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1. 奉たてまつ至いたり仁じん至いたり慈的真しん主ぬし之の名めい
2. 一切いっさい贊さん頌，全ぜん歸き真しん主ぬし，全ぜん世界せかい的てき主ぬし，
3. 至いたり仁じん至いたり慈的主ぬし，
4. 報ほう應おう日び的てき主ぬし。
5. 我わが們只崇拜すうはい你，只ただ求もとめ你祐助すけ，
6. 求もとめ你引導みちびけ我わが們上正路まさじ，
7. 你所祐助ゆうすけ者しゃ的てき路ろ，不ふ是ぜ受譴怒者しゃ的てき路ろ，也不是ぜ迷誤者しゃ的てき路ろ

古こ蘭らん經けい第だい一いち零れい四よん章しょう誹そし謗そし者しゃ ( 胡えびす買かい宰おさむ ) 這章是ぜ麥むぎ加か的てき ,全ちょん章あきら共ども計けい九きゅう節せつ。

奉たてまつ至いたり仁じん至いたり慈的真しん主ぬし之の名な

1. 傷きず哉！每まい個こ誹謗ひぼう者しゃ ,詆毀者しゃ ,
2. 他た聚積財產ざいさん ,而當作さく武器ぶき ,
3. 他た以為他た的てき財產ざいさん ,能のう使し他た不滅ふめつ。
4. 絕ぜっ不ふ然しか ,他た必定ひつじょう要よう被ひ投とう在ざい毀滅坑あな中ちゅう。
5. 你怎能のう知道ともみち毀滅坑あな是ぜ什麼いんも？
6. 是ぜ真しん主ぬし的てき燃もえ著ちょ的てき烈れつ活かつ。
7. 能のう升ます到いた人的じんてき心しん上じょう。
8. 他た們必定ひつじょう要よう被ひ關せき在ざい烈火れっか中ちゅう ,
9. 吊つるし在ざい許多きょた很高的てき柱はしら子こ上じょう。

古こ蘭らん經けい第だい一いち零れい九きゅう章しょう不ふ信しん道どう的てき人じん們 ( 卡斐倫りん ) 這章是ぜ麥むぎ加か的てき ,全ちょん章あきら共ども計けい六ろく節せつ。

奉たてまつ至いたり仁じん至いたり慈的真しん主ぬし之の名な

1. 你說:"不信ふしん道どう的てき人じん們啊！
2. 我わが不ふ崇拜すうはい你們所しょ崇拜すうはい的てき ,
3. 你們也不崇拜すうはい我わが所ところ崇拜すうはい的てき ;
4. 我わが不ふ會かい崇拜すうはい你們所しょ崇拜すうはい的てき ,
5. 你們也不會かい崇拜すうはい我わが所ところ崇拜すうはい的てき ;
6. 你們有ゆう你們的てき報ほう應おう ,我わが也有やゆう我が的てき報ほう應おう。"

古こ蘭らん經けい第だい一いち一いち零れい章しょう援助すけ ( 奈斯爾なんじ ) 這章是ぜ麥むぎ地ち那な的てき , 全ちょん章あきら共ども計けい三さん節せつ。

奉たてまつ至いたり仁じん至いたり慈的真しん主ぬし之の名な

1. 當とう真しん主ぬし的てき援助えんじょ和わ勝利しょうり降臨こうりん ,
2. 而你看み見み眾人成なり群ぐん結ゆい隊たい地ち崇たかし奉たてまつ真ま主あるじ的てき宗教しゅうきょう時じ ,
3. 你應當とう贊さん頌你的てき主しゅ超絕ちょうぜつ萬物ばんぶつ ,并且向こう他た求もとめ饒にょう ,他た確かく是ぜ至いたり宥なだめ的てき。

古こ蘭らん經けい第だい一いち一いち一いち章しょう火ひ焰 ( 賴よりゆき海うみ撲なぐ ) 這章是ぜ麥むぎ加か的てき ,全ちょん章あきら共ども計けい五ご節せつ。

奉たてまつ至いたり仁じん至いたり慈的真しん主ぬし之の名な

1. 願ねがい焰父兩手りょうて受傷じゅしょう！他た必定ひつじょう受傷じゅしょう ,
2. 他た的てき財產ざいさん ,和かず他所よそ獲得かくとく的てき ,將はた無む裨于他た ,
3. 他た將しょう入にゅう有ゆう焰的烈火れっか ,
4. 他た的てき擔柴的てき妻子さいし ,也將入にゅう烈火れっか ,
5. 她的頸上繫著一いち條じょう堅實けんじつ的てき繩なわ子こ。

古こ蘭らん經けい第だい一いち一いち三さん章しょう曙あけぼの光こう ( 法ほう賴よりゆき格かく ) 這章是ぜ麥むぎ加か的てき ,全ちょん章あきら共ども計けい五ご節せつ。

奉たてまつ至いたり仁じん至いたり慈的真しん主ぬし之の名な

1. 你說:我わが求もとめ庇ひさし于曙光こう的てき主ぬし ,
2. 免めん遭他所しょ創造そうぞう者しゃ的てき毒害どくがい ;
3. 免めん遭黑夜籠よごもり罩時的てき毒害どくがい ;
4. 免めん遭吹破やぶ堅がた決けつ的てき主意しゅい者しゃ的てき毒害どくがい ;
5. 免めん遭嫉妒時的てき毒害どくがい。

古こ蘭らん經けい第だい一いち一いち四よん章しょう世よ人じん ( 拿斯 ) 這章是ぜ麥むぎ加か的てき ,全ちょん章あきら共ども計けい六ろく節せつ。

奉たてまつ至いたり仁じん至いたり慈的真しん主ぬし之の名な

1. 你說 :我わが求もとめ庇ひさし于世人的じんてき主宰しゅさい ,
2. 世人せじん的てき君王くんのう ,
3. 世人せじん的てき神明しんめい ,
4. 免めん遭潛伏せんぷく的てき教唆きょうさ者しゃ的てき毒害どくがい ,
5. 他た在世ざいせい人的じんてき胸中きょうちゅう教唆きょうさ ,
6. 他た是ぜ屬ぞく于精靈れい和人わじん類るい的てき。

Anyone know what the difference is in this context between "spying" and "espionage"? - Hephaestos 06:49, 21 Sep 2003 (UTC)

It struck me as well. I'm hoping it will be explained by some cable-TV commentator: it's certain to be arcane and legalistic! -- Someone else 07:06, 21 Sep 2003 (UTC)~

Hmm... the Washington Times says he is of "Chinese-American descent", but Korean characters are being used for his name in our article. Is that usual? -- Someone else 07:10, 21 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Korean characters?? I see Chinese characters in the article. -- J3ff 07:45, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)

The man has been exonerated, someone should update the article.

What makes someone a Muslim-American? I haven't seen anyone described as Christian-American or Jewish-American or whatever here.

I spotted a contradiction in the article. The top section states that Yee went to Syria for religious training. A lower section states that he was stopped at the Canadian border in July 2006 and it was his first trip abroad.

Chinese Name

I am just curious--what is the deal with the Chinese name listed on the page? Chaplain Yee is a third-generation American with an English first name; does he also have a Chinese given name? Do those characters mean "Yee," or do they include "James"? I am just curious why it was added. After all, Michael Dukakis, who is a first-generation American, does not have his name rendered in Greek letters. --Max power 14:13, 3 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Chinese character for "Yee" (his family name, also pronounced "Yu" depending on the Chinese dialect) is listed, but his given name in Chinese does not translate into "James". Some Chinese Americans have both an "English" name and a "Chinese" name - the English name is a concession to Americanization and inability of most non-Chinese to correctly pronounce Chinese names, while a Chinese name is given as a matter of tradition and maintaining cultural heritage - Chinese names are often selected from names of famous historical figures, references to poetry/literature, or even order of birth. Sometimes a Chinese name indicates the generation within the family, as all the children born in a certain generation will carry a common Chinese character in their names... it's somewhat analogous to a family giving all their children names that begin with the letter "J" like John, Jenny, and James. See the Chinese surname article for more info --Gar2chan 11:06, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The point is whereas Dukakis's name can be "rendered" in "letters" whether in Greek or in English, Yee's Chinese name cannot, because the Chinese language doesn't operate on a letter system. Yee's Chinese given name has no relationship, phonetic or semantic, to his English given name.

Also, just to complicate matters, he has sometimes been referred to as James 'Yusuf' Lee. Can anyone clarify? PatGallacher (talk) 23:01, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When he converted to Islam, he apparently had to take on an Arabic name. I'm not sure the reason for that, but you see it in a lot of Muslim converts, who will often change their entire name (Mohammed Ali, for example). So he took on the name "Yusef", which is what the prisoners at Gitmo knew him as when he was their chaplain.Farnsworth1968 (talk) 22:44, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A suggestion for "see also", but I don't quite remember it

I know that there was a similar case, which happened with some british or scotish guy (I think) who converted to islam, and eventually had some travel to Meca or some arab place, and eventually end out in Guantanamo for a few years. He eventually wrote a book about it, but I don't remember his name, the book title, and I'm not 100% sure he's from the UK. --Extremophile (talk) 20:40, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why must be prisoned?

Now I'm really confused why he was arrested. Is it just because he's converted to Islam? That's really paranoid! If they really want to sweep out terrorist, just send some goddamn spies and special forces directly to the mountains at Pakistan! Omar Nasiri can do it, and he was just a civilian who's hired by DGSE! Hell now I see the point and the truth! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.152.204.92 (talk) 23:07, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The first link http://www.justiceforyee.com/ leads to a page with nothing relevant to the article. Is there any reason to keep it? Mcljlm (talk) 03:00, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]