Grandly lofty are the mountains ，
With their large masses reaching to the heavens .
From these mountains was sent down a Spirit ，
Who gave birth to [the princes of] Fu and shen .
Fu and Shen ，
Are the support of Zhou ，
Screens to all the States ，
Diffusing [their influence] over the four quarters of the kingdom .
Full of activity is the chief of Shen ，
And the king would employ him to continue the services [of his fathers] ，
With his capital in Xie ，
Where he should be a pattern to the States of the south .
The king gave charge to the earl of Zhou ，
To arrange all about the residence of the chief of Shen ，
Where he should do what was neccessary for the regions of the south ，
And where his posterity might maintain his merit .
The king gave charge to the chief of Shen ，
'Be a pattern to the regions of the south ，
And by means of those people of Xie ，
Proceed to display your merit . '
The king gave charge to the earl of Zhou ，
To make the statutory definition of the territory and fields of the chief of She n .
The king gave charge to the chief 's steward ，
To remove the members of his family to the spot .
Of the services of the chief of Shen ，
The foundation was laid by the earl of Zhou ，
Who built first the walls [of this city] ，
And then completed his ancestral temple .
When the temple was completed ， wide and grand ，
The king conferred on the chief of Shen ，
Four noble steeds ，
With their hooks for the trappings of the breast-bands ， glittering bright .
The king sent away the chief of Shen ，
With its carriage of state and its team of horses .
'I have consulted about your residence ，
That it had best be fixed in the South .
I confer on you a great sceptre ，
As the symbol of your dignity .
Go ， my uncle ，
And protect the country of the South .'
The chief of Shen took his departure ，
And the king gave him a parting feast in Mei .
Then the chief of Shen returned ， [and proceeded] to the south ，
And found himself at last in Xie .
The king had given charge to the earl of Zhou ，
To make the statutory division of the lands ，
And to lay up stores of provisions ，
That the progress of the chief might be accelerated .
Martial-like ， the chief of Shen ，
Entered into Xie .
His footmen and charioteers were numerous ，
And throughout the regions of Zhou all rejoiced .
'You have got a good support ： ——
Very distinguished is the chief of Shen ，
The great uncle of the king ，
The pattern of the officers ， both civil and military . '
The virtue of the chief of Shen ，
Is mild ， and regulated ， and upright .
He will keep all these countries in order ，
And be famed throughout the kingdom .
[I] ， Ji-fu ， made this song ，
An ode of great excellence ，
Of influence good ，
To present to the chief of Shen .
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崧高維岳、駿極于天。
維岳降神、生甫及申。
維申及甫、維周之翰。
四國于蕃、四方于宣。
亹亹申伯、王纘之事。
于邑于謝、南國是式。
王命召伯、定申伯之宅。
登是南邦、世執(zhí)其功。
王命申伯、式是南邦。
因是謝人、以作爾庸。
王命召伯、徹申伯土田。
王命傅御、遷其私人。
申伯之功、召伯是營。
有俶其城、寢廟既成。
既成藐藐、王錫申伯。
四牡蹺蹺、鉤膺濯濯。
王遣申伯、路車乘馬。
我圖爾居、莫如南土。
錫爾介圭、以作爾寶。
往近王舅、南土是保。
申伯信邁、王餞于郿.
申伯還南、謝于誠歸。
王命召伯、徹申伯土疆。
以峙其粻、式遄其行。
申伯番番、既入于謝、徒御啴啴。
周邦咸喜、戎有良翰。
不顯申伯、王之元舅、文武是憲。
申伯之德、柔惠且直。
揉此萬邦、聞于四國。
吉甫作誦、其詩孔碩、其風(fēng)肆好、以贈申伯。
With their large masses reaching to the heavens .
From these mountains was sent down a Spirit ，
Who gave birth to [the princes of] Fu and shen .
Fu and Shen ，
Are the support of Zhou ，
Screens to all the States ，
Diffusing [their influence] over the four quarters of the kingdom .
Full of activity is the chief of Shen ，
And the king would employ him to continue the services [of his fathers] ，
With his capital in Xie ，
Where he should be a pattern to the States of the south .
The king gave charge to the earl of Zhou ，
To arrange all about the residence of the chief of Shen ，
Where he should do what was neccessary for the regions of the south ，
And where his posterity might maintain his merit .
The king gave charge to the chief of Shen ，
'Be a pattern to the regions of the south ，
And by means of those people of Xie ，
Proceed to display your merit . '
The king gave charge to the earl of Zhou ，
To make the statutory definition of the territory and fields of the chief of She n .
The king gave charge to the chief 's steward ，
To remove the members of his family to the spot .
Of the services of the chief of Shen ，
The foundation was laid by the earl of Zhou ，
Who built first the walls [of this city] ，
And then completed his ancestral temple .
When the temple was completed ， wide and grand ，
The king conferred on the chief of Shen ，
Four noble steeds ，
With their hooks for the trappings of the breast-bands ， glittering bright .
The king sent away the chief of Shen ，
With its carriage of state and its team of horses .
'I have consulted about your residence ，
That it had best be fixed in the South .
I confer on you a great sceptre ，
As the symbol of your dignity .
Go ， my uncle ，
And protect the country of the South .'
The chief of Shen took his departure ，
And the king gave him a parting feast in Mei .
Then the chief of Shen returned ， [and proceeded] to the south ，
And found himself at last in Xie .
The king had given charge to the earl of Zhou ，
To make the statutory division of the lands ，
And to lay up stores of provisions ，
That the progress of the chief might be accelerated .
Martial-like ， the chief of Shen ，
Entered into Xie .
His footmen and charioteers were numerous ，
And throughout the regions of Zhou all rejoiced .
'You have got a good support ： ——
Very distinguished is the chief of Shen ，
The great uncle of the king ，
The pattern of the officers ， both civil and military . '
The virtue of the chief of Shen ，
Is mild ， and regulated ， and upright .
He will keep all these countries in order ，
And be famed throughout the kingdom .
[I] ， Ji-fu ， made this song ，
An ode of great excellence ，
Of influence good ，
To present to the chief of Shen .
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崧高維岳、駿極于天。
維岳降神、生甫及申。
維申及甫、維周之翰。
四國于蕃、四方于宣。
亹亹申伯、王纘之事。
于邑于謝、南國是式。
王命召伯、定申伯之宅。
登是南邦、世執(zhí)其功。
王命申伯、式是南邦。
因是謝人、以作爾庸。
王命召伯、徹申伯土田。
王命傅御、遷其私人。
申伯之功、召伯是營。
有俶其城、寢廟既成。
既成藐藐、王錫申伯。
四牡蹺蹺、鉤膺濯濯。
王遣申伯、路車乘馬。
我圖爾居、莫如南土。
錫爾介圭、以作爾寶。
往近王舅、南土是保。
申伯信邁、王餞于郿.
申伯還南、謝于誠歸。
王命召伯、徹申伯土疆。
以峙其粻、式遄其行。
申伯番番、既入于謝、徒御啴啴。
周邦咸喜、戎有良翰。
不顯申伯、王之元舅、文武是憲。
申伯之德、柔惠且直。
揉此萬邦、聞于四國。
吉甫作誦、其詩孔碩、其風(fēng)肆好、以贈申伯。