text_original: The emperor said, " Yu, the officer of divination, when the mind has been made up on a subject, then refers it to the great tortoise. Now, in this matter, my mind was determined in the first place. I consulted and deliberated with all my ministers and people, and they were of one accord with me. The spirits signified their assent, the tortoise and grass hav  ing both concurred.
text_transcription: THE EMPEROR SAID YOU THE OFFICER OF DIVINATION WHEN THE MIND HAS BEEN MADE UP ON A SUBJECT THEN REFERS IT TO THE GREAT TORTOISE NOW IN THIS MATTER MY MIND WAS DETERMINED IN THE FIRST PLACE I CONSULTED AND DELIBERATED WITH ALL MY MINISTERS AND PEOPLE AND THEY WERE OF ONE ACCORD WITH ME THE SPIRITS SIGNIFIED THEIR ASCENT THE TORTOISE AND GRASS HAVING BOTH CONCURRED
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ sˈɛd, " jˈuː, ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌv dᵻvᵻnˈeɪʃən, wˌɛn ðə mˈaɪnd hˈæzbiːn mˌeɪd ˌʌp ˌɔn ɐ sˈʌbdʒɛkt, ðˈɛn ɹᵻfˈɜːz ɪt tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪt tˈɔːɹɾəs. nˈaʊ, ɪn ðɪs mˈæɾɚ, maɪ mˈaɪnd wʌz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ɪnðə fˈɜːst plˈeɪs. aɪ kənsˈʌltᵻd ænd dᵻlˈɪbɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ˈɔːl maɪ mˈɪnɪstɚz ænd pˈiːpəl, ænd ðeɪ wɜːɹ ʌv wˈʌn ɐkˈɔːɹd wɪð mˌiː. ðə spˈɪɹɪts sˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪd ðɛɹ ɐsˈɛnt, ðə tˈɔːɹɾəs ænd ɡɹˈæs hˈæv ˈɪŋ bˈoʊθ kəŋkˈɜːd.