The Original and Translation of The Analects of Confucius

The full text of The Analects and its translation are as follows:

Gong Xihua sat down. Confucius said: I can grow up in one day, but I can't. Juze said: I don't know! If you know me, why bother? Lutz led the way, saying: a thousand times the country, take it between big countries, help it with teachers, and starve it; I have done it. Compared with three years, I can be brave and know one side. Master yi. Come on, what about you?

That's right: those in their sixties and seventies, those in their fifties and sixties, can ask for more happiness. Compared with three years, you can satisfy the people. If you are polite and happy, you can be a gentleman. Rhett, what about you? Right: I don't want to be able to do it, I want to learn. If the ancestral temple is agreed, it will be a trivial matter. Point, and you? Drums written by Xixi, Geng 'er and Shese, right: extraordinary three sons' writing. Confucius said: Why hurt yourself? And speak your mind. Yue: Mo Chun, the No.5 or No.6 scholar and the No.6 or No.7 boy, who have taken the spring clothes, are bathed in deduction, dancing in the wind and singing back.

The master sighed: I have a point. The third son came out and Zeng Xi was the queen. Zeng yue: what did the third son say? Confucius said: I want to talk about it! Yue: Master, what's the reason? Yue: Serving the country with courtesy is a reason for not letting go. If you only want it, you are not a country. Who is comfortable in sixty or seventy, for example, fifty or sixty, not one state? Only red is not a state? Ancestral temples will be harmonious, not princes. Red is small, but who can be big?

Translation:

Gong Xihua and the teacher are sitting together. Confucius said: Because I am a little older than you, don't think that I will stop talking. (You) usually (always) say: Nobody knows me! What are you going to do if someone knows you?

Lutz said rashly: a (medium) country with 1000 personnel carriers is sandwiched between (several) big countries, and (other countries) troops invade, followed by (domestic) famine; If I am allowed to govern, after three years, I can make everyone brave and good at fighting, and I also know the truth of being a man. Confucius smiled. You Ran, how are you?

You Ran replied: A small country with a vertical and horizontal length of 60 or 70 miles, or 50 or 60 miles, if I am allowed to govern, I can make the people rich in three years. As for their etiquette and music education, (I) am not competent enough, and I have to wait for someone with higher cultivation to implement it.

Gong Xihua, how are you? Gong Xihua replied: I dare not say that I have the ability, but I am willing to learn. I am willing to be a small emcee in the affairs of the ancestral temple, or when the princes meet and see the emperor. Ceng Dian, how are you? (At this moment, Ceng Dian) played the piano (gradually). With a clang, he put down the piano and got up, and replied, (I) said something different from the three of them.

Confucius said: What does it matter? Just talk about your ambitions! (Ceng Dian) said: In late spring, we put on our already-made spring clothes, and (me and) five or six adults and six or seven teenagers went to the Yishui River to take a bath, blew on the stage and came back singing.

Confucius sighed and said, I agree with Ceng Dian! (Luz, Gong Xihua) Three people (all of them) went out and walked behind. Once asked: what about the words of the three of them? Confucius said: that is to say, one's own ambition! Q: Why are you laughing?

(Confucius) said: Governing the country requires courtesy, but his words are not modest, so (I) laughed at him. Isn't Ran Qiu talking about national affairs? After 60 or 70 miles or 50 or 60 miles, how can you tell that Fiona Fang is not a country? Isn't Gong Xihua talking about national affairs? Sacrifice to ancestral temples, alliance of governors and meeting with the emperor are not important events among vassal States. What is this? If Gong Xihua can only make a small picture for the princes, who can do great things?

The influence of The Analects;

1. Educational concept: The Analects emphasizes the value and importance of education. Confucius believes that education is an important way to change a person and cultivate moral quality and humanistic quality. He advocates that education should not be confined to a specific social class or group, and everyone has the right and opportunity to receive education. This thought broke the monopoly of aristocrats on education and brought a new and more equal educational concept to the society at that time.

2. Moral norms: The Analects contains many moral norms, such as being respectful, tolerant, trustworthy, sensitive and generous as yourself. These norms became the basic norms of people's behavior in later generations, which had a far-reaching impact on China's moral construction and interpersonal relationship.

3. Political Philosophy: The political philosophy of benevolent governance and courtesy governance put forward in The Analects of Confucius profoundly influenced the ruling idea of feudal society in China. Confucius' thought emphasizes that rulers should be people-oriented, love the people, abide by the etiquette system and maintain social order. These thoughts laid the foundation for the stability and prosperity of China feudal society.

4. Cultural influence: The Analects of Confucius, as a classic of China culture, has a far-reaching influence on China's culture, art, philosophy and even literature. For example, the famous aphorisms in The Analects of Confucius are widely quoted and become proverbs in literary creation and daily life. At the same time, the stories and fables in The Analects of Confucius have also been adapted into various literary works, such as plays and movies, further enriching China's cultural treasures.