第三十九回 · 盤詰行童 The Fiend Presses for the Acolyte's Testimony — Journey to the West

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盤詰行童 The Fiend Presses for the Acolyte's Testimony

這zhè一yì篇piān，原yuán來lái是shì太tài子zǐ小xiǎo心xīn，恐kǒng怕pà來lái傷shāng了le唐táng僧sēng，故gù意yì留liú住zhù妖yāo魔mó，更gèng不bù知zhī行xíng者zhě安ān排pái著zhe要yào打dǎ。那nà魔mó王wáng果guǒ信xìn其qí言yán，立lì在zài龍lóng床chuáng前qián面miàn，大dà喝hē一yì聲shēng道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng是shì幾jǐ時shí離lí了le東dōng土tǔ？唐táng王wáng因yīn甚shén事shì著zhuó你nǐ求qiú經jīng？」行xíng者zhě昂áng然rán而ér答dá道dào：「我wǒ師shī父fù乃nǎi唐táng王wáng御yù弟dì，號hào曰yuē三sān藏zàng。因yīn唐táng王wáng駕jià下xià有yǒu一yì丞chéng相xiàng，姓xìng魏wèi名míng徵zhēng，奉fèng天tiān條tiáo夢mèng斬zhǎn涇jīng河hé老lǎo龍lóng。大dà唐táng王wáng夢mèng遊yóu陰yīn司sī地dì府fǔ，復fù得dé回huí生shēng之zhī後hòu，大dà開kāi水shuǐ陸lù道dào場chǎng，普pǔ度dù冤yuān魂hún孽niè鬼guǐ。因yīn我wǒ師shī父fù敷fū演yǎn經jīng文wén，廣guǎng運yùn慈cí悲bēi，忽hū得dé南nán海hǎi觀guān世shì音yīn菩pú薩sà指zhǐ教jiào來lái西xī。我wǒ師shī父fù大dà發fā弘hóng願yuàn，情qíng忻xīn意yì美měi，報bào國guó盡jìn忠zhōng，蒙méng唐táng王wáng賜cì與yǔ文wén牒dié。那nà時shí正zhèng是shì大dà唐táng貞zhēn觀guàn十shí三sān年nián九jiǔ月yuè望wàng前qián三sān日rì，離lí了le東dōng土tǔ。前qián至zhì兩liǎng界jiè山shān，收shōu了le我wǒ做zuò大dà徒tú弟dì，姓xìng孫sūn，名míng悟wù空kōng行xíng者zhě；又yòu到dào烏wū斯sī國guó界jiè高gāo家jiā莊zhuāng，收shōu了le二èr徒tú弟dì，姓xìng豬zhū，名míng悟wù能néng八bā戒jiè；流liú沙shā河hé界jiè，又yòu收shōu了le三sān徒tú弟dì，姓xìng沙shā，名míng悟wù淨jìng和hé尚shàng；前qián日rì在zài敕chì建jiàn寶bǎo林lín寺sì，又yòu新xīn收shōu個gè挑tiāo擔dàn的de行xíng童tóng道dào人rén。」魔mó王wáng聞wén說shuō，又yòu沒méi法fǎ搜sōu檢jiǎn那nà唐táng僧sēng，弄nòng巧qiǎo語yǔ盤pán詰jié行xíng者zhě，怒nù目mù問wèn道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng，你nǐ起qǐ初chū時shí，一yí個gè人rén離lí東dōng土tǔ，又yòu收shōu了le四sì眾zhòng，那nà三sān僧sēng可kě讓ràng，這zhè一yí道dào難nán容róng。那nà行xíng童tóng斷duàn然rán是shì拐guǎi來lái的de。他tā叫jiào做zuò甚shén麼me名míng字zì？有yǒu度dù牒dié是shì無wú度dù牒dié？拿ná他tā上shàng來lái取qǔ供gòng。」諕xià得de那nà皇huáng帝dì戰zhàn戰zhàn兢jīng兢jīng道dào：「師shī父fù啊a！我wǒ卻què怎zěn的de供gòng？」孫sūn行xíng者zhě捻niǎn他tā一yì把bǎ道dào：「你nǐ休xiū怕pà，等děng我wǒ替tì你nǐ供gòng。」这zhè一yì篇piān，原yuán来lái是shì太tài子zǐ小xiǎo心xīn，恐kǒng怕pà来lái伤shāng了le唐táng僧sēng，故gù意yì留liú住zhù妖yāo魔mó，更gèng不bù知zhī行xíng者zhě安ān排pái着zhe要yào打dǎ。那nà魔mó王wáng果guǒ信xìn其qí言yán，立lì在zài龙lóng床chuáng前qián面miàn，大dà喝hē一yì声shēng道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng是shì几jǐ时shí离lí了le东dōng土tǔ？唐táng王wáng因yīn甚shén事shì着zhuó你nǐ求qiú经jīng？」行xíng者zhě昂áng然rán而ér答dá道dào：「我wǒ师shī父fù乃nǎi唐táng王wáng御yù弟dì，号hào曰yuē三sān藏zàng。因yīn唐táng王wáng驾jià下xià有yǒu一yì丞chéng相xiàng，姓xìng魏wèi名míng征zhēng，奉fèng天tiān条tiáo梦mèng斩zhǎn泾jīng河hé老lǎo龙lóng。大dà唐táng王wáng梦mèng游yóu阴yīn司sī地dì府fǔ，复fù得dé回huí生shēng之zhī后hòu，大dà开kāi水shuǐ陆lù道dào场chǎng，普pǔ度dù冤yuān魂hún孽niè鬼guǐ。因yīn我wǒ师shī父fù敷fū演yǎn经jīng文wén，广guǎng运yùn慈cí悲bēi，忽hū得dé南nán海hǎi观guān世shì音yīn菩pú萨sà指zhǐ教jiào来lái西xī。我wǒ师shī父fù大dà发fā弘hóng愿yuàn，情qíng忻xīn意yì美měi，报bào国guó尽jìn忠zhōng，蒙méng唐táng王wáng赐cì与yǔ文wén牒dié。那nà时shí正zhèng是shì大dà唐táng贞zhēn观guàn十shí三sān年nián九jiǔ月yuè望wàng前qián三sān日rì，离lí了le东dōng土tǔ。前qián至zhì两liǎng界jiè山shān，收shōu了le我wǒ做zuò大dà徒tú弟dì，姓xìng孙sūn，名míng悟wù空kōng行xíng者zhě；又yòu到dào乌wū斯sī国guó界jiè高gāo家jiā庄zhuāng，收shōu了le二èr徒tú弟dì，姓xìng猪zhū，名míng悟wù能néng八bā戒jiè；流liú沙shā河hé界jiè，又yòu收shōu了le三sān徒tú弟dì，姓xìng沙shā，名míng悟wù净jìng和hé尚shàng；前qián日rì在zài敕chì建jiàn宝bǎo林lín寺sì，又yòu新xīn收shōu个gè挑tiāo担dàn的de行xíng童tóng道dào人rén。」魔mó王wáng闻wén说shuō，又yòu没méi法fǎ搜sōu检jiǎn那nà唐táng僧sēng，弄nòng巧qiǎo语yǔ盘pán诘jié行xíng者zhě，怒nù目mù问wèn道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng，你nǐ起qǐ初chū时shí，一yí个gè人rén离lí东dōng土tǔ，又yòu收shōu了le四sì众zhòng，那nà三sān僧sēng可kě让ràng，这zhè一yí道dào难nán容róng。那nà行xíng童tóng断duàn然rán是shì拐guǎi来lái的de。他tā叫jiào做zuò甚shén么me名míng字zì？有yǒu度dù牒dié是shì无wú度dù牒dié？拿ná他tā上shàng来lái取qǔ供gòng。」諕xià得de那nà皇huáng帝dì战zhàn战zhàn兢jīng兢jīng道dào：「师shī父fù啊a！我wǒ却què怎zěn的de供gòng？」孙sūn行xíng者zhě捻niǎn他tā一yì把bǎ道dào：「你nǐ休xiū怕pà，等děng我wǒ替tì你nǐ供gòng。」

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這zhè一yì篇piān，原yuán來lái是shì太tài子zǐ小xiǎo心xīn，恐kǒng怕pà來lái傷shāng了le唐táng僧sēng，故gù意yì留liú住zhù妖yāo魔mó，更gèng不bù知zhī行xíng者zhě安ān排pái著zhe要yào打dǎ。这zhè一yì篇piān，原yuán来lái是shì太tài子zǐ小xiǎo心xīn，恐kǒng怕pà来lái伤shāng了le唐táng僧sēng，故gù意yì留liú住zhù妖yāo魔mó，更gèng不bù知zhī行xíng者zhě安ān排pái着zhe要yào打dǎ。

This whole speech, you see, was the prince's careful device — fearing harm might come to the Tang Monk, he deliberately held the fiend back, never knowing that Pilgrim was arranging things and meaning to strike.

太子: 子 = zǐ. 安排著: durative 著 = zhe. 更不知: 更 = gèng.

那nà魔mó王wáng果guǒ信xìn其qí言yán，立lì在zài龍lóng床chuáng前qián面miàn，大dà喝hē一yì聲shēng道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng是shì幾jǐ時shí離lí了le東dōng土tǔ？那nà魔mó王wáng果guǒ信xìn其qí言yán，立lì在zài龙lóng床chuáng前qián面miàn，大dà喝hē一yì声shēng道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng是shì几jǐ时shí离lí了le东dōng土tǔ？

That demon-king, taking his word for it, stood before the dragon-couch and cried out: "That monk — when did he leave the Eastern Land?

Two deictic 那 (那魔王, 那和尚) = nà. 大喝一聲 = "gave a great shout."

唐táng王wáng因yīn甚shén事shì著zhuó你nǐ求qiú經jīng？」唐táng王wáng因yīn甚shén事shì着zhuó你nǐ求qiú经jīng？」

For what cause did the Tang king have you seek scriptures?"

因甚事: 甚 = shén ("what"). 著你求經: causative 著 = zhuó ("had you—").

行xíng者zhě昂áng然rán而ér答dá道dào：「我wǒ師shī父fù乃nǎi唐táng王wáng御yù弟dì，號hào曰yuē三sān藏zàng。行xíng者zhě昂áng然rán而ér答dá道dào：「我wǒ师shī父fù乃nǎi唐táng王wáng御yù弟dì，号hào曰yuē三sān藏zàng。

Pilgrim answered proudly: "My master is the Tang king's imperial younger brother, styled Tripitaka.

號曰: 號 = hào ("styled"). 三藏: 藏 = zàng.

因yīn唐táng王wáng駕jià下xià有yǒu一yì丞chéng相xiàng，姓xìng魏wèi名míng徵zhēng，奉fèng天tiān條tiáo夢mèng斬zhǎn涇jīng河hé老lǎo龍lóng。因yīn唐táng王wáng驾jià下xià有yǒu一yì丞chéng相xiàng，姓xìng魏wèi名míng征zhēng，奉fèng天tiān条tiáo梦mèng斩zhǎn泾jīng河hé老lǎo龙lóng。

Because under the Tang king there was a chancellor, surnamed Wei and named Zheng, who by Heaven's decree beheaded the old dragon of the Jing River in a dream.

丞相: 相 = xiàng ("chancellor"). 夢斬涇河老龍 recalls the frame-tale of Ch.10.

大dà唐táng王wáng夢mèng遊yóu陰yīn司sī地dì府fǔ，復fù得dé回huí生shēng之zhī後hòu，大dà開kāi水shuǐ陸lù道dào場chǎng，普pǔ度dù冤yuān魂hún孽niè鬼guǐ。大dà唐táng王wáng梦mèng游yóu阴yīn司sī地dì府fǔ，复fù得dé回huí生shēng之zhī后hòu，大dà开kāi水shuǐ陆lù道dào场chǎng，普pǔ度dù冤yuān魂hún孽niè鬼guǐ。

The Great Tang king dreamed his spirit roamed the dark courts of the underworld, and after he regained life, he opened a grand Land-and-Water Mass to deliver in full the wronged souls and orphaned ghosts.

復得回生: 得 = dé. 普度: 度 = dù. 水陸道場 = a Land-and-Water rite for the dead.

因yīn我wǒ師shī父fù敷fū演yǎn經jīng文wén，廣guǎng運yùn慈cí悲bēi，忽hū得dé南nán海hǎi觀guān世shì音yīn菩pú薩sà指zhǐ教jiào來lái西xī。因yīn我wǒ师shī父fù敷fū演yǎn经jīng文wén，广guǎng运yùn慈cí悲bēi，忽hū得dé南nán海hǎi观guān世shì音yīn菩pú萨sà指zhǐ教jiào来lái西xī。

Because my master expounded the scripture-texts and spread abroad his compassion, he was suddenly granted the guidance of the Bodhisattva Guanshiyin of the Southern Sea, sent to come west.

忽得: 得 = dé. 觀世音: 觀 = guān ("Contemplator of the World's Sounds"). 指教: 教 = jiào.

我wǒ師shī父fù大dà發fā弘hóng願yuàn，情qíng忻xīn意yì美měi，報bào國guó盡jìn忠zhōng，蒙méng唐táng王wáng賜cì與yǔ文wén牒dié。我wǒ师shī父fù大dà发fā弘hóng愿yuàn，情qíng忻xīn意yì美měi，报bào国guó尽jìn忠zhōng，蒙méng唐táng王wáng赐cì与yǔ文wén牒dié。

My master made a great vow, glad in feeling and fair in intent, repaying the state with utmost loyalty, and received from the Tang king a written rescript.

報國盡忠: 盡 = jìn ("to the utmost"). 情忻意美 = "joyful and well-disposed."

那nà時shí正zhèng是shì大dà唐táng貞zhēn觀guàn十shí三sān年nián九jiǔ月yuè望wàng前qián三sān日rì，離lí了le東dōng土tǔ。那nà时shí正zhèng是shì大dà唐táng贞zhēn观guàn十shí三sān年nián九jiǔ月yuè望wàng前qián三sān日rì，离lí了le东dōng土tǔ。

That was in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan of Great Tang, three days before the fifteenth of the ninth month, when he left the Eastern Land.

Deictic 那時: 那 = nà. 貞觀: the reign-name 觀 = guàn (Zhēnguàn), distinct from the guān of 觀世音.

前qián至zhì兩liǎng界jiè山shān，收shōu了le我wǒ做zuò大dà徒tú弟dì，姓xìng孫sūn，名míng悟wù空kōng行xíng者zhě；前qián至zhì两liǎng界jiè山shān，收shōu了le我wǒ做zuò大dà徒tú弟dì，姓xìng孙sūn，名míng悟wù空kōng行xíng者zhě；

Coming first to Twin-Frontier Mountain, he took me as his eldest disciple, surnamed Sun, named Wukong the Pilgrim;

兩界山 = the Mountain of Two Frontiers, where Wukong was freed (Ch.14). 行者: 行 = xíng.

又yòu到dào烏wū斯sī國guó界jiè高gāo家jiā莊zhuāng，收shōu了le二èr徒tú弟dì，姓xìng豬zhū，名míng悟wù能néng八bā戒jiè；又yòu到dào乌wū斯sī国guó界jiè高gāo家jiā庄zhuāng，收shōu了le二èr徒tú弟dì，姓xìng猪zhū，名míng悟wù能néng八bā戒jiè；

coming again to the Gao Farmstead on the border of Wusi, he took a second disciple, surnamed Zhu, named Wuneng the Eight Rules;

烏斯國界 = the marches of Wusi. 悟能八戒 = Zhu Bajie's dharma-names.

流liú沙shā河hé界jiè，又yòu收shōu了le三sān徒tú弟dì，姓xìng沙shā，名míng悟wù淨jìng和hé尚shàng；流liú沙shā河hé界jiè，又yòu收shōu了le三sān徒tú弟dì，姓xìng沙shā，名míng悟wù净jìng和hé尚shàng；

at the River of Flowing Sand, he took a third disciple, surnamed Sha, named Wujing the monk;

流沙河 = the River of Flowing Sands (Ch.22). 悟淨 = Sha Monk's dharma-name.

前qián日rì在zài敕chì建jiàn寶bǎo林lín寺sì，又yòu新xīn收shōu個gè挑tiāo擔dàn的de行xíng童tóng道dào人rén。」前qián日rì在zài敕chì建jiàn宝bǎo林lín寺sì，又yòu新xīn收shōu个gè挑tiāo担dàn的de行xíng童tóng道dào人rén。」

and just the other day, at the imperially-built Precious-Grove Monastery, he newly took on this load-carrying acolyte, a Daoist novice."

挑擔的行童: 擔 = dàn ("the load"); 行童行 = xíng ("acolyte"). The disguised king is passed off as a new recruit.

魔mó王wáng聞wén說shuō，又yòu沒méi法fǎ搜sōu檢jiǎn那nà唐táng僧sēng，弄nòng巧qiǎo語yǔ盤pán詰jié行xíng者zhě，怒nù目mù問wèn道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng，你nǐ起qǐ初chū時shí，一yí個gè人rén離lí東dōng土tǔ，又yòu收shōu了le四sì眾zhòng，那nà三sān僧sēng可kě讓ràng，這zhè一yí道dào難nán容róng。魔mó王wáng闻wén说shuō，又yòu没méi法fǎ搜sōu检jiǎn那nà唐táng僧sēng，弄nòng巧qiǎo语yǔ盘pán诘jié行xíng者zhě，怒nù目mù问wèn道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng，你nǐ起qǐ初chū时shí，一yí个gè人rén离lí东dōng土tǔ，又yòu收shōu了le四sì众zhòng，那nà三sān僧sēng可kě让ràng，这zhè一yí道dào难nán容róng。

The demon-king, hearing this, and having no way to search out the Tang Monk, spun clever words to cross-question Pilgrim, and asked with glaring eyes: "That monk — when you first set out, one man left the Eastern Land, and you took on four followers; the three monks may pass, but this one Daoist won't do.

Three deictic 那 (那唐僧, 那和尚, 那三僧) = nà. 沒法: 沒 = méi. 難容: 難 = nán.

那nà行xíng童tóng斷duàn然rán是shì拐guǎi來lái的de。那nà行xíng童tóng断duàn然rán是shì拐guǎi来lái的de。

That acolyte is surely one you've kidnapped.

Deictic 那行童: 那 = nà; 行 = xíng. 斷然是拐來的 = "is certainly one abducted."

他tā叫jiào做zuò甚shén麼me名míng字zì？他tā叫jiào做zuò甚shén么me名míng字zì？

What is his name?

甚麼名字: 甚 = shén ("what").

有yǒu度dù牒dié是shì無wú度dù牒dié？有yǒu度dù牒dié是shì无wú度dù牒dié？

Has he an ordination-certificate or not?

度牒: 度 = dù — the official monk's ordination licence.

拿ná他tā上shàng來lái取qǔ供gòng。」拿ná他tā上shàng来lái取qǔ供gòng。」

Bring him up here and take his testimony."

取供: 供 = gòng ("testimony, deposition").

諕xià得de那nà皇huáng帝dì戰zhàn戰zhàn兢jīng兢jīng道dào：「師shī父fù啊a！諕xià得de那nà皇huáng帝dì战zhàn战zhàn兢jīng兢jīng道dào：「师shī父fù啊a！

That frightened the emperor into trembling and shaking: "Master!

諕得: 諕 = xià ("to frighten"), which pypinyin mis-defaults; complement 得 = de. Deictic 那皇帝: 那 = nà.

我wǒ卻què怎zěn的de供gòng？」我wǒ却què怎zěn的de供gòng？」

How ever am I to testify?"

怎的供: 供 = gòng.

孫sūn行xíng者zhě捻niǎn他tā一yì把bǎ道dào：「你nǐ休xiū怕pà，等děng我wǒ替tì你nǐ供gòng。」孙sūn行xíng者zhě捻niǎn他tā一yì把bǎ道dào：「你nǐ休xiū怕pà，等děng我wǒ替tì你nǐ供gòng。」

Sun Pilgrim gave him a pinch: "Don't be afraid — let me testify for you."

捻他一把 = "gave him a pinch." 替你供: 供 = gòng.

總評 Commentary

Wukong meets the fiend's interrogation with a bravura recital of the pilgrimage's whole prehistory — Wei Zheng's dream-beheading of the Jing River dragon, Taizong's tour of the underworld and the Land-and-Water Mass, Guanyin's commission, the vow, the rescript of Zhenguan 13, and the taking of the three disciples at Twin-Frontier Mountain, the Gao Farm, and the River of Flowing Sand. It is the novel recapping its own opening chapters through a character's mouth, and it is also a performance: fluent, exact, and calculated to leave the impostor no opening.

But the fiend finds the one seam — the fifth member of a party that set out four — and fixes on the "load-carrying acolyte," demanding his name, his ordination papers, and his testimony. The danger is pointed: the acolyte is the revived king himself, who could not survive close questioning, and the terror that seizes him (諕得…戰戰兢兢) is real. Wukong's whispered "let me testify for you" (等我替你供) sets up the chapter's next set-piece — the supplication-verse he will improvise in the king's place, a deposition in rhyme that tells the truth of the usurpation under the cover of a fiction. The scene ends poised on that pinch and that promise.