Gim Alji — In the Time of King Talhae金閼智脫解王代
1A child comes out of a golden chest in Gyerim
永平三年庚申〔一云中元六年誤矣,中元盡二年而已.〕八月四日瓠公夜行月城西里見大光明於始林中〔一作鳩林〕,有紫雲從天垂地.雲中有黃金樻掛於樹枝光自樻岀,亦有白雞鳴於樹下.以状聞於王.駕幸其林開樻,有童男卧而即起.如赫居世之故事故因其言以閼智名之.閼智即郷言小兒之稱也.抱載還闕烏獸相隨喜躍蹌蹌.土擇吉日冊位太子,後讓故婆娑不即王位.
In the third year of Yongping (永平), a gyeongsin year〔Some say the sixth year of Zhongyuan, but this is wrong. Zhongyuan ended with its second year.〕, on the fourth day of the eighth month, Hogong (瓠公) was walking at night in the village west of Wolseong (月城) when he saw a great light shining brightly in Sirim (始林)〔Some copies have Gurim.〕. A purple cloud hung down from heaven to earth, and in the cloud a golden chest hung on the branch of a tree, with light coming out of the chest. Also a white cock was crowing beneath the tree.
He reported this to the king, and the king went out to the grove and opened the chest. A boy was lying there, and at once he rose up. Because it was like the story of Hyeokgeose, following those words he was named Alji (閼智). Alji is a word of the native tongue for a small child.
He was carried in arms back to the palace, and birds and beasts followed behind, leaping and dancing for joy. The king chose an auspicious day and invested him as crown prince, but later he yielded to Pasa (婆娑) and did not ascend the royal throne.
Interlinear notes 2
一云中元六年誤矣, 中元盡二年而已.
Some say the sixth year of Zhongyuan, but this is wrong. Zhongyuan ended with its second year.
一作鳩林
Some copies have Gurim (鳩林).
2The surname becomes Gim, and seven generations later Michu ascends the throne
因金樻而出乃姓金氏.閼智生熱漢,漢生阿都,都生首留,留生郁部,部生俱道,〔一作仇刀.〕道生未鄒,鄒即王位新羅金氏自閼智始.
Because he came out of a golden chest, his surname was made Gim (金).
Alji begot Yeolhan (熱漢), Yeolhan begot Ado (阿都), Ado begot Suryu (首留), Suryu begot Ukbu (郁部), Ukbu begot Gudo (俱道)〔Some copies have Gudo (仇刀).〕, and Gudo begot Michu (未鄒). Michu ascended the royal throne, and so the Gim clan of Silla began with Alji.
Interlinear notes 1
一作仇刀.
Some copies have Gudo (仇刀).