Historical corpus of the Mongolian language

translit. Mongqol-un niuca tobca'an 1. cinggis-qahan-nu huja'ur de'ere tenggeri-ece jaya'atu töreksen börte-cinō aju'u

en §1 The origins of Činggis Qa’an. At the beginning there was a blue-grey wolf, born with his destiny ordained by Heaven Above.

translit. gergei inu qo'ai-maral aji'ai tenggis ketüljü ireba

en His wife was a fallow doe. They came crossing the Tenggis.

translit. onan-müren-nü teri'ün-e burqan-qaldun-na nuntuqlaju töreksen bataciqan aju'u

en After they had settled at the source of the Onan River on Mount Burqan Qaldun, Batačiqan was born to them.

translit. 2. bataciqan-nu kö'ün tamaca tamaca-yin kö'ün qoricar-mergen qoricar-mergen-nü kö'ün a'ujam-boro'ul a'ujam-boro'ul-un kö'ün sali-qaca'u sali-qaca'u-yin kö'ün yeke-nidün yeke-nidün-nü kö'ün sem-soci sem-soci-yin kö'ün qarcu 3. qarcu-yin kö'ün borjigidai-mergen mongqoljin-qo'a gergeitü aju'u

en §2 The son of Batačiqan was Tamača; the son of Tamača, Qoričar Mergen; the son of Qoričar Mergen, A’ujam Boro’ul; the son of A’ujam Boro’ul, Sali Qača’u; the son of Sali Qača’u, Yeke Nidün; the son of Yeke Nidün, Sem Soči; the son of Sem Soči, Qarču. §3 The son of Qarču, Borjigidai Mergen, had as wife Mongqoljin Qo’a.

translit. borjigidai-mergen-nü kö'ün toroqoljin-bayan boroqcin-qo'a gergeitü boroldai-suyalbi jala'utu dayir boro qoyar külü'üt aqtastu büle'e

en The son of Borjigidai Mergen, Toroqoljin Bayan, had a wife named Boroqčin Qo’a, a young lad named Boroldai Suyalbi, and two fine geldings, Dayir and Boro.

translit. toroqoljin-nu kö'ün duwa-soqor dobun-mergen qoyar büle'e

en Toroqoljin had two sons, Du’a Soqor and Dobun Mergen.

translit. 4. duwa-soqor manglai dumda qaqca nidütü qurban ne'ürit qajar-a qaraqu büle'e

en §4 Du’a Soqor had a single eye in the middle of his forehead: with it he could see for a distance of three stages.

translit. 5. niken üdür duwa-soqor dobun-mergen de'ü-lü'e-be'en burqan-qaldun de'ere qarba

en §5 One day Du’a Soqor went up Burqan Qaldun with his younger brother Dobun Mergen.

translit. duwa-soqor burqan-qaldun de'erece qaraju tünggelik-qoroqan huru'u niken bölök irgen newüjü oroju ayisuqu-yi qaraju üjejü 6. ügülerün tede newüjü ayisuqun irgen-nü dotora niken qara'utai tergen-ü öljige-de niken ökin sayin buyu gü'ün-ne ese ökteksen bö'esü dobun-mergen de'ü-de'en cimada quyuya ke'ejü dobun-mergen de'ü-yü'en üjere ilēba

en Du’a Soqor looked out from the top of Burqan Qaldun, and, as he did so, he saw in the distance a band of people on the move who, following the course of the Tünggelik Stream, were coming that way. §6 He said, ‘Among those people on the move who are coming this way, there is a fine girl in the front seat of a black covered cart. If she has not been given to another man, we shall ask her for you, my younger brother Dobun Mergen!’ So saying, he sent his younger brother Dobun Mergen to have a look.

translit. 7. dobun-mergen tede irgen-dür gürü'esü ünen-gü qo'a sayin aldar nere yeketei alan-qo'a neretei gü'ün-ne ber ökte'ei üdü'üi ökin aju'u

en §7 When Dobun Mergen reached those people, he saw that she was indeed a beautiful and charming girl, and of excellent reputation. Her name was Alan Qo’a and she had not yet been given to any other man.

translit. 8. tede bölök irgen ber köl-barqujin-tögüm-ün ejen barqudai-mergen-nü ökin barqujin-qo'a neretei ökin-ni qori-tumad-un noyan qorilartai-mergen-ne ökdeksen aju'u

en §8 As for that band of people, the matter stood thus. The daughter of Barqudai Mergen, lord of the Köl Barqujin Lowland, was a girl named Barqujin Qo’a, and she had been given in marriage to Qorilartai Mergen, a chief of the Qori Tumat.

translit. qori-tumad-un qajar-a ariq-usun-na qorilartai-mergen-nü barqujin-qo'a-ca töre[k]sen alan-qo'a neretei ökin tere

en At Ariq Usun, in the land of the Qori Tumat, that girl named Alan Qo’a was born to Barqujin Qo’a, wife of Qorilartai Mergen.

translit. 9. qorilartai-mergen qori-tumad-un qajar-tur-iyan buluqan keremün görö'etei qajar-iyan qorilalduju mawulalduju qorilar oboqtu bolju burqan-qaldun-nu görö'esün görü'üli sayitu qajar sayin ke'en burqan-qaldun-nu ejet burqan-bosqaqsan sinci-bayan uriangqai-tur newüjü ayisun aju'u

en §9 As in their land the Qori Tumat had imposed bans on one another’s sable, squirrel and wild game hunting grounds, and mutual relations were bad as a result, Qorilartai Mergen separated from the Qori Tumat and took the clan name Qorilar. Saying that the land of Burqan Qaldun was good, and that it was suitable for game hunting, he was now moving into the territory of the Uriangqai Burqan Bosqaqsan and Šinči Bayan, lords of Burqan Qaldun.

translit. qori-tumad-un qorilartai-mergen-nü ökin ariq-usun-na töre[k]sen alan-qo'a-yi tende quyuju dobun-mergen-nü abuqsan yosun teyimü

en This is how Dobun Mergen asked there and then for Alan Qo’a, daughter of Qorilartai Mergen of the Qori Tumat born at Ariq Usun, and how he took her as his wife.

translit. 10. alan-qo'a dobun-mergen-tür irejü qoyar kö'ün töre'ülbi bügünütei belgünütei nereten büle'e

en §10 After Alan Qo’a had come to Dobun Mergen, she bore him two sons who were named Bügünütei and Belgünütei.

translit. 11. duwa-soqor aqa inu dörben kö'ütü büle'e

en §11 Du’a Soqor, his elder brother, had four sons.

translit. tedüi atala duwa-soqor aqa inu ügei bol<u>ba

en Before long, the elder brother Du’a Soqor died.

translit. duwa-soqor ügei bolu[q]san-u qoyina dörben kö'üt inu dobun-mergen abaqa-yu'an uruq-a ülü bolqan doromjilaju qaqacaju gējü newüba

en After Du’a Soqor’s death his four sons no longer regarded their uncle Dobun Mergen as a member of the family but, looking down on him, they left him and moved away.

translit. dörben oboqtan bolju dörben irgen tede bolba

en They took the clan name Dörben and became the Dörben tribe.

translit. 12. te'ün-ü qoyina niken üdür dobun-mergen toqocaq-ündür de'ere görö'elere qarba

en §12 After that, one day Dobun Mergen went out hunting on the Toqočaq Heights.

translit. hoi dotora uriangqadai gü'ün cö'e buqu alaju qabirqas inu abit inu siraju bügü-yi jolqaju 13. dobun-mergen ügülerün nökör sirolqa-da kējü'ü

en In the forest he met a man of the Uriangqai tribe who had killed a three-year-old deer and was roasting its ribs and entrails. §13 Dobun Mergen said, ‘Friend, share the quarry!’

translit. öksü ke'ejü a'ušgitu jildü arasun inu abcu cö'e buqu-yin miqa gübcin-i dobun-mergen-ne ö[k]ba

en ‘I will give it to you,’ said the man, and keeping for himself the main portion of the animal which has the lungs, and the skin, he gave all the meat of the three-year-old deer to Dobun Mergen.

translit. 14. dobun-mergen tere cö'e buqu-yi aciju ayisurun ja'ura niken yadanggi gü'ün kö'ün-be'en kötöljü yabuqu-yi jolqaju 15. dobun-mergen ya'un gü'ün ci ke'en asaqu'asu tere gü'ün ügülerün bi ma'aliq-baya'udai yadaju yabumu tere görö'esün-ü miqan-aca nada ök bi ene kö'ün-be'en cimada öksü kējü'ü

en §14 Dobun Mergen went on, carrying the three-year-old deer on the back of his horse. On the way he met a poor man on foot who was leading his son by the hand. §15 Dobun Mergen asked him, ‘To which clan do you belong?’ The man said, ‘I am a man of the Ma’aliq Baya’ut, and I am in desperate straits. Give me some of the meat of that animal and I will give you this child of mine.’

translit. 16. dobun-mergen tere üge-tür cö'e buqu-yin örö'ele quya inu ququlju ö[k]jü tere kö'ün-ni inu a[b]ciraju ger dotora jaruju aqu büle'e

en §16 At these words Dobun Mergen cut off one thigh of the three-year-old deer and gave it to him, and he took the child to be a servant in his house.

translit. 17. teyin atala dobun-mergen ügei bolba

en §17 Before long, Dobun Mergen died.

translit. dobun-mergen-i ügei boluqsan-u qoyina alan-qo'a ere üge<i>'üi bö'et qurban kö'üt töre'ülbi buqu-qadagi buqatu-salji bodoncar-mungqaq nereten büle'e

en After his death, Alan Qo’a, although she had no husband, bore three sons who were named Buqu Qatagi, Buqatu Salji and Bodončar Mungqaq.

translit. 18. urida dobun-mergen-ece töreksen belgünütei bügünütei qoyar kö'üt inu eke-yü'en alan-qo'a-yin ecine ügüleldürün ene eke bidan-u aqa de'ü üye qaya gü'ün ügei ere üge<i>'üi bö'etele ede qurban kö'üt töre'ülbi ger dotora qaqca ma'aliq-baya'udai gü'ün buyu ede qurban kö'üt te'ün-ü'ei bui-je ke'en eke-yü'en ecine keleldüküi-yi eke anu alan-qo'a uqaju 19. qabur niken üdür köngsilemel qonin cinaju belgünütei bügünütei buqu-qatagi buqatu-salji bodoncar-mungqaq ede tabun kö'üd-iyen jergelen sa'ūlju niji'el müsüt ququlutqun ke'ejü ökba

en §18 Belgünütei and Bügünütei, the two sons born earlier to Dobun Mergen, said to each other, behind the back of their mother Alan Qo’a, ‘Although this mother of ours is without brothers-in-law and male relatives, and without a husband, she has borne these three sons. In the house there is only the man of the Ma’aliq Baya’ut. Surely these three sons are his.’ Their mother Alan Qo’a knew what they had been saying to each other behind her back. §19 One day in spring, while she was cooking some dried lamb, she had her five sons Belgünütei, Bügünütei, Buqu Qatagi, Buqatu Salji and Bodončar Mungqaq sit in a row. She gave an arrow-shaft to each of them and said, ‘Break it!’

translit. niji'el-i ya'u bayi'ulqun ququciju o'orba

en One by one they immediately broke the single arrowshafts and threw them away.

translit. basa tabun müsüt qamtu cu[q]laju ququlutqun kējü ökba

en Then she tied five arrow-shafts into a bundle and gave it to them saying, ‘Break it!’

translit. tabu'ula tabun cuqtai müsüt gü'üleldün bariju bitü'üljü ququlun yadaba

en The five sons each took the five bound arrow-shafts in turn, but they were unable to break them.

translit. 20. tende alan-qo'a eke inu ügülebi ta belgünütei bügünütei qoyar kö'üt minu namayi ede qurban kö'üd-i töre'ülbi ken-ü ya'un-u kö'üt buyu ke'en sereldün keleldümüi sereküi ber tanu jöb 21. sönit büri ceügen sira gü'ün ger-ün erüge dotoqa-yin gegē-'er oroju ke'eli minu bilijü gege'en inu ke'eli-tür minu singgegü büle'e

en §20 Then their mother Alan Qo’a said, ‘You, my sons Belgünütei and Bügünütei, are suspicious of me and said to each other, “These three sons that she has borne, of whom, of what clan, are they the sons?” And it is right for you to be suspicious. §21 Every night, a resplendent yellow man entered by the light of the smoke-hole or the door top of the tent, he rubbed my belly and his radiance penetrated my womb.

translit. qarurun naran sara-yin kil-iyer sira noqai metü sicabaljaju qarqu büle'e

en When he departed, he crept out on a moonbeam or a ray of sun in the guise of a yellow dog.

translit. deleme yekin ügület ta tewüber uqa'asu temdek inu tenggiri-yin kö'üt buyu-je qara teri'ütü gü'ün-tür qanilqan yekin ügület ta qamuq-un qat bolu'asu qaracus tende uqat-je ke'eba

en How can you speak so rashly? When one understands that, the sign is clear: They are the sons of Heaven. How can you speak, comparing them To ordinary black-headed men? When they become the rulers of all. Then the common people will understand!’

translit. 22. basa alan-qo'a tabun kö'üt-te'en söyü-'er üge ügülerün ta tabun kö'üt minu qaqca ke'eli-ece töreba

en §22 Further, Alan Qo’a addressed these words of admonition to her five sons: ‘You, my five sons, were born of one womb.

translit. ta tuqar-un tabun müsüt metü qaqca qaqca bolu'asu tere niji'el müsüt metü ken-e ber kilbar-a ququldaqun ta tere cuqtai müsüt metü qamtu niken eyeten bolu'asu ken-e ber kilbar-a yekin bolqun ta ke'ebi atala alan-qo'a eke anu ügei bolbi

en If, like the five arrow-shafts just now, each of you keeps to himself, then, like those single arrow-shafts, anybody will easily break you. If, like the bound arrow-shafts, you remain together and of one mind, how can anyone deal with you so easily?’ Some time went by and their mother Alan Qo’a died.

translit. 23. eke-yü'en alan-qo'a-yi ügei boluqsan-nu qoyina aqa-nar de'ü-ner tabu'ula adūsun ide'e-ben qubiyaldurun be[l]günütei bügünütei buqu-qatagi buqatu-sa[l]ji dörbe'üle abulcaba

en §23 After the death of their mother Alan Qo’a, the five brothers divided the livestock among themselves. Belgünütei, Bügünütei, Buqu Qatagi and Buqatu Salji all took their share;

translit. bodoncar-a mungqaq budawu buyu ke'en uruq-a ülü to'an qubi ese ökba

en to Bodončar no share was given, for they said that he was a fool and a half-wit, and they did not regard him as one of the family.

translit. 24. bodoncar uruq-a ese to'a[q]daju e[n]de atala ya'un ke'ejü qol da'aritu qodoli se'ültü oroq-singqula-yi unuju ükü'esü inu üküsügei a'asu inu asuqai ke'ejü onan-müren huru'u yorciju talbiba

en §24 Bodončar, seeing that he was no longer counted as one of the family, said, ‘Why should I stay here?’ He got on a white horse with a black sore back and a mangy tail. ‘If I die, I die; if I live, I live!’ - he said and left riding fast downstream along the Onan River.

translit. yorciju baljun-ara[l] gürcü tende ebesün nembüle ger kijü tende aba sa'uba

en He went on and when he reached Baljun Aral he built a grass hut and made his home there.

translit. 25. teyin aqui-dur-iyan boro[q]cin qarciqai qara quru bariju iden büküi-yi üjejü qol da'aritu qodoli se'ültü oroq-singqula-yin kilqasu<n>-bar huraqalaju bariju asaraba

en §25 While he was living there, he once saw a grey female hawk eating a black grouse that it had caught. He made a snare with the hair of his white horse with the black sore back and mangy tail, caught the hawk and reared it.

translit. 26. ideküi ide'en ügei arun cinō-yin qun-tur qorqaqsan görö'esün mariyaju qarbuju alaju ideldü'et cinō-yin ideksen-ni temgüldüjü ide'et ö'er-ün qo'olai-da'an qarciqai-ba'an ber teji'eldün tere hon qarba

en §26 When he had nothing to eat, he stalked the wild game which wolves had penned in on the cliffs. He shot and killed the game, and fed on it together with the hawk; they also gathered up and ate the food left over by the wolves. And so, feeding his own gullet and his hawk, he got through that year.

translit. 27. qabur bol<u>ba

en §27 When spring came

translit. noqot ireküi caq-tur qarciqai-ba'an teyile'üljü o'orba

en and the ducks began to arrive, he starved his hawk and let it loose.

translit. noqot qalawut qoji'ulas tutum qongsi'ut hünji'üles tutum hüngsi'üt hünistele talbiba

en The ducks and wild geese which the hawk had caught he placed all about, so that Every tree stump reeked with their stench, Every dead tree with their foul smell.

translit. 28. düyiren gerü-daca tünggelik-qoroqan huru'u bölök irgen newüjü ireba

en §28 From the northern side of Mount Düyiren, a band of people on the move came following the course of the Tünggelik Stream.

translit. bodoncar tede irgen-tür qarciqai-ba'an o'oru'at otcu üdür esükcilejü söni ebesün nembüle ger-dür-iyen irejü qonoqu büle'e

en After he had loosed his hawk in the daytime, Bodončar used to go to those people and drink kumis with them: at night he returned to his grass hut to sleep.

translit. 29. tede irgen bodoncar-un qarciqai quyu'asu ese ökba

en §29 Those people asked Bodončar for his hawk, but he would not give it to them.

translit. tede irgen bodoncar-i ken-ü'ei ba

en Thus they got along together without the people asking Bodončar whose son he was

translit. ya'un-u'ai be ke'en asaqqu ügei bodoncar be tede irgen-i ya'un irgen ke'en asa'ulcaqu ügei yabulduba

en and to which clan he belonged, and without Bodončar for his part asking them what people they were.

translit. 30. buqu-qatagi aqa inu bodoncar-mungqaq de'ü-yü'en ene onan-müren huru'u odula'a ke'en erin irejü tünggeli[k]-qoroqan huru'u newüjü ire[k]se[t] irgen-tür teyimü teyimü gü'ün teyimü mori<n>tu büle'e ke'en sura'asu 31. tede irgen ügülerün gü'ün ber morin ber cinu suraqu-tur adali buyu qarciqaitu-je buyu üdür büri man-tur irejü esükcilejü odumu söni maqa qa'a qono[q] aju'u

en §30 His elder brother Buqu Qatagi, saying that the younger brother Bodončar Mungqaq had left following the course of this Onan River, came in search of him. He asked those people who had moved down along the Tünggelik Stream about such-and-such a man with such-and-such a horse. §31 The people said, ‘There is a man and a horse similar to those you ask about. He also has a hawk. Every day he comes to us, drinks kumis, then leaves. Where he spends the night no one really knows;

translit. hörene ümere-ece kei bolu'asu qarciqai-bar bari'uluqsan noqut qalawud-un ödün hüsün anu burqaliq casun metü butaraju keyisjü iremü e[n]de oyira buyu-je edö'e iregü caq bolba

en but when the wind blows from the northwest, the fluff and feathers of the ducks and geese caught by his hawk are scattered and fly over here like swirling snow. He must live nearby. Now is about the time of his coming.

translit. qorumut gülice ke'eba

en Wait a little!’

translit. 32. qorum atala tünggeli[k]-qoroqan ö'ede niken gü'ün ayisun buyu gürjü irebesü bodoncar mün aju'u

en §32 Within a short time a man came up along the Tünggelik Stream. When he arrived, it was indeed Bodončar.

translit. buqu-qatagi aqa inu üje'et taniju abu'at uduritcu onan-müren ö'ede qataraju yorciju talbiba

en As soon as his elder brother Buqu Qatagi saw him, he recognized him; he led him away and set out, trotting off upstream along the Onan River.

translit. 33. bodoncar buqu-qatagi aqa-yu'an qoyinaca daqaju qadaraju yabu[ju] ügülerün aqa aqa beye teri'ütü de'el jaqatu sayin ke'eba

en §33 Bodončar, who was trotting behind his elder brother Buqu Qatagi, said on the way, ‘Elder brother, elder brother, it is right for a body to have a head, and for a coat to have a collar.’

translit. aqa inu buqu-qatagi tere üge inu ya'un-a ber ese bolqaba

en His elder brother Buqu Qatagi did not attach any importance to these words of his.

translit. 34. basa mün üge ügüle'esü aqa inu ya'un-a ber ülü bolqan qari'u inu ese dongqotba

en §34 When he repeated the same words, his elder brother again ignored them and did not answer.

translit. bodoncar yabuju basa mün-gü üge ügüleba

en Further along, Bodončar once more uttered the same words,

translit. tere üge-tür aqa inu ügülerün tuqar-aca mün mün ya'un üge ügülemü ci ke'eba

en to which his elder brother said, ‘What kind of words are those you have just been repeating?’

translit. 35. tendece bodoncar ügülerün tuqar-un tünggelik-qoroqan-a bükün irgen yeke ücűgen mawui sayin teri'ü si'ira üge<i>'ün saca'un bui kilbar irgen bui bida teden-i ha'uluya ke'eba

en §35 Then Bodončar said, ‘These people of a short while ago who are staying on the Tünggelik Stream make no distinction between great and small, bad and good, high and mean: they are all equal. They are people easy to capture. Let us raid them!’

translit. 36. tendece aqa inu ügülerün je teyin bö'esü ger-tür-iyen gürcü aqa-nar de'ü-ner eyetüldüjü tede irgen-i ha'uluya ke'e[l]düjü 37. ger-tür-iyen gürü'et aqa-nar de'ü-ner kelele[l]düjü morilaba

en §36 His elder brother then said, ‘Right. If this is so, as soon as we reach home let us consult with our brothers and raid those people!’ §37 When they reached home, older and younger brothers discussed the matter together, then set out on their horses.

translit. mün bodoncar alginci ha'ulqaba

en They had Bodončar himself ride ahead as a scout.

translit. 38. bodoncar alginci ha'ulju dumda ke'elitei eme-yi bariju ya'ujin gü'ün ci ke'en hasa[q]ba

en §38 Bodončar, as he was riding ahead reconnoitring, captured a woman who was in the middle of her pregnancy. He asked her, ‘To which clan do you belong?’

translit. tere eme ügülerün jarci'ut adangqan uriangqajin bi ke'eba

en The woman said, ‘I am an Adangqan Uriangqai of the Jarči’ut clan.’

translit. 39. tede irgen-i aqa-nar de'ü-ner tabu'ula dawuliju adu'un ide'en-e haran tutqar-a aqui sa'uqui-a gürba

en §39 The five brothers together robbed those people, and in this way got enough livestock, people to serve them, and a place to live.

translit. 40. tere dumda ke'elitei eme bodoncar-tur irejü kö'ülebi jat irgen-ü kö'ün büle'e ke'en jajiradai nereyitba

en §40 The woman who was mid-way through pregnancy came to Bodončar and gave birth to a son. As he was the son of strangers, they named him Jajiradai.

translit. jadaran-u ebüge tere bol<u>ba

en He was the ancestor of the Jadaran.

translit. tere jadaradai-yin kö'ün tügü'üdei neretü büle'e

en The son of that Jadaradai was named Tügü’üdei.

translit. tügü'üdei-yin kö'ün büri-bulciru büle'e

en The son of Tügü’üdei was Büri Bulčiru.

translit. büri-bulciru-yin kö'ün qara-qada'an büle'e

en The son of Büri Bulčiru was Qara Qada’an.

translit. qara-qada'an-nu kö'ün jamuqa büle'e

en The son of Qara Qada’an was Jamuqa.

translit. jadaran oboqtan tede bol<u>ba

en These took the clan name Jadaran.

translit. 41. tere eme basa bodoncar-aca niken kö'ün töre'ülbi bariju abuqsan eme büle'e ke'en tere kö'ün-i ba'aridai nereyitba

en §41 That woman also gave birth to a son by Bodončar. Since she was a captured woman, her son was named Ba’aridai.

translit. ba'arin-u ebüge tere bol<u>ba

en He was the ancestor of the Ba’arin.

translit. ba'aridai-yin kö'ün ciduqul-bökö ciduqul-bökö emes olotu büle'e

en The son of Ba’aridai was Čiduqul Bökö, who had many wives

translit. kö'ün inu mene metü töreba

en and whose sons were born in great profusion.

translit. menen-ba'arin oboqtan tede bol<u>ba

en These took the clan name Menen Ba’arin.

translit. 42. belgünütei belgünüt oboqtan bol<u>ba

en §42 From Belgünütei stemmed the Belgünüt clan;

translit. bügünütei bügünüt oboqtan bol<u>ba

en from Bügünütei, the Bügünüt;

translit. buqu-qatagi qatagin oboqtan bol<u>ba

en from Buqu Qatagi, the Qatagin;

translit. buqutu-salji salji'ut obo[q]tan bol<u>ba

en from Buqatu Salji, the Salji’ut;

translit. bodoncar borjigin oboqtan bol<u>ba

en from Bodončar, the Borjigin.

translit. 43. bodoncar-un a[b]lin eme-dece töreksen barim-si'iratu-qabici neretü büle'e

en §43 From the wife that Bodončar himself had taken was born a son named Barim Ši’iratu Qabiči.

translit. tere qabici-ba'atur-un eke-yin inje irek[se]n-i bodoncar tataju büle'e

en Bodončar also took as concubine a housemaid of Qabiči Ba’atur’s mother, who had come as dowry.

translit. niken kö'ün töreba

en She had a son by him

translit. jewüredei neretü büle'e

en named Je’üredei.

translit. jewüredei urida jügelitü oron büle'e

en At first Je’üredei could take part in the jügeli sacrifice in which meat is hung on a pole and offered to Heaven.

translit. 44. bodoncar ügei boluqsan-u qoyina tere jewüredei-yi ger daru'a adangqa-uriangqadai gü'ün alu'a te'ün-ü'ei bui-je ke'ejü jügeli-dece qarq.aju jewüreyit oboqtu bol<u>qaju jeüred-ün ebüge tere bol<u>ba

en §44 After Bodončar’s death he was excluded from it because - so they said - the Adangqa Uriangqai man was constantly in the house and Je’üredei was probably his son. They made him take the clan name Je’üreyit and he became the ancestor of the Je’üret.

translit. 45. qabici-ba'atur-un kö'ün menen-tudun büle'e

en §45 The son of Qabiči Ba’atur was Menen Tudun.

translit. menen-tudun-nu kö'ün qaci-külük qacin qaci'u qacula qaci'un qaraldai nacin-ba'atur dolo'an büle'e

en The sons of Menen Tudun were Qači Külük, Qačin, Qači’u, Qačula, Qači’un, Qaraldai and Način Ba’atur.

translit. 46. qaci-külüg-ün kö'ün qaidu nomolun-eke-dece töreksen büle'e

en §46 The son of Qači Külük, Qaidu, was born of Mother Nomolun.

translit. qacin-nu kö'ün noyagidai neretei büle'e

en The son of Qačin was named Noyagidai;

translit. noyamsik aburitu tula noyakin oboqtan bol<u>ba

en because, by nature, he liked to act as a chief, his descendants took the clan name Noyakin.

translit. qaci'u-yin kö'ün barulatai neretü büle'e

en The son of Qači’u was named Barulatai.

translit. yeke be'etü ide'en-e baru[q] büle'e

en He had a big body and was a voracious eater;

translit. barulas oboqtan bol<u>ba

en therefore, his descendants took the clan name Barulas.

translit. qacula-yin kö'ün ide'en-e baruq tula yeke-barula ücűgen-barula nereyitcü barulas oboqtan bolqaju erdemtü-barula tödö'en-barula teri'üten barulas tede bol<u>ba

en As the sons of Qačula were also voracious eaters, they were named Yeke Barula and Üčügen Barula; they too had to take the clan name Barulas and it is these who became the Erdemtü Barula, the Tödö’en Barula and the other Barulas.

translit. qaraldai-yin kö'üt buda'an qutqulaqu eki teri'ü üge'ün tula buda'at oboqtan tede bol<u>ba

en The sons of Qaraldai did not observe seniority when they cooked porridge; therefore, their descendants took the clan name Buda’at.

translit. qaci'un-nu kö'ün adarkidai neretü büle'e

en The son of Qači’un was named Adarkidai;

translit. aqa de'ü ja'ura adaruqci tula adargin oboqtan bolba

en because he spread slanders among his elder and younger brothers, his descendants took the clan name Adargin.

translit. nacin-ba'atur-un kö'üt uru'udai mangqutai neretan büle'e

en The sons of Način Ba’atur were named Uru’udai and Mangqutai;

translit. uru'ut mangqut oboqtan tede bol<u>ba

en they took the clan names Uru’ut and Mangqut.

translit. nacin-ba'atur-un a[b]lin eme-dece töreksen siju'udai doqoladai nereten büle'e

en Those sons of Način Ba’atur who were borne by the wife he himself had taken, were named Šiju’udai and Doqoladai.

translit. 47. qaidu-yin kö'üt bai-singqor-do[q]sin caraqai-lingqu caujin-örtegei qurban büle'e

en §47 The sons of Qaidu were Bai Šingqor Doqšin, Čaraqai Lingqu and Čaujin Örtegei.

translit. bai-singqor-doqsin-u kö'ün tumbinai-secen büle'e

en The son of Bai Šingqor Doqšin was Tumbinai Sečen.

translit. caraqai-lingqu-yin kö'ün senggüm-bilge ambaqai-tan tayici'ut oboqtan bol<u>ba

en The son of Čaraqai Lingqu was Senggüm Bilge; his descendants, [beginning with] Senggüm Bilge’s son Ambaqai [Qa’an], took the clan name Tayiči’ut.

translit. caraqai-lingqu-yin berigen eme-dece töreksen besütei neretü büle'e

en From a sister-in-law of Čaraqai Lingqu who became his wife was born a son named Besütei.

translit. besüt oboqtan tede bol<u>ba

en His descendants took the clan name Besüt.

translit. caujin-örtegei-yin kö'üt oronar qongqotan arula[t] sönit qabturqas geniges obo[q]tan tede bol<u>ba

en The sons of Čaujin Örtegei and their descendants took the clan names Oronar, Qongqotan, Arulat, Sönit, Qabturqas and Geniges.

translit. 48. tumbinai-secen-nü kö'ün qabul-qahan sem-secüle qoyar büle'e

en §48 The sons of Tumbinai Sečen were Qabul Qa’an and Sem Sečüle.

translit. sem-secüle-yin kö'ün bültecü-ba'atur büle'e

en The son of Sem Sečüle was Bültečü Ba’atur.

translit. qabul-qahan-nu kö'üt dolo'an büle'e

en Qabul Qa’an’s sons were seven.

translit. angqa yeke inu ökin-barqaq bartan-ba'atur qutu[q]tu-mönggür qutula-qahan qulan qada'an tödö'en-o[t]cigin ede dolo'an büle'e

en The eldest was Ökin Barqaq; then came Bartan Ba’atur, Qutuqtu Mönggür, Qutula Qa’an, Qulan, Qada’an and Tödö’en Otčigin. These were the seven.

translit. 49. ökin-barqaq-un kö'ün qutu[q]tu-yürki büle'e

en §49 The son of Ökin Barqaq was Qutuqtu Yürki.

translit. qutu[q]tu-yürki-yin kö'üt sece-beki taicu qoyar büle'e

en Qutuqtu Yürki’s sons were Seče Beki and Taiču.

translit. yürki oboqtan tede bol<u>ba

en These took the clan name Yürki.

translit. 50. bartan-ba'atur-un kö'üt mönggetü-kiyan nekün-taisi yisügei-ba'atur dāritai-otcigin ede dörben büle'e

en §50 These four were the sons of Bartan Ba’atur: Mönggetü Kiyan, Nekün Taiši, Yisügei Ba’atur and Dāritai Otčigin.

translit. qutuqtu-mönggür-ün kö'ün büri-bökö büle'e

en The son of Qutuqtu Mönggür was Büri Bökö.

translit. onan-nu tün-tür qurimlaqui-tur belgütei-yin mürü qangqas ca[b]ciqsan tere büle'e

en It was he who, with his sword, split open Belgütei’s shoulder at the feast held in the forest by the Onan.

translit. 51. qutula-qahan-nu kö'üt joci girma'u altan qurban büle'e

en §51 The sons of Qutula Qa’an were Joči, Girma’u and Altan.

translit. qulan-ba'atur-un kö'ün yeke-ceren büle'e

en The son of Qulan Ba’atur was Yeke Čeren.

translit. badai kis<i>liq qoyar darqa<n>d-un noyan tere büle'e

en He was the master of the two freemen Badai and Kišiliq.

translit. qada'an tödö'en qoyar uruq üge'ün büle'e

en Both Qada’an and Tödö’en were without issue.

translit. 52. qamuq mongqol-i qabul-qahan meden aba

en §52 Qabul Qa’an ruled over all the Mongols.

translit. qabul-qahan-nu qoyina qabul-qahan-nu üge-ber dolo'an kö'üd-iyen bö'etele senggüm-bilge-yin kö'ün ambaqai-qahan qamuq mongqol-i meden aba

en After Qabul Qa’an, although he had seven sons, Ambaqai Qa’an, the son of Senggüm Bilge, became the ruler of all the Mongols by Qabul Qa’an’s will.

translit. 53. buyur-na'ur kölen-na'ur qoyar ja'ura ursi'un-müren-ne bükün ayiri'ut-buiru'ut-tatar irgen-e ambaqai-qahan ökin ökcü ö'esün ökin-iye[n] hüdejü otqu bolun tatar jüyin irgen ambaqai-qahan-ni bariju kitad-un altan-qahan-na a[b]cu otqui-tur ambaqai-qahan besütei gü'ün balaqaci e[l]cin-i'er ügülejü ilērün qabul-qahan-nu dolo'an kö'üd-ün dumdatu qutula-da ügülerün harban kö'üd-ün dotora qada'an-taisi-da ügüle ke'en ügülejü ilērün qamuq-un qahan ulus-un ejen bol<u>ju öki-ben ö'esün hüdeküi-ben nama-'ar kesetkün tatar irgen-e bariqda'a bi tabun quru'ud-iyan kimul tamutala harban quru'ud-iyan ha'uttala haci minu aburan sori[t]qun ke'ejü ilējü'ü

en §53 Ambaqai Qa’an gave his daughter as wife to the Ayiri’ut Buiru’ut Tatars who were living on the Urši’un River, between Lake Buyur and Lake Kölen. As he was taking his daughter to them in person, Ambaqai Qa’an was captured by Tatar Jüyin men. When they were on their way to deliver him to the Altan Qa’an of the Kitat, Ambaqai Qa’an contrived to send a message using as messenger Balaqaci, a man of the Besüt. He said to him, ‘Speak to Qutula, the middle one of the seven sons of Qabul Qa’an, and of my ten sons speak to Qada’an Taiši.’ And he sent saying, ‘When you become qa’an of all and lord of the people, learn from my example and beware of taking your daughter in person to her betrothed. I have been seized by the Tatars. Until the nails of your five fingers Are ground down, Until your ten fingers are worn away, Strive to revenge me!’

translit. 54. tere caq-tur yisügei-ba'atur onan-müren-ne sibawulan yabuqui-tur merkid-ün yeke-ciledü olqunu'ut irgen-ece öki a[b]cu e'üsgejü ayisuqu-yi jolqaju önggeyijü üje'esü öngge jisü busitai öki qatu üjejü ger-tür-iyen qarin ha'ulju nekün-taisi aqa-yu'an dāritai-otcigin de'ü-ben uduritcu irejü'üi

en §54 At that time Yisügei Ba’atur was hunting with falcons along the Onan River when he met the Merkit Yeke Čiledü who was on his way home, taking with him a girl of the Olqunu’ut tribe to be his wife. Leaning forward to have a better look, he saw that she was an unusually beautiful young woman. He swiftly rode back to his tent, then returned leading his elder brother Nekün Taiši and his younger brother Dāritai Otčigin.

translit. 55. gürküi-lü'e ciledü ayuju qurdun qubitu aju'u

en §55 Čiledü became frightened at their coming. He had a fast dun mare;

translit. qubi-yu'an quya inu deletcü quburi nambalis buruqui-lu'a qoyinaca inu qurba'ula uda'aralduba

en he struck his dun mare over the rump and galloped away over a hill. The three men rode after him.

translit. ciledü qosi'un qucilis qariju tergen-dür-iyen ireküi-lü'e tende hö'elün-üjin ügülerün tede qurban haran-i uqaba-'ü ci cirai cirai-aca busut bui amin-tur cinu gürküi ciraitan bui amin ele cinu bö'esü öljige tutum ökit qara'u tutum qatut bui amin ele cinu bö'esü öki qatu oluyi-je ci busu nereteyi hö'elün taki nereyidüyü-je ci amin-iyan qoroq hünür minu hünüscü yabu ke'en camca-ban mültüljü morin de'erece naruyitcu abqui-lu'a qurba'ula qosi'un qucilduju gürcü aisuqu-lu'a ciledü qurdun qubi-yin quya inu deletcü juqus duta'aju onan-müren ö'ede duta'aba

en Čiledü rounded the spur of the hill and got back to his cart. There and then Lady Hö’elün said to him, ‘Did you notice those three men? Their look is odd: they look as if they want to take your life. If only you are spared, In the front seat of every cart There are girls; In every black cart There are women. If only you are spared, you will always find a girl or a woman like me. If her name is different, name her also Hö’elün. Save your life! Never forget to breathe my scent!’ She took off her shirt and he, on horseback, seized it with his outstretched hand. By this time the three men had rounded the spur of the hill and were drawing near. Čiledü struck his fast dun mare on the rump, rode swiftly away and fled upstream along the Onan River.

translit. 56. qurba'ula qoyinaca nekejü dolo'an quburi dabatala hüldejü qariju irejü hö'elün-üjin-i yisügei-ba'atur delbege-dece kötöljü nekün-taisi aqa inu uduritcu dāritai-otcigin de'ü inu kiligü dergecejü ayisuqui-tur hö'elün-üjin ügülerün aqa minu ciledü kei ö'ede kegül-iyen keyisümser ke'er qajar-a ke'eli-ben ölösümser büliyi

en §56 The three men rode after him, chased him across seven hills and came back. Yisügei Ba’atur took the halter and guided the cart of Lady Hö’elün; his elder brother, Nekün Taiši, led the way, and his younger brother, Dāritai Otčigin, rode alongside the shaft of the cart. As they were proceeding, Lady Hö’elün said, ‘My good lord Čiledü is one Whose tuft has never blown Against the wind, Whose belly has never hungered In the steppe.

translit. edö'e ker ele qoyar sibülger-iyen niken-te aru de'ere-yen o'orcu niken-te ebür-ān de'ere o'orcu niken-te uruqsi-da niken-te qoyinaqsi-da ker ele kijü odumui kē'et onan-müren-ni tolkistala hoi jubur dawuristala yeke dawu-bar uyilaju ayisuqui-tur dāritai-o[t]cigin dergecejü yabuju ügülerün teberigü cinu daba'at olon dababa

en But how is it now? How fares he, with his two plaits tossing sometimes over his back, sometimes over his breast, now forward, now backward?’ So she spoke, and she went on wailing loudly Until her voice stirred the waters of the Onan River, Until it resounded throughout wood and valley. Dāritai Otčigin, riding beside her, said, ‘The one who held you in his arms Has already crossed many ridges;

translit. uyila[q]daqu cinu usut olon ketülba

en The one you bewail Has already crossed many streams.

translit. qayila'asu qarayiju ülü üjegü cimayi qayibasu qa'ul<u>qa (?) inu ülü olqu ci sem boli ke'ejü itqaba

en If you call him, and he looks back, He will not see you; If you look for his tracks, His trail you will not find. Be quiet!’ - he warned her.

translit. hö'elün-üjin-i yisügei tedüi ger-dür-iyen a[b]ciraba

en Yisügei then took Lady Hö’elün into his tent.

translit. hö'elün-üjin-i yisügei-yin a[b]ciraqsan yosun teyimü 57. ambaqai-qahan-nu qada'an qutula qoyar-i nereyitcü ilēkse'er qamuq mongqol tayici'ut onan-nu qorqonaq-jubur quraju qutula-yi qahan bolqaba

en Such is the way in which Yisügei carried off Lady Hö’elün. §57 According to the message of Ambaqai Qa’an, which had nominated both Qada’an and Qutula, all the Mongols and Tayiči’ut gathered in the Qorqonaq Valley by the Onan and made Qutula qa’an.

translit. mongqol-un jirqalang de[b]sen qurimlan jirqaqu büle'e

en The Mongols rejoiced, and in their rejoicing they danced and feasted.

translit. qutula-yi qa ergü'et qorqonaq-un saqlaqar-modun horcin qabirqa-ta ha'ul<u>qa (?) ebüdük-te ölkek bol<u>tala debseba

en After raising Qutula as qan, they danced around the Leafy Tree of Qorqonaq until there was A ditch up to their waist, And dust up to their knees.

translit. 58. qutula qahan bolu'at qada'an-taisi qoyar tatar irgen-tür morilaba

en §58 When Qutula became qa’an, he and Qada’an Taiši moved against the Tatar people.

translit. tatar-un kötön-baraqa jali-buqa qoyar-tur harban qurban-ta qatqu[l]duju ambaqai-qahan-nu ösöl ösön kisal kisan yadaba

en They fought thirteen times with the Tatar chiefs Kötön Baraqa and Jali Buqa, but were unable To take revenge, To requite the wrong for the slaying of Ambaqai Qa’an.

translit. 59. tende yisügei-ba'atur tatar-un temüjin-üge qori-buqa teri'üten tatar-i dawuliju ire'asu tende hö'elün-üjin ke'elitei bürün onan-nu deli'ün-boldaq-a büküi-tür jöb tende cinggis-qahan törejü'üi

en §59 Then Yisügei Ba’atur captured the Tatars Temüjin Üge, Qori Buqa, and other Tatars. At that time Lady Hö’elün was pregnant, and as she was staying at Deli’ün Boldaq by the Onan, it was right there that Činggis Qa’an was born.

translit. töreküi-tür bara'un qar-tur-iyan si'a-yin tedüi nödün qatqun törejü'üi

en At the time of his birth he was born clutching in his right hand a clot of blood the size of a knucklebone.

translit. tatar-un temüjin-üge-yi a[b]ciraqsan-tur töreba ke'en temüjin nere ökküi teyimü 60. yisügei-ba'atur-un hö'elün-üjin-ece temüjin qasar qaci'un temüge ede dörben kö'üt töreba

en Because he was born when the Tatar Temüjin Üge had been brought captive, for this very reason they gave him the name Temüjin. §60 Yisügei Ba’atur had these four sons born of Lady Hö’elün: Temüjin, Qasar, Qači’un and Temüge.

translit. temülün neretei niken ökin törebi temüjin-ni yisün nasutu büküi-tür joci-qasar dolo'an nasutu büle'e

en One daughter was also born, named Temülün. When Temüjin was nine years old, Joči Qasar was seven,

translit. qaci'un-elci tabun nasutu büle'e

en Qači’un Elči was five,

translit. temüge-otcigin qunan büle'e

en Temüge Otčigin was three,

translit. temülün ölegetei büle'e

en and Temülün was still in the cradle. [From Yisügei Ba’atur’s second wife, Mother Sučigil, Bekter and Belgütei were born.]

translit. 61. yisügei-ba'atur temüjin-ni yisün nasutu büküi-tür hö'elün-eke-yin törgüt olqunu'ut irgen-tür naqacu-nar-aca inu öki quyusu ke'en temüjin-ni abu'at yorciba

en §61 When Temüjin was nine years old, Yisügei Ba’atur set out to go to the Olqunu’ut people, relatives of Mother Hö’elün, taking Temüjin with him and saying, ‘I shall ask his maternal uncles for a girl in marriage for him.’

translit. otqui-tur cekcer ciqurgu qoyar-un ja'ura onggiradai dei-secen-ni jolqaba

en On the way, between Mount Čekčer and Mount Čiqurqu, he met Dei Sečen of the Onggirat.

translit. 62. dei-secen ügülerün yisügei quda ken-tür joriju ayisula'a ke'ejü'ü

en §62 Dei Sečen said, ‘Quda Yisügei, in whose direction are you going, coming this way?’

translit. yisügei-ba'atur ügülerün ene kö'ün-ü minu naqacu-nar olqunu'ut irgen-tür öki quyusu ke'en ayisulu'a ke'ejü'ü

en Yisügei Ba’atur said, ’I have come here on my way to the Olqunu’ut people, the maternal uncles of this my son, to ask for a girl in marriage for him.’

translit. dei-secen ügülerün ene kö'ün cinu nidün-tür-iyen qaltu ni'ur-tur-iyan geretü kö'ün bui 63. yisügei quda bi ene söni jewüdün jewüdüleba

en Dei Sečen said, ‘This son of yours is a boy Who has fire in his eyes, Who has light in his face. §63 ‘Quda Yisügei, I had a dream last night, I did.

translit. bi caqān singqor naran sara qoyar-i atqun nisju irejü qar de'ere minu tu'uba

en A white gerfalcon clasping both sun and moon in its claws flew to me and perched on my hand.

translit. ene jewüdün-niyen gü'ün-e ügülerün naran sara-yi qaraju üjekden büle'e

en I told the people about this dream of mine, saying, “Before, when I looked, I could only see the sun and the moon from afar,

translit. edö'e ene singqor atquju abciraju qar-tur minu tu'uba

en now this gerfalcon has brought them to me and has perched on my hand.

translit. caqān bawuba

en He has alighted, all white.

translit. yambar ele sayi üje'ülümü ke'ejü yisügei quda ene jewüdün minu cimayi ele kö'ü-be'en uduritcu iregüi-e üjeksen aju'u

en Just what sort of good thing does this show?” I had my dream, quda Yisügei, just as you were coming here bringing your son.

translit. jewüdün sayin jewüdüleba

en I had a dream of good omen.

translit. ya'un jewüdün aqu ta kiyat irgen-ü sülder irejü ja'aqaqsan aju'u

en What kind of dream is it? The august spirit of you, Kiyat people, has come in my dream and has announced your visit.

translit. 64. ba

en §64 ‘With us,

translit. onggirat irgen erte üdür-ece je'e-yin jisün ökin-ü önggeten ulus ülü temecet qacar qo'a ökid-i qahan boluqsan-a tanu qasaq tergen-tür unu'ulju qara bu'ura kölgejü qatara'ulju otcu qatun sa'urin-tur qamtu sa'ūlumu ba

en the Onggirat people, from old days, To have the good looks of our granddaughters And the beauty of our daughters is enough: We do not strive for dominion. For those of you who have become qa’an, We have our daughters with beautiful cheeks Ride on a large cart to which we harness A black male camel. We trot them off to the qa’an, And seat them by him on the qatun’s seat.

translit. ulus irgen ülü temecet ba

en We do not strive for dominion, nor for people.

translit. öngge sayit ökid-iyen ösgejü öljigetei tergen-tür unu'ulju öle bu'ura kölgejü e'üsgejü otcu ündür sa'urin-tur öre'ele etēt sa'ūlqui ba

en We lift our good-looking daughters, We have them ride on a carriage with front seat; We harness a dark male camel, We lead them off to the qa’an, And seat them on the throne, at his side.

translit. erten-ece onggirat irgen qatun qalqatan ökit öcilten je'e-yin jisün ökin-ü öngge-ber büle'e

en From old days, the Onggirat people Have the qatuns as shields, Have their daughters as intercessors.

translit. ba

en We live thanks to the good looks Of our granddaughters And the beauty of our daughters.

translit. 65. nu'un kö'üt manu nuntuq qarayu ökin kö'ün manu öngge üjekdeyü yisügei quda ger-tür minu oduya ökin minu ücü'ügen buyu quda üjetügei ke'ejü dei-secen ger-tür-iyen uduritcu bawūlba

en §65 With our boys, when they seek a bride. One looks at the wealth of our camp; With our girls, when they are sought as brides. One considers only their beauty. Quda Yisügei, let us go to my tent. My daughter is still small, take a look at her, quda!’ So said Dei Sečen, and having led him to his tent he made him dismount.

translit. 66. öki inu üjebesü ni'ur-tur-iyan geretei nidün-tür-iyen qaltai ökin-i üjejü oyin-tur-iyan oro'ulba

en §66 When Yisügei saw his daughter, he saw a girl Who had light in her face, Who had fire in her eyes. He was pleased with her.

translit. temüjin-ece niken nasun yeke harbantai aju'u

en She was ten years old, one year older than Temüjin,

translit. börte neretei söni qonoju manaqasi öki inu quyubasu dei-secen ügülerün olon-ta-wū quyu'ulju ökbesü de'ejilekdegü cö'en-te-wū quyu'ulju ökbesü doromjilaqdaqu ökin gü'ün-nü jaya'an töreksen e'üten-tür ötölgü ügei ökin-iyen be öksü kö'ün-iyen be güreget-te talbiju o[t] ke'eba

en and her name was Börte. Yisügei spent the night there, and the following morning, when he requested his daughter for Temüjin, Dei Sečen said, ‘If I gave her away after much asking on your part, you would respect me; if I gave her away without much asking, you would despise me. But the fate of a girl is not to grow old in the family in which she was born. I will give you my daughter, and you, for your part, leave your son here as my son-in-law.’

translit. je bolulcaju yisügei-ba'atur ügülerün kö'ü-ben gürege[t]-te talbisu kö'ü minu noqai-yaca cocimtawu büle'e

en So they both agreed and Yisügei Ba’atur said, ‘I will leave my son as your son-in-law, but my son is afraid of dogs.

translit. quda kö'ü minu noqai-yaca bu soci'ul kē'et kötöl morin-iyan belge ökcü temüjin-ni güreget-te talbiju otcu 67. yisügei-ba'atur ja'ura cekcer-ün sira-ke'er-e tatar irgen qurimlan büküi-tür jolqaju undāscu qurim-tur anu bawu<l>ba

en Quda, don’t let him be frightened by dogs!’ Then he gave him his spare horse as a pledge and went off, leaving Temüjin as his son-in-law. §67 On the way back, Yisügei Ba’atur met some Tatars who were having a feast in the Šira Ke’er by Mount Čekčer. As he was thirsty, he got off his horse and joined them at the feast.

translit. tede tatar tanin aju'u

en But those Tatars recognized him:

translit. yisügei-kiyan ire'ei kē'et uridan-u dawuliqdaqsan kegesü-ben duratcu oyisuladun qujirju qoro qoliju ökci'üi ja'ura mawui otcu qurban qonoq yabuju ger-tür-iyen gürü'et mawui bolju 68. yisügei-ba'atur ügülerün dotora minu mawui bui dergede ken bui ke'ejü qongqotadai caraqa-ebügen-ü kö'ün mönglik oyira bui kē'esü uriju ire'üljü ügülerün caqa minu mönglik kö'üt ücűgetü büle'e

en ‘Yisügei the Kiyan has come,’ they said, and remembered their grievance for his former raid upon them. With the secret intent to harm, they gave him poison mixing it with his food. On the way back, Yisügei Ba’atur felt ill. He went on, and when after three days he reached his tent, being in a bad way, §68 he said, ‘I feel sick within me. Who is at hand?’ When they told him that Mönglik, the son of Old Čaraqa of the Qongqotat, was close by, he called him, made him come and said to him, ‘Mönglik my boy, I have young children.

translit. bi kö'ü-ben temüjin-i güriget-te talbiju irerün ja'ura tatar irgen-e oyisulaqda'a bi dotora minu mawui buyu ücűget qocoruqsat de'ü-ner-iyen belbisün bergen-iyen asaraqu-yi ci mede kö'ü minu temüjin-i ötörken otcu abcu ire caqa minu mönglik kē'et nökciba

en I left my son Temüjin to be a son-in-law and, as I was coming back, I was secretly harmed by Tatar people on the way. I feel sick within me. You take care of your younger brothers, the little ones that I leave behind, and of your widowed elder sister-in-law. Go quickly and bring back my son Temüjin, Mönglik my boy!’ He spoke and passed away.

translit. 69. yisügei-ba'atur-un üge-yi busi ülü bolqan mönglik otcu dei-secen-ne ügülerün yisügei aqa temüjin-i masi möröljü öre-ben ebedümü temüjin-i abura ireba ke'ejü'ü

en §69 Heeding the words of Yisügei Ba’atur, Mönglik went and said to Dei Sečen, ‘Elder brother Yisügei thinks constantly of Temüjin, his heart is aching. I came to get Temüjin.’

translit. dei-secen ügülerün quda kö'ü-ben mörölgü bö'esü ottuqai üjejü ötör iretuqai ke'ejü möngli[k]-ecige temüjin-i a[b]cu ireba

en Dei Sečen said, ‘If my quda is longing for his son, let him go. But after he has seen him let him quickly come back.’ And so Father Mönglik brought Temüjin back with him.

translit. 70. tere qabur ambaqai-qahan-nu qatut örbei soqatai jirin yekes-e qajaru inerü qaruqsan-tur hö'elün-üjin otcu qojit gürcü qojida<'u>'uldaju hö'elün-üjin örbei soqatai jirin-e ügülerün yisügei-ba'atur-i ükübe-'ű ke'ejü kö'üd-i minu yeke ülü bol<u>qui-yaca yekes-ün kesig-ece bile'ür-ece sarqud-aca yekin qojida'ulumui ta üje'et ideküi ülü sergü'ülün newükün bol<u>ba ta ke'ejü'ü

en §70 That spring, when Örbei and Soqatai, the wives of Ambaqai Qa’an, performed the Qajaru Inerü sacrifice to the ancestors, Lady Hö’elün also went, but as she arrived late she was left out of the sacrificial meal. Lady Hö’elün said to Örbei and Soqatai, ‘You say to yourselves that Yisügei Ba’atur is dead, and as my sons are not grown yet, you deprive me of the share of the offerings to the ancestors, and of the sacrificial meat and drink that have been left over. Isn’t this so? You have come to the point of eating under my very eyes without asking me to partake of the food, and of breaking camp without so much as awakening me!’

translit. 71. tere üge-tür örbei soqatai jirin qatut ügülerün uriju ülü ökteküi mörtei ci ucira'asu idegü yosutai ci gürejü ülü öktegü mörtei ci gürte'esü idegü yosutai ci ambaqai-qahan-ni ükübe-'ű ci ke'ejü hö'elün-ne gürtele eyin ke'ekdeküi bolbi

en §71 At these words the wives Örbei and Soqatai said, ‘You are one for whom the rule holds Not to be called and given food; You are one for whom the custom holds To eat if she chances upon food; You are one for whom the rule holds Not to be invited and given food; You are one for whom the custom holds To eat if food comes by her. Is it because you say to yourself that Ambaqai Qa’an is dead, that we are being spoken to in this way, even by one like you, Hö’elün?

translit. 72. arqa-ca eden-i ekes kö'üd-i nuntuq-tur gējü newütkün ta ber bu a[b]cu yabutqun kē'et manaqarsi üdür-ece tayici'ud-un tarqutai-kiriltuq tödö'en-girte-tan taici'ut onan-müren huru'u gödölba

en §72 The best scheme for you, Tayiči’ut people, is: Leave these, mothers and children, in the camp and move on without taking them along!’ So they spoke, and the following day Tarqutai Kiriltuq of the Tayiči’ut, Tödö’en Girte and the other Tayiči’ut began to move downstream along the Onan River.

translit. hö'elün-üjin-ni ekes kö'üd-i gējü newükderün qongqotadai caraqa-ebügen otcu itqaqu-tur tödö'en-girte ügülerün ce'el usun niduralu'a ceügen cilawun cewürelu'a ke'e'et newüje'ei caraqa-ebügen-i ker itqaqu ci ke'en qoyinaca jida-bar jo qudus qatquju'u 73. caraqa-ebügen yaratu bolju ger-tür-iyen irejü berke kebdeküi-tür temüjin üjere otcu'u tende qongqotadai caraqa-ebügen ügülerün sayin ecige-yin cinu guriyaqdaqsan ulus-i manu bürin-ü ulus a[b]cu newükderün itqaqu bolun eyin kikdeba kējü'ü

en As they set out, leaving behind Lady Hö’elün, the mothers and the children, Old Čaraqa of the Qongqotat went after them and tried to stop them, but Tödö’en Girte said, ‘The deep water has dried up, The shining stone is shattered.’ With this he moved off. Saying, ‘Why do you hinder us?’, Tödö’en Girte from behind speared Old Čaraqa along the spine. §73 Old Čaraqa returned to his tent wounded, and was lying in great distress when Temüjin went to see him. Then Old Čaraqa of the Qongqotat said, ‘The people gathered by your good father, the people of all of us, they have taken with them and moved away. When I tried to stop them, this is how I was treated.’

translit. te'ün-tür temüjin uyila'at qarcu yorciba

en At that, Temüjin wept and went out.

translit. hö'elün-üjin gējü newükderün tuqlaju beye-ber morilaju jarimut irgen-i icuqaba

en After the Tayiči’ut had left Lady Hö’elün behind and moved away, she held the standard and, riding off all on her own, brought back half the people.

translit. tede ber icuqaqdaqsan irgen ülü toqtan tayiji'ud-un qoyinaca newüjü'üi

en But even those people who were brought back did not stay, and they too moved off following the Tayiči’ut.

translit. 74. tayici'ut aqa de'ü hö'elün-üjin-ni belbisün-ni kö'üt ücűget ekes kö'üd-i nuntuq-tur gējü newükdejü hö'elün-üjin eme mergen törejü ücűget kö'üd-iyen teji'erün ukitala boqtalaju hōjitala büselejü onan-müren ö'ede irada güyijü ölirsün moyilsun temgüjü üdür söni qo'olai teji'eba

en §74 The Tayiči’ut kinsmen had moved away, leaving the widowed Lady Hö’elün with her small sons, the mothers and the children, in the camp, but Lady Hö’elün was born A clever woman And she nourished her small sons thus: Pulling firmly her tall hat Over her head, Tying tightly her belt To shorten her skirt, Along the Onan River, Running up and down, She gathered crab apples and bird cherries, Day and night she fed Their hungry gullets.

translit. sölsütei töreksen üjin eke sutan kö'üd-iyen teji'erün cigörsün sirō bariju südün cicigina uquju teji'ebi eke üjin-nü qaliyarsun manggirsun-iyar teji'e[k]se[t] kö'üt qat bolura gürbi jarcimtai üjin eke-yin ja'uqasu-bar teji'ekset kö'üt jasaqtan secet bolba

en Born brave, the noble mother Nourished her sons who were favoured With Heaven’s good fortune. With a pointed stick from a spruce She dug for roots of the great burnet, And for those of the silverweed, And so she provided them with food. The sons who were fed on wild garlic And on wild onion by the noble mother, In time became rulers; The sons who were fed on wild lily bulbs By the high-minded, noble mother Became lawful and wise.

translit. 75. qo'a üjin-nü qoqosun manggirsu-'ar teji'ekset qa'ul<u>qat (?) kö'üt qoyira'ut sayit bolba

en §75 The hungry, nagging sons Who were fed on wild leek And on wild onion by the beautiful lady, Became handsome and good,

translit. eres sayit bolun baraju erekün omoqun ele boldaba

en And grew up into fine men Truly valiant and bold.

translit. eke-yü'en teji'eye ke'eldüjü eke onan-nu ergi de'ere sa'uju elgü'ür geügi jasalduju eremdek jemdek jiqasu elgüjü geügilejü je'ü-ber geügi eke'üljü jebüge qadara geügilejü cilüme gubci'ur huyaju jiramut jiqasu si'üjü jici eke-yü'en haci teji'eba

en Saying to each other, ‘Let us feed our mother!’ They sat on the bank of Mother Onan, They prepared their hooks and fished Mean and paltry fish; Bending needle into hook, They fished for salmon and grayling. They made seines and dragnets. And caught fingerlings: Then, with grateful heart. They fed their mother.

translit. 76. niken üdür temüjin qasar bekter belgütei dörben qamtu sa'uju geügi tataqui[-tur] dotora niken gege'en soqosun oroju'ui temüjin qasar qoyar-aca bekter belgütei qoyar buliju abuba

en §76 One day while Temüjin, Qasar, Bekter and Belgütei were sitting together on the river bank angling, a shiny dace came onto the line. Bekter and Belgütei snatched it away from Temüjin and Qasar.

translit. temüjin qasar qoyar ger-tür irejü üjin eke-de ügülerün niken gege'en soqosun geügi ja'uqsan-i bekter belgütei aqa de'ü qoyar-a buliju abdaba ba kē'esü üjin eke ügülerün yegü'üje'ei aqa-nar de'ü-ner yekin teyin kildümüi ta se'üder-ece busu nökör ügei se'ül-ece busu cicu'a ügei bui bida tayici'ut aqa de'ü-yeyen qasi'u ker aburaqun bida ke'ejü büküi-tür erte alan eke-yin tabun kö'üt metü yekin eye üge'ün bui ta bütügei ke'ebi 77. tendece temüjin qasar qoyar ülü ta'alan ügülerün öcigen niken-te bilji'ur qodoliduqsan-i teyin-gü buliju abula'a edö'e basa teyin-gü buliba

en Temüjin and Qasar came home and said to the noble mother, ‘A shiny dace bit our hook, but it was snatched away from us by our brothers Bekter and Belgütei.’ Thereupon, the noble mother said, ‘Why be so malicious? [Stop it!] Why do you, older brothers and younger brothers, behave in this way to each other? Just when We have no friend but our shadow, We have no whip but our horse’s tail, and when we ask ourselves how to take vengeance for the outrage committed by our Tayiči’ut kinsmen, how can you be at odds with each other, like the five sons of Mother Alan of old? Stop it!’ §77 Thereupon, Temüjin and Qasar, displeased with their mother’s words, said, ‘Once already, the other day, a lark we shot with a knob-headed arrow, they snatched it away from us, just like that. And now, again, they have snatched something the same way.

translit. qamtu ker alduqun bida kē'et e'üten o'orcu qarcu yorciba

en How can we live together with them?’ So saying they flung open the felt door and went out.

translit. bekter hulqun de'ere sirqa aqta-tan yisün mori qaraju sa'u büküi-tür temüjin ümerece daldatcu qasar emünece daldatcu sumu-ban salbaju gürküi-tür bekter üje'et ügülerün tayici'ut aqa de'ü-yin qasi'un dawusun yadan haci ken-e aburan cidaqun-u ke'ejü büküi-tür namayi yekin nidün-ü surmusun aman-u qaqasun bolqamui ta se'üder-ece busu nökör ügei se'ül-ece busu cicu'a ügei-tür yekin teyin setkiba

en At that time Bekter was sitting on a hillock, guarding their nine horses, the light-bay geldings. Temüjin, hiding from behind, and Qasar, hiding in front, were approaching and about to draw out their arrows when Bekter saw them and said, ‘Just when we cannot put up with the outrage of our Tayiči’ut kinsmen and ask ourselves who shall be able to take vengeance on them, why do you regard me as a lash in the eye, a thorn in the mouth? When We have no friend but our shadow, We have no whip but our horse’s tail, how can you harbour such thoughts towards me?

translit. ta qolumta minu bu bürelgetkün belgütei-yi bu tebcitkün ke'e'et jabilan sa'uju güliceba

en Anyway, do not destroy my hearth, pray do not make away with Belgütei!’ So he said, and sat cross-legged, waiting for their arrows.

translit. temüjin qasar qoyar emünece ümerece ötermelejü otba

en Temüjin and Qasar, one from the front and one from the rear, shot at him at close range and went away.

translit. 78. ger-tür irejü oroqui-lu'a üjin eke qoyar kö'üked-ü'en cirai uqaju ügülerün baraqsat qala'un-aca minu qalat qarurun qar-dur-iyan qara nödün qatqun töreligi ene qarbisu-ban qajaqu qasar noqai metü qada-tur dobtulqu qablan metü a'ur-iyan darun yadaqu arslan metü amidu jalgisu kēgü manggus metü se'üder-tür-iyen dobtulqu singqor metü sem-iyer jalgiqu curaq metü botoqan-iyan borbi qajaqu bu'ura metü boroqan-tur siqaqu cinō metü kö'üd-iyen gelin yadaju kö'üd-iyen idegü anggir metü kebdesi-yen könde'esü ömērgü cö'eböri metü bariju ülü sa'araqu bars metü balamut dobtulqu baru[q] metü baraba

en §78 When they came back and entered the tent, the noble mother understood everything from the looks of her two sons and said, ‘You who have destroyed life! From the warmth of my womb, When he broke forth fiercely. This one was born Clutching a black clot of blood. Like a Qasar dog snapping at its own afterbirth; Like a panther assailing a cliff; Like a lion uncontrollable in its rage; Like a dragon-snake swallowing its prey alive; Like a gerfalcon that attacks its own shadow; Like a pike swallowing in silence; Like a camel in rut biting its foal’s heel; Like a wolf stalking its prey under cover of a blizzard: Like a mandarin duck eating its chicks When it cannot manage them; Like a jackal ganging up with its pack When one threatens its den; Like a tiger never hesitant When seizing its prey, Like a brach attacking wildly, You have destroyed!

translit. se'üder-ece busu nökör ügei-tür se'ül-ece busu cicu'a ügei-tür tayici'ut aqa de'ü-yin qasi'un dawusun yadan büküi-tür haci ken-e aburaqun-u ke'ejü büküi-tür ker aya ke'en eyin kildümüi ta ke'en kö'üd-iyen qa'ucin üges qadalun ötögüs üges orkidun masi mawulabi

en Just when We have no friend but our shadow, We have no whip but our horse’s tail, and when, unable to put up with the outrage of our Tayiči’ut kinsmen, we ask ourselves who shall take vengeance on them, you behave [in this way] to each other, saying that you cannot live together!’ Thus she spoke, and Citing old sayings, Quoting ancient words, mightily reviled her sons.

translit. 79. tedüi atala tayici'ud-un tarqutai-kiriltuq turqa'ud-iyan uduritcu qoluqat qo'ojiju'u silüget siberijü'ü ke'en irejü'üi

en §79 Soon after this, Tarqutai Kiriltuq of the Tayiči’ut came at the head of his bodyguard and said, ‘The little rascals have shed their down, The snotty ones have grown up!’

translit. ayuju ekes kö'üt aqa-nar de'ü-ner siqui hoi-tur qorqolaju belgütei mudut ququru tatalaju sibe'e bariju qasar qarbulalduju qaci'un temüge temülün qurban-i jaba ja'ura dürüjü bulqaldun büküi-tür tayici'ut ungsiju ügülerün aqa-ban temüjin-i ilē busud-i tanu kere[k] ügei ke'en ungsi[q]daju temüjin-i morila'ulju buru'utqan hoi-tur duta'aju otqui-yi tayici'ut üjejü hüldejü tergüne-ündür-ün siqui-dur sirquju orobasu tayici'ut oron yadaju siqui-dur horcin sakiju 80. temüjin siqui dotora qurban qonoju qarsu ke'en mori-yan kötöljü ayisuqui-tur morin-aca eme'e[l] inu mültürejü qocorcu'u qariju üje'esü eme'el kömüldürgelekse'er olangla[q]sa'ar mültürejü qocorcu'u olang-ci boltuqai kömüldürge basa ker mültüregü büle'e

en Frightened, the mothers and the older and younger brothers barricaded themselves in the thick forest. Belgütei tore out trees and, hauling them up together, erected a palisade. While Qasar exchanged arrow shots, Qači’un, Temüge and Temülün were thrust between clefts in the cliff. They were battling in this fashion when the Tayiči’ut shouted, ‘Send out your elder brother Temüjin; We have no need for the rest of you!’ Upon this shouting, they put Temüjin on a horse and made him escape. The Tayiči’ut saw him fleeing into the forest and went in pursuit, but Temüjin managed to steal into a thicket on the Tergüne Heights. The Tayiči’ut could not get in, so they kept watch round about the thicket. §80 Temüjin spent three days and nights in the thicket, then he said, ‘I will get out.’ As he moved on leading his horse after him, his saddle worked itself loose, fell from the horse and was left behind. When he went back and looked, he saw that the saddle had loosened and remained behind even though the breast-strap was still attached and the saddle-girth was still fastened. He said, ‘The saddle-girth could of course have loosened up, but how could the breast-strap also have worked itself loose?

translit. tenggeri i[t]qan aqu-yū ke'ejü qariju basa qurban qonoba

en Is this a warning from Heaven?’ He turned back and spent three more days and nights there.

translit. basa qarcu ayisuqui-tur siqui-yin amasar-a qosili[q]-un tedüi caqān gürü amasar-a bö[k]len unaju'u

en When he started out again, a white rock the size of a tent fell at the opening of the thicket, blocking the opening.

translit. tenggeri itqan aqu-yū ke'ejü qariju basa qurban qonoba

en He said, ‘Is this a warning from Heaven?’ He turned back and spent three more days and nights there.

translit. basa yisün qonoq ide'en ügei aju nere ügei ker ükü[k]deküi qarsu ke'ejü tere amasar böklen unaqsan qosiliq-un tedüi caqān gürü horcin qarbasu ülü bolqu modud-i sumuci kituqai-[ba]r-iyan hoqtori'at mori-yan qaltari'ulu'at qarqui-lu'a tayici'ut sakiju aju'u

en After having been already nine days and nights without food, he said, ‘Why must I die so ignominiously? I will get out!’ With his arrow-sharpening knife he cut the bushes - so thick that it was impossible to get out - around that white rock, the size of a tent, which had fallen and blocked the opening; he let his horse slip through and came out of the thicket. But the Tayiči’ut were keeping watch:

translit. bariju abcu otba

en as soon as he emerged they seized him and took him away.

translit. 81. temüjin-i tarqutai-kiriltuq a[b]cu otcu ulus irgen-dür-iyen jasaqlaju ayil-tur niken qono'ulun qono'ulun bitü'ülün yabuqui-tur jun-u teri'ün sara-yin harban jirwa'an-a hula'an tergel üdür tayici'ut onan-nu ergi de'ere qurimlalduju naran singge'esü tarqaba

en §81 After having taken Temüjin away, Tarqutai Kiriltuq gave the order to his people that he should spend one night in each ayil in rotation. As this was happening, on the sixteenth of the first month of summer, the day of the Red Circle, the Tayiči’ut held a feast on the bank of the Onan. At sunset they dispersed.

translit. temüjin-i tere qurim-tur gelbüre kö'ün gü'ün abciraju büle'e

en Temüjin had been brought to this feast by a weak young man.

translit. qurim-un haran-i tarqa'ulun tere gelbüre kö'ün-ece buqa'u tataju abcu heki inu niken-te deledü'et güyijü onan-nu tün dotora kebte'esü üjekdegü ke'ejü usun-u qarki-tur gedergü kebdejü buqa'u-ban usun huru'u urusqan ni'ur ile kebdeba

en After the people at the feast had dispersed, Temüjin pulled the leash of his cangue away from that weakling, hit him once on the head and ran away. Then, telling himself that if he lay down in the forest by the Onan he would be seen, he reclined on his back in the water’s stream and, letting his cangue float with the current, he lay with only his face clear.

translit. 82. tere aldaqsan gü'ün yeke dawu-bar bariya gü'ün aldaba ke'en qayilaqui-tur tarqaqsat tayici'ut quriju irejü üdür metü sara'ur-a onan-nu tün-ni bedereba

en §82 When the man who had let him escape called out in a loud voice, ‘I let the prisoner escape!’, the scattered Tayiči’ut gathered together again. In the moonlight, which was as bright as daylight, they searched the forest by the Onan.

translit. qarki-tur kebtejü büküi-yi suldusun sorqan-sira jö[b] da'ariju üjejü ügülerün jö[b] ele eyimü arqatu-yin tula nidün-dür-iyen qaltu ni'ur-tur-iyan geretü ke'en tayici'ut aqa de'ü-de'en teyin ele naitaqdan aju'u

en Sorqan Šira of the Suldus happened to pass by and he saw Temüjin lying in the stream. He said to him, ‘It is just because you are so clever, and because There is fire in your eyes, There is light in your face, that your Tayiči’ut kinsmen are so jealous.

translit. ci teyin-gü ke[b]te ülü ja'aqu bi kē'et nökciba

en Lie just so; I shall not tell them.’ And with these words he went off.

translit. basa qarin bedereye ke'eldüküi-tür sorqan-sira ügülerün mün mün mör-i'er-ēn ese üjeksen qajar-iyan üje'et qarin bedereye ke'eba

en When the Tayiči’ut said, ‘Let’s go back and search once more!’, Sorqan Šira said, ‘Let’s go back each on his own way and search, looking at the places which we have not yet looked at.’

translit. je-gü ke'eldüba

en They agreed and made a search going back by the very same way.

translit. mün mün mör-iyer qarin bederejü basa sorqan-sira da'ariju ügülerün aqa de'ü cinu ama-'an sidü-ben bile'üden ayisu teyin ke[b]te qada'uji-gü kē'et nökciba

en As Sorqan Šira again passed by him, he said, ‘Your kinsmen are approaching, sharpening their teeth. Lie just so and be careful!’ And with these words he went off.

translit. 83. basa qarin bedereye ke'eldüküi-tür sorqan-sira basa ügülerün tayici'ut kö'üt ta gege'en caqa'an üdür gü[b]cin gü'ü aldaba

en §83 When the Tayiči’ut said, ‘Let’s go back and search once more’, Sorqan Šira again spoke and said, ‘Tayiči’ut princes, you have lost a whole man in a shining and bright day;

translit. edö'e qarangqui söni ker olqun bida basa mün mün mör-iyer ese üje[k]sen qajar-iyan üje'et qarin bedere'et tarqaju manaqar üdür ci'ulju eriye qa'a otqu tere buqa'utu gü'ün ke'eba

en how shall we find him now in the dark night? Let’s go back each by his own way and search once more, looking at the places which we have not yet looked at, then let us disperse. Tomorrow we shall reassemble and look for him again. Where could that man go, with a cangue?’

translit. je ke'e[l]düjü qarin bederejü sorqan-sira basa da'ariju ügülerün edüi bedere'et qariju manaqar eriye ke'eldüba

en They agreed and went back searching. As Sorqan Šira again passed by Temüjin, he said to him, ‘We decided that we will go home after this search and look for you tomorrow.

translit. edö'e man-i tarqa'ulun baraju eke-ben de'ü-ner-iyen erin ot namayi üjeba ke'en gü'ün-e üjekde'esü üjekdebe ke'en bu kelele kē'et nökciba

en Now wait until we have completely dispersed, then go and look for your mother and younger brothers. If someone sees you, don’t tell him you were seen and reveal that it was I who saw you!’ And with these words he went off.

translit. 84. ani tarqa'ulun baraju dotora-ban setkijü öcigen ayil bitü'üljü qono'ulqui-tur sorqan-sira-yin ger-tür qonobasu cimbai cilawun qoyar kö'üt inu örö jirüge-ben ebetcü söni namayi üjejü buqa'u minu a[b]cu sulalaju qono'a'ululāi edö'e basa sorqan-sira namayi üjejü ülü ja'an nökcin aba

en §84 Temüjin waited until they had completely dispersed, then he thought to himself, ‘The other day, when I was made to spend the night in each ayil in rotation, I spent one night in the tent of Sorqan Šira. His two sons, Čimbai and Čila’un, felt in their hearts very sorry for me, and seeing me at night they took my cangue, relieved me of it and enabled me to spend the night resting. Again now, when Sorqan Šira saw me, he passed by without telling anyone.

translit. edö'e mün-kü tede namayi aburamu-je ke'ejü sorqan-sira-yin ger erin onan-müren huru'u yorciba

en Now those same people will surely save me.’ So saying he went downstream along the Onan River looking for the tent of Sorqan Šira.

translit. 85. ger-ün belge sün tüsürü'et esüg-iyen söni-de üdür cayitala bülekü büle'e

en §85 The sign by which one recognized the tent was that, after pouring out mare’s milk, they used to churn their kumis all through the night until daybreak.

translit. tere belge sonoscu yabubasu büle'ür-ün dawu sonoscu gürcü ger-tür inu orobasu sorqan-sira eke-ben de'ü-ner-iyen erin ot ese-'ű kelelü'e bi yekin ireba ci ke'eba

en As he went, listening for this sign, Temüjin heard the sound of the churner and arrived there. When he entered the tent, Sorqan Šira said, ‘Didn’t I tell you to go and look for your mother and younger brothers? Why did you come here?’

translit. cimbai cilawun qoyar kö'üt inu ügülerün sibawuqan-i turumtai buta-tur qorqobasu buta aburaju'ui edö'e bidan-tur ireksen-i yekin teyin ke'emü ci ke'en ecige-yü'en üge ülü ta'alan buqa'u inu cucalju qal-tur tülejü qoyitu nungqasutu tergen-tür unu'ulju qada'an neretei döyi-ben amitu gü'ün-e bu kelele ke'ejü asara'ulba

en But his two sons Čimbai and Čila’un said, ‘When a sparrow-hawk causes a sparrow to take shelter into a bush, the bush saves its life. How can you speak to him in this way, now that he has come to us?’ And, displeased at their father’s words, they smashed open Temüjin’s cangue, burnt it in the fire and put him into a cart loaded with wool which was standing behind the tent. They entrusted him to the care of their younger sister called Qada’an, who was told not to say a word to a living person.

translit. 86. qutu'ar üdür gü'ün ni'uba-je ke'eldüjü ö'er ja'ura nengjileldüya ke'eldüjü nengjileldüba

en §86 On the third day the Tayiči’ut said to each other that someone had probably hidden him. They said, ‘Let us hold a search among ourselves’, and began searching one another.

translit. sorqan-sira-yin ger-tür tergen-tür iseri-yin dōro gürtele nengjijü qoyitu nungqasutu tergen-tür unuju amasar-a büküi nungqasu tatalaju köl-tür gürküi-tür sorqan-sira ene basa eyimü qala'un-a nungqasun dotora ker da'usqu kē'esü nengji'ülsün bawuju yorciba

en They searched Sorqan Šira’s tent, his carts, even under the beds. They climbed onto the cart loaded with wool which was standing behind the tent and pulled out the wool near the front opening. They were reaching the back of the cart when Sorqan Šira said, ‘Anyway, in such heat, how could one stand it amidst the wool?’ The searchers then stepped down and went away.

translit. 87. nengji'ül-i oduqsan-u qoyina sorqan-sira ügülerün namayi hünesü-'er keyisgen aldaba

en §87 After the searchers had left, Sorqan Šira said, ‘You nearly had me blown to the winds like hearth-ashes.

translit. edö'e eke-ben de'ü-ner-iyen erin ot ke'ejü aman caqa'an eremük qulaqcin-i unu'ulju tel quriqan bolqaju gö'ür nambuqa jasaju eme'el ülü ögün kete ülü ögün numu ökcü qoyar sumu ökba

en Now go, look for your mother and younger brothers!’ He set Temüjin on a tawny barren mare with a white mouth, cooked him a lamb fattened on the milk of two ewes and provided him with a small and a large leather bucket containing mare’s milk. He did not give him either saddle or steel for striking fire, but gave him a bow and two arrows.

translit. tedüi jasaju ilēba

en Having thus provided for him, he sent him on his way.

translit. 88. temüjin teyin odu'at sibe'elejü qorqolaqsan qajar-dur-iyan gürcü ebesün-ü alurqai-bar onan-müren ö'ede möcgijü hörönece kimurqa-qoroqan oroju iren aju'u

en §88 So Temüjin set out and reached the place where they had earlier built the palisade and barricaded themselves.

translit. tere ö'ede möcgiyet kimurqa-qoroqan-nu beder-qosi'un-u qorcuqui-boldaq-a büküi-tür jolqalduba

en Following some tracks in the grass upstream along the Onan River - the Kimurqa Stream flowing into it from the west - he followed the tracks up along this stream and came upon his own people who were staying at the time at the Qorčuqui Hill of the Beder Promontory by the Kimurqa Stream.

translit. 89. tende neyileldüjü otcu burqan-qaldun-u ebür-e gürelgü dotora senggür-qoroqan-u qara-jirügen-ü kökö-na'ur nuntuqlaju aqui-tur tarbaqat kücügür alaju iden büle'e

en §89 Once they were reunited there, they left and set up camp at Kökö Na’ur of Mount Qara Jirügen by the Senggür Stream, in the Gürelgü Mountains south of Burqan Qaldun. Here they stayed, killing marmots and field-mice for food.

translit. 90. niken üdür sirqa aqta-tan naiman mori[t] ger-ün dergede bayiju büküi-yi de'erme irejü üjetele de'ermetcü yorciba

en §90 One day some robbers came and stole the eight horses, the light-bay geldings, that were standing by the tent and made off with them before their very eyes.

translit. yabuqat üjejü qocorba

en Temüjin and his brothers sighted the robbers, but being on foot fell behind.

translit. belgütei oqodur dargi qongqor-i unuju tarbaqacilara otcu büle'e

en Belgütei was then away marmot-hunting on a short-tailed, short-haired chestnut horse.

translit. üdesi naran singgeksen-ü qoyina belgütei dargi oqodur qongqor-tur tarbaqat aciju niqsaqaljatala yabuqan kötö[l]jü ireba

en He arrived on foot in the evening after sunset, leading behind him the short-tailed, short-haired chestnut horse, which was so laden down with marmots that it staggered.

translit. sirqa aqta-tan-i de'erme a[b]cu otba

en When he was told that robbers had stolen the light-bay geldings,

translit. kē'esü belgütei ügülerün bi nekesü ke'eba

en Belgütei said, ‘I will go after them!’

translit. qasar ügülerün ci ülü cidaqu bi nekesü ke'eba

en Qasar said, ‘You cannot cope with them, I will go after them!’

translit. temüjin ügülerün ta ülü cidaqu bi nekesü ke'ejü dargi qongqor-i temüjin unuju sirqa aqta-tan-i ebesün-ü alurqai-bar möcgijü qurban qonoju manaqar erte mör-tür olon adu'un-tur niken gürümele kö'ün gü'ün ge'ü sa'an aqu-yi jolqaju sirqa aqta-tan-i surabasu tere kö'ün ügülerün ene manaqar naran urququ-yin urida sirqa aqta-tan naiman mori[t] e'über hü[l]dejü yorciba

en Temüjin said, ‘Neither of you can cope with them, I will go after them!’ Temüjin got on the short-haired chestnut horse and went off in pursuit of the light-bay-geldings, following the tracks left in the grass. He spent three days and nights tracking, and in the early morning of the fourth day he met on the way a brisk lad milking mares in a large herd of horses. When Temüjin inquired about the light-bay geldings, the lad said, ‘This morning, before sunrise, eight horses - light-bay geldings - were driven past here.

translit. mör inu bi ja'aju öksü kē'et oqodur qongqor-i talbi'ulju temüjin-ne oroq singqula-yi unu'ulba

en I will show you their trail.’ He made Temüjin leave the short-haired chestnut horse there, set him on a white horse with a black back,

translit. mün ö'esün qurdun qubi-yi unuba

en and he himself rode a fast dun mare.

translit. ger-dür-iyen ba

en And without even going to his tent,

translit. ülü odun nambuqa sa'ul<u>qa-ban ke'er-e buquju talbiba

en he put down his leather bucket and pail, concealing them in the grass.

translit. nökör ci bürün masi mungtaniju ayisu aju'u

en ‘Friend’, he said, ‘you came to me being in great trouble,

translit. ere-yin mung niken bui-je bi cimatur nököcesü ecige minu naqu-bayan ke'ekdeyü bi qaqca kö'ün inu bi bo'orcu neretü bui ke'e'et sirqa a[q]ta-tan-u mör-iyar inu möcgijü qurban qonoju üdesi naran quburi tasin büküi-tür niken güri'en irgen-tür gürba

en but men’s troubles are the same for all. I will be your companion. My father is called Naqu Bayan. I am his only son and my name is Bo’orču.’ They spent three days and nights following the trail of the light-bay geldings. Then, in the evening of the fourth day, just as the sun was setting on the hills, they came upon people in a circular camp.

translit. sirqa aqta-tan naiman mori[t] tere yeke güri'en-ü kija'ar-a ebesülen bayiju büküi-yi üjeba

en They saw the eight horses, the light-bay geldings, standing at the edge of that large camp, grazing.

translit. temüjin ügülerün nökör ci ende bayi bi sirqa aqta-tan tede bui hü[l]dejü qarsuqai ke'eba

en Temüjin said, ‘Friend, you stay here. As for me - the light-bay geldings are those there - I will go and drive them off!’

translit. bo'orcu ügülerün nököcesü ke'en irele'e bi ende yekin bayiqu kē'et qamtu do[b]tulju oro'a[t] sirqa aqta-tan-i hüldejü qarba

en Bo’orču said, ‘I came with you as your companion. How can I stay here?’ They raced in together and drove the light-bay geldings off.

translit. 91. qoyinaca haran ubur subur nekejü ayisu niken caqa'an moritu gü'ün u'urqa bariju qaqca-'ar küyicejü ayisu bo'orcu ügülerün nökör numu sumu nada aca bi qarbulaldusu ke'eba

en §91 The men came after them in separate groups and began to pursue them. Away from the rest, one man on a white horse and holding a pole-lasso drew closer and caught up with them. Bo’orču said, ‘Friend, give me the bow and arrows. I’ll trade shots with him!’

translit. temüjin ügülerün minu tula ci erüste'üjei bi qarbulaldusu ke'ejü esergü qarin qarbulalduba

en Temüjin said, ‘I am afraid you’ll come to harm because of me. I’ll trade shots with him!’ He swung around and they began to shoot arrows at each other.

translit. tere caqa'an moritu gü'ün u'urqa-bar-iyan dokiju bayiba

en The man on the white horse stood up, aiming at him with his pole-lasso.

translit. qoyitus nököt küyicejü ireba

en His companions, who had fallen behind, caught up with him,