Historical corpus of the Mongolian language

translit. tayici'ud-un a'ucu-ba'atur onan jorin ködöljü'üi

en A’uču Ba’atur of the Tayiči’ut went towards the Onan River.

translit. jamuqa ö'er-iyen qa ergükset irgen-i dawuli'at ergüne huru'u jamuqa qarin ködöljü'üi

en Jamuqa plundered the very people who had elected him qan; then he moved homewards following the course of the Ergüne.

translit. ani teyin butaraqdaju ong-qan ergüne huru'u jamuqa-yi nekeba

en As they were dispersing in this way, Ong Qan pursued Jamuqa downstream along the Ergüne

translit. cinggis-qahan onan jük tayici'ud-un a'ucu-ba'atur-i nekeba

en while Činggis Qa’an pursued A’uču Ba’atur of the Tayiči’ut in the direction of the Onan.

translit. a'ucu-ba'atur ulus-tur-iyan gürü'et ulus-iyan dürbe'ülün ködölge'et a'ucu-ba'atur qodun-örceng tayici'ut onan-u cinaji ete'et hüle'üt turastan ceri'üd-iyen jasaju qatqulduya ke'en jasaju baiju'ui cinggis-qahan gürü'et tayiji['ut]-lu'a qatqulduba

en As soon as A’uču Ba’atur reached his own people, he had them moved along with him in haste. The Tayiči’ut A’uču Ba’atur and Qodun Örčeng arrayed their troops at Ülengüt Turas on the other side of the Onan, and stood in battle order ready to fight. Činggis Qa’an came up and fought with the Tayiči’ut.

translit. masi ekerün ekerün qatqulduju jilda bo[l]daju mün qatqulduqsan qajar-a sitüldüjü qonoba

en They battled to and fro incessantly until evening came; then, in the same place where they had been fighting, they passed the night right next to each other.

translit. ulus ba

en When people arrived,

translit. dürbejü ayisurun mün-gü tende ceri'üt-lü'e-ben qamtu güre'elejü qonolduba

en fleeing in disarray, they set up a circular camp and also passed the night in the same spot, alongside their troops.

translit. 145. cinggis-qahan tere qatquldu'an-tur sujiyasu-ban silürtejü cisun töritge'esü ülü bolun amduriqdarun naran singge'ülün mün tende sitüldüjü bawuju bökleksen cisun-i jelme simin simin ama-'an cisudaju jelme busu gü'ün ülü itegen sakilduju sa'uju söni düli boltala bökleksen cisun-i ama-'ar dü'üreng jalki'at asqa'at söni düli nökci'esü cinggis-qahan dotora-'an sergüjü ügülerün cisun haqcu baraba

en §145 In that battle Činggis Qa’an was wounded in a vein of the neck. He could not stop the bleeding and was in a great plight. He waited till sundown, then he pitched camp just there where the two armies had encamped right next to each other. Jelme sucked and sucked the blood which clogged Činggis Qa’an’s wound and his mouth was all smeared with blood. Still, Jelme, not trusting other people, stayed there and looked after him. Until the middle of the night he swallowed down or spat out mouthfuls of the clogging blood. When midnight had passed Činggis Qa’an revived and said, ‘The blood has dried up completely;

translit. unda'asumu bi ke'eba

en I am thirsty.’

translit. tendece jelme maqalai qudusun de'el qubcasun-iyan bügüde-yi talju qaqca doto'ajitu curama nicügün sitüldüjü bayiqun dayin dotora'un güyijü cinana gürēleksen irgen-ü tergen-tür anu unuju esü'üt erijü yadaju dürberün ge'üd-iyen ülü sa'an talbiqsat aju'u

en Then Jelme took off his hat, boots and clothes - everything - and stark naked but for his pants, he ran into the midst of the enemy who had settled right next to them. He jumped on to a cart of the people who had set up a circular camp over there. He searched for kumis, but was unable to find any because those people had fled in disarray and had turned the mares loose without milking them.

translit. esük olun yadaju niken yeke büri'etei taraq tergen-ece inu abu'at ergüjü ireba

en As he could not find kumis, he took from one of their carts a large covered bucket of curds and carried it back.

translit. ja'ura odurun ba

en In the time between his going

translit. irerün ba

en and coming back

translit. gü'ün-ne ese üjekdeba

en he was not seen by anyone.

translit. tenggeri-gü ihe'eba-je taraq büri'etü-yi abcirat mün jelme ö'esün-gü usun erijü abciraju taraq ji'ürejü qa'an-a ū'ulba

en Heaven indeed protected him! Having brought the covered bucket of curds, the same Jelme, all by himself, searched for water, brought it back, and having mixed it with the curds got the Qa’an to drink it.

translit. qurban-ta amuju ūju qahan ügülerün dotora nidün minu geyiba ke'e'et öngdeyijü sa'utala üdür geyijü gegēn bolju üje'esü tere sa'uqsan horcin jelme-yin simin simin bökleksen cisun asqaqsan horcin namurqan bolju'u cinggis-qahan üjejü ügülerün ene ya'un bolumu qolo asqa'asu yambar aju'u ke'eba

en Three times, resting in between, the Qa’an drank, then he spoke: ‘The eyes within me have cleared up.’ He spoke and sat up: it was daybreak and growing light. He looked and saw that, all about the place where he was sitting, the wound-clogging blood that Jelme had kept on sucking and had spat about had formed small puddles. When he saw it, Činggis Qa’an said, ‘What is this? Couldn’t you have spat farther away?’

translit. tendece jelme ügülerün cimayi amduriqdarun qolo odu'asu cima-daca aljiyaqui-aca ayuju ya'araju jalkiqu-yi jalki'at asqaqu-yi asqa'at amduriju ke'eli-tür minu teki kedüi oroba ke'eba

en Jelme then said, ‘When you were in a great plight, had I gone farther away I would have feared being separated from you. As I was in haste, I swallowed what I could swallow and spat out what I could spit out; I was in a plight myself and quite a lot went also into my stomach!’

translit. cinggis-qahan basa ügülerün namayi eyimü bolju gebten bö'etele nicügün yekin güyijü oroba

en Činggis Qa’an again spoke: ‘When I was in this state, lying down, why did you run naked into their camp?

translit. ci bariqda'asu namayi eyimü-yi ülü-'ű ji'aqu büle'e ci ke'eba

en Had you been caught, wouldn’t you have revealed that I was like this?’

translit. jelme ügülerün minu setkil nicügün odurun ker ber bariqda'asu bi dan-tur oroqu duratu büle'e

en Jelme said, ‘My thought, as I went naked, was that if somehow I got caught, I would have said, “I wanted to submit to you,

translit. uqaju bariju alaya ke'en qu[b]casun minu bügüde-yi talju qaqca emüdün talu'a üdü'üi-e mültüs alda'ulju dan-tur edüi idürejü ireba bi ke'egü büle'e

en but they found out and, seizing me, decided to kill me. They removed my clothes - everything - only my pants had not yet been removed when I suddenly managed to escape and have just come in haste to join you.”

translit. namayi ünen bolqaju qubcasun nada ökjü asaraqu büle'e

en They would have regarded me as sincere, they would have given me clothes and looked after me.

translit. bi morin unu'at üjetele edüi ja'ura ülü-'ű iregü büle'e

en Then, I would have jumped on a horse and while they were astonished watching me flee, in that brief moment I would have surely got back!

translit. bi teyin setkijü qa'an-u hangqaqsan setkil erüssügei ke'en nidün qara eyin setkijü odulu'a bi ke'eba

en So thinking, and because I wished to get back in time to satisfy the Qa’an’s craving for drink caused by his parching thirst, thinking this and without so much as blinking an eye I went there.’

translit. cinggis-qahan ügülerün edö'e ya'un ke'egü erte üdür qurban merkit irejü burqan-ni qurban-da quci'ulqui-tur amin minu niken-te a[b]cu qarulu'a ci edö'e basa haqcu büküi cisun-i ama-'ar simi<n>jü amin minu sengtelba

en Činggis Qa’an said, ‘What can I say now? In former days, when the Three Merkit came and thrice circled Mount Burqan, you saved my life for the first time. Now, once more, you restored me to life when, with your mouth, you sucked the clotting blood from my wound.

translit. ci basa hangqaju amturin büküi-tür amin-niyan örejü dayisun gü'ün-tür nidün qara oroju undān qangqaju amin minu oro'ulba

en And, yet again, when I was in a great plight with a parching thirst, disregarding your life, you went amidst the enemy without so much as blinking an eye; you quenched my thirst and restored life to me.

translit. ci ede qurban tusas-i cinu setkil dotora minu atuqai ke'en jarliq bolba

en These three services of yours will stay in my heart!’ Thus the Qa’an spoke.

translit. 146. üdür geyin bara'asu sitüldüjü qonoqsat ceri'üt söni bö'et budaraju'ui güre'elekset irgen küngken ülü cidaqun ke'en güre'elekset qajar-aca ese gödöljü'üi

en §146 When it had grown light, it turned out that the enemy troops who were bivouacking right next to us had dispersed during the night; only the people who had set up the circular camp had not moved from the place where they had encamped because they would not have been able to get away.

translit. dürbekset ulus-i icuqaya ke'en cinggis-qahan qonoqsan qajar-aca morilaju dürbekün irgen-i icu'an yabuqui-tur daba'an de'ere niken hula'an de'eltü eme gü'ün temüjin-je ke'en yeke dawu-'ar qayilan uyilan bayiqu-yi cinggis-qahan ö'esün sonoscu ya'un gü'ün-nü eme teyin qayilan buyu ke'en asa'ura gü'ün ilēba

en Činggis Qa’an moved from the place where he had spent the night in order to bring back the people who had fled. As he was bringing back the fugitives, Činggis Qa’an himself heard a woman in a red coat who, standing on top of a ridge, was wailing loudly, crying ‘Temüjin!’ He sent a man to enquire whose wife was the woman who was crying like that.

translit. tere gü'ün otcu asaqbasu tere eme gü'ün ügülerün sorqan-sira-yin ökin bi qada'an neretei ere-yi minu ende ceri'üt bariju alan buyu ere-yü'en alaqdarun temüjin-i ere-yi minu aburatuqai ke'en ungsiju qayilaju uyilaba

en The man went and, having asked her, that woman said, ‘I am the daughter of Sorqan Šira and my name is Qada’an. The soldiers here captured my husband and were going to kill him. As my husband was being killed, I cried and wailed and called on Temüjin to save my husband.’

translit. bi ke'eba

en So she said,

translit. tere gü'ün irejü cinggis-qa'an-a ene üge ügüle'esü cinggis-qahan ene üge sonosu'at qataraju gürcü cinggis-qahan qada'an-tur bawuju teberildüba

en and the man returned and reported these words to Činggis Qa’an. Hearing these words, Činggis Qa’an rode at a trot and reached her; he dismounted near Qada’an and they embraced each other,

translit. ere-yi inu bidan-u ceri'üt urida alaju'ui tede irge icuqa'at cinggis-qahan yeke cerik mün tende bawuju qonoba

en but her husband had already been killed by our soldiers. After Činggis Qa’an had brought back those people, he camped on the spot for the night with his great army.

translit. qada'an-i uriju ire'üljü dergecen sa'ūlba

en He invited Qada’an to come to him and had her sit by his side.

translit. manaqarsi üdür sorqan-sira jebe qoyar tayici'ud-un tödöge-yin haran aqsat tede qoyar ber ireba-gü cinggis-qahan sorqan-sira-yi ügülerün güjühün-deki kündü mudun-i köser-e o'oruqsan jaqa-daki jarbiyal mudun-i jayila'uluqsan ta eciges kö'üd-ün tusa aju'ui-je ta yekin udaba ta ke'eba

en The following day, Sorqan Šira and Jebe, who had been retainers of Tödöge of the Tayiči’ut, also arrived - the two of them. Činggis Qa’an said to Sorqan Šira, ‘It was indeed a good service of you, father and sons. To throw to the ground The heavy wood on my neck, To remove the wooden cangue That was on my collar. Why, then, did you delay coming to me?’

translit. sorqan-sira ügülerün bi dotora-'an bölen itkel setkijü büle'ei yekin ya'araqu bi ya'araju urit ire'esü tayici'ut noyat minu qocoruqsan eme kö'ün adu'un ide'en-i minu hünesü-'er geyisgekün tede ke'ejü ülü ya'aran edö'e qahan-dur-iyan neyilen idürejü ireba ba ke'eba

en Sorqan Šira said, ‘At heart I felt full confidence in you, but how could I make haste? Had I hurried and come to you earlier, my Tayiči’ut masters would have blown to the winds, like hearth-ashes, my wife and children, and the cattle and provisions I had left behind. Because of this I did not hurry, but now that the Tayiči’ut have been defeated we came in haste to join our Qa’an.’

translit. kelelen bara'asu jöb ke'eba

en When he had finished speaking, Činggis Qa’an said, ‘You did right!’

translit. 147. basa cinggis-qahan ügülerün köyiten bayilduju iquriqaldun jibsiyerülcen büküi-tür tede niru'un de'erece sumun irejü minu jebelegü aman caqān qula-yin aman niri'u inu ququ ken qarbula'a a'ula de'erece ke'eba

en §147 Again Činggis Qa’an spoke, saying, ‘When we fought at Köyiten and, pressing on each other, were reforming our ranks, from the top of those ridges an arrow came. Who, from the top of the mountain, shot an arrow so as to sever the neckbone of my tawny war horse with the white mouth?’

translit. tere üge-tür jebe ügülerün a'ula de'erece bi qarbula'a edö'e qa'an-a ükü'ülde'esü halaqan-u tedüi qajar hö'ejü qocorsu soyurqaqda'asu qa'an-u emüne ce'el usun-i hoqtoru ceügen cilawun ceürü dobtulju öksü gür ke'eksen qajar-a kökö gürü ke'ürü qal ke'eksen-tür qara gürü qamqaru dobtulju öksü ke'eba

en To these words Jebe said, ‘I shot the arrow from the top of the mountain. If now I am put to death by the Qa’an, I shall be left to rot on a piece of earth the size of the palm of a hand, but if I be favoured, For the Qa’an I will charge forward So as to rend the deep water, So as to crumble the shining stone. For him I will charge forward So as to split the blue stone In the place which I am told to reach, So as to crush the black stone At the time when I am told to attack.’

translit. cinggis-qahan ügülerün dayisun yabuqsan gü'ün alaqsan-iyan dayisurqaqsan-iyan beye-'en ni'uju kele-ben bucaju ayu[yu] ene bürün kē'esü munda alaqsan-iyan dayisurqaqsan-iyan ülü buca[?] munda ji'an buyu nököceltü gü'ün buyu jirqo'adai neretü aju'u

en Činggis Qa’an said, ‘A man who used to be an enemy, when it comes to his former killings and hostile actions “conceals his person and hides his tongue” - he is afraid. As for this one, however, he does not hide his killings and hostile actions; on the contrary, he makes them known. He is a man to have as a companion.

translit. mün jebelegü aman caqān qula-yi minu aman niru'u qarbuqsan-u tula jebe nereyi[t]cü jebeleye imayi ke'en jebe nereyitcü dergede minu yabu ke'en jarliq bolba

en He is named Jirqo’adai, but because he shot an arrow at the neckbone of my tawny war horse with the white mouth, I shall call him Jebe and I will use him as my Jebe arrow.’ He named him Jebe and said, ‘Keep by my side!’

translit. jebe tayici'ud-aca irejü nököceksen yosun teyimü 148. cinggis-qahan tende tayici'ud-i dawuliju tayici'utai yasutu gü'ün-i a'ucu-ba'atur qoton-örceng qudu'udar-tan tayici'ud-i uruq-un uruq-a gürtele hünesü-'er keyisgen kiduba

en This is the way in which Jebe came from the Tayiči’ut and became a companion of Činggis Qa’an. §148 When, on that occasion, Činggis Qa’an plundered the Tayiči’ut, he wiped out the men of Tayiči’ut lineage, such as the Tayiči’ut A’uču Ba’atur, Qoton Örčeng and Qudu’udar - he blew them to the winds like hearth-ashes, even to the offspring of their offspring.

translit. ulus irgen-i anu gödölgejü irejü cinggis-qahan quba-qaya übüljeba

en Činggis Qa’an carried away the people of their tribe, and spent the winter at Quba Qaya.

translit. 149. nicügüt-ba'arin-u sirgü'etü-ebügen alaq naya'a kö'üt-lü'e-ben tayici'ud-un noyan tarqutai-kiriltuq hoilaju büküi-yi öštü gü'ün büle'e ke'en morilan ülü cidaqu tarqutai-yi bariju tergen-tür unu'ulju sirgü'etü-ebügen alaq naya'a kö'üt-lü'e-ben tarqutai-kiriltug-i bariju ayisuqui-tur tarqutai-kiriltuq-un kö'üt de'ü-ner inu buliju abuya ke'en güyicejü irejü'üi

en §149 Old Širgü’etü of the Ničügüt Ba’arin tribe, together with his sons Alaq and Naya’a, seized Tarqutai Kiriltuq, chief of the Tayiči’ut, who was hiding in the woods, because he was a mortal enemy of Činggis Qa’an. As Tarqutai could not mount a horse, they made him ride in a cart. As Old Širgü’etü and his sons Alaq and Naya’a were proceeding thus, holding down Tarqutai Kiriltuq, the sons and younger brothers of Tarqutai Kiriltuq said, ‘Let us take him away from them!’ They approached and overtook them.

translit. kö'üt de'ü-ner-i inu güyicejü ireküi-lü'e sirgü'etü-ebügen bosun yadaqu tarqutai-yi tergen de'ere unuju gedergü de'ere inu aqtalan sa'uju kituqai qarqaju ügülerün kö'ün de'ü-ner cinu cimayi buliju abura ireba

en When his sons and younger brothers caught up, Old Širgü’etü got onto the cart and, sitting astride Tarqutai, who was lying on his back and unable to stand up, drew a knife and said, ‘Your sons and younger brothers have come to take you away.

translit. cimayi qan-iyan qardaba ke'en ese teki ala'asu qan-iyan qardaba ke'en alaqu-gü ala'asu teki mün-gü alaqdaqu-gü bi mün ele üküküi-dür-iyen dere abun üküsü ke'e'et aqtalaju yeke kituqai-iyar-ān qo'olai inu ququlura gürküi-tür tarqutai-kiriltuq yeke dawu-'ar de'ü-ner kö'üd-iyen qailaju kelelerün sirgü'etü namayi alan buyu alan bara'asu üküksen amin ügei beye minu abcu otcu yeki'üjei ta namayi ala'ai üdü'üi-e öter qaritqun temüjin namayi ülü alaqu temüjin-i ücűgen caq-tur nidün-dür-iyen qaltu ni'ur-dur-iyan geretü büle'e ke'en ejen ügei nuntuq-tur qocorcu amui ke'en abura otcu abciraju surqa'asu surqu metü buyu ke'en sonin üri'e da'aqan surqaqu metü surqan söyin yabula'a ükü'ülsü kē'esü ükü'ülün yadaqu-yū büle'e

en Even if I do not kill you, telling myself that I am laying hands on my lord, they will surely kill me saying that I did lay hands on my lord. And if I do kill you, I shall of course be killed all the same. So, at the very moment I die, I shall die taking you as my death-companion.’ Thus saying he straddled him and was about to cut his throat with his big knife, when Tarqutai Kiriltuq, calling loudly to his younger brothers and sons, said, ‘Širgü’etü is killing me. Once he has killed me, what will you achieve by taking away my dead and lifeless body? Draw back at once before he kills me! Temüjin will not kill me. When Temüjin was still little, because He had fire in his eyes, He had a light in his face, and because he had been abandoned in a camp without a master, I went there to get him and brought him back home with me: Saying that if I taught him He would be likely to learn, I kept teaching and instructing him just as if He was a two or three-year-old new colt I had been training, Had I wanted to make him die, Would I not have been able to kill him?

translit. bi edö'e oyi inu oroju amu setkil inu sengterejü amu ke'ekdemüi temüjin namayi ülü ükü'ülgü ta kö'üt de'ü-ner minu öter qaritqun sirgü'etü namayi alaju ilē'üjei ke'en yeke dawu-'ar qailaba

en They say that at present He is becoming thoughtful in his actions, That his mind is clear. Temüjin will not cause me to die. You, my sons and younger brothers, quickly turn back at once lest Širgü’etü kills me.’ So he cried out loudly.

translit. kö'üt de'ü-ner inu ügüleldürün ecige-yin amin inu aburaya ke'en ireba

en Tarqutai’s sons and younger brothers conferred among themselves: ‘We came to save father’s life.

translit. bida sirgü'etü amin inu ükü'ülün bara'asu qo'osun amin ügei beye inu yekikün bida munda ala'ai üdü'üi-e öter qariya ke'eldüjü qariba

en Once Širgü’etü has deprived him of his life, what can we do with his empty, lifeless body? Better to turn back at once before he kills him!’ So saying, back they turned.

translit. teden-i ireküi-tür alaq naya'a-tan sirgü'etü-ebügen-ü kö'üt inu heyilükset ireba

en Alaq and Naya’a, the sons of Old Širgü’etü who had withdrawn on their arrival, now returned.

translit. teden-i ire'ülü'et gödöljü ayisurun ja'ura qutuqul-nu'u-da gürü'esü tende naya'a ügülerün bida ene tarqutai-yi bariju gürü'esü cinggis-qahan bidan-i tus qan-iyan qardaju irejü'üi

en Širgü’etü, having waited for them to come back, moved on together with his sons. As they proceeded on their way, on reaching the Qutuqul Bend Naya’a then said, ‘If we arrive holding this Tarqutai captive, Činggis Qa’an will say of us that we came having laid hands on our rightful lord.

translit. ke'en cinggis-qahan bidan-i tus-iyan qardaju irekset ya'un itegelten haran ede bidan-tur basa ker nököcekün nököcel üge'ün haran tus qan-iyan qardaqsat haran-i mököri'üldekün ke'ejü mököri'üldegün-ü'ü bida munda tarqutai-yi endece talbiju ilējü bida beyes-iyen cinggis-qahan-a gücü ögüre ireba

en Činggis Qa’an will say of us, “How trustworthy a people are these who come having laid hands on their rightful lord? How can they still be companions to us? They are people who are not worthy of companionship. People who lay hands on their rightful lord must be cut down!” Shall we not be cut down? Better to free Tarqutai and send him away from here, and go to Činggis Qa’an saying, “We, possessing only our bodies, have come to offer our services to Činggis Qa’an.”

translit. ba ke'ejü oduya tarqutai-yi bariju ayisula'ai tus qan-iyan tebcin yadaju üje'et ker ükü'ülkün ke'ejü talbiju ilējü ba

en We shall say, “We had seized Tarqutai and were on our way here, but we could not do away with our rightful lord. Saying to ourselves, ‘How can we make him die before our very eyes?’, we freed him and sent him away,

translit. büsiren gücü öksü ke'en ireba

en and we have come respectfully to offer our services.’”

translit. ba ke'eye ke'eba

en So he spoke and

translit. naya'a-yin ene üge eciges kö'üt jöbsiyeldüjü tarqutai-kiriltug-i quduqul-nu'u-daca talbiju ilējü müt sirgü'etü-ebügen alaq naya'a kö'üt-lü'e-ben ire'esü yekin irejü ke'eba

en the father and sons, having approved these words of Naya’a, set Tarqutai Kiriltuq free and sent him away from Quduqul Bend. When this same Old Širgü’etü arrived with his sons Alaq and Naya’a, Činggis Qa’an asked why they had come.

translit. sirgü'etü-ebügen cinggis-qahan-a ügülerün tarqutai-kiriltug-i bariju ayisurun jici tus qan-iyan üje'et ker ükü'ülküi ke'ejü tebcin yadaju talbiju ilējü cinggis-qahan-na gücü öksü ke'en ireba ke'eba

en Old Širgü’etü told Činggis Qa’an, ‘We seized Tarqutai Kiriltuq and were on our way here, but then saying to ourselves, “How can we make our rightful lord die before our very eyes?”, we could not do away with him. We set him free and sent him off, and came to Činggis Qa’an to offer our services.’

translit. te'ün-tür cinggis-qahan ügülerün qan-iyan tarqutai-yi qardaju irekset bö'esü tus qan-iyan qardaqsat haran-i tan-i urug-iyar mököri'üldekün büle'e

en At that, Činggis Qa’an said, ‘If you had come having laid hands on your lord Tarqutai, you and your offspring would have been cut down as people who had laid hands on their rightful lord.

translit. ta tus qan-iyan tebcin yadaqsan setkil tanu jöb bui ke'en naya'a-yi soyurqaba

en Your thought that you could not do away with your rightful lord is correct.’ So saying, he showed favour to Naya’a.

translit. 150. te'ün-ü qoyina cinggis-qahan-tur kereyid-ün jaqa-gambu tersüt-te büküi-tür nököcere ireba

en §150 After that, when Činggis Qa’an was at Dersüt, Jaqa Gambu of the Kereyit came to join him as a companion.

translit. tere ireksen-tür merkit qatquldura ire'esü cinggis-qahan jaqa-gambu ki'et qatqulduju icu'aba

en When he arrived, the Merkit were approaching to fight. Činggis Qa’an, Jaqa Gambu and other chiefs engaged them and drove them back.

translit. tende tümen-tübegen olon-dongqayit butaraqsan kereyit irgen ber cinggis-qahan-tur oroju ire'üle'ei kereyid-ün ong-qahan bürün urida yisügei-qa'an-u caq-tur sayi-bar el alduqsan-tur yisügei-qan-lu'a anda ke'eldüksen aju'u

en Then, Jaqa Gambu made the Tümen Tübegen and the Olon Dongqayit, two scattered tribes of the Kereyit, also come and submit to Činggis Qa’an. As for Ong Qa’an of the Kereyit, previously - in the time of Yisügei Qa’an - because they were living together very harmoniously, he and Yisügei Qan had declared themselves sworn friends.

translit. anda ke'eldüküi yosun inu ong-qan ecige-yü'en qurcaqus-buyiruq-qan-u de'ü-ner-iyen alaqu-yin tula gür-qan abaqa-lu'a-ban bulqa bolulcaju qara'un-qabcal sirqu'uldaju ja'un gü'ün qarcu yisügei-qan-tur ire'esü yisügei-qan imayi ö'er-dür-iyen irekdejü ö'esün cerik morilaju gür-qan-i qasin jük hüldejü irge orqa inu ong-qan-na abcu ögüksen-ü tula anda bolulcaqu tere 151. te'ün-ü qoyina ong-qan-nu de'ü erke-qara ong-qan aqa-da'an alaqdarun buru'utcu otcu naiman-u inanca-qan-tur oroju'ui inanca-qan ceri'üt ilēju jici ong-qan qurban balaqat bitün yorciju qara-kidad-un gür-qan-tur oduqsan aju'u

en The manner in which they had declared themselves sworn friends was as follows: Because Ong Qan had killed the younger brothers of his father Qurčaqus Buyiruq Qan, he had become a rebel towards his paternal uncle Gür Qan and was forced to sneak away through the Qara’un Gorge to escape from him. With only a hundred men he got out of the gorge and joined Yisügei Qan. Prompted by his coming to him, Yisügei Qan moved his own army into the field and, driving Gür Qan toward Qašin, he took Ong Qan’s people and returned them to him. This is why they became sworn friends. §151 After that, when Ong Qan’s younger brother Erke Qara was about to be killed by his elder brother Ong Qan, he escaped and submitted to Inanča Qan of the Naiman. Inanča Qan dispatched his troops, but Ong Qan in his wanderings had already passed three cities and had made his way to the gür qan of the Qara Kidat.

translit. tendece bulqa bolun uyiqud-un tangqud-un balaqat da'ari'at tabun ima'at sirgü'elejü sa'alduju teme'en-ü cisun qanaju ide'et yadaju güse'ür-na'ur-a ire'esü cinggis-qahan uridu yisügei-qan-lu'a anda ke'eldüksen yosu-'ar taqai-ba'atur sükegei-je'ün qoyar-i elci ilē'et kelüren-ü teri'ün-ece cinggis-qahan ö'esün esergü otcu ölöscü turuju ireba ke'en ong-qan-a qubciri qubciju ökcü güre'en dotora oro'ulju teji'eba

en From there, having rebelled against the gür qan, he passed through the cities of the Uyiqut and the Tangqut. He fed himself on the way by milking five goats, muzzling their kids, and by bleeding his camel. While in these straits, he came to Lake Güse’ür. Činggis Qa’an, on account of Ong Qan and Yisügei Qan having formerly declared themselves sworn friends, sent to him as envoys Taqai Ba’atur and Sükegei Je’ün; then, from the source of the Kelüren River, Činggis Qa’an went in person to meet him. Because Ong Qan had arrived starved and exhausted, Činggis Qa’an raised taxes for him, brought him into the camp and took care of him.

translit. tere übül jerge-'er newüjü cinggis-qahan quba-qaya-yi übüljeba

en That winter, in an orderly way they moved to new pastures and Činggis Qa’an wintered at Quba Qaya.

translit. 152. tende ong-qan-nu de'ü-ner noyat ki'et ügüleldürün ene qan aqa bidan-u üge'ü aburitu hümegei helige ebüritcü yabuyu aqa de'ü-yi baraba

en §152 Then Ong Qan’s younger brothers and the chiefs said among themselves, ‘Our elder brother the Qan Has a miserable nature; he goes on Harbouring a rotten liver. He has destroyed his brothers

translit. qara-kidat-tur ba

en and has even submitted to the Qara Kidat

translit. oroba-gü ulus ba

en - and he makes his people suffer.

translit. joba'amu edö'e e'ün-i ker kikün bida erde üdür kē'esü dolo'an nasutu-yi merkit irgen dawuliju otcu qara alaq esige daqu emüsgejü selengge-yin bu'ura-ke'er-e merkid-ün a'ur nödübe-gü qurcaqus-buyiruq-qan ecige inu jici merkit irge ha'ulju kö'ü-ben tende aburaju ire'esü basa tatar-un ajai-qan harban qurban nasutu-yi eke selte basa dawuliju otcu teme'ed-iyen adūla'ulun yabuqui-tur ajai-qan-u qonici abu'at horquju ireba-je basa te'ün-ü qoyina naiman-aca ayuju buru'utcu sarta'ul-un qajar-a cui-müren-e qara-kidad-un gür-qan-tur otba-je tende niken hon ülü da'usun jici dayijin gödöljü ui'ud-un tang'ud-un qajar-iyar bitüjü yaburun yadaju tabun ima'at sirgü'elejü sa'aju teme'en-ü cisun qanaju idejü qaqca soqor qali'un moritu yadaju temüjin kö'ün-tür ire'esü qubciri qubciju teji'eba-je edö'e temüjin kö'ün-tür teyin yabuqsan-iyan umartaju hümegei helige ebüritcü yabumu ker kikün bida ke'eldüba

en Now, what shall we do with him? To speak of his early days, when he was seven years old the Merkit carried him off; they gave him a kidskin coat with black spots to wear, and in the Bu’ura Steppe by the Selengge River he pounded grain in a Merkit’s mortar. But his father Qurčaqus Buyiruq Qan raided the Merkit and there and then rescued his son. And again, when he was thirteen years old, Ajai Qan of the Tatar carried him off together with his mother. When Ajai Qan made him look after his camels, he took with him a shepherd of Ajai Qan and fled back home. After that, he fled again for fear of the Naiman and went to the gür qan of the Qara Kidat on the Čui River, in the country of the Sarta’ul. Then, in less than a year, he rebelled and left once more. He skirted the country of the Ui’ut and the Tang’ut. Reduced to straits as he went on, he fed himself by milking five goats, muzzling their kids, and by bleeding his camel. He had only a blind yellowish-white horse with a black tail and mane. Being in these straits, he came to his son Temüjin, who raised taxes and indeed took care of him. Now, forgetting that he kept himself alive like this thanks to his son Temüjin, he goes on harbouring a rotten liver. What shall we do with him?’

translit. eyin ügüleldüksen üges-i altun-ašuq ong-qan-a ayilatqaju'u

en So they said among themselves, and their words were reported by Altun Ašuq to Ong Qan.

translit. altun-ašuq ügülerün bi ber ene eye-tür oroldula'a-gü jici qan-iyan cimayi tebcin yadaba ke'ejü tende ong-qan eyin ügüleldükset el-qutur qulbari alin-taisi-tan de'ü-ner-iyen noyad-iyan bari'ulju'ui de'ü-ner-ece jaqa-gambu buru'utcu naiman-tur oroju'u teden-i bari'as selte ger-tür oro'ulju ong-qan ügülerün bida ui'ud-un tang'ud-un qajar-iyar ayisuqui-tur ya'u ke'eldüle'ei tanu metü ya'u setkigü bi kē'et ni'ur-tur anu nilbuju bari'as anu talbi'ulba

en Altun Ašuq said, ‘I too did take part in this scheme, but I could not do away with you, my Qan.’ Then Ong Qan had his younger brothers and chiefs arrested: El Qutur, Qulban, Alin Taiši and the others who had thus conspired. From among his younger brothers, only Jaqa Gambu escaped and submitted to the Naiman. Ong Qan had them brought in fetters into his tent and said to them, ‘What did we pledge to each other when we passed by the country of the Ui’ut and the Tang’ut? How could I think like you?’ So saying, spitting in their faces, he had them freed from their fetters.

translit. qan-a ele nilbuqdaju ger-tür bükün haran bügüde-'er boscu nilbuju'ui

en After they had been spat on by the Qan himself, the people who were in the tent all rose and spat on them.

translit. 153. tere übül übüljejü noqai jil namur inu cinggis-qahan ca'a'an-tatar alci-tatar duta'ut[-tatar] aluqai(?)-tatar tede tatar-tur dalan-nemürges bayilduju qatqulduqui-yin urida cinggis-qahan jasaq ügüleldürun dayisun gü'ü daru'asu olja-tur bu bayiya darun bara'asu tere olja bidan-u'ai bui-je qubiyaldut-je bida nökör gü'ün-e icu'aqda'asu türűn-ü dobtuluqsan qajar-tur-iyan eke'erüya türűn-ü dobtulqan-tur ese eke'erüksen gü'ün-i mököri'ülüya ke'en jasaqlalduba

en §153 After having spent that winter (1201-1202) at Quba Qaya, in the autumn of the Year of the Dog (1202), Činggis Qa’an engaged these Tatars in battle at Dalan Nemürges: the Ča’a’an Tatar, Alči Tatar, Duta’ut [Tatar] and Aruqai Tatar. Before fighting, Činggis Qa’an jointly issued the following decree: ‘If we overcome the enemy, we shall not stop for booty. When the victory is complete, that booty will surely be ours, and we will share it among ourselves. If we are forced by the enemy to retreat, let us turn back to the point where we began the attack. Those men who do not turn back to the point where we began the attack shall be cut down!’ So he decreed with them.

translit. dalan-nemürges qa[t]qulduju tatar-i gödölgeba

en They fought at Dalan Nemürges and drove off the Tatars.

translit. daruju ulqui-silügeljit-te ulus-tur anu neyile'üljü dawuliba

en After they had overcome them, they forced them to rejoin their tribe on the Ulqui Šilügeljit River and thoroughly plundered them.

translit. caqān-tatar alci-tatar duta'ut-tatar aluqai(?)-tatar erkit irge tende muqutqaju jasaq ügüleldüksen üges-tür altan qucar dāritai qurban üges-tür ülü gürün olja-tur bayiju'ui üges-tür ese gürba ke'en jebe qubilai qoyar-i ilējü oljalaqsat adu'un ya'u ke abuqsad-i bügüde-yi abqa'ulba

en There and then they destroyed these important people: the Ča’ān Tatar, Alči Tatar, Duta’ut Tatar and Aruqai Tatar. As for the words of the decree that had been jointly issued, since Altan, Qučar and Dāritai - all three - had not complied with them and had stopped for booty, Činggis Qa’an, saying that they had not complied with these words, sent Jebe and Qubilai to take away from them the herds of horses and the goods they had acquired as booty - everything they had seized.

translit. 154. tatar-i muqutqaju daulin baraju ulus irgen anu ker kikün ke'en cinggis-qahan yeke eye uruk-iyar-iyan qaqca ger-tür oroju eyetüldüba

en §154 Having destroyed and thoroughly plundered the Tatars, Činggis Qa’an held a great council with his kinsmen in a single tent to decide what to do with the Tatar tribesmen.

translit. eyetüldürün erde üdür-ece tatar irgen ebüges eciges-i baraqsan büle'e

en Together they decided as follows: ‘From olden days the Tatar people Have destroyed our fathers and forefathers;

translit. ebüges eciges-ün ösöl ösöjü kisal kisaju ci'ün-tür ülijü kiduju alaju ögüya ülittele kiduya hüleksed-i bo'oliduya jük jük qubiyalduya ke'en eye baralduju ger-tece qaru'asu tatar-un yeke-ceren belgütei-ece yambar eye eyetüldüba ke'en asaqju'u belgütei ügülerün tan-i bügüde-yi ci'ün-tür ülijü kiduya ke'eldüba ke'ejü'ü

en To avenge our fathers and forefathers, And requite the wrong, for them We shall measure the Tatars against the linchpin of a cart, And kill them to the last one, We shall utterly slay them. The rest we shall enslave; Some here, some there, dividing them among ourselves!’ The council being concluded, as they emerged from the tent, the Tatar Yeke Čeren asked Belgütei what decision they had made. Belgütei said, ‘We have decided to measure you all against the linchpin of a cart and slay you.’

translit. belgütei-yin ene üge-tür yeke-ceren tatar-dur-iyan tungqaq talbiju qorqaqlaju'u

en At these words of Belgütei, Yeke Čeren issued a proclamation to his Tatars, and they raised a barricade.

translit. qorqaqsat tatar-tur bidan-u ceri'üt e'erekün bolun masi samsiju'u qorqalaqsat tatar-i joboju oro'ulju ülütken ci'ün-tür ülijü kiduqui-tur tatar ügüleldürün gü'ün tutum qancun-dur-iyan kituqai qanculaju dere abun üküye ke'eldüjü basa masi-gü samsiju'u tedüi tatar-i ci'ün-tür ülijü kidun baraju tende cinggis-qahan jarliq bolurun bida uruk-iyar-iyan yeke eye baralduqsan-i belgütei-yin ja'aqu-yin tula bidan-u ceri'üt masi samsiyaba

en As our soldiers tried to surround and attack the Tatars that had barricaded themselves in, they suffered great losses. After much trouble, when they forced the barricaded Tatars into submission and were about to slay them to the last man by measuring them against the linchpin of a cart, the Tatars said among themselves, ‘Let everyone put a knife in his sleeve and let us die each taking an enemy with us as a death-companion!’ And again we suffered great losses. In this way the Tatars were finally measured against the linchpin of a cart and exterminated. Then Činggis Qa’an issued this order: ‘Because Belgütei divulged the decision we took together with our kinsmen at the great council, our soldiers suffered great losses.

translit. e'ün-ü qoyina yeke eye-tür belgütei bu orotuqai eye baratala qadana bügün-i jasatuqai jasa'at kere'ür-i qulaqai qudal üyileten-i jarqulatuqai eye bara'asu ötök ūqsan-u qoyina belgütei da'aritai qoyar tende orotuqai ke'en jarliq bolba

en From now on Belgütei shall not join us in great councils; until the council ends, he shall handle those who are outside and, having dealt with them, he shall judge litigations and those guilty of theft and falsehood. When the council is over and after we have drunk the ceremonial wine, only then shall Belgütei and Da’aritai join us!’ So he ordered.

translit. 155. tende tatar-un yeke-ceren-ü ökin yisügen-qatun-i cinggis-qahan tende abba

en §155 Then, on that occasion, Činggis Qa’an took as wife Yisügen Qatun, daughter of the Tatar Yeke Čeren.

translit. ta'alaqdarun yisügen-qadun ügülerün qahan soyurqa'asu namayi gü'ün-e bodo-da bolqaju asaramu nadaca egeci yisüi neretei nadaca de'ere qan gü'ün-e jokiqui aji'ai-je sayi güregen güregelen büligi edö'e maqa ene bodulqan-tur qa'aqsi yorcibi ke'ebi ene üge-tür cinggis-qahan ügülerün egeci cinu cima-daca sayin büksen bö'esü eri'ülüye egeci-yen ire'esü jayilaju ökgü-yű ci ke'eba

en Being loved by him, Yisügen Qatun said, ‘If it pleases the Qa’an, he will take care of me, regarding me as a human being and a person worth keeping. But my elder sister, who is called Yisüi, is superior to me: she is more suitable for a ruler. Recently, a bridegroom for her was taken into our family as a son-in-law. I wonder now where she has gone in all this confusion.’ On these words Činggis Qa’an said, ‘If your elder sister is better than you, let us make a search for her! But if your elder sister comes to hand, will you yield your place to her?’

translit. yisügen-qadun ügülerün qahan soyurqa'asu egeci-yen ele üje'esü egeci-de'en jayilasu ke'eba

en Yisügen Qatun said, ‘If it pleases the Qa’an, as soon as I see my elder sister I shall yield to her.’

translit. ene üge-tür cinggis-qahan jarliq tungqa'aju eri'ülü'esü ökteksen güregen-lü'e qamtu hoilaju yabuqu-yi bidan-u ceri'üt jolqaju'ui ere inu tuta'aju'u

en On this promise, Činggis Qa’an issued the order and had a search made. Our soldiers came across her as she was going into a wood together with the bridegroom to whom she had been given. Her husband fled.

translit. yisüi-qatun-i tende abciraba

en They then brought back Yisüi Qatun.

translit. yisügen-qadun egeci-yen üje'et urida ügüleksen üge-tür gürün boscu sa'uqsan sa'urin-dur-iyan sa'ūlju mün ö'esün dōro sa'ubi yisügen-qatun-u üge-tür adali boldaju cinggis-qahan oyin-dur-iyan oro'ulju yisüi-qatu[n-i] abcu jerge-tür sa'ūlba

en When Yisügen Qatun saw her elder sister, keeping the promise she had made earlier, she rose and let her sit in the place she had occupied. She herself took a lower seat. Since she turned out to be as Yisügen Qatun had said, Činggis Qa’an was pleased with her; he married Yisüi Qatun and placed her in the rank of his principal wives.

translit. 156. tatar irgen-i daulin baraju niken üdür cinggis-qahan qadā sa'uju undālaldurun yisüi-qadun yisügen-qadun jirin-ü dumda sa'uju undālaldun büküi-tür yisüi-qadun yeke-de sewürelbi tende cinggis-qahan dotora-'an setkijü bo'orcu muqali-tan noyad-i uriju ire'üljü ügülerün ta ede ele ci'uluqsat haran bügüde-'er ayimaq ayimaq bayitqun ö'er-ece busu ayimaq-un gü'ün-i ö'ere böldeyitketkün ke'en jarliq bolba

en §156 After having completely ravaged the Tatars, one day Činggis Qa’an sat outside drinking in company. He was sitting between both Yisüi Qatun and Yisügen Qatun, and was drinking with them, when Yisüi Qatun heaved a deep sigh. Then Činggis Qa’an, having thought it over, summoned Bo’orču, Muqali and other chiefs, and said, ‘You make all these people who have been assembled here - and no others - stand in groups of related families, and separate from the rest any man in a group which is not his own.’ So he ordered.

translit. tedüi ayimaq ayimak-iyar-iyan bayi'asu niken jala'ui sayin gürümele gü'ün ayima'ud-aca ö'ere bayiba

en As the people were standing thus in groups of related families, a handsome and alert young man stood apart from all the groups.

translit. ci ya'un gü'ün bui kē'esü tere gü'ün ügülerün tatar-un yeke-ceren-ü yisüi neretei ökin ökdeksen güregen gü'ün büle'e

en When they said, ‘To which clan do you belong?’, that man said, ‘I am the bridegroom to whom was given the daughter of the Tatar Yeke Čeren called Yisüi.

translit. bi dayisun-a dawuliqdarun ayuju buru'utcu yabuju edö'e amurliba-je ke'en irejü olon haran dotora ya'u taniqdaqu ke'ejü yabula'a ke'eba

en When we were plundered by the enemy, I took fright and fled. I came hither because things seemed to have settled down now and I kept telling myself, “How can I be recognized among so many people?”’

translit. ene üge-yi cinggis-qa'an-a öci'esü jarliq bolurun mün-gü dayisu setkijü o'orcaq bolju yabuju'u edö'e ya'u görüre irejü'ü

en When these words were reported to Činggis Qa’an, he ordered: ‘All the same, he has been living as an outcast, with hostile intentions; what has he come to spy upon now?

translit. inu metüs-i ci'ün-tür üliba

en Those like him we have measured against the linchpin of a cart and exterminated.

translit. ya'u sa'aramui nidün-ü ecine gētkün ke'eba

en Why hesitate? Cast him out of my sight!’

translit. tedüi-gü mököri'ülba

en He was cut down immediately.

translit. 157. mün noqai jil cinggis-qahan-ni tatar irgen-tür morilaqsan-tur ong-qan merkit irgen-tür morilaju toqto'a-beki-yi barqujin-töküm jük hüldejü toqto'a-yin yeke kö'ün tögüs-beki-yi alaju toqto'a-yin qutuqtai ca'alun jirin ökit inu qatut inu abcu qutu cila'un qoyar kö'üd-i inu irge selte dawuliju cinggis-qa'an-a ya'u ber ese ökba

en §157 When, in that same Year of the Dog (1202), Činggis Qa’an rode against the Tatars, Ong Qan rode against the Merkit. Pursuing Toqto’a Beki in the direction of the Barqujin Lowland, Ong Qan killed Tögüs Beki, the eldest son of Toqto’a, seized Toqto’a’s two daughters Qutuqtai and Ča’alun and his wives, and plundered his two sons Qutu and Čila’un together with their people, but of all the booty he gave not one thing to Činggis Qa’an.

translit. 158. te'ün-ü qoyina cinggis-qahan ong-qan qoyar naiman-u gücügüd-ün buyiruq-qan-tur morilaju uluq-taq-un soqoq-usun-a büküi-tür gürcü buyiruq-qan bayildun yadaju altai daban gödölba

en §158 After that, Činggis Qa’an and Ong Qan rode against Buyiruq Qan of the Güčügüt clan of the Naiman. They reached Soqoq Usun by the Uluq Taq, where Buyiruq Qan was staying at the time. Unable to engage in combat, Buyiruq Qan went off, crossing the Altai Mountains.

translit. soqoq-usun-aca buyiruq-qan-ni nekejü altai daba'ulun qum-singgir-un ürünggü huru'u hüldejü yabuqui-tur yedi-tubluq neretü noyan inu qara'ul yabuju bidan-u qara'ul-a hüldekdejü a'ula ö'ede tuta'aqu bolun olang-niyan tasuraqdaju tende bariqdalu'a ürünggü huru'u hülde'et kisil-baš-na'ur-a güyicejü buyiruq-qan-ni tende muqutqaba

en They pursued Buyiruq Qan from Soqoq Usun and, forcing him to cross the Altai, they chased him along the Ürünggü River downstream at Qum Šinggir. While this was going on, a chief called Yedi Tubluq, who was patrolling for Buyiruq Qan, was pursued by our patrol. As he was about to flee up the mountain side, his saddle-strap broke and he was captured on the spot. Pursuing Buyiruq Qan down along the Ürünggü River, they overtook him at Lake Kišil Baš, and there they finished him off.

translit. 159. tendece cinggis-qahan ong-qan qoyar qariju ayisuqui-tur naiman-u qatqulduqci kökse'ü-sabraq bayidaraq-belcir-e cerik jasaju qatqulduqu bolun aju'u

en §159 As Činggis Qa’an and Ong Qan were returning from that place, the great warrior Kökse’ü Sabraq of the Naiman arrayed his troops at the Bayidaraq Confluence and prepared to fight them.

translit. cinggis-qahan ong-qan qoyar qatqulduya ke'en cerik jasaju gürcü jilda boldaju manaqaru qatqulduya ke'en jerge-'er qonoba

en Činggis Qa’an and Ong Qan likewise decided to fight and arrayed their troops; however, when they arrived it was already getting late. They said, ‘We shall fight in the morning!’, and passed the night in battle order.

translit. tende ong-qan bayidal-dur-iyan qal-nu'ut tüle'üljü söni bö'et qara-se'ül ö'ede gödöljü'üi

en Then Ong Qan had fires lit in the place where he was stationed and that same night moved upstream along the Qara Se’ül River.

translit. 160. tende jamuqa ong-qan-lu'a qamtu gödölülcejü yaburun ong-qan-a jamuqa ügülerün temüjin anda minu uridaca naiman-tur elcitü büle'e

en §160 Jamuqa then moved on together with Ong Qan and, as they went, Jamuqa said to Ong Qan, ‘My sworn friend Temüjin for a long time has been sending envoys to the Naiman,

translit. edö'e ese ireba

en and now he has not come with us.

translit. qan qan aqu qayiruqana bi buyu-je ajiraqu bildü'ür anda minu buyu naiman-tur otcu'ui-je oroqu bolun qocorba ke'ejü'üi

en Qan, Qan, I am the skylark That stays in one place; My sworn friend is The migratory lark. He must have gone over to the Naiman and has remained behind with the intention of submitting to them.’

translit. jamuqa-yin tere üge-tür ubciqtai gürin-ba'atur ügülerün jusuritcu yekin teyin sili'un aqa de'ü-yü'en ulkin jingkün ügüleyü ke'eba

en At these words of Jamuqa, Gürin Ba’atur of the Übčiq said, ‘How can you speak so deceitfully, backbiting and slandering your upright brother?’

translit. 161. cinggis-qahan söni mün tende qonoju qatqulduya ke'en manaqar erde üdür geyi'ülün ong-qan-nu bayidal-tur üje'esü ügei boldaju ede ci bidan-i tülesilen aju'u

en §161 Činggis Qa’an had spent the night at that same place. Early next morning, at daybreak, he wanted to fight, but when he looked across to Ong Qan’s position, he found that he was no longer there. Saying, ‘They certainly treat us like burnt offerings at the sacrifice for the dead,’

translit. kē'et tendece cinggis-qahan gödöljü eder-altai-yin belcir-iyer ketüljü tere gödölükseyer gö[dö]ljü sa'ari-ke'er bawuba

en Činggis Qa’an also moved out from there. He crossed the river at the Eder Altai Confluence and, being on the move, proceeded further, setting up camp in the Sa’ari Steppe.

translit. tendece cinggis-qahan qasar qoyar naiman-u tubu'ud-i uqaju haran-a ese to'olāi 162. kökse'ü-sabraq ong-qan-u qoyinaca nekejü senggüm-ün eme kö'ü irge orqa selte dawuliju abcu ong-qan-u telegetü-amasar-a bükün jarimut irge adu'un ide'e dawuliju abu'at qariju'ui tere so'or-tur merkid-ün toqto'a-yin qutu cila'un qoyar kö'üt tende bürün irge-ben abu'at qaqacaju ecige-dür-iyen neyilen selengge huru'u gödöljü'üi

en Thereafter, Činggis Qa’an and Qasar, having realised the difficulties of the Naiman, no longer counted them as people to be reckoned with. §162 Kökse’ü Sabraq went in pursuit of Ong Qan. He captured the wife of his son Senggüm together with all his people. He captured also half the people and livestock of Ong Qan which were at Telegetü Pass, and returned home. At the time of that engagement, Qutu and Čila’un, the two sons of Toqto’a of the Merkit who were also there, separated from Ong Qan and, taking their own people with them, moved downstream along the Selengge River to join their father.

translit. 163. köksegü-sabraq-a dawuliqdaju ong-qan cinggis-qahan-tur elci ilējü'üi

en §163 After being pillaged by Köksegü Sabraq, Ong Qan sent an envoy to Činggis Qa’an.

translit. elci ilērün naiman-a irge orqo-ban eme kö'ü-ben dawuliqdaba

en Through the envoy he sent this message: ‘I have been robbed by the Naiman of my people and my wife.

translit. bi kö'ün-nece-'en dörben külü'üd-i cinu quyuju ilēba

en I send this envoy to request from you, my son, your “four steeds.”

translit. bi irge orqo minu aburaju öktügei ke'ejü ilējü'üi

en Let them rescue my people for me!’

translit. cinggis-qahan tende bo'orcu muqali boroqul cila'un-ba'atur ede dörben külü'üd-iyen cerik jasaju ilēba

en Činggis Qa’an then sent Bo’orču, Muqali, Boroqul and Čila’un Ba’atur, these ‘four steeds’ of his, and arrayed his troops.

translit. ede dörben külü'üd-i gürküi-yin urida hula'an-qut-da senggüm bayilduqu bolun morin-u'an quya qaqdaju a[b]daqu bolju büküi-tür ede dörben külü'üt gürcü abura'at irge orqa eme kö'ü bügüde-yi aburaju ökba

en Before the ‘four steeds’ arrived, Senggüm had just joined battle with Kökse’ü Sabraq at Hula’an Qut; his horse had been shot in the thigh by an arrow and he himself was about to be captured. At that moment those ‘four steeds’ arrived and saved him, and they recovered his people and his wife for him - all of them.

translit. tende ong-qan ügülerün erde sayin ecige-de inu ene metü odun baraqsan u'lus-iyan aburaju öktele'e edö'e basa kö'ün-ü'en odun baraqsan ulus-i minu dörben külü'üd-iyen ilējü aburaju ökteba

en Ong Qan then said, ‘Formerly his good father had saved my people who had been lost like this; now, once more, his son, by sending his “four steeds”, has rescued my lost people for me.

translit. haci qari'ulqu-yi tenggeri qajar-un ihe'el medetügei ke'eba

en As to my repaying these favours, let only the protection of Heaven and Earth decide how, and in what measure!’

translit. 164. basa ong-qan ügülerün yisügei-ba'atur anda minu odun baraqsan ulus minu niken-te aburaju ökba

en §164 Ong Qan said further, ‘My sworn friend Yisügei Ba’atur once rescued my lost people for me;

translit. temüjin kö'ün basa oduqsan ulus minu aburaju'u ökba

en his son Temüjin has again rescued for me my people who had gone away.

translit. ede ecige kö'ün qoyar odun baraqsan ulus nada quriyaju ögürün ken-ü emüne quriyaju ögün jobomui bi ber edö'e ötölba

en When these two, father and son, gathered the lost people and returned them to me, for whose sake did they take the trouble of gathering and returning them? As for myself, now I have grown old,

translit. namayi ötöljü ündüt-te qaru'asu qa'ucitba

en and having grown old, When I shall ascend to the heights - I have grown ancient,

translit. bi qa'ucitcu qaldut-ta qaru'asu qamuq ulus ken medegü de'ü-ner minu aburi üge<i>'ün bui qaqca kö'ün minu ügei sitü senggüm qaqca buyu temüjin kö'ün-i senggüm-ün aqa bolqaju qoyar kö'ütü bolju amusuqai ke'ejü cinggis-qahan-lu'a ong-qan tu'ula-yin qara tün-na quriju ecige kö'ü ke'eldüba

en and having grown ancient, When I shall ascend to the cliffs - Who will govern all my people? My younger brothers lack force of character; there is only Senggüm, my one son, but it is as if he did not exist. If I make my son Temüjin the elder brother of Senggüm, I shall have two sons and my mind will be at rest.’ Having said this, Ong Qan and Činggis Qa’an met together in the Black Forest by the Tu’ula River and declared themselves father and son.

translit. ecige kö'ün ke'eldüküi yosun urida erte üdür yisügei-qan ecige-lü'e ong-qan anda ke'eldüksen yosu-'ar ecige metü ke'ejü ecige kö'ün ke'eldüküi yosu teyimü üge ügüleldürün olon dayisun-tur ha'ulurun qamtu niken-e ha'uluya oro'a görögesün-tür abalarun niken-e-gü qamtu abalaya ke'eldüba

en The reason why they declared themselves father and son was because in early days Ong Qan had declared himself a sworn friend of Činggis Qa’an’s father Yisügei Qan, and by virtue of this fact Činggis Qa’an said that Ong Qan was like a father to him. Such was the reason why they declared themselves father and son. They made the following promises to each other: ‘When we attack the enemy hosts, We shall attack together as one; When we chase the cunning wild beasts, We shall also chase them together as one!’

translit. basa cinggis-qahan ong-qan qoyar ügüleldürün bida qoyar-i nayidaju südütü moqai-a södürte'esü södürgen-tür bu oroya südü-'er ama-'ar ügüleldüjü büsireya ara'atu moqai-a adarda'asu adarqan-i inu bu abulcaya ama-'ar kele-'er olulcaju büsireye ke'en teyin üge baralduju amara'alin alduba

en So they declared. Činggis Qa’an and Ong Qan also promised each other, saying, ‘Out of jealousy for us two - Should a snake with venomous teeth Provoke discord between us, Let us not succumb to his provocations. By talking only mouth to mouth We shall believe each other! Should a snake with venomous fangs Spread slander about us, Let us not accept his slander. By explaining only face to face We shall believe each other!’ And, pledging their word, they lived together in mutual affection.

translit. 165. amaraq de'ere dabqur amaraq boluya ke'en cinggis-qahan setkijü joci-de senggüm-ün döyi ca'ur-beki-yi quyirun senggüm-ün kö'ün tusaqa-da bidan-u qojin-beki-yi araljin ögüye ke'en quyi'asu tende senggüm ö'er-iyen yekejilen setkijü ügülerün bidan-u uruq andur odu'asu ala'un-a bayiju e'enekce qoyimar qaraqu aju'u

en §165 ‘On top of affection let there be more affection!’, Činggis Qa’an thought; and requesting the younger sister of Senggüm, Ča’ur Beki, for his son Joči he said, ‘I shall give in exchange our daughter Qojin Beki to Senggüm’s son Tusaqa.’ When this request was made, Senggüm, then, imagining himself to be very important, said, ‘If a kinswoman of ours goes to them, she would have to stand by the door and only face towards the back of the tent;

translit. anu uruq bidan-tur ire'esü qoyimar-a sa'uju ala'un-a qaran aju'u ke'en ö'er-iyen yekejilen setkijü bidan-i doromjilan ügülejü ca'ur-beki-yi ülü ögün ese ta'alaju'ui tere üge-tür cinggis-qahan dotora-'an ong-qan nilqa-senggüm qoyar-tur dura qocorcu'u 166. teyin dura qocoruqsan-i jamuqa uqaju qaqai jil qabur jamuqa altan qucar qardakidai ebügejin noyakin söge'etei to'oril qaci'un-beki tede bolun niken eyeten bolju newüjü otcu jeje'er-ündür-ün gerü-de berke-elet-te nilqa-senggüm-tür otcu jamuqa ulgin ügülerün temüjin anda minu naiman-u tayang-qan-tur keletü elcitü buyu aman inu ecige kö'ü ke'ejü amu aburi inu ö'ere buyu itegejü'ü

en but if a kinswoman of theirs comes to us, she would sit in the back of the tent and face towards the door.’ So, imagining himself to be very important, he spoke disparagingly of us; he was not pleased with our proposition and would not give Ča’ur Beki. Because of these words, Činggis Qa’an in his heart lost affection for Ong Qan and Nilqa Senggüm. §166 Jamuqa realised that Činggis Qa’an had in this way lost his affection for them. In the spring of the Year of the Pig (1203), Jamuqa, Altan and Qučar, Ebügejin and Noyakin of the Qardakin tribe, To’oril of the Söge’en tribe and Qači’un Beki, all these, having come to an understanding, set out and went to Nilqa Senggüm at Berke Elet, on the northern side of the Jeje’er Heights. Slandering Činggis Qa’an, Jamuqa spoke: ‘My sworn friend Temüjin has messengers sent with secret communications to Tayang Qan of the Naiman. His mouth is saying “father” and “son”, but his behaviour is quite otherwise. Are you going to trust him?

translit. amui ta ese nende'esü tan-a ya'u bolqu temüjin anda-tur morila'asu bi köndelen-ece oroldusu ke'ejü'üi

en If you do not take him by surprise and strike at him, what will become of you? If you move against my sworn friend Temüjin, I will join you and attack his flank!’

translit. altan qucar qoyar ügülerün ba

en Altan and Qučar said,

translit. hö'elün-eke-yin kö'ün-i aqa-yi alaju de'ü-yi te[b]cijü öksügei ke'ejü'üi

en ‘As for the sons of Mother Hö’elün, for you, We shall kill the elder brother, And do away with the younger brother!’

translit. ebügejin noyakin qarta'at ügülerün qar inu qardaju köl inu köldejü öksügei ke'ejü'üi

en Ebügejin and Noyakin - the two Qarta’at - said, ‘For you, We shall seize his hands, And grasp his feet!’

translit. to'oril ügülerün arqa-ca otcu temüjin-i ulus inu abuya ulus-iyan abda'asu ulus üge<i>'ü bolu'asu yekikün tede ke'ejü'üi

en To’oril said, ‘The best plan is to go ahead and capture Temüjin’s people. If his people are taken away from him and he is left without them, what can he do?’

translit. qaci'un-beki ügülerün nilqa-senggüm kö'ün cimayi ya'u setki'esü urtu-yin üjü'ür-e gün-ü hira'ur-a gürülcesü ke'ejü 167. ede üges ügülekdejü nilqa-senggüm ecige-dür-iyen ong-qan-tur tede'er üges sayiqan-töde'en-iyer ügülejü ilējü'üi

en Qači’un Beki said, ‘Prince Nilqa Senggüm, whatever you decide I shall go with you, To the farthest limit, To the bottom of the deep!’ §167 Having been told these words, Nilqa Senggüm reported to his father Ong Qan those very words through Sayiqan Töde’en.

translit. ede'er üges ügülekdejü ong-qan ügülerün kö'ün-i minu temüjin-tür yekin teyin setkin buyu ta eji'e turuq ima-'ar-i bolju bö'et edö'e kö'ün-tür minu teyin mawui setki'esü tenggeri-de ülü ta'alaqdaqun bida jamuqa yabudaq keletü büle'e

en When he was told this, Ong Qan said, ‘How can you think such things about my son Temüjin? Until now we had him as our support, and if now we harbour such evil intentions towards my son, we shall not be loved by Heaven. Jamuqa has a glib tongue. Is he right in what he says?

translit. jöb-ü'ü tab-u'u ügülen buyu ke'en ese ta'alaju ilējü'üi

en Is he correct?’ He was displeased and sent back Sayiqan Töde’en.

translit. basa senggüm ügülejü ilērün amatu keletü gü'ün ügülen bö'etele yekin ülü büsirekdegü ke'en jici quci ügülejü ilē'et yadaju ö'esün be'en gedün otcu ügülerün bel cimayi edüi büküi caq-tur bidan-i ya'un-a ber ülü bolqan buyu ünen ber qan ecige-yen cimayi caqa'an-a saca'asu qara-da qaqa'asu qurcaqus-buyiruq-qan ecige-yin cinu joban edüi quriyaju aqsan ulus-i cinu man-a 'ū mede'ülgü ken-e ber yekin mede'ülgü ke'ejü'üi

en Senggüm sent another message saying, ‘When any man with a mouth and a tongue says these things, how can one not believe him?’ He sent messages twice, three times, but could not convince Ong Qan. Finally, he went to him in person and said, ‘Even now, at a time when you are still so lively and well, Temüjin has not the slightest regard for us. Truly, when you, his father the Qan, will have reached the age when men Choke on the white milk, And are stifled by the black meat, will he let us govern your people - the people that your father Qurčaqus Buyiruq Qan gathered laboriously in such great number? How will he let anyone govern it?’

translit. tere üge-tür ong-qan ügülerün caqa-yan kö'ü-ben ker tebcigü eji'e turuq ima-'ar-i bolju mawui setki'esü jokiqu-yū tenggeri-de ülü ta'alaqdaqun bida ke'ejü'üi

en At these words, Ong Qan said, ‘How can I do away with my child, my son? Because until now he has been our support, is it right to harbour evil intentions against him? We shall not be loved by Heaven.’

translit. tere üge-tür kö'ün inu nilqa-senggüm mawuilaju e'üten o'orcu qarcu'u jici kö'ün-ü'en senggüm-ün duran qayiralaju uriju ire'üljü ong-qan ügülerün tenggeri-de maqa ta'alaqdaqun-ū bida kö'ün-i ker tebcisü ke'emüi ta cidan ele üyiledütkün ta medetkün ke'ejü'üi

en At these words, his son Nilqa Senggüm became angry; he pushed off the tent-door and left. But Ong Qan, concerned about losing the affection of his son Senggüm, called him back and said to him, ‘Who knows whether we shall be loved by Heaven after all? You say, “How shall we do away with the son?” Just do what you can - it is for you to decide!’

translit. 168. tendece senggüm ügülerün müt-lü bidan-u ca'ur-beki-yi quyu büle'e

en §168 Senggüm then spoke with the others and said, ‘Those same people requested our Ča’ur Beki.

translit. edö'e bu'uljar idere iretkün ke'en üdür boljaju uriju ire'üljü tende bariya ke'eldüjü je ke'en eye baralduju ca'ur-beki-yi ögüye bu'uljar idere iretkün ke'en ilēba

en Now, having fixed a day, let us invite them to come and dine at the betrothal feast and, there and then, seize them!’ They all agreed and made a compact with Ong Qan to that effect. They sent word to Činggis Qa’an: ‘We shall provide Ča’ur Beki. Come and dine at the betrothal feast!’

translit. uriqdaju cinggis-qahan harban haran ayisurun ja'ura mönglik-ecige-yin ger-tür qono'asu tende mönglik-ecige ügülerün ca'ur-beki-yi quyu'asu müt-lü bidan-i doromjilaju ülü ögün büle'e

en Činggis Qa’an, being so invited, drew near with ten men. On the way he spent the night in Father Mönglik’s tent. Then Father Mönglik said, ‘When we requested Ča’ur Beki, those same people despised us and would not provide her. How is it that now, on the contrary, they invite you to dine at the betrothal feast?

translit. edö'e ker buru'uya bu'uljar idere uriju'u ö'ed-iyen yekejilekün haran buru'uya yekin öksü ke'en uriqun büle'ei jöb-ü'ü tab-u'u setkil bui kö'ün uqaju otdaqu qabur bolba

en Why do people who think themselves so important invite you, and contradicting themselves, now say, “We shall provide her”? Are they right? Are they correct? Son, you must proceed with caution. Let us send a message giving as an excuse that it is spring,

translit. adu'un bidan-u turuqat bui adu'u-ban teji'eye ke'en siltaju ilēye ke'ejü ülü odun buqatai kiratai qoyar-i bu'uljar idetkün ke'ejü ilējü cinggis-qahan mönglik-ecige-yin ger-tece qariba

en our herds are lean, and we must fatten our horses first.’ Činggis Qa’an did not proceed, but sent Buqatai and Kiratai telling them to dine at the betrothal feast in his place; then from the tent of Father Mönglik he returned home.

translit. buqatai kiratai qoyar-i gürküi-lü'e serekdeba

en When Buqatai and Kiratai arrived, Senggüm and the others said, ‘We have been found out.

translit. bida manaqar erte bücijü bariya ke'eldüba

en Early tomorrow we shall surround and capture them!’

translit. 169. teyin bücijü bariya ke'en üge baralduqsan-i altan-u de'ü yeke-ceren ger-dür-iyen irejü ügülerün manaqar erde temüjin-i bariya ke'eldüba

en §169 Having thus pledged their word that they would surround and capture them, Altan’s younger cousin, Yeke Čeren, said when he came home, ‘We have decided to capture Temüjin early tomorrow.

translit. ene üge-yi temüjin-e kelen gürgen otqu gü'ün-i yambar ele bolqaqdayu ke'ejü'üi

en What sort of a reward might be expected by someone who delivers a message with this news to Temüjin?’

translit. teyin ügüleküi-tür eme inu alaq-it ügülerün tere deleme üge cinu ya'un bolumui haran ba

en When he spoke in this way, his wife Alaq It said, ‘What is this idle talk of yours?

translit. ünemsige'üjei ke'ejü'üi

en Some people here might take it seriously!’

translit. teyin keleleküi-tür adu'uci inu badai sün gürgere irejü ene üge-yi sonoscu qariba

en As they were so conversing, their horse-herder Badai came to bring in the milk; he overheard this conversation and withdrew.

translit. badai yorciju nökör adu'uci kis<i>liq-a ceren-ü ügüleksen üges ügülejü'ü

en After leaving the tent Badai reported to his companion, the horse-herder Kišiliq, the words Yeke Čeren had spoken.

translit. kis<i>liq ügülerün bi basa otcu uqasuqai ke'ejü ger-tür otcu'ui ceren-ü kö'ün narin-ke'en qadā sa'uju sumud-iyan hürün sa'uju ügülerün tuqar bida ya'u ke'eldüle'ei kele-ben abdaqun ken-ü ama itqaqun ke'ejü'üi

en Kišiliq said, ‘I too shall go and find out the truth of it’, and went to Yeke Čeren’s tent. Yeke Čeren’s son, Narin Ke’en, was sitting outside, sharpening his arrows. He said, ‘Whatever were we talking about a short while ago? We should have had our tongues taken out! Whose mouth can we now stop from repeating it?’

translit. teyin kē'et narin-ke'en basa adūci-da'an kis<i>liq-a ügülerün merkidei-caqa'an aman-caqa'an-ke'er qoyar-i bariju a[b]cira huyaju söni erte morilaqu ke'ejü'üi

en Having spoken thus, Narin Ke’en also told Kišiliq, his horse-herder, ‘Fetch and bring in the white Merkit horse and the bay with the white muzzle, and tether them: tonight, towards daybreak, we’ll ride out to attack.’ So he said.

translit. kis<i>liq yorciju badai-ya ügülerün tuqar-un kelen cinu bolqa'aba

en Kišiliq left and told Badai, ‘I have checked what you said a short while ago.

translit. maqat bolba

en It is true.

translit. edö'e bida qoyar temüjin-e kelen gürgen yorciya ke'en üge baralduju merkidei-caqa'an aman-caqa'an-ke'er qoyar-i bariju irejü huyaju üdesi bü'et qoš-dur-iyan niken quriqa-ban alaju iseri-yer-ēn bolqaju merkidei-caqa'an aman-caqa'an-ke'er qoyar belen huyaqsad-i unuju söni-de yorciju cinggis-qahan-tur söni gürcü ger-ün ümerece badai kis<i>liq qoyar ügülerün yeke-ceren-ü ügüleksen üges kö'ün-i inu narin-ke'en-nü sumud-iyan hürün sa'uju ügüleksen-i merkidei-caqa'an aman-caqa'an-ke'er qoyar aqtas bariju huya ke'eksen üges bügüde-yi ügülejü ökba

en Now the two of us will go and take the news to Temüjin.’ Having both agreed, they brought in the white Merkit horse and the bay with the white muzzle, and tethered them. That very evening, in their travel-tent they killed one of their lambs and cooked it with their bedboards as fuel. Then they mounted on the white Merkit horse and the bay with the white muzzle that were tethered ready, and set off into the night. That night they reached Činggis Qan’s camp. From the back of his tent Badai and Kišiliq reported the words spoken by Yeke Čeren, and what his son Narin Ke’en had said when he was sitting, sharpening his arrows: ‘Fetch and tether the two geldings, the white Merkit horse and the bay with the white muzzle’ - all the words that had been said they reported for Činggis Qan to know.

translit. basa badai kis<i>liq qoyar ügülerün cinggis-qa'an-i soyurqa'asu ariyal ügei bui bücijü bariya ke'en üge baralduba ke'eba

en Badai and Kišiliq also spoke, saying, ‘If Činggis Qa’an favours us with his trust, he will not hesitate to act: they have pledged to surround and capture you.’

translit. 170. teyin ügülekdejü cinggis-qahan badai kis<i>liq qoyar-un üges büsirejü söni bö'et dergede'ün bükün itegelten-e kelen ki'et könggelen ya'u ke-ben gē'et burūilan söni bö'et gödölba

en §170 On this intelligence Činggis Qa’an believed the words of Badai and Kišiliq; that same night he informed the trusted men who were at his side and, abandoning his baggage to lighten his train, set out and fled in the night.

translit. mau-ündür-ün gerü-'er gödölürün mau-ündür-ün gerü-de uriangqadai jelme-qo'a-yi itegejü qoyina-'an caqdu'ulsun bolqan qara'ulsun talbiju gödöljü tere gödölükse'er manaqarsi üdür düli naran kebeli'ülün qalaqaljit-elet gürcü üderin ba'uba

en Proceeding by way of the northern side of Ma’u Heights, he left behind Jelme Qo’a of the Uriangqat, for he trusted him, as his rearguard on the northern side of Ma’u Heights. He set up patrols and moved on. As he continued his advance, at noon of the following day he reached Qalaqaljit Sands, where he halted to rest and eat, waiting for the sun to set.

translit. üderitcü büküi-tür alcidai-yin aqtas adu'ula'ulsun cigidei yadir jüyil-e jüyil-e noqo'an-tur aqtas-iyan adu'ulan yabuqui-tur qoyinaca mau-ündür-ün ebür-iyer hula'an-buruqat (?) da'arin ayisuqui dayin-u to'usun-i üjejü dayin gürba ke'ejü aqtas-iyan hülde'et irejü dayin gürba ke'ekdejü üje'esü mau-ündür-ün ebür-iyer hula'an-buruqat (?) da'arin to'osun qarqaju ong-qan tere nekejü ayisun aju'ui ke'ejü tendece cinggis-qahan to'osun üje'et aqtas-iyan bari'ulu'at aca'alaju morilaba

en While they rested and ate, Čigidei and Yadir, the horseherders of Alčidai, led their geldings to pasture, some here and some there, on the fresh grass. As they moved about, they saw the dust raised by the enemy coming in pursuit, passing by Hula’an Burqat on the southern side of Ma’u Heights. ‘The enemy has arrived,’ they said and came back driving the geldings before them. When they were told that the enemy had arrived, they all looked out and observing the dust raised by the enemy passing by Hula’an Burqat on the southern side of Ma’u Heights, they said, ‘That is Ong Qan coming in hot pursuit’. Then Činggis Qa’an, having seen the dust, had his geldings brought in, loaded them, and rode off with his followers.

translit. tedüi ese üje'esü genet büle'ei tere ayisuqui-tur jamuqa ong-qan-lu'a qamtu ayisulcaju ayisun aju'ui tende ong-qan jamuqa-daca asaqcu'u temüjin kö'ün-tür qatqulduqun metüs ket bui ke'en asaqcu'u jamuqa ügülerün tende uru'ut mangqut ke'en irgen inu bui tede irgen inu qatquldumui-je to'oriqui tutum toyi jokiyu derelgü-gü tutum dem jokiyu ücűgen-ece üldü jida-tur daduqsan irgen tede qaraqci'ut alaqci'ut tuqtan bui tede serelten irgen bui-je ke'ejü'üi

en If on that occasion these two herdsmen had not noticed the enemy’s approach, he would have been caught unprepared. As they approached, Jamuqa was advancing together with Ong Qan. While they advanced Ong Qan there and then asked Jamuqa, ‘Who are those with son Temüjin who are likely to fight?’ To his question Jamuqa said, ‘There are his people called the Uru’ut and the Mangqut; those people of his do indeed know how to fight: Every time they turn about, Their battle array holds; Every time they wheel round, too, Their ranks hold. Those people are accustomed to swords and spears from childhood. They have black and multicoloured standards - they are the people of whom we must be wary!’

translit. tere üge-tür ong-qan ügülerün teyin bö'esü bida teden-tür jirgin-ba'atud-iyan qadag-i tusiyaldun jirgin-ba'atud-iyan dobtulqaya jirgin-ü gejige tümen-tübegen-ü aciq-sirun-i dobtulqaya tübegen-ü gejige olon-dongqayit ba'atud-i dobtulqaya dongqayid-un gejige ong-qan-u minqan turqa'ud-i uduridun qori-silemün-taisi dobtulduqai minqan turqa'ud-un gejige bida yeke qol dobtulai-je ke'ejü'üi

en On these words Ong Qan said, ‘If this is so, Qadaq, the leader of our brave Jirgin, shall meet them: we shall send our brave Jirgin to the attack. We shall have Ačiq Širun of the Tümen Tübegen attack next in support of the Jirgin. The brave Olon Dongqayit we shall send to attack in support of the Tümen Tübegen. Qori Šilemün Taiši in support of the Olon Dongqayit shall attack at the head of my - the Ong-qan’s - thousand bodyguards. In support of the thousand bodyguards we, the main body of the army, shall move to the attack.’

translit. basa ong-qan ügülerün jamuqa de'ü bidan-u cerik ci jasa ke'ejü'üi

en Ong Qan also said, ‘Younger brother Jamuqa, you set our troops in battle array!’

translit. tere üge-tür jamuqa őre böldeyitcü qarcu nököd-e'en ügülerün ong-qan ene cerig-iyen namayi jasa ke'emü anda-tur bi qatquldun yadan yabulu'a ene cerik namayi jasa ke'emüi ong-qan dület nadaca cinaru aju'u

en At these words Jamuqa drew apart and told his companions, ‘Ong Qan tells me to set these troops of his in battle array, but I have never been able to fight against my sworn friend. For Ong Qan to say that I should set these troops in battle array means that he is less capable than I am.

translit. caqtu nökör buyu anda-tur kele oro'uluya anda qada'ucituqai ke'ejü jamuqa doro'un cinggis-qahan-tur kele oro'ulju ügülejü ilērün ong-qan nadaca asaqba

en Not much of a companion, is he! Let us send word to my sworn friend to be on his guard.’ So Jamuqa secretly sent the following message to Činggis Qa’an: ‘Ong Qan asked me,

translit. temüjin kö'ün-tür qatqulduqun metüs ket bui ke'en asaqu'asu bi ügülerün uru'ut mangqud-i tumbulan ügüleba

en “Who are those with son Temüjin who are likely to fight?” To his question I said, “I rate first the Uru’ut and the Mangqut.”

translit. bi minu üge-tür müt jirgin-iyen tumbulaju manglailan jasalduba

en Thus I spoke, and at these words of mine those same Jirgin were ordered to the forefront as vanguard.

translit. jirgin-ü gejige tümen-tübegen-ü aciq-sirun-i ke'eldüba

en Ačiq Širun of the Tümen Tübegen was appointed to support the Jirgin.

translit. [tübegen-ü gejige olon-dongqayid-i ke'eldüba] dongqayid-un gejige ong-qan-nu minqan turqa'ud-un noyan qori-silemün-taisi-yi ke'eldüba

en [The Olon Dongqayit were appointed to support the Tümen Tübegen.] Qori Šilemün Taiši, leader of the thousand bodyguards of Ong Qan, was appointed to support the Olon Dongqayit.

translit. te'ün-ü gejige mün ong-qan-nu yeke qol cerig-iyer bayisu ke'eldüba

en For his support, they decided that the main body of Ong Qan’s own army should stand in readiness.

translit. basa ong-qan ügülerün jamuqa de'ü ene cerik ci jasa ke'en namayi tüsin ügülemüi e'über uqa'asu caqtu nökör buyu cerig-iyen jasaldun ya'u cidaqun erde bi anda-tur qatquldun yadaju yabulu'a ong-qan nadaca cinaru aju'u

en Ong Qan also told me: “Younger brother Jamuqa, you set these troops of mine in battle array!”, saying that he relied on me. From this I realized that he is not much of a companion. How can I set his troops in battle array for him! I have never been able to fight against my sworn friend, and Ong Qan is less capable than me.

translit. anda bu ayu qada'uji ke'ejü ilējügü

en Sworn friend, do not be afraid; be on your guard!’ That was the message he sent.

translit. 171. ene kele ire'ülü'et cinggis-qahan ügülerün uru'ud-un jürcedei ebin ci ya'u ke'emü cimayi manglailaya ke'eba

en §171 When Činggis Qa’an received this news he said, ‘Uncle Jürčedei of the Uru’ut, let us make you the vanguard; what do you say?’

translit. jürcede[i]-yi dongqotqu-yin urida mangqud-un quyildar-secen ügülerün anda-yin emüne bi qatquldusu mono qoyina önecit kö'üd-i minu asaraqu-yi anda medetügei ke'eba

en Before Jürčedei could utter a word, Quyildar Šečen of the Mangqut said, ‘I shall fight in front of my sworn friend! As for how one shall afterwards take care of my orphaned children, my sworn friend will decide.’

translit. jürcedei ügülerün cinggis-qa'an-u emüne ba

en Jürčedei then said, ‘Let us,

translit. uru'ut mangqut manglailan qatquldusu ke'ejü'üi

en Uru’ut and Mangqut, fight as vanguard in front of Činggis Qa’an!’

translit. teyin kē'et jürcedei quyildar qoyar uru'ut mangqud-iyar-iyan cinggis-qa'an-u emüne jasaju bayiba

en So saying, Jürčedei and Quyildar arranged themselves in battle order in front of Činggis Qa’an with their Uru’ut and Mangqut troops.

translit. bayiqui-lu'a dayin jirgin-i manglailaju gürcü ireba

en As they stood thus, the enemy arrived with the Jirgin as vanguard.

translit. ireküi-lü'e uru'ut mangqut esergü dobtulju jirgin-i daruba

en When they came forward, the Uru’ut and the Mangqut rushed against them and overcame the Jirgin.

translit. daruju ayisuqui-tur tümen-tübegen-ü aciq-sirun dobtulba

en As they advanced, crushing them, Ačiq Širun of the Tümen Tübegen charged ahead.

translit. dobtulju aciq-sirun quyildar-i qatquju bawūlju'u mangqut quyildar-un de'ere eke'ercü'üi jürcedei uru'ud-i'er-iyen dobtulju tümen-tübegen-i daruba

en In the attack, Ačiq Širun stabbed Quyildar and brought him off his horse. The Mangqut turned back and stood guard over Quyildar. Jürčedei then went on the attack with his Uru’ut troops and overcame the Tümen Tübegen.

translit. daruju gödölgejü ayisuqui-tur olon-dongqayit esergü dobtulba

en As he advanced, crushing them and driving them back, the Olon Dongqayit charged against him,

translit. jürcedei basa dongqayid-i daruba

en but Jürčedei crushed also the Dongqayit.

translit. daruju ayisuqui-tur qori-silemün-taisi minqan turqa'ud-iyar dobtulba

en After overcoming them, as he went forward, Qori Šilemün Taiši attacked him with the thousand bodyguards.

translit. jürcedei basa qori-silemün-taisi-yi icu'aju daruju ayisuqui-tur ong-qan-naca eye üge<i>'ü senggüm esergü dobtulqu bolun enggesge qacar-iyan qaqdaju senggüm mün tende unaju'u

en When Jürčedei had also repulsed and defeated Qori Šilemün Taiši and was pressing ahead, Senggüm, without permission from Ong Qan, began to charge against him, but was shot by an arrow in one of his bright red cheeks. Senggüm fell there and then from his horse.

translit. senggüm-i unaqdaju kereyit bügüde-'er senggüm-ün de'ere eke'ercü bayiba

en When Senggüm fell all the Kereyit turned back and stood guard over him.

translit. ani daruju singgeküi naran quburi de'ere tasin büküi-tür bidan-u'ai eke'ercü quyildar-i unaqsan yaratu-yi abu'at qariju cinggis-qahan bidan-u'ai ong-qan-naca qatqulduqsan qajar-aca qaqacaju üdesi-de gödöljü qaqacan qonoba

en Having defeated them, when the setting sun touched the hilltops our troops withdrew, taking back with them Quyildar who had fallen from his horse wounded. Činggis Qa’an and our men moved away from Ong Qan - from the place where they had fought each other. They set out in the evening and spent the night some distance from there.

translit. 172. bayiju qonoju üdür geyi'ülün bügütge'esü öködei boroqul bo'orcu qurban ügei aju'u

en §172 They spent the night standing in battle order. At daybreak, when they held a roll-call, Öködei, Boroqul and Bo’orču were not there.

translit. cinggis-qahan ügülerün öködei-lü'e itegelten bo'orcu boroqul qoyar qocorcu'u aju ber üküjü ber ya'u qaqacaqun tede ke'eba

en Činggis Qa’an said, ‘Bo’orču and Boroqul as true friends have remained behind with Öködei. How could they part from each other, whether living or dying?’

translit. bidan-u'ai söni-de a[q]tas-iyan bariju qonoju cinggis-qahan ügülerün qoyinaca bidan-u nekejü ire'esü qatqulduya ke'en jasaju bayiba

en When night came, our men, having brought in their geldings, spent the night in readiness. Saying, ‘If the enemy pursues us we shall fight,’ Činggis Qa’an arranged the troops in battle order.

translit. üdür gege'en bolqaju üje'esü qoyinaca niken gü'ün ayisu gürcü ire'esü bo'orcu aju'u

en When the day grew light, they beheld a man approaching from the rear. As he came closer, it was Bo’orču.

translit. bo'orcu-yi gürcü ire'ülü'et cinggis-qahan ügülerün möngke tenggeri medetügei ke'ejü ebce'ü-ben möke'eletba

en When he arrived Činggis Qa’an beat his breast and said, ‘Let Eternal Heaven decide what should be!’

translit. bo'orcu ügülerün dobtulqui-tur morin-iyan unatala qaqdaju yabuqan güyijü yabuqui-tur mün kereyit senggüm-ün de'ere eke'er bayiqui so'or cölö-tür aci'atu morin aci'a-ban kebeli'üljü bayiyin büküi-yi aci'a inu hoqtolju inggircaq-tur inu unuju qarcu bidan-u qaqacaqu qaruqsan mör mütkin yabuju olju edüi ireba bi ke'eba

en Bo’orču said, ‘When we went on the attack, my horse was shot by an arrow and fell under me. I ran away on foot and as I was going like this, those same Kereyit, having turned back, stood guard over Senggüm; in the fighting’s lull, I noticed a pack-horse standing there whose pack had slipped on its side. I cut off its pack, got on the pack-saddle and came away. Following the tracks left by our men when they withdrew from the battlefield, I went on, found them and here I am.’

translit. 173. basa qorumut atala basa niken gü'ün ayisu gürcü ayisuqui-tur dōro inu köl-iyen unjiljaju ayisu üje'esü qaqca gü'ün metü buyu iren bara'asu öködei-yin qoyinaca boroqul sundulaju aman-u jabajin-iyar cisun cuburi'ulju gürcü ireba

en §173 Then, a moment later, another man approached; He advanced and drew closer, his feet dangling under him; yet, when one looked, it seemed like a single person riding. When he came up and drew to a halt, it was Boroqul mounted double behind Öködei with blood trickling from the corners of his mouth.

translit. öködei sujiyasu-ban sumun-a tusdaju cisun inu haqdarun boroqul ama-'ar-iyan simijü bökleksen cisun jabajin-iyar cuburi'ulju ireba

en Öködei had been hit by an arrow in the neck vein; as the blood was clotting, Boroqul had sucked the wound-clogging blood, letting it trickle from the corners of the mouth: that’s how he came.

translit. cinggis-qahan üjejü nidün-ece-'en nilbusun cuburi'ulju duran alja'at qal ötör tüle'ülü'et qala'un da'a'ulu'at öködei-e undān eri'üljü ökke'üljü dayisun ire'esü qatqulduya ke'ejü büle'ei boroqul ügülerün dayisun-u to'osun cinaqsi mau-ündür-ün ebür-iyer hula'an-boruqat (?) jük to'osun urtu-da qarcu cinaqsi yorciba ke'eba

en When Činggis Qa’an saw this, tears fell from his eyes and his heart was pained. He speedily ordered a fire to be prepared, had the wound cauterized, and drink sought for Öködei and given to him. ‘If the enemy comes after us, we shall fight him!’, he said. Boroqul said, ‘The dust raised by the enemy has shifted in the opposite direction towards Hula’an Burqat on the southern side of Ma’u Heights - rising in a long trail, the dust has moved away in the opposite direction.’

translit. boroqul tere üge-tür ire'esü qatqulduqun büle'ei dayin-a buru'uilan gödölde'esü bida cerig-iyen jibsi'ercü qatquldut-je ke'ejü gödölba

en At these words of Boroqul, Činggis Qa’an said, ‘Had he come after us, we would have fought him; but if we are now [witnessing?] the enemy take flight, we shall regroup our troops and fight him later!’ So saying, he departed.

translit. gödölürün ulqui-silügeljit ö'ede gödölü'et dalan-nemürges oroba

en After he left, he moved upstream along the Ulqui Šilügeljit River and came into Dalan Nemürges.

translit. 174. tende qoyinaca qada'an-daldurqan eme kö'ün-ece-'en qaqas ireba

en §174 Then, from the rear, Qada’an Daldurqan came up, leaving behind his wife and children.

translit. irejü qada'an-daldurqan ong-qan-nu üge ke'en ügülerün ong-qan kö'ü-ben senggüm-i ucuma-'ar enggesge qacar unatala qaqdaju de'ere inu eke'ercü tende ügülejü'üi

en When he arrived, Qada’an Daldurqan reported Ong Qan’s words saying, ‘When Ong Qan’s son Senggüm was shot in one of his bright red cheeks by an učumaq arrow and fell from his horse, and the Kereyit turned back and stood guard over him, Ong Qan then said:

translit. hiluqatqu-yū metü-tür hiluqatba

en “When it would have been better Not to stir him up, We did stir him up;

translit. qalqu-yū metü-tür qalqun bolun qayiran kö'ün-ü minu qacar-tur qada'asun qada'ulba

en When it would have been better Not to provoke him, We did provoke him - thus, alas, We have been the cause of their driving A nail into my son’s cheek.

translit. kö'ün-ü ami erüsün dobtulduya kē'esü te'ün-tür aciq-sirun ügülerün qan qan bütügei ecine bügü kö'ü erirün elbesün jalama kijü abui babui ke'en erin jalbarimui bida edün törün baraqsan kö'ü senggüm-i asaraya mongqol-un olonkin jamuqa-lu'a altan qucar-lu'a bidan-tur bui temüjin-lü'e dayijiju qaruqsan mongqol qa'a otqun tede morin unu'atan modun nemüreten bolba

en But having arrived in time to save my son’s life, let us now together rush against them!” Thus he spoke and Ačiq Širun said to him, “Qan, Qan, desist! Pleading for a son who was yet to come, we made magic strips and uttered the prayer Abui babui - we prayed, pleading for him. So at last your son Senggüm was born, let us take care of him! Most of the Mongols are on our side, with Jamuqa, and with Altan and Qučar. As for the Mongols who have rebelled against us and who left with Temüjin, where can they go? They are those Who have but a horse as a mount, Who have but a tree as a shelter.

translit. tede ani ese ire'esü otcu morin-u junda'ul metü qormailaju a[b]cirat-je bida tede'er-i ke'eba

en If they do not come and join us of their own accord, we shall go out, wrap them up like dry horse dung in a skirt, and bring them here!”

translit. aciq-sirun-u ene üge-tür ong-qan ügülerün je teyin bö'esü kö'ün alja'ujai kö'ün-i ülü dengselgen asaratqun kē'et qatqulduqsan qajar-aca qarin icuba ke'eba

en To these words of Ačiq Širun, Ong Qan said, “Correct! If this is so, I fear my son may be exhausted. Take care of my son, and do not shake him while you carry him!” Having said this he withdrew from the battlefield and returned home.’ So spoke Qada’an Daldurqan.

translit. 175. tendece cinggis-qahan dalan-nemürges-ece qalqa huru'u gödölürün to'o to'olalduba

en §175 Then Činggis Qa’an departed from Dalan Nemürges following the course of the Qalqa River downstream, and counted his forces.

translit. to'olaldu'asu qoyar minqan jirwa'an ja'ut bolba

en When numbered, there were two thousand six hundred men.

translit. niken minqan qurban ja'ut cinggis-qahan qalqa-yin höreneji etēd-iyer newüba

en With one thousand three hundred men Činggis Qa’an moved along the western bank of the Qalqa

translit. niken minqan qurban ja'ut qalqa-yin doronaji etēd-iyer uru'ut mangqut newüba

en while the Uru’ut and Mangqut moved with one thousand three hundred men along the eastern bank of the Qalqa.

translit. teyin newüjü ayisuqui-tur günesün-e abalan yabuqui-tur quyildar yaras-iyan ana'ai üdü'üi-e cinggis-qahan-a itqa'asu ülü bolun görö'esün-tür dobtulqu bolun hükderejü nökciba

en They were moving on in this way, hunting for provisions as they went, when Quyildar, whose wounds had not yet healed, without paying heed to a warning by Činggis Qa’an rushed after the game. He had a relapse and died.

translit. tende cinggis-qahan qalqa-yin or-nu'u-yin keltegei-qada-da yasun inu talbi'ulba

en Činggis Qa’an then buried him at Keltegei Qada, at the Or Bend of the Qalqa.

translit. 176. qalqa-yin buyur-na'ur-tur citququ huja'ur-a terge amel(?)-ten onggirat bui ke'en medejü jürcede[i]-yi uru'ud-iyar ilēba

en §176 Činggis Qa’an, knowing that just where the Qalqa River flows into Lake Buyur there stayed the Onggirat chief Terge Emel and others, sent Jürčedei to them with the Uru’ut troops.

translit. ilērün onggirat irgen erte üdür-ece jē-yin jisü-'er ökin-ü öngge-'er kē'esü elset-je müt bulqa inu kē'esü qatquldut-je bida ke'ejü ilē'esü jürcedei-tür elsen oroju'ui elsen oroqdaju cinggis-qahan ya'u ber anu ese köndeba

en When he sent him off he said, ‘If they say that the Onggirat, from olden days, Live thanks to the good looks Of their granddaughters And the beauty Of their daughters, they will certainly submit to us. If they say that they will oppose us, we shall fight them!’ Because he had been sent with this message, the Onggirat submitted to Jürčedei. As they had submitted peacefully, Činggis Qa’an did not touch anything of theirs.

translit. 177. tende onggirad-i oro'ulu'at otcu tüngge-qoroqan-u dorona bawuju cinggis-qahan arqai-qasar-a sügegei-je'ün qoyar-a dawu bari'ulurun tüngge-qorqan-u dorona bawuba

en §177 Then, after having obtained the Onggirat’s submission, Činggis Qa’an departed and, pitching camp east of Tüngge Stream, he gave Arqai Qasar and Sügegei Je’ün a verbal message to be delivered to Ong Qan, saying, ‘Tell this to my father the Qan: “We have pitched camp east of Tüngge Stream;

translit. ebesün ber inu sayin bolju'ui aqtas manu üyeleba

en the grass is good and our geldings have gained strength.”’

translit. qan ecige-de minu ügüle ke'en ügülerün qan ecige minu ya'un cimar-tur nama ayu'ulba

en He further said, ‘My father the Qan, out of what grievance did you frighten me?

translit. ci ayu'ulqu bö'esü mawun kö'üd-iyen mawun berined-iyen nuyir qangqan yekin ülü ayu'ulu ci ding sa'uqui iseri boqunitqaju de'eksi qarqui hüni dölüsgejü yekin teyin ayu'ul<u>ba

en If you must frighten me, why don’t you frighten me in such a way at least as to let your poor sons and poor daughters-in-law sleep to their heart’s content? Bringing down the couch on which they sat According to their rank, Scattering the smoke that rose upwards From their tents. Why have you frightened them so?

translit. ci qan ecige minu qaljirqu-yū gü'ün-e qatquqdaba

en My father the Qan, Have you been stung By someone standing at the side?

translit. ci köndeledü-yű gü'ün-e köki'üldeba

en Have you been stirred up By someone coming between us?

translit. ci qan ecige minu bida qoyar ya'u ke'eldüle'ei jorqal-qun-u hula'a-nu'ut-bolda'ut-ta bida ese-'ű ügüleldülü'ei südütü moqai-a södürte'esü södürgen-tür inu bu oroya südü-'er ama-'ar olulcaju büsireye ese-'ű ke'eldüle'ei edö'e qan ecige minu südü-'er ama-'ar-ū olulcaju qaqacaba

en My father the Qan, what did we agree upon, the two of us? At Hula’anu’ut Bolda’ut of Jorqal Qun did we not say to each other that Should a snake with venomous teeth Provoke discord between us, Let us not succumb to his provocations. By explaining only mouth to mouth We shall believe each other. Did we not agree to this? And now, my father the Qan, when you parted from me, did you explain mouth to mouth?

translit. ci ara'atu moqai-a adarta'asu adarqan-tur bu oroya ama-'ar kele-'er olulcaju büsireya ese-'ű ke'eldüle'ei edö'e qan ecige minu ama-'ar kele-'er-ű olulcaju anggiciraba

en Should a snake with venomous fangs Spread slander about us. Let us not give in to his slander By explaining only face to face We shall believe each other! Did we not agree to this? And now, my father the Qan, when you separated from me, did you explain face to face?

translit. ci qan ecige minu bi cö'en ber bö'esü olon-ni ülü eri'ülgü büle'e

en My father the Qan, even if I and my followers are few in number, I gave you no cause to seek for a more numerous group;

translit. mawui ber bö'esü sayin-i ülü eri'ülgü büle'e

en even if I am bad, I gave you no cause to seek for someone better.

translit. bi qoyar kil<ü>gütei tergen nökö'e kil<ü>gü-ben ququra'asu hüker inu jikdün yadayu tere metü nökö'e kil<ü>gün cinu bi ese-'ű aju'u

en If a two-shaft cart breaks the second shaft, the ox cannot pull it. Like that, was I not also your other shaft?

translit. qoyar gürdütei tergen nökö'e gürdü-ben ququra'asu newün yadayu tere metü nökö'e gürdün cinu bi ese-'ű aju'u

en If a two-wheel cart breaks the second wheel, it cannot move. Like that, was I not also your other wheel?

translit. erte üdür kē'esü qurcaqus-buyiruq-qan ecige-yü'en qoyina döcin kö'üd-ün aqa ke'ejü qan bolju'u-je ci

en If we speak of former days, after your father Qurčaqus Buyiruq Qan you became qan because you were the eldest of forty sons.

translit. qan bolun baraju de'ü-ner-iyen tai-temür-taisi buqa-temür qoyar-i alaba-je ci

en When you became qan you killed your two younger brothers Tai Temür Taiši and Buqa Temür;

translit. erke-qara de'ü cinu alaqdarun ami-yan qoroqcu qarcu naiman-u inanca-bilge-qan-tur buru'utcu oroju'u-je

en When your younger brother Erke Qara was about to be killed too, he escaped, saving his life, and submitted to Inanča Bilge Qan of the Naiman.

translit. de'ü-ner-iyen alaqci bolba ke'ejü gür-qan abaqa cinu cimadur morilaju ire'esü ci ja'un gü'ün ami-yan qoroqun buru'u[t]cu selengge huru'u tuta'aju qara'un-qabcal sirquldaba-je ci jici tendece qarurun merkid-ün toqto'a-da huja'ur-üjin ökin-iyen ni'urqan ökcü qara'un-qabcal-aca qarcu yisügei-qan ecige-tür minu ire'esü ci tende ügülerün gür-qan abaqa-daca ulus minu aburaju ök ke'ekdejü yisügei-qan ecige minu cimada teyin ke'en irekdejü tayici'ud-aca qunan baqaji qoyar-i uduritcu ulus cinu aburaju öksü ke'en cerik jasaju otcu qurban-telesüt-te bükün gür-qan-i qorin qucin gü'ün-i qasin jük hüldejü ulus cinu aburaju ökba-je tendece irejü tu'ula-yin qara tün-ne qan ecige minu yisügei-qan-lu'a anda bolulcaju tende ong-qan ecige minu büsiren ügülerün ene tusa-yin cinu haci uruq-un uruq-a cinu haci qari'ulqu-yi de'ere tenggeri qajar-un ihe'el medetügei ke'en büsireksen aju'u-je ci

en Because you had become the murderer of your younger brothers, your paternal uncle Gür Qan moved against you. When he came upon you, you saved your life by fleeing with a hundred men; you escaped following the Selengge River downstream and sneaked away through the Qara’un Gorge. Then, when you got out of there, you gave your daughter Huja’ur Üjin in marriage to Toqto’a of the Merkit to please him. Having got out from the Qara’un Gorge you came to my father Yisügei Qan and there and then said to him: “Rescue my people for me from my uncle Gür Qan.” Approached by you in that manner, my father Yisügei Qan took with him Qunan and Baqaji from the Tayiči’ut. Saying, “I shall rescue your people for you,” he arrayed his troops and set out. He pursued Gür Qan, who was at Qurban Telesüt, and twenty or thirty of his men towards Qašin; he rescued your people for you. From there you came to the Black Forest by the Tu’ula River and you, my father the Qan, became a sworn friend of Yisügei Qan. Then, Ong Qan my father, you gratefully said, “As for the favour of this good action of yours, I will repay your favour even to the children of your children - let only the protection of Heaven Above and Earth decide how, and in what measure!” You spoke thus and were grateful.

translit. te'ün-ü qoyina erge-qara naiman-u inanca-bilge-qan-naca ceri'üt quyuju cimatur morilaju ire'esü ci ami-'an quroqun ulus-iyan gējü cö'en gü'ün tuta'aju qarcu qara-kidad-un gür-qan-tur cui-müren-e sarda'ul-un qajar-a otba-je ci niken hon ülü dawusun basa gür-qan-naca daijiju qarcu ui'ud-un tang'ud-un qajar-iyar yadaju ayisurun tabun ima'at sirgőlejü sa'aju idejü teme'en-ü cisun qanaju idejü qaqca soqor qali'un moritu ireba-je ci qan ecige-yin cimayi teyin yadaju ayisu ke'en medejü urida yisügei-qan ecige-lü'e minu anda ke'eldüksen-ü tula setkijü taqai sükegei qoyar-i esergü cinu elci ilē'et basa bi ö'esün kelüren-ü bürgi-ergi-dece uqdun yorciju güse'ür-na'ur-a jolqalduba-je bida cimayi yadaju ireba ke'en qubciri qubciju cimada ögü'et uridu ecige-tür minu anda ke'eldüksen yosu-'ar tu'ula-yin qara tün-ne bida qoyar-un ecige kö'ün ke'eldüksen yosun tere ülü-'ű bui tere übül cimayi güre'en dotora oro'ulju teji'eba-je übül übüljejü jusaju namur inu merkit irgen-ü toqto'a-beki-tür morilaju qadiqliq-niru'un-u mürüce-se'ül qatqulduju toqto'a-beki-yi barqujin-tögüm jük hüldejü merkit irge dawuliju olon adu'u ordo ger anu tariyat anu bügüde-yi abcu qan ecige-de ökba-je bi ölösüksen-i cinu üdür düli-de ese gürgeba-je turuqsan-i cinu sara-yin jarim-a ese gürgeba-je bi basa bida gücügürtei-buyiruq-qan-i uluq-taq-un soqoq-usun-aca altai daba'ulun hüldejü ürünggü huru'u odu'at kicil-baš-na'ur-a moqutqaju abu'ai-je bida tendece qariju ayisuqui-tur naiman-u kökse'ü-sabraq baidaraq-belcir-e ceri'üd-iyen jasaju bayilduqui-tur üdesi jilda boldaju manaqaru erde qatqulduya ke'en jasalduju qono'asu qan ecige minu ci baidal-dur-iyan qal-nu'ut tüle'üljü söni-de qara-se'ül ö'ede gödölba-je ci manaqar erde üje'esü bayidal-dur-iyan ügei boldarun cimayi gödöldejü ede-ci bidan-i tülesilen aju'u ke'ejü bi ber gödöljü eder-alta[i]-yin belcir-iyer ketüljü irejü sa'ari-ke'er-e bawuba-je tende cimayi kökse'ü-sabraq nekejü senggüm-ün eme kö'ü irge orqa bügüde-yi abu'at qan ecige-yin cinu telegetü-amasar-a bükün jarimut irgen adu'un ide'en cinu dawuliju odu'asu merkid-ün toqto'a-yin kö'ün qudu cila'un qoyar irge orqa-bar-iyan cimatur bürün tere so'or-tur ecige-dür-iyen neyilen barqujin oron cima-daca dayijin gödöljü'üi-je tende qan ecige minu ci naiman-u kökse'ü-sabraq-a irge orqa-ban dauliqdaba

en ‘After that Erke Qara requested troops from Inanča Bilge Qan of the Naiman and moved against you. When he came upon you, you saved your life by abandoning your own people and, fleeing with a few men, you went to the gür qan of the Qara Kidat on the Čui River, in the country of the Sarta’ul. In less than a year you rebelled against the gür qan and departed once more. Reduced to straits as you went through the country of the Ui’ut and the Tang’ut, you fed yourself by milking five goats, muzzling their kids; you fed yourself also by bleeding your camel, and came to me with only a blind yellowish-white horse with a black tail and mane. When I learned that you, my father the Qan, had arrived in such straits, remembering that you and my father Yisügei Qan had formerly declared yourselves sworn friends, I sent as envoys Taqai and Sükegei to meet you; furthermore, from the Bürgi Escarpment on the Kelüren River, I in person went to receive you, and we met at Lake Güse’ür. Since you had arrived in such straits, I levied taxes and gave them to you. Because of your former declaration of sworn friendship with my father, the two of us declared ourselves father and son at the Black Forest by the Tu’ula: is that not the reason why we did it? ‘That winter I brought you into my camp and took care of you. When winter was over and summer had passed, in the autumn I rode against Toqto’a Beki of the Merkit. I fought with him at Mürüče Se’ül by the Qadiqliq Ridge. I pursued Toqto’a Beki in the direction of the Barqujin Lowland. I plundered the Merkit: I seized their many herds of horses and palatial tents, their grainstores - all - and gave it to you, my father the Qan. Your hunger I did not allow to last until noon, your leanness I did not allow to last until the middle of the month. ‘Then we pursued Buyiruq Qan the Güčügür and forced him to cross the Altai from Soqoq Usun by the Uluq Taq; and, going along the Ürünggü River downstream, we finished him off at Lake Kičil Baš. ‘As we were returning from that place, Kökse’ü Sabraq of the Naiman had arrayed his troops at the Bayidaraq Confluence and was ready for battle. But, as evening fell, we said, “We shall fight early tomorrow!”, and spent the night in battle order. Then you, my father the Qan, had fires lit in the place where you were stationed and in the night moved up along the Qara Se’ül River. When I looked out early next morning, you were no longer in your position; you had moved out. I said, “They certainly treat us like burnt offerings at the sacrifice for the dead,” and I moved out too. Crossing the river at the Eder Altai Confluence, I came back and pitched camp in the Sa’ari Steppe. ‘Then Kökse’ü Sabraq pursued you and seized the wife and people of Senggüm - all of them. He captured also half the people and livestock belonging to you, my father the Qan, which were at Telegetü Pass. Qudu and Čila’un, the sons of Toqto’a of the Merkit, and their people were with you, but at the time of that engagement they deserted you and left, moving into the Barqujin Lowland to join their father. Then you, my father the Qan, sent a message saying, “I have been robbed of my people by Kökse’ü Sabraq of the Naiman;