Large was the volume of the Jiang and the Han ，
And the troops advanced like a flowing current .
There was no resting ， no idle wandering ； ——
We were seeking for the tribes of the Huai .
We had sent forth our chariots ；
We had displayed our falcon-banners .
There was no resting ， no remissness ； ——
Against the tribes of the Huai were we marshalled .
Large flowed the Jiang and the Han ，
And grandly martial looked the troops .
The whole country had been reduced to order ，
And an announcement of our success had been made to be king .
When the whole country was pacified ，
The king's State began to feel settled .
There was then an end of strife ，
And the king's heart was composed .
On the banks of the Jiang and the Han ，
The king had given charge to Hu of Zhou ： ——
Open up the whole of the country ；
Make the statutory division of my lands there ；
Not to distress the people ， nor with urgency ，
But making them conform to the royal state .
Make the larger and the smaller divisions of hte ground ，
As far as the southern sea .
The king gave charge to Hu of Zhou ： ——
You have everywhere diffused [and carried out my orders] .
When Wen and Wu received their appointment ，
The duke of Zhou was their strong support .
You do not [only] have a regard to me the little child ，
But you try to resemble that duke of Zhou .
You have commenced and earnestly displayed your merit ；
And I will make you happy .
I give you a large libation-cup of jade ，
And a jar of herb-flavoured spirits from the black millet .
I have made announcement to the accomplished one ，
And confer on you hills ， lands ， and fields .
In Yu-zhou shall you receive investiture ，
According as your ancestor received his .
Hu bowed with his head to the ground ， [and said] ，
'May the Son of Heaven live for ever ！
Hu bowed with his head to the ground ，
And in response displayed the goodness of the king ，
And roused himself to maintain the fame of his ancestor .
'May the Son of Heaven live for ever ！
Very intelligent is the Son of Heaven ；
His good fame shall be without end .
Let him display his civil virtues ，
Till they permeate all quarters of the kingdom .
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江漢浮浮、武夫滔滔。
匪安匪游、淮夷來求。
既出我車、既設(shè)我旟。
匪安匪舒、淮夷來鋪。
江漢湯湯、武夫洸洸。
經(jīng)營四方、告成于王。
四方既平、王國庶定。
時(shí)靡有爭、王心載寧。
江漢之滸、王命昭虎、式辟四方、徹我疆土。
匪疚匪棘、王國來極。
于理于理、至于南海。
王命昭虎、來旬來宣。
文武受命、召公維翰。
無曰予小子、召公是似。
肇敏戎公、用錫爾祉。
厘爾圭瓚、鬯一卣。
告于文人、錫山土田。
于周受命、自召祖命。
虎拜稽首、天子萬年。
虎拜稽首、對揚(yáng)王休、作召公考、天子萬壽。
明明天子、令聞不已、矢其文德、洽此四國。
And the troops advanced like a flowing current .
There was no resting ， no idle wandering ； ——
We were seeking for the tribes of the Huai .
We had sent forth our chariots ；
We had displayed our falcon-banners .
There was no resting ， no remissness ； ——
Against the tribes of the Huai were we marshalled .
Large flowed the Jiang and the Han ，
And grandly martial looked the troops .
The whole country had been reduced to order ，
And an announcement of our success had been made to be king .
When the whole country was pacified ，
The king's State began to feel settled .
There was then an end of strife ，
And the king's heart was composed .
On the banks of the Jiang and the Han ，
The king had given charge to Hu of Zhou ： ——
Open up the whole of the country ；
Make the statutory division of my lands there ；
Not to distress the people ， nor with urgency ，
But making them conform to the royal state .
Make the larger and the smaller divisions of hte ground ，
As far as the southern sea .
The king gave charge to Hu of Zhou ： ——
You have everywhere diffused [and carried out my orders] .
When Wen and Wu received their appointment ，
The duke of Zhou was their strong support .
You do not [only] have a regard to me the little child ，
But you try to resemble that duke of Zhou .
You have commenced and earnestly displayed your merit ；
And I will make you happy .
I give you a large libation-cup of jade ，
And a jar of herb-flavoured spirits from the black millet .
I have made announcement to the accomplished one ，
And confer on you hills ， lands ， and fields .
In Yu-zhou shall you receive investiture ，
According as your ancestor received his .
Hu bowed with his head to the ground ， [and said] ，
'May the Son of Heaven live for ever ！
Hu bowed with his head to the ground ，
And in response displayed the goodness of the king ，
And roused himself to maintain the fame of his ancestor .
'May the Son of Heaven live for ever ！
Very intelligent is the Son of Heaven ；
His good fame shall be without end .
Let him display his civil virtues ，
Till they permeate all quarters of the kingdom .
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江漢浮浮、武夫滔滔。
匪安匪游、淮夷來求。
既出我車、既設(shè)我旟。
匪安匪舒、淮夷來鋪。
江漢湯湯、武夫洸洸。
經(jīng)營四方、告成于王。
四方既平、王國庶定。
時(shí)靡有爭、王心載寧。
江漢之滸、王命昭虎、式辟四方、徹我疆土。
匪疚匪棘、王國來極。
于理于理、至于南海。
王命昭虎、來旬來宣。
文武受命、召公維翰。
無曰予小子、召公是似。
肇敏戎公、用錫爾祉。
厘爾圭瓚、鬯一卣。
告于文人、錫山土田。
于周受命、自召祖命。
虎拜稽首、天子萬年。
虎拜稽首、對揚(yáng)王休、作召公考、天子萬壽。
明明天子、令聞不已、矢其文德、洽此四國。