Quotes
The following poem, titled Poem on Executing the Evil and Preserving the Righteous (斬邪留正詩), written in 1837 by Hong, illustrates his religious thinking and goal that later led to the establishment of the "Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping". Note that in the seventh line, the name of the then yet-to-come kingdom is mentioned.
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《斬邪留正詩》 |
Poem on Executing the Evil and Preserving the Righteous |
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手握乾坤殺伐權， |
In my hand I wield the Universe and the power to attack and kill, |
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斬邪留正解民懸。 |
I slay the evil, preserve the righteous, and relieve the people's suffering. |
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眼通西北江山外， |
My eyes see through beyond the west, the north, the rivers, and the mountains, |
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聲振東南日月邊。 |
My voice shakes the east, the south, the Sun, and the Moon. |
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璽劍光榮存帝賜， |
The glorious sword of authority was given by the Lord, |
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詩章憑據誦爺前， |
Poems and books are evidences that praise Yahweh in front of Him. |
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太平一統光世界， |
Taiping unifies the World of Light, |
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威風快樂萬千年。 |
The domineering air will be joyous for myriads of thousand years. |
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