KLIC: Sun Tzu (Re: vagh vIttlheghmey)

[devid@startrekmail.com]

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.

--
De'vID





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