“约法三章”最早见于《史记·高祖本纪》。中华书局标点本《史记》载刘邦占据关中之后,召集诸县父老、豪杰宣告:父老苦秦苛法久矣,诽谤者族,偶语者弃市。吾与诸侯约,先入关者王之,吾当王关中。与父老约,法三章耳:杀人者死,伤人及盗抵罪。余悉除去秦法。诸吏人皆案堵如故。这段文字,吴树平、施丁等《全注全译史记》译文如下: “Covenant three chapters ” was first seen in “Historical Records Gaozuji Ji.” Zhonghua Book Company punctuation The “Historical Records” contains Liu Bang occupy Guanzhong, the county called the elders, the hero declared: the elders of the bitter Qin harsh law for a long time, slanderers, and even those who abandoned the market. I and the princes about, first entered the king, when I Guanzhong. With the patriarchal clan, the law of the three chapters Ear: kill dead, wounding and robbery. Yu learned to remove Qin law. All the officials were blocked as usual. This passage, Wu Shuping, Shi Ding and other “whole note translation history” reads as follows: