ប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្តខ្មែរ ភាគ១, Khmer History Part 1

People have been living within the area covered by the present-day country of Cambodia at least since the 5th millennium BC. The ancient Kingdom of Funan occupied a wider area, and it was during that period that the culture became heavily influenced by Hinduism. The state of Chenla then arose. The Khmer Empire had its golden age in the 9th to the 13th centuries, when huge temple complexes were built, most notably Angkor Wat.

Spanish and Portuguese missionaries visited from the 16th century, and Cambodia became a protectorate of France in the 19th century, being ruled as part of French Indochina. Cambodia became an independent kingdom in 1953 under Norodom Sihanouk. The Vietnam War extended into Cambodia, giving rise to the Khmer Rouge, which took Phnom Penh in 1975 and carried out a campaign of mass killing. Following an invasion by Vietnam, the Khmer Rouge were deposed and the People's Republic of Kampuchea was established. After years of isolation, the war-ravaged nation was reunited under the monarchy in 1993 and has seen rapid economic progress while rebuilding from decades of civil war.

ប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្តខ្មែរ គឺជាបេះដូង ជាដួងព្រលឹងជាតិ និងជាមោទនៈភាពជាតិយើង។ សូមចំណាយពេលទំនេរ ដើម្បីស្តាប់ប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្តខ្មែរ​ទាំងអស់­គ្នា ដែលមានទាំងអស់ ៦ភាគ។

''ខ្មែរអើយភ្ញាក់ឡើង!"

១. ជាតិខ្មែរអង់អាចតាំពីបុរាណ តស៊ូក្លាហានពង្រីកទឹកដី

បង្កើតកេរ្តីឈ្មោះបន្សល់ស្នាដៃ អោយខ្មែរប្រុសស្រីច្រើនឥតគណនា។

២. ជាតិខ្មែរមានអរិយធម៌ប្រពៃ វប្បធម៌ថ្លាថ្លៃរមទមរាបសា

ជាឧទាហរណ៍រូបអប្សរា ប្រាសាទសិលាជាសក្ខីភាព។

៣. ប្រវត្តិខ្មែរធ្លាប់តែរីកចំរើន រុងរឿងថ្កុំថ្កើនរកគ្មានគូរប្រៀប

បរទេសជិតឆ្ងាយក្លបខ្លាចរាប បន្ទន់ខ្លួនទាបកោតឬទ្ធិចេស្តា។

៤. ហេតុអ្វីខ្មែរថែមិនអោយគង់ វប្បធម៌ផូរផង់ច្រើនអស្ចារ្យ

បណ្តោយអោយបរទេសឬស្សា ចូលមកប្រហារស្នាដៃបុព្វ។ 

៥. សូមខ្មែរគ្រប់និន្នាសាម្គីគ្នា តស៊ូពុះពារជួយអោយសស្រាក់

អោយរីកចំរើនដូចអតីត ពុំនោះខ្មែរធ្លាក់ខ្លួនដូចម្ប៉ា។ និពន្ធដោយកាន់ សុផាណូ

"Khmer People, Please Wake Up"

1. Khmer used to be brave from the past.

It had struggled for territory enlargement,

building up its image and numerous

achievements for the nation.

2. Khmer has had a wonderful civilization and

rich culture. For instance, Apsara statues

and temples as witnessed.

3. Historically, Khmer had progressed

and was an incomparable nation.

It was admired by both neighboring and faraway countries.

4. Why does Khmer not conserve its rich culture?

Instead, it allows foreigners

to destroy its ancestors' achievements.

5. May all Khmer be united,

joining hands to develop our country

to be more advanced like the past,

otherwise it will be like Champa Country.

Edits by Chhunnat Kan and Greg Bem