Viacheslav Vladimirovich to Iziaslav Mstislavich, 1151

From Viacheslav Vladimirovich to Iziaslav Mstislavich, 1151

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сыноу богъ ти помози. ѡже на мене єси чьсть възложилъ. то аще бы ты и давьно тако оучинилъ. то ци мене єси почьстилъ. бога єси почьстилъ. аже дѣєши: ты мои еси отьць а ты мои и сынъ оу тебе ѡтьца нѣтоу а оу мене сына нѣтоуть. а ты же мои сынъ ты же мои братъ. (418)

Translation
Son! God help you, for you have honoured me. But if you had done so long ago, would it have been me who you honoured? It would have been God who you honoured. And when you say, "You are my father", then you are my son. You have no father, and I have no son. And so you're my son and you're my brother.