《·》: | 后稷教民稼穡。 |
The Minister of Agriculture taught the people to sow and reap. |
《·》: | 而禹、皋陶、契、后稷、伯夷、夔、龍、倕、益、彭祖自堯時而皆舉用,未有分職。 |
Now Yu, Gaoyao, Xie, Houji, Boyi, Kui, Long, Chui Yi, and Pengzu were all from the time of Yao promoted to office, but had not separate appointments. |
《·》: | 履帝武敏歆、攸介攸止、載震載夙、載生載育、時維后稷。 |
She then trod on a toe-print made by God, and was moved, In the large place where she rested. She became pregnant; she dwelt retired; She gave birth to, and nourished [a son], Who was Hou-ji. |
《·》: | 帝曰:「棄,黎民阻飢,汝后稷,播時百穀。」 |
The Di said, 'Qi, the black-haired people are (still) suffering from famine. Do you, O prince, as Minister of Agriculture, (continue to) sow (for them) the various kinds of grain.' |
《·》: | 故冬耕之稼,后稷不能羨也。 |
《·》: | 祀帝于郊,配以后稷。 |
《·》: | 好稼者眾矣,而后稷獨傳者,壹也。 |
《》: | 秋,八月,丁卯,大事于大廟,躋僖公,逆祀也,於是夏父弗忌為宗伯,尊僖公,且明見曰,吾見新鬼大,故鬼小,先大後小,順也,躋聖賢,明也,明順,禮也,君子以為失禮,禮無不順,祀,國之大事也,而逆之,可謂禮乎,子雖齊聖,不先父食久矣,故禹不先鯀,湯不先契,文武不先不窋,宋祖帝乙,鄭祖厲王,猶上祖也,是以魯頌曰,春秋匪解,享祀不忒,皇皇后帝,皇祖后稷,君子曰禮,謂其后稷親,而先帝也,詩曰,問我諸姑,遂及伯姊,君子曰,禮謂其姊親而先姑也,仲尼曰,臧文仲其不仁者三,不知者三,下展禽,廢六關,妾織蒲,三不仁也,作虛器,縱逆祀,祀爰居,三不知也。 |
《·》: | 當堯之時,舜為司徒,契為司馬,禹為司空,后稷為田疇,夔為樂正,倕為工師,伯夷為秩宗,皋陶為大理,益掌敺禽,堯體力便巧不能為一焉,堯為君而九子為臣,其何故也? |
《·》: | 偽孔傳云「后稷下降民播種,農畝生善穀」 |
《·》: | 水凍方固,后稷不種,后稷之種必待春,故人雖智而不遇時無功。 |
《·》: | 王曰:「在昔后稷,惟上帝之言,克播百穀,登禹之績,凡在天下之庶民,罔不惟后稷之元穀用蒸享,在商先誓王,明祀上帝,□□□□,亦惟我后稷之元穀,用告和,用胥飲食,肆商先誓王維厥故,斯用顯我西土,今在商紂,昏憂天下,弗顯上帝,昏虐百姓,棄天之命,上帝弗顯,乃命朕文考曰:殪商之多罪紂。」 |
《·》: | 昔我先王世后稷,以服事虞、夏。 |
《·》: | 《》曰:「」 |
《·》: | 后稷生乎巨跡,伊尹生乎空桑。 |
《·》: | 夫闢土殖穀者、后稷也,決江流河者,禹也,聽獄執中者,皋陶也,然而聖后者,堯也。 |