TEXT 10 (8.1) Flashcards
景公有馬 其圉人殺之
Lord Jing had a horse and his groom killed it.
公怒. 援戈將自擊之
Lord Jing was enraged. He picked up a dagger-pike and was about to strike him
晏子曰 此不知其罪而死
Yanzi said, “This means he would die without knowing his crimes.”
“臣請為君數之”
“I beg permission to enumerate his crimes on Your Lordship’s behalf.”
“令知其罪而殺之”
“This will cause him to know his crimes when Your Lordship killed him.”
公曰 諾
The Duke said, “Sure.”
晏子舉戈而臨之曰
Yanzi picked up a dagger-pike and approached the man, saying,
汝為吾君養馬而殺之 而罪當死 that crime merits death
“You raised a horse for our ruler and then killed it; that crime merits death”
汝使吾君以馬之故殺圉人 而罪又當死
“You are causing our ruler to kill a groom for the sake of a horse; and that crime also merits death.”
公曰 “夫子釋之 夫子釋之”
The Lord said, “Sir, release him. Sir, release him.”
勿傷吾仁也
“Do not do harm to my benevolence.”
