told him, that she does not know how to write
	i kako dva dsetъ dni puta vъ edinъ čas poide staa	and (he wondered) how the saint could pass 20 days of walk in an hour
434:	i proče čjuždaše se paki sъ čimъ iskopati zemlju	and also he wondered how to dig the ground
435:	tamo vidě malo drěvo dolě na zemli povrъženno	he saw there a small piece of wood thrown on the ground
436:	i načetъ sъ nimi kopati zemlju	and he began to dig the ground with it (ʺthemʺ)
437:	i ne vъzmože	and he could not
438:	jako bě starъ	because he was old
439:	nъ i město bě mnogo suxo	but also the place was very dry
440:	i abie vidě edinogo lъva iže ližaše nozě stěi	and suddenly he saw a lion, licking the saint's legs
441:	i jakože ego vidě ouboa se	and as he saw (the beast), he became afraid
442:	jako vъspominaše slovo stěi ideže rče jako źvěra ne vidě vъ četiri dsetъ lět	because he remembered the word of the saint, (ʺwhere she saidʺ) that she did not saw a beast in forty years
443:	proče sъtvori krstъ svoi	then he crossed himself
444:	i naděe se ne vrěditi ego	and he hoped to not harm him
445:	i otvěšta kъ lъvu	and he said (ʺansweredʺ) to the lion
446:	i rče	and said:
447:	o źvěru ne ukrotimi poneže sila bžia prinesla te est zde pomošti mi	ʺo untameable beast, as the power of God has brought you here to help me,ʺ
	iskopai zemlju pogrebsti stěi mošti	ʺdig the ground to bury the relics of the saint!ʺ
448:	jako esmъ azъ starъ	ʺbecause I am oldʺ
449:	i ne vъzmogu niže kopati niže poiti prinesti dělania kopati	ʺand I cannot dig nor bring tools (?) for diggingʺ
450:	i sego radi ti sъtvori grobъ stěi	ʺfor this reason, you do make a grave for the saintʺ
451:	sice rče starcъ	thus spoke the old man
452:	i abie lъvъ vъzъmъ sъ prědnimi nogami	and the lion quickly began (to dig) with his forward legs
453:	i iskopa eliko pokriti tělo stěi	and he dug out so much (as needed) to cover the body of the saint
454:	i jakože iskopa sъtvori metania kъ starcu	and as he finished digging, he did a prayer towards the old man
455:	i vъnide vъnutrъ pustini	and he went into the desert
456:	starcъ že pogrebe tělo stie tamo ideže ju obrěšte	the old man then buried the body of the saint where he found her
457:	i vъzvrati se vъ monastirъ slavešti i pojušti ba	and he returned to the monastery praising and singing to God
458:	nъ igumenъ ioannъ obrěte mnogaa prěgrěšenia vъ monastiri jakože rče sta	but abbot John found many sins in the monastery, as the saint said
459:	tamo bo vъ tom mostiri skonča se starcъ zosima *r* lět starosti	the old man Zosima passed away there in that monastery (being) 100 years old
460:	sia sutъ děla bludnici ljubimici	These are the deeds of the harlot, my dear
461:	si sut dobroděteli ouničiženie ženi	these are the virtues of a despicable woman
462:	bludnica po istině bě	she was truly a harlot
463:	nъ i velikie dobrodětelie ee spdobiše ju vъ crstvi nbsněmъ	but also her great virtues made her worthy for (ʺinʺ) the Kingdom of Heaven
464:	grěšnaa bě	she was sinful
465:	nъ i pokaaniemъ spse se	but she saved herself by penance
466:	zane da vidimъ kako posti se	so that we see her fasting
467:	da vdimъ kako trudi se	so (that) we see how she worked
468:	ne bě li taa grěšnica	wasn't she a sinner?
469:	ne bě li i ta uničižena	wasn't she contemptous?
470:	sego radi i i mi da pokaem se o grěsěx našix	for this reason, also we should repent about our sins
471:	i da ne pademъ vъ otčaanie ašte i jakože peskъ morskii sut sъgrěšenia naša	and we should not fall into depression, if you sins are numerous as the sand of the sea
472:	něst ni edinъ grěx ideže bolitъ mlstъ bžia	there is no sin, which surpasses (?) the mercy of God
473:	niže est nikoe prěgrěšenie iže ne ispravljaet se pokaaniemъ	nor is there any transgression, which cannot be amended by penance
474:	priemlet bъ pokaaniemъ vъsakomu	God accepts the penance of anyone
475:	tъčiju prilěžne da obratim se	(he needs) only to turn away (from the sin) accordingly
476:	sъ vъsem srdcemъ da kaem se	let us repent with all heart
477:	i priemletъ nas bъ	and God will accept us
478:	jako est mlsrdъ i mngo mlstivъ	because he is gracious and very merciful
479:	i da ne glemъ jako da tvorim grěxi mnogi i poslěžde xoštem kaati se	and let us not say that we should do many sins and afterwards we will repent
480:	jako kto trъžъstvuetъ tako spsenie ego ne spdobljaetъ bъ takovago pokaati se	who makes such a trade out of salvation, God does not make him worthy to repent
481:	i čto věmъ ašte i do včera umrem	and do we know, whether we will not die until the evening?
482:	ili kogda razuměimъ čas sъmrъti našei	or when we will know the hour of our death?
483:	sego radi povelě gъ vъ stmъ eѵglii	that is why the Lord said in the holy Gospel:
484:	bdite jako ne věstě dnъ ni čas vъ nže snъ člčski priidet	ʺWatch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is comingʺ (Mt 25:13 NKJV)
485:	i poneže ne věmi čas sъmrъti našei da ne lenim se spsenia našego	and because we do not know the hour of our death, let us not be lazy about our salvation
486:	da ne otčaim se dobroti dši našei	let us not despair about the good of our souls
487:	zane lěnostъ nikogda dobro ne ispravljaetъ	because sloth never does any good
488:	nikogda blgo ne sъvrъšaetъ niže tělesnoe niže dševnoe	it never finishes any good: neither corporeal, nor spiritual
489:	i jakože kto ašte oblěnit se nivě svoei ili loziju svoemu i ne okopavaetъ ju pogubljaetъ se ot trъniemъ i biliemъ	(ʺandʺ) as when someone is lazy on his acre or in his vineyard and does not cultivate it, it is lost to thorns and weed
490:	tako est i vъ dši vъsakomu xrstianinu	so it is also with the soul of every Christian
491:	egda oblěnit se člkъ dělaniju bžiju i prinošenie dši ego abie pogibaetъ dša člku onomu ot pomišlenia zla ot mъčtania běsovska i ot ina naxoždenia lukava	when a human is lazy in divine works and in helping his soul, suddenly his soul is lost to that man because of bad thoughts, of devilish dreams, and other evil ideas
492:	sego radi podbaetъ ne leniti se doboti dše našei	that is why it is good not to be lazy about the goodness of our soul
493:	i glemъ	and (it is not good to) speak:
494:	dnsъ grěxi da sъtvaraemъ	ʺlet us do sins todayʺ
495:	i zaoutra xoštem pokaati se	ʺand tomorrow we will repentʺ
496:	vъ junosti našei da sъgrěšenie tvorim	ʺlet us sin in our youthʺ
497:	i vъ starosti našei xoštemъ kaati se	ʺand we will repent in our old ageʺ
498:	zane takova pomišlenia sut lukavago diavola iže dobroti dšamъ našim ne xoštet	because such thoughts are from the evil Devil, who does not want the good for our souls
499:	ašte vъ junosti našei ne xoštem pokaati se ideže možem rabotati kanona dxovnika našego	if we will not repent in our youth, where we can work according to our religion (ʺregulations of our clergyʺ ?)
	kako pokaem se vъ starosti našei ideže ne moštni tělesem našeimъ	then, how we will (be able to) repent in our old age, when we are bodily weak?
	iže ne možemъ niže pokaati se niže postiti se niže bděti niže ini trud tvoriti grěx radi našix	then, we can neither repent, nor fast, nor stay awake, nor perform any work for the sake of our sins
500:	nnja ideže imami vrěme	(it is) now, when we have time
501:	nnja da pokaem se vъsako	(it is) now (the time) to do any penance
502:	dnsъ ide tvorimъ grěxi dnsъ ispovědaim se	today we sin, today we confess
503:	zane jakože glet prěmǫdri solomonъ	because, as the most wise Solomon says:
	ne věmi čto raditъ zaoutra	ʺwe know not what (will be there) to do tomorrowʺ (cf. Preacher 7:14)
504:	sirečъ ne věmi čto xošte biti daže do utra	that is, we do not know, what will be even tomorrow
505:	da ne javljaemъ sebe jako besъmrъtni	let us not consider ourselves to be deathless
506:	da ne sъgrěšaemъ jako eže ne ne xoštem umreti kogda	let us not sin as if we were not ever going to die
507:	nъ razuměvaimъ jako kratkъ i vrěmeni est životъ naš	but let us understand that our life is short and temporal
	da ispravim sami sebě	let us mend ourselves
508:	da otvratim volju našu vъ blgoe	let us turn our will to good
509:	da izměnim oumišlenia naša kъ polzi dši našei	let us change our thoughts for the profit of our soul
510:	ne pomišljaimъ tъkmo kako obogatiti se ili kako oblěšti se ili kako pitati se	Let us not think only about how to get rich or clothe or feed ourselves
511:	nъ pače množae da pomišljaimъ kako ugoditi xu kako da sъvrъšim dobrodětelъ kako da ulučim crstvie nbsnoe	but let us think more about how to please Christ, how to gain virtue, how to receive the Kingdom of Heaven
512:	zane i gъ tako namъ zapověda vъ stmъ eѵglii	because thus tells us the Lord in the Holy Gospel
513:	i gletъ	and He says:
514:	ne pecete se dšeju vašeju što jaste ili čto piete niže tělom vašimъ vъ čto oblěcěte se	ʺdo not worry in your souls, what you will eat˸ or about your body, what you will wearʺ (Lk 12:22)
515:	ne dša li bolše est pišti i tělo oděždi	ʺis not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?ʺ (23)
516:	sireč ne pomišljaite vъnutrъ dšax vašix čto jaste ili piete	that is: do not worry inside your souls, what you will eat or drink
517:	niže iměite pomišlenia vъ čto oblěčete telěsi vašego	nor think of in what you clothe your body
518:	něst li dša vaša bolšaa ot astia	is not the soul more than food?
519:	něst li tělesa vaša bolša ot oděžde	is not your body more than the clothes?
520:	skazuetъ jako eže oumišljaetě radi jastia iže n ěst ničtože kako ne pecěte se i dše svoee radi iže est vešt čъstněiša vъsego mira	he says, that what you think about food is in vain, if you don't care about your soul, which is something more precious than the whole world
521:	i paki povelě po dolě gъ	and again, he says below:
522:	vъzrite na ptici nbsni	ʺlook at the heavenly birdsʺ (Lk 12:24)
523:	jako ni sejutъ	ʺthey do not sowʺ
524:	ni žnut	ʺnor they reapʺ
525:	ni sъbirajutъ vъ žitnici	ʺnor they have no barnʺ
526:	i otcъ vašъ nbsnii pitaetъ e	ʺand your heavenly Father feeds themʺ
527:	ne vi li lučšii estě oněx	ʺare you not better than these?ʺ
528:	kto že li ot vas pešti se možetъ priložiti vъzrastu svoemu lъkatъ edinъ	ʺand who among you can add a cubit to your life?ʺ (25)
529:	sirěč viditě na ptice ideže lětajutъ po vъzduxu	that is: you see (ʺtoʺ) the birds, which (ʺwhereʺ) they fly in the sky
530:	kako ni sějutъ	as they do not sow
531:	ni žnut	nor they reap
532:	niže sъbirajutъ vъ žitnice	nor they have no barn to collect in
533:	i bъ otcъ vъsem pitaetъ texъ	and God the All-Father feeds them with everything
534:	vi že bo člci ne izměnenili estě množae ot těx	are you not, humans, better than these?
535:	kto že li ot vasъ umisliti možet priložiti tělesi svoemu lъkat edin	and who among you, worrying, can add a cubit to your body?
536:	i paki povělě	and again, he speaks:
537:	o oděžde čto pečete se	ʺwhy are you anxious about clothes?ʺ
538:	vъzrite na krini selnie	ʺlook at the wild flowersʺ (Lk 12:27-28)
539:	kako rastǫtъ	ʺhow they growʺ
540:	ne truždajut se	ʺthey do not laborʺ
541:	ni prědut	ʺnor they spinʺ
542:	glju že vamъ	ʺyet I tell youʺ
543:	jako ni solomonъ vъ vsei slavě svoei oblěče se jako edinъ ot six	ʺnot even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of theseʺ
544:	ašte že seno selnoe dnsъ sušte i utre vъ peštъ vъlagaemo bъ tako ostavljaetъ kolmi pače vasъ malověri	ʺif that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into fire, how much more will He clothe you, you of little faith?ʺ
545:	sirěč počto radi umišljaete radi odežde	that is: why do you think of clothes?
546:	pone razuměite cvětie polskoe	think at least of the wild flowers
547:	kako rastut	how they grow
548:	ne truždajut se	they do not labor
549:	niže prědut	nor they spin
550:	glju vamъ	yet I tell you
551:	jakože ni solomonъ vъ mnozěx ego krasotax i čъsti ne oblěče se jakože edinъ ot six oblěšti se takovoju krasotu jakože sut oukrašenna cvětia	not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these
552:	ašte že sěno polskoe ideže dnsъ est i zaoutra vъlagajutъ vъ peštъ i sъgaraetъ bъ oděvaetъ i oukrašaetъ tako koliko pače vas malověri ne xoštet li vi oblěšti	if that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into fire, how much more will He clothe you, you of little faith?
553:	ne oubo pečete se gljušte čto jami ili čto piemъ ili čimъ oblěcěm se	ʺdo not worry, saying , 'what we eat' or 'what we drink' or 'what to put on'ʺ (cf. Lk 12:29-30)
554:	vъsěx bo six ezičnici ištut	ʺfor this is what the heathens wantʺ
555:	věstъ bo otcъ vašъ nbsnii jako trěbuete vъsa siix	ʺand your Father knows that you need themʺ
556:	ištete prěžde crstvia bžia i pravdi ego	ʺseek first His Kingdom and His truthʺ
557:	i sia vъsa priložit se vam	ʺand this all will be includedʺ
558:	sireč proče ne pomišljaite gljušte što jami ili čto piemъ ili čimъ oděždim se	that is: do not worry, saying , 'what we eat' or 'what we drink' or 'what to put on'
559:	zane sia vъsa ęzici ištut	for this is what all the heathens want
560:	zane bъ otcъ vašъ iže est na nbsěxъ věstъ trěbovania sia vъsa	and your Father knows that you need them
561:	sego radi ištete prъvěe crstvie bžie i pravdi ego	thus seek first His Kingdom and His truth
562:	i sia vъsa sъviše podaet se	and this all will be given to you from above
563:	proče i imi ljubimici ne pomišljaimъ takovaa	let us think us too, my dear
564:	nъ dšamъ našim prinošenia da pomišljaimъ	but let us think of spiritual gain
565:	spseniju našemu da poučaim se	let us gain knowledge for the sake of salvation
566:	dšamъ našim da potaštim se kako pitaniixъ sъ slovom bžiemъ	let us struggle for the sake of our souls by feeding them with the Word of God
567:	dšamъ našim da potъštim se kako napoiti ix sъ učeniemъ bgougodnix	let us struggle for the sake of our souls by giving them to drink of the teachings of those, who are pleasing to God
568:	dši naše da ponudim kako oblěšti se sъ dobrodětelmi	let us train our souls how to clothe themselves in virtues
569:	radi da nas spdobitъ xs zde prěiti zdrava bespečalni blgodnъstavni ne blaznъni ot vragovъ dševniix i tělesniix	so that Christ will find us worthy, here (beyond?) to come healthy, without despair, virtuous, not seduced by enemies of the soul and of the body
570:	tamože nas da spdobitъ věčnaago ego crstvia	there He will make us worthy of His eternal Kingdom
571:	jako tomu pdobaetъ slva čstii i poklanjanie sъ beznačelnim ego ocemъ i prěstmъ i blgimъ i životvoreštiimъ ego dxomъ	for His is the glory, honor and respect, with beginning-less Father of Him, and with Most Holy and good and life-giving Spirit
	nnja i prsno i vъ věki věkom	now and ever and forever
572:	amin	amen