第三十九回 · 雲端惡鬥 A Fierce Clash in the Clouds — Journey to the West

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雲端惡鬥 A Fierce Clash in the Clouds

他tā原yuán來lái跳tiào在zài九jiǔ霄xiāo雲yún裡lǐ，睜zhēng眼yǎn四sì望wàng，看kàn那nà魔mó王wáng哩lī。只zhǐ見jiàn那nà畜chù果guǒ逃táo了le性xìng命mìng，徑jìng往wǎng東dōng北běi上shàng走zǒu哩lī。行xíng者zhě趕gǎn得de將jiāng近jìn，喝hè道dào：「那nà怪guài物wù，那nǎ裡lǐ去qù？老lǎo孫sūn來lái了le也yě。」那nà魔mó王wáng急jí回huí頭tóu，掣chè出chū寶bǎo刀dāo，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「孫sūn行xíng者zhě，你nǐ好hǎo憊bèi懶lǎn。我wǒ來lái占zhàn別bié人rén的de帝dì位wèi，與yǔ你nǐ無wú干gàn，你nǐ怎zěn麼me來lái抱bào不bù平píng，泄xiè漏lòu我wǒ的de機jī密mì？」行xíng者zhě呵hē呵hē笑xiào道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ這zhè個gè大dà膽dǎn的de潑pō怪guài！皇huáng帝dì又yòu許xǔ你nǐ做zuò？你nǐ既jì知zhī我wǒ是shì老lǎo孫sūn，就jiù該gāi遠yuǎn遁dùn，怎zěn麼me還hái刁diāo難nàn我wǒ師shī父fù，要yào取qǔ甚shén麼me供gòng狀zhuàng？適shì才cái那nà供gòng狀zhuàng是shì也yě不bú是shì？你nǐ不bú要yào走zǒu，是shì好hǎo漢hàn吃chī我wǒ老lǎo孫sūn這zhè一yí棒bàng。」那nà魔mó側cè身shēn躲duǒ過guò，掣chè寶bǎo刀dāo劈pī面miàn相xiāng還huán。他tā兩liǎng個gè搭dā上shàng手shǒu，這zhè一yì場chǎng好hǎo殺shā，真zhēn是shì：他tā原yuán来lái跳tiào在zài九jiǔ霄xiāo云yún里lǐ，睁zhēng眼yǎn四sì望wàng，看kàn那nà魔mó王wáng哩lī。只zhǐ见jiàn那nà畜chù果guǒ逃táo了le性xìng命mìng，径jìng往wǎng东dōng北běi上shàng走zǒu哩lī。行xíng者zhě赶gǎn得de将jiāng近jìn，喝hè道dào：「那nà怪guài物wù，那nǎ里lǐ去qù？老lǎo孙sūn来lái了le也yě。」那nà魔mó王wáng急jí回huí头tóu，掣chè出chū宝bǎo刀dāo，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「孙sūn行xíng者zhě，你nǐ好hǎo惫bèi懒lǎn。我wǒ来lái占zhàn别bié人rén的de帝dì位wèi，与yǔ你nǐ无wú干gàn，你nǐ怎zěn么me来lái抱bào不bù平píng，泄xiè漏lòu我wǒ的de机jī密mì？」行xíng者zhě呵hē呵hē笑xiào道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ这zhè个gè大dà胆dǎn的de泼pō怪guài！皇huáng帝dì又yòu许xǔ你nǐ做zuò？你nǐ既jì知zhī我wǒ是shì老lǎo孙sūn，就jiù该gāi远yuǎn遁dùn，怎zěn么me还hái刁diāo难nàn我wǒ师shī父fù，要yào取qǔ甚shén么me供gòng状zhuàng？适shì才cái那nà供gòng状zhuàng是shì也yě不bú是shì？你nǐ不bú要yào走zǒu，是shì好hǎo汉hàn吃chī我wǒ老lǎo孙sūn这zhè一yí棒bàng。」那nà魔mó侧cè身shēn躲duǒ过guò，掣chè宝bǎo刀dāo劈pī面miàn相xiāng还huán。他tā两liǎng个gè搭dā上shàng手shǒu，这zhè一yì场chǎng好hǎo杀shā，真zhēn是shì：

猴hóu王wáng猛měng，魔mó王wáng強qiáng，刀dāo迎yíng棒bàng架jià敢gǎn相xiāng當dāng。猴hóu王wáng猛měng，魔mó王wáng强qiáng，刀dāo迎yíng棒bàng架jià敢gǎn相xiāng当dāng。

一yì天tiān雲yún霧wù迷mí三sān界jiè，只zhǐ為wèi當dāng朝cháo立lì帝dì王wáng。一yì天tiān云yún雾wù迷mí三sān界jiè，只zhǐ为wèi当dāng朝cháo立lì帝dì王wáng。

逐句解 Line by line

他tā原yuán來lái跳tiào在zài九jiǔ霄xiāo雲yún裡lǐ，睜zhēng眼yǎn四sì望wàng，看kàn那nà魔mó王wáng哩lī。他tā原yuán来lái跳tiào在zài九jiǔ霄xiāo云yún里lǐ，睁zhēng眼yǎn四sì望wàng，看kàn那nà魔mó王wáng哩lī。

He had, in fact, leapt up into the ninth-heaven clouds, and with wide eyes gazed all around, watching that demon-king.

Deictic 那魔王: 那 = nà. 九霄雲裡 = "amid the ninth-heaven clouds."

只zhǐ見jiàn那nà畜chù果guǒ逃táo了le性xìng命mìng，徑jìng往wǎng東dōng北běi上shàng走zǒu哩lī。只zhǐ见jiàn那nà畜chù果guǒ逃táo了le性xìng命mìng，径jìng往wǎng东dōng北běi上shàng走zǒu哩lī。

He saw that the beast had indeed fled for his life, making off straight to the northeast.

Deictic 那畜: 那 = nà; 畜 = chù ("beast"). 逃了性命 = "fled for dear life."

行xíng者zhě趕gǎn得de將jiāng近jìn，喝hè道dào：「那nà怪guài物wù，那nǎ裡lǐ去qù？行xíng者zhě赶gǎn得de将jiāng近jìn，喝hè道dào：「那nà怪guài物wù，那nǎ里lǐ去qù？

Pilgrim chased until he had all but come up on him, and shouted: "That monster — where are you off to?

趕得將近: complement 得 = de; 將 = jiāng ("about to, nearly"). Deictic 那怪物 = nà; interrogative 那裡去 = nǎ.

老lǎo孫sūn來lái了le也yě。」老lǎo孙sūn来lái了le也yě。」

Old Sun is come!"

老孫來了也 — Wukong announcing himself in mid-pursuit.

那nà魔mó王wáng急jí回huí頭tóu，掣chè出chū寶bǎo刀dāo，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「孫sūn行xíng者zhě，你nǐ好hǎo憊bèi懶lǎn。那nà魔mó王wáng急jí回huí头tóu，掣chè出chū宝bǎo刀dāo，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「孙sūn行xíng者zhě，你nǐ好hǎo惫bèi懒lǎn。

That demon-king spun his head about, whipped out his precious sword, and cried aloud: "Sun the Pilgrim, you rascal!

Deictic 那魔王: 那 = nà. 掣出寶刀 = "drew his sword." 憊懶 = "a wretch, a rogue."

我wǒ來lái占zhàn別bié人rén的de帝dì位wèi，與yǔ你nǐ無wú干gàn，你nǐ怎zěn麼me來lái抱bào不bù平píng，泄xiè漏lòu我wǒ的de機jī密mì？」我wǒ来lái占zhàn别bié人rén的de帝dì位wèi，与yǔ你nǐ无wú干gàn，你nǐ怎zěn么me来lái抱bào不bù平píng，泄xiè漏lòu我wǒ的de机jī密mì？」

I came to seize another man's throne — it's no concern of yours; why come meddling to right a wrong, and leak out my secret?"

占別人的帝位: 占 = zhàn ("to seize"). 抱不平 = "to take up another's grievance."

行xíng者zhě呵hē呵hē笑xiào道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ這zhè個gè大dà膽dǎn的de潑pō怪guài！行xíng者zhě呵hē呵hē笑xiào道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ这zhè个gè大dà胆dǎn的de泼pō怪guài！

Pilgrim laughed aloud: "I'll get you, you great bold vile monster!

我把你這個大膽的潑怪 = a scolding flourish, "you insolent wretch."

皇huáng帝dì又yòu許xǔ你nǐ做zuò？皇huáng帝dì又yòu许xǔ你nǐ做zuò？

Is the throne yours to sit on, then?

皇帝又許你做 = "and are you allowed to be emperor?"

你nǐ既jì知zhī我wǒ是shì老lǎo孫sūn，就jiù該gāi遠yuǎn遁dùn，怎zěn麼me還hái刁diāo難nàn我wǒ師shī父fù，要yào取qǔ甚shén麼me供gòng狀zhuàng？你nǐ既jì知zhī我wǒ是shì老lǎo孙sūn，就jiù该gāi远yuǎn遁dùn，怎zěn么me还hái刁diāo难nàn我wǒ师shī父fù，要yào取qǔ甚shén么me供gòng状zhuàng？

Since you know I'm old Sun, you should have fled far off — how is it you still harass my master and demand some deposition?

還刁難: 還 = hái; 刁難難 = nàn. 供狀: 供 = gòng; 甚麼甚 = shén.

適shì才cái那nà供gòng狀zhuàng是shì也yě不bú是shì？适shì才cái那nà供gòng状zhuàng是shì也yě不bú是shì？

That deposition just now — was it so or not?

Deictic 那供狀: 那 = nà; 供 = gòng.

你nǐ不bú要yào走zǒu，是shì好hǎo漢hàn吃chī我wǒ老lǎo孫sūn這zhè一yí棒bàng。」你nǐ不bú要yào走zǒu，是shì好hǎo汉hàn吃chī我wǒ老lǎo孙sūn这zhè一yí棒bàng。」

Don't run — if you're a stout fellow, take this cudgel of old Sun's."

好漢 = "a stout fellow." 這一棒 = "this one blow."

那nà魔mó側cè身shēn躲duǒ過guò，掣chè寶bǎo刀dāo劈pī面miàn相xiāng還huán。那nà魔mó侧cè身shēn躲duǒ过guò，掣chè宝bǎo刀dāo劈pī面miàn相xiāng还huán。

That fiend dodged aside and, whipping his precious sword, slashed back in his face.

Deictic 那魔: 那 = nà. 劈面相還: 相 = xiāng, 還 = huán ("to strike back in return").

他tā兩liǎng個gè搭dā上shàng手shǒu，這zhè一yì場chǎng好hǎo殺shā，真zhēn是shì：他tā两liǎng个gè搭dā上shàng手shǒu，这zhè一yì场chǎng好hǎo杀shā，真zhēn是shì：

The two of them locked hands, and this was a fine fight indeed. Truly:

這一場好殺 = "this bout, a splendid killing-match." The tag 真是 introduces the battle-couplet, spliced at the colon (：).

The Monkey King fierce, the demon-king strong: / sword met, cudgel warded, each daring to match the other.

First couplet of the battle-verse. 刀迎棒架 = "sword advancing, cudgel parrying." 敢相當: 相 = xiāng, 當 = dāng ("evenly matched").

One sky of cloud and mist bewildering the Three Realms — / all for the setting-up of a king over the reigning court.

只為當朝立帝王: 為 = wèi ("for the sake of"); 當朝當 = dāng, 朝 = cháo. 迷三界 = "bewilders the Three Realms."

總評 Commentary

The confrontation moves to the sky, and the chapter shifts into its combat register. Wukong runs the fleeing fiend down in the ninth-heaven clouds, and the two trade taunts before trading blows: the impostor's brazen defence — the throne is "no concern of yours" — against Wukong's mockery, "is the throne yours to sit on, then?" The exchange keeps the moral frame in view even at speed: this is a fight over 邪正, usurpation against right order, not a mere duel.

The clash is crowned with a battle-couplet (真是…), rendered here as a four-chip showcase verse rather than inline prose, since the source sets it off as formal verse. Its second line — "all for the setting-up of a king over the reigning court" — names the stake of the whole chapter in a single stroke: the cloud-and-mist tumult that "bewilders the Three Realms" is, in the end, about who shall sit the throne of Wūjī. The couplet freezes the duel at its height and hands the narrative on to the fiend's next stratagem.