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KLIC: Sun Tzu (Re: vagh vIttlheghmey)
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- Subject: KLIC: Sun Tzu (Re: vagh vIttlheghmey)
- Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 15:01:38 -0400 (EDT)
tuv'el:
>
> vagh vIttlheghmeyvam'e' qonbogh SuvwI' <Sun Tzu> lupablu'chugh reH yayna'
> chavlu':
maj! I've translated parts of Sun Tzu myself. Here are the opening
verses (English is from the L. Giles translation):
Sun-Tzu's "The Art of War"
/*Sun-Tzu <veS to'>/
I. LAYING PLANS
/'ay' wa': nabmeH mIw/
1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to
the State.
/jatlh *Sun-Tzu: wo'vaD potlhqu' veS to'./
2. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to
safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on
no account be neglected.
/yIn, Hegh joq wuqlaHbej, yay He, QIH He ghap wIvlaHchu'.
vaj yIqelchu', yIbuSHa'Qo'!/
3. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant
factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when
seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
/vagh Dochmey pabqu' veS to', not choH Dochmeyvam.
che'ronDaq Dotlh Daperchu' 'e' DanIDtaHvIS 'ej
bInabtaHvIS, Dochmeyvam yIbuS./
4. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth;
(4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
/luperlu': (wa') ghob ; (cha') ngeHbej ; (wej) che'ron ;
(loS) ra'wI' ; (vagh) nab Sun je./
That's all for now. I'd appreciate any comments as I'd
like to eventually translate the whole thing.
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