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RE: KLIC: Sun Tzu (Re: vagh vIttlheghmey)
- From: Burt Clawson <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLIC: Sun Tzu (Re: vagh vIttlheghmey)
- Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 14:26:44 -0600
ja' De'vID
> 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.
>
majQa'! chong!
- tuv'el