臣亮言：先帝创业未半而中道崩殂今天下三分，益州疲弊，此诚危急存亡之秋也。Permitmetoobserve:thelateemperorwastakenfromusbeforehecouldfinishhislife'swork,therestorationoftheHan.Today,theempireisstilldividedinthree,andourverysurvivalisthreatened.然侍卫之臣不懈于内，忠志之士忘身于外者，盖追先帝之殊遇，欲报之于陛下也。Yetstilltheofficialsatcourtandthesoldiersthroughouttherealmremainloyaltoyou,yourmajesty.Becausetheyrememberthelateemperor,allofthem,andtheywishtorepayhiskindnessinservicetoyou.Thisisthemomenttoextendyourdivineinfluence,tohonorthememoryofthelateEmperorandstrengthenthemoraleofyourofficers.Itisnotthetimetolistentobadadviceorcloseyourearstothesuggestionsofloyalmen.亲贤臣，远小人，此先汉所以兴隆也;亲小人，远贤臣，此后汉所以倾颓也。先帝在时，每与臣论此事，未尝不叹息痛恨于桓、灵也。TheemperorsoftheWesternHanchosetheircourtierswisely,andtheirdynastyflourished.TheemperorsoftheEasternHanchosepoorly,andtheydoomedtheempiretoruin.WheneverthelateEmperordiscussedthisproblemwithme,helamentedthefailingsofEmperorsHuanandLing.臣本布衣，躬耕于南阳，苟全性命于乱世，不求闻达于诸侯。先帝不以臣卑鄙，猥自枉屈，三顾臣于草庐之中，咨臣以当世之事，由是感激，遂许先帝以驱驰。尔来二十有一年矣。Ibeganasacommonman,farminginmyfieldsinNanyang,doingwhatIcouldtosurviveinanageofchaos.Ineverhadanyinterestinmakinganameformyselfasanoble.ThelateEmperorwasnotashamedtovisitmycottageandseekmyadvice.Gratefulforhisregard,Irespondedtohisappealandthrewmyselfintohisservice.先帝知臣谨慎，故临崩寄臣以大事也。受命以来，夙夜忧叹，恐付托不效，以伤先帝之明故五月渡泸，深入不毛。今南方已定，兵甲已足，当奖率三军，北定中原，庶竭驽钝，攘除奸凶，兴复汉室，还于旧都。此臣所以报先帝而忠陛下之职分也。ThatiswhyIcrossedtheLuriverattheheightofsummer,andenteredthewastelandsbeyond.Nowthesouthhasbeensubdued,andourforcesarefullyarmed.Ishouldleadoursoldierstoconquerthenorthernheartlandandattempttoremovethehatefultraitors,restorethehouseofHan,andreturnittotheformercapital.ThisisthewayImeantohonormydebttothelateEmperorandfulfillmydutytoyou.愿陛下托臣以讨贼兴复之效，不效，则治臣之罪，以告先帝之灵。陛下亦宜自谋，以咨诹善道，察纳雅言，深追先帝遗诏，臣不胜受恩感激。MyonlydesireistobepermittedtodriveoutthetraitorsandrestoretheHan.IfIshouldletyoudown,punishmyoffenseandreportittothespiritofthelateEmperor.YourMajesty,consideryourcourseofactioncarefully.Seekoutgoodadvice,andneverforgetthelatewordsofthelateEmpe