Beolhyu Isageum伐休尼師今

Beolhyu Isageum ascended the throne. His surname was Seok, and he was the son of Guchu Gakgan, who was a son of King Talhae. His mother was of the house of Kim, Lady Jijin Naerye. Adalla had died without a son, so the people of the country raised him up.

The king read the wind and the clouds and knew beforehand of flood and drought and whether the year would be full or lean, and he could tell a crooked man from an upright one, so the people called him a sage.

In the second year, in spring, the first month, he sacrificed in person at the shrine of the founder, and a great amnesty was granted. In the second month the pajinchan Gudo and the ilgilchan Gusuhye were made gunju (軍主) of the left and of the right, and they struck the state of Somun. The name gunju began here.

In the third year, in spring, the first month, he went round the provinces and commanderies and looked into the ways of the people. In summer, the fifth month, on the last day imjin, the sun was eclipsed. In autumn, the seventh month, Namsin county presented an auspicious stalk of rice.

In the fourth year, in spring, the third month, an order went out: "Let the provinces and commanderies raise no works of earth and timber that take away the farming season." In winter, the tenth month, heavy snow fell in the northern land and lay one jang deep.

In the fifth year, in spring, the second month, Baekje came and struck Mosanseong. The pajinchan Gudo was ordered to send out troops and hold them off.

In the sixth year, in autumn, the seventh month, Gudo fought Baekje at Guyang and beat them. Those killed and taken numbered more than five hundred heads.

In the seventh year, in autumn, the eighth month, Baekje fell upon Wonsanhyang on the western border and went on to surround Bugokseong. Gudo led five hundred hard horsemen and struck them, and the Baekje troops fled as a feint. Gudo chased them as far as Wasan and was beaten by Baekje. The king held that Gudo's plan had gone wrong, so he set him down to be lord of Bugokseong and made Seolji gunju of the left.

In the eighth year, in autumn, the ninth month, the Chiu banner (蚩尤旗) appeared at Jiao (角) and Kang (亢).

In the ninth year, in spring, the first month, Gungnyang was made achan and Sulmyeong ilgilchan. In the third month snow lay three cheok deep in the capital. In summer, the fifth month, there was a great flood, and hills fell in more than ten places.

In the tenth year, in spring, the first month, on the first day gabin, the sun was eclipsed. In the third month a woman of Hangi division bore four sons and a daughter at one birth. In the sixth month the Wa (倭人) were in great hunger, and those who came seeking food numbered more than a thousand.

In the eleventh year, in summer, the sixth month, on the last day eulsa, the sun was eclipsed.

In the thirteenth year, in spring, the second month, the palace buildings were built anew. In the third month there was drought. In summer, the fourth month, lightning struck a great tree south of the palace, and it struck the east gate of Geumseong as well. The king died.