Viacheslav Vladimirovich to Iziaslav Mstislavich, 1151

No. 5. From Viacheslav Vladimirovich to Iziaslav Mstislavich, 1151

сыноу богъ ти помози. ѡже на мене єси чьсть возложилъ. акы на своємь ѡтьци а ıа пакы сыноу тобѣ мълвлѭ. а єсмь оуже старъ а вьсѣхъ рѧдъ не могѫ оуже рѧдити нъ бѫдевѣ ѡба Кыєвѣ, аче на бѫдеть которыи рѧдъ или хрьстьıаныхъ или поганыхъ. и идевѣ ѡба по мѣстоу. а дроужина моıа и пълкъ мои. а то бѫди собоѭ нама ты же рѧди. аче къдѣ на бѫдеть мочьно ѡбѣма ѣхати. а ѡба ѣдевѣ пакы ли а ты ѣзди съ моимь пълкъмь. и съ своимь (419).

Traslation
Son! God help you that you honoured me as your father. And I am also, my son, telling you, "I am old, and can no longer manage all affairs. So we both shall be in Kiev. And if we have some matter with Christians or Heathens, we shall go together. And retinue wife and my army, let it be for both of us, and you manage it. And if we can go somewhere, we both go, or else you go with my army and with yours."