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周書 Zhōu shū
費誓 第五十七 Book Fifty-seven · Bì shì
公曰：「嗟！人無譁，聽命。徂茲淮夷、徐戎並興。
The duke said, “Ah! ye men, make no noise, but listen to my commands. We are now going to punish those wild tribes of the Hwae and of Seu, who have risen up together.
「善敹乃甲冑，敿乃干，無敢不弔。備乃弓矢，鍛乃戈矛，礪乃鋒刃，無敢不善。
“Have in good repair your coats of mail and helmets; have the laces of your shields well secured:—presume not to have any of these but in perfect order. Prepare your bows and arrows; temper your lances and spears; sharpen your pointed and edged weapons:—presume not to have any of these but in good condition.
「今惟淫舍牿牛馬，杜乃擭，敜乃穽，無敢傷牿。牿之傷，汝則有常刑。
“We must now largely let the oxen and horses loose, and not keep them as usual in enclosures:—do you shut up your traps, and fill up your pitfalls, and do not presume to injure any of the animals let loose. If any of them be injured, you shall be dealt with according to the regular punishments.
「馬牛其風，臣妾逋逃，勿敢越逐，祗復之，我商賚汝。乃越逐不復，汝則有常刑。無敢寇攘，踰垣牆，竊馬牛，誘臣妾，汝則有常刑。
“When the horses and cattle are seeking one another, or when your followers, male or female, abscond, presume not to leave the ranks to pursue them. But let them be carefully returned. I will reward you who return them according to their value. But if you leave your places, to pursue them, or if you who find them do not return them, you shall be dealt with according to the regular punishments. And let none of you people presume to rob or detain vagrant animals or followers, or to jump over enclosures and walls to steal away horses or oxen, or to decoy away servants and female attendants. If you do so, you shall be dealt with according to the regular punishments.
「甲戌，我惟征徐戎。峙乃糗糧，無敢不逮，汝則有大刑。魯人三郊三遂，峙乃楨幹。甲戌，我惟築，無敢不供，汝則有無餘刑，非殺。魯人三郊三遂，峙乃芻茭，無敢不多，汝則有大刑。」
“On the day Keă-suh I will punish the tribes of Seu;—prepare roasted grain and other provisions, and presume not to have any deficiency. If you do, you shall suffer the severest punishment. Ye men of Loo, from the three environing territories, and the three tracts beyond, prepare your posts and planks. On Keă-suh I will commence my entrenchments;—dare not but be provided with a supply of these. If you be not so provided, you shall be subjected to various punishments, only short of death. Ye men of Loo, from the three environing territories, and the three tracts beyond, prepare the forage, and do not dare to let it be other than in abundance. If you do, you shall suffer the severest punishment.”