Rapid was the warlike energy of [our king of] Yin,And vigorously did he attack Jing-Chu.Boldly he entered its dangerous passes,And brought the multitudes of Jing together,Till the country was reduced under complete restraint:Such was the fitting achievement of the descendant of Tang.
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維女荊楚、居國南鄉。昔有成湯、自彼氐羌、莫敢不來享、莫敢不來王、曰商是常。
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’Ye people, ’ [he said], ’ of Jing-chu,Dwell in the southern part of my kingdom.Formerly, in the time of Tang the Successful,Even from the Jiang of Di,They dared not but come with their offerings;[Their chiefs] dared not but come to seek acknowledgment:Such is the regular rule of Shang. ’
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天命多辟、設都于禹之績。歲事來辟、勿予禍適、稼穡匪解。
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Heaven has given their appointments [to the princes],But where their capitals had been assigned within the sphere of the labours of Yu,For the business of every year, they appeared before our king,[Saying], ’ Do not punish nor reprove us;We have not been remiss in our husbandry. ’
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天命降監、下民有嚴。不僭不濫、不敢怠遑。命于下國、封建厥福。
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When Heaven by its will is inspecting [the kingdom],The lower people are to be feared.[Our king] showed no partiality [in rewarding], no excess [in punishing];He dared not to allow himself in indolence:So was his appointment [established] over the States,And he made his happiness grandly secure.
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商邑翼翼、四方之極。赫赫厥聲、濯濯厥靈。壽考且寧、以保我後生。
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The capital of Shang was full of order,The model for all parts of the kingdom,Glorious was his fame;Brilliant, his energy.Long lived he and enjoyed tranquillity,And so he preserves us, his descendants.
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陟彼景山、松柏丸丸。是斷是遷、方斲是虔。松桷有梴、旅楹有閑、寢成孔安。
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We ascended the hill of Jing,Where the pines and cypresses grew symmetrical.We cut them down, and conveyed them here;We reverently hewed them square.Long are the projecting beams of pine;Large are the many pillars.The temple was completed, - the tranquil abode [of his tablet].