尚书 The Book of History -- 《君奭-- Prince Shi》(James Legge 英译)（2）
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君奭: 公曰：“君奭！我闻在昔成汤既受命，时则有若伊尹，格于皇天。在太甲，时则有若保衡。在太戊，时则有若伊陟、臣扈，格于上帝；巫咸乂王家。在祖乙，时则有若巫贤。在武丁，时则有若甘盘。率惟兹有陈，保乂有殷，故殷礼陟配天，多历年所。天维纯佑命，则商实百姓王人。罔不秉德明恤，小臣屏侯甸，矧咸奔走。惟兹惟德称，用乂厥辟，故一人有事于四方，若卜筮罔不是孚。”
Prince Shi: The duke said, 'Prince Shi, I have heard that aforetime, when Tang the successful had received the appointment (to the throne), he had with him Yi Yin, making (his virtue) like that of great Heaven; that Tai Jia had (the same Yi Yin), the Bao-heng; that Tai-wu had Yi Zhi and Chen Hu, through whom (his virtue) was made to affect God, and Wu Xian who regulated the royal House; that Zu-yi had Wu Xian's son; and that Wu-ding had Gan Pan. (These ministers) carried out (their principles), and displayed (their merit), preserving and regulating the dynasty of Yin, so that, while its ceremonies lasted, (those sovereigns), when deceased, were assessors to Heaven, and its duration extended over many years. Heaven thus determinately maintained its favouring appointment, and Shang was replenished with men. The various heads of great surnames and members of the royal House, holding employments, all held fast their virtue, and showed an anxious solicitude (for the kingdom). The smaller ministers, and the guardian princes in the Hou and Dian domains, hurried about on their services. Thus did they all exert their virtue and aid their sovereign, so that whatever affairs he, the One man, had in hand, throughout the land, an entire faith was reposed in their justice as in the indications of the shell or the divining stalks.'
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君奭: 公曰：“君奭！天寿平格，保乂有殷，有殷嗣，天灭威。今汝永念，则有固命，厥乱明我新造邦。”
Prince Shi: The duke said, 'Prince Shi, Heaven gives length of days to the just and the intelligent; (it was thus that those ministers) maintained and regulated the dynasty of Yin. He who came last to the throne granted by Heaven was extinguished by its terrors. Do you think of the distant future, and we shall have the decree (in favour of Zhou) made sure, and its good government will be, brilliantly exhibited in our newly-founded state.'
