Sviatoslav to Iziaslav Davidovich, 1159

From Sviatoslav to Iziaslav Davidovich, 1159

No. 15.

брате. комоу ищеши волости. братоу ли или сынови а добро ти бы рати не починавъши переди. аже дѣєши хотѧть на мѧ поѣхати. а иже поѣдѫть на тѧ съ хвалоѭ. а богъ бѫдеть съ тобоѭ и ıа и моıа сыновьца (499).

Brate, komu jĭščeši volosti, bratu li ili synovi? A dobro ti by rati ne počinavŭši peredi. Aže dieješi: Xotiatĭ na mia pojiexati, a jĭže pojiedutĭ na tia sŭ xvaloju, a bogŭ budetĭ sŭ toboju i ja i moja synovĭcia.

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Brother! Whom are you seeking the domain for? For your brother or for your son? And it would be good for you not to be first in engaging in the war. When you say, "The want to attack me", then if they go against you with pride, then God be with you, and I, and both my nephews.