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Does anyone have a transliterated version of the Jesus PRayer? I would really like to know how to properly pronouce it in Russian.
Thanks,
Brittany [/b]

Slava Isusu Khrestu

Hello Brittany

I can give to you this prayer in Slavonic ( Said more often in Slavonic than Russian or Ukrainian)

[b]Hospodè Isusè Khrestè
seenè bozhiy
pomeluj mya hrishnaho [/b]...............This is for male

but for woman you would use this ending

(pomeluj mya hrishnooyou)

This is Slavonic used in most of Ukraine and Western Ukraine

In other parts of greater Ukraine Slavonic pronunciation of " H " in words would be a " G"
so "Hospedè" would be "Gospode" and a long sound of "e" on final " and not "è" so Gospode would have different sound as mentioned.

Sorry but transliteration is very hard to explain as well as stress and proper accent.

But I know that Our Lord understands even mispronunciation!

Have a holy time with this prayer.

I hope I have not made you too confussed for I am

Z Bohom



Unworthy

Kolya

BMarie, Kolya has explaned very well.
I'll try too.
The short version of the prayer is:
G o s p o d y
Lord
(the last letter sounds like 'e' in the word Easter)
Stress on first 'o'

I i s u s e
Jesus - in Ancient Slavonic
(each of letters i sounds like 'e' in the word Easter, u -like <oo> in the word 'moon', last e - is similar to 'e' in the word 'led' and combining with previous 's' makes it softer)
Stress on 'u'

H r i s t e
Christ - in Ancient Slavonic
(H -l ike in word 'house', i like 'e' in Easter, <te> -'e' sounds more similar to 'e' in the word 'led', although not exactly, and makes previous 't' more soft)
Stress on 'e'

P o m i l u y
forgive/ show mercy
( i -like in Easter, u -like in 'moon', y is like a first sound in the word 'your' or last sound in French word 'fille')
Stress on 'i'

Mya
Me - Ancient Slavonic version of the Russian word Menya
(difficult to explane how it sounds, ya would sound like German Yes- Ja, but connecting with 'm' the <j> almost vanishes and gives its softness to 'm' and 'a')

I've read in one book that Saint Simeon the Divine recommended to use the short version at first.
He says : "Sit down quietly and solitarily, bow down head, close eyes, try to breathe as quietly as possible, look with the help of your imagination inside of your heart, take your mind (thought) from head down to heart. While breathing say: "Gospody Iisuse Hriste, pomiluy mya" -quietly with lips or only in mind. Try to drive off other thoughts, have calm patience. And repeat this often."
(I've tried to translate correctly, but possibly there are some inaccuracies)

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Masha -for short.

explaned = explained,

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Masha -for short.

Thank you for your help! What a great help it is... I am very grateful!
Slavonic and Russian are just fun to say, but not very readable to me !
I got to attend my first "Burial" of Christ tonight. I liked the fact that we could keep the flowers.
Brittany

i looked all over for this translation!! much appreciated!

i tried using this google translator but it didnt work party supplies