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惟一月壬辰，旁死魄。越翼日，癸巳，王朝步自周，于征伐商。 |
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In the first month, the day Ren-chen immediately followed the end of the moon's waning. The next day was Gui-ji, when the king, in the morning, marched from Zhou to attack and punish Shang. |
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厥四月，哉生明，王来自商，至于丰。乃偃武修文，归马于华山之阳，放牛于桃林之野，示天下弗服。 |
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In the fourth month, at the first appearance of the moon, the king came from Shang to Feng, when he hushed all the movements of war, and proceeded to cultivate the arts of peace. He sent back his horses to the south of mount Hua, and let loose his oxen in the open country of Tao-lin, showing to all under heaven that he would not use them (again). |
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丁未，祀于周庙，邦甸、侯、卫，骏奔走，执豆、笾。越三日，庚戌，柴、望，大告武成。 |
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On the day Ding-Wei, he sacrificed in the ancestral temple of Zhou, when (the princes) of the royal domain, and of the Dian, Hou, and Wei domains, all hurried about, carrying the dishes." The third day after was Geng-xu, when he presented a burnt-offering to Heaven, and worshipped towards the hills and rivers, solemnly announcing the successful completion of the war. |
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既生魄，庶邦冢君暨百工，受命于周。 |
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After the moon began to wane, the hereditary princes of the various states, and all the officers, received their appointments from Zhou. |
