孙子曰：凡用兵之法，将受命于君，合军聚合。

sunzusaid:inwar,hegeneralreceiveshiscommandsfromhesovereign,collecshisarmyandconcenraeshisforces

泛地无舍，衢地合交，绝地无留，围地则谋，死地则战，

whenindifficulcounry,donoencampincounrywherehighroadsinersec,joinhandswihyouralliesdonolingerindangerouslyisoedposiionsinhemmedinsiuaions,youmusresorosraagemindesperaeposiion,youmusfigh

途有所不由，军有所不击，城有所不攻，地有所不争，君命有所不受。

hereareroadswhichmusnobefollowed,armieswhichmusbenoaacked,ownswhichmusbebesieged,posiionswhichmusnobeconesed,commandsofhesovereignwhichmusnobeobeyed

故将通于九变之利者，知用兵矣；

hegeneralwhohoroughlyundersandsheadvanageshaaccompanyvariaionofacicsknowshowohandlehisroops

将不通九变之利，虽知地形，不能得地之利矣；

hegeneralwhodoesnoundersandhese,maybewellacquainedwihheconfiguraionofhecounry,yehewillnobeableournhisknowledgeopracicalaccoun

治兵不知九变之术，虽知五利，不能得人之用矣。

so,hesudenofwarwhoisunversedinhearofwarofvaryinghispns,evenhoughhebeacquainedwihhefiveadvanages,willfailomakehebesuseofhismen

是故智者之虑，必杂于利害，

henceinhewiseleader"spns,consideraionsofadvanageandofdisadvanagewillbeblendedogeher

杂于利而务可信也，

ifourexpecaionofadvanagebeemperedinhisway,wemaysucceedinaccomplishingheessenialparofourschemes

杂于害而患可解也。

if,onheoherhand,inhemidsofdifficulieswearealwaysreadyoseizeanadvanage,wemayexricaeourselvesfrommisforune

是故屈诸侯者以害，役诸侯者以业，趋诸侯者以利。

reducehehosilechiefsbyinflicingdamageonhem;andmakeroubleforhem,andkeephemconsanlyengaged;holdouspeciousalluremens,andmakehemrushoanygivenpoin

故用兵之法，无恃其不来，恃吾有以待之；无恃其不攻，恃吾有所不可攻也。

hearofwareachesusorelynoonhelikelihoodofheenemy"snocoming,buonourownreadinessoreceivehim;noonhechanceofhisnoaacking,buraheronhefachawehavemadeourposiionunassaible

故将有五危，必死可杀，必生可虏，忿速可侮，廉洁可辱，爱民可烦。

herearefivedangerousfaulswhichmayaffecageneral:(1)recklessness,whichleadsodesrucion;(2)cowardice,whichleadsocapure;(3)ahasyemper,whichcanbeprovokedbyinsuls;(4)adelicacyofhonorwhichissensiiveoshame;(5)oversoliciudeforhismen,whichexposeshimoworryandrouble

凡此五者，将之过也，用兵之灾也。

hesearehefivebeseingsinsofageneral,ruinousoheconducofwar

覆军杀将，必以五危，不可不察也。

whenanarmyisoverhrownandisleadersin,hecausewillsurelybefoundamonghesefivedangerousfaulslehembeasubjecofmediaion