《明史·列传·卷二百一十五》
俺答老了且快要死了，如果黄台吉即位，就让把汉回去，让他与黄台吉互相抗衡，我们则按兵帮助把汉。 
俺答老且死，黄台吉立，则令把汉还，以其众与台吉抗，我按兵助之。 
Odtai is old and about to die. If Hong Taiji ascends to the throne, he will let Ba Han go back and let him compete with Hong Taiji. Then we will follow the example of soldiers and help Ba Han.
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 俺答老且死，黄台吉立，则令把汉还，以其众与台吉抗，我按兵助之。 , document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]
Initial step: Identify the main clauses and subordinate clauses in the sentence. The sentence has two main clauses, "俺答老且死，黄台吉立" and "我按兵助之。", and one subordinate clause, "则令把汉还，以其众与台吉抗".
Following steps: The main clause "俺答老且死，黄台吉立" can be translated as "Odtai is old and about to die. If Hong Taiji ascends to the throne." The subordinate clause "则令把汉还，以其众与台吉抗" can be translated as "he will let Ba Han go back and let him compete with Hong Taiji". The main clause "我按兵助之。" can be translated as "Then we will follow the example of soldiers and help Ba Han."
English rendition: Odtai is old and about to die. If Hong Taiji ascends to the throne, he will let Ba Han go back and let him compete with Hong Taiji. Then we will follow the example of soldiers and help Ba Han.</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 俺答老且死，黄台吉立，则令把汉还，以其众与台吉抗，我按兵助之。 , document the translation approach to render an English version.
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Initial step: Identify the main clauses and subordinate clauses in the sentence. The sentence has two main clauses, "俺答老且死，黄台吉立" and "我按兵助之。", and one subordinate clause, "则令把汉还，以其众与台吉抗".
Following steps: The main clause "俺答老且死，黄台吉立" can be translated as "Odtai is old and about to die. If Hong Taiji ascends to the throne." The subordinate clause "则令把汉还，以其众与台吉抗" can be translated as "he will let Ba Han go back and let him compete with Hong Taiji". The main clause "我按兵助之。" can be translated as "Then we will follow the example of soldiers and help Ba Han."
English rendition: Odtai is old and about to die. If Hong Taiji ascends to the throne, he will let Ba Han go back and let him compete with Hong Taiji. Then we will follow the example of soldiers and help Ba Han.
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