第三十九回 · 換卻黃袍 The Yellow Robe Exchanged for a Monk's — Journey to the West

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換卻黃袍 The Yellow Robe Exchanged for a Monk's

三sān藏zàng甚shèn不bú過guò意yì，攙chān起qǐ那nà皇huáng帝dì來lái，同tóng入rù禪chán堂táng。又yòu與yǔ八bā戒jiè、行xíng者zhě、沙shā僧sēng拜bài見jiàn了le，方fāng才cái按àn座zuò。只zhǐ見jiàn那nà本běn寺sì的de僧sēng人rén整zhěng頓dùn了le早zǎo齋zhāi，卻què欲yù來lái奉fèng獻xiàn，忽hū見jiàn那nà個gè水shuǐ衣yī皇huáng帝dì，個gè個gè驚jīng張zhāng，人rén人rén疑yí說shuō。孫sūn行xíng者zhě跳tiào出chū來lái道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng不bú要yào這zhè等děng驚jīng疑yí。這zhè本běn是shì烏wū雞jī國guó王wáng，乃nǎi汝rǔ之zhī真zhēn主zhǔ也yě。三sān年nián前qián被bèi怪guài害hài了le性xìng命mìng，是shì老lǎo孫sūn今jīn夜yè救jiù活huó。如rú今jīn進jìn他tā城chéng去qù，要yào辨biàn明míng邪xié正zhèng。若ruò有yǒu了le齋zhāi，擺bǎi將jiāng來lái，等děng我wǒ們men吃chī了le走zǒu路lù。」眾zhòng僧sēng即jí奉fèng獻xiàn湯tāng水shuǐ，與yǔ他tā洗xǐ了le面miàn，換huàn了le衣yī服fú。把bǎ那nà皇huáng帝dì赭zhě黃huáng袍páo脫tuō了le，本běn寺sì僧sēng官guān將jiāng兩liǎng領lǐng布bù直zhí裰duō與yǔ他tā穿chuān了le；解jiě下xià藍lán田tián帶dài，將jiāng一yì條tiáo黃huáng絲sī絛tāo子zi與yǔ他tā繫jì了le；褪tuì下xià無wú憂yōu履lǚ，與yǔ他tā一yì雙shuāng舊jiù僧sēng鞋xié撒sā了le。卻què才cái都dōu吃chī了le早zǎo齋zhāi，扣kòu背bèi馬mǎ匹pǐ。三sān藏zàng甚shèn不bú过guò意yì，搀chān起qǐ那nà皇huáng帝dì来lái，同tóng入rù禅chán堂táng。又yòu与yǔ八bā戒jiè、行xíng者zhě、沙shā僧sēng拜bài见jiàn了le，方fāng才cái按àn座zuò。只zhǐ见jiàn那nà本běn寺sì的de僧sēng人rén整zhěng顿dùn了le早zǎo斋zhāi，却què欲yù来lái奉fèng献xiàn，忽hū见jiàn那nà个gè水shuǐ衣yī皇huáng帝dì，个gè个gè惊jīng张zhāng，人rén人rén疑yí说shuō。孙sūn行xíng者zhě跳tiào出chū来lái道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng不bú要yào这zhè等děng惊jīng疑yí。这zhè本běn是shì乌wū鸡jī国guó王wáng，乃nǎi汝rǔ之zhī真zhēn主zhǔ也yě。三sān年nián前qián被bèi怪guài害hài了le性xìng命mìng，是shì老lǎo孙sūn今jīn夜yè救jiù活huó。如rú今jīn进jìn他tā城chéng去qù，要yào辨biàn明míng邪xié正zhèng。若ruò有yǒu了le斋zhāi，摆bǎi将jiāng来lái，等děng我wǒ们men吃chī了le走zǒu路lù。」众zhòng僧sēng即jí奉fèng献xiàn汤tāng水shuǐ，与yǔ他tā洗xǐ了le面miàn，换huàn了le衣yī服fú。把bǎ那nà皇huáng帝dì赭zhě黄huáng袍páo脱tuō了le，本běn寺sì僧sēng官guān将jiāng两liǎng领lǐng布bù直zhí裰duō与yǔ他tā穿chuān了le；解jiě下xià蓝lán田tián带dài，将jiāng一yì条tiáo黄huáng丝sī绦tāo子zi与yǔ他tā系jì了le；褪tuì下xià无wú忧yōu履lǚ，与yǔ他tā一yì双shuāng旧jiù僧sēng鞋xié撒sā了le。却què才cái都dōu吃chī了le早zǎo斋zhāi，扣kòu背bèi马mǎ匹pǐ。

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三sān藏zàng甚shèn不bú過guò意yì，攙chān起qǐ那nà皇huáng帝dì來lái，同tóng入rù禪chán堂táng。三sān藏zàng甚shèn不bú过guò意yì，搀chān起qǐ那nà皇huáng帝dì来lái，同tóng入rù禅chán堂táng。

Tripitaka, much abashed, helped the emperor up and they went together into the meditation hall.

三藏: 藏 = zàng. 甚不過意: 甚 = shèn ("greatly"); "much embarrassed." Deictic 那皇帝: 那 = nà.

又yòu與yǔ八bā戒jiè、行xíng者zhě、沙shā僧sēng拜bài見jiàn了le，方fāng才cái按àn座zuò。又yòu与yǔ八bā戒jiè、行xíng者zhě、沙shā僧sēng拜bài见jiàn了le，方fāng才cái按àn座zuò。

Once more the king made his bows to Eight Rules, Pilgrim, and Sha Monk, and only then took his seat.

拜見了 = "paid his respects." 方才按座 = "only then sat down."

只zhǐ見jiàn那nà本běn寺sì的de僧sēng人rén整zhěng頓dùn了le早zǎo齋zhāi，卻què欲yù來lái奉fèng獻xiàn，忽hū見jiàn那nà個gè水shuǐ衣yī皇huáng帝dì，個gè個gè驚jīng張zhāng，人rén人rén疑yí說shuō。只zhǐ见jiàn那nà本běn寺sì的de僧sēng人rén整zhěng顿dùn了le早zǎo斋zhāi，却què欲yù来lái奉fèng献xiàn，忽hū见jiàn那nà个gè水shuǐ衣yī皇huáng帝dì，个gè个gè惊jīng张zhāng，人rén人rén疑yí说shuō。

Just then the monks of the monastery, having set out the morning fast and coming to offer it, suddenly caught sight of that water-robed emperor, and every one of them was startled, everyone in doubtful murmur.

Two deictic 那 (那本寺, 那個水衣皇帝) = nà. 驚張 = "alarmed"; 疑說 = "muttering in doubt."

孫sūn行xíng者zhě跳tiào出chū來lái道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng不bú要yào這zhè等děng驚jīng疑yí。孙sūn行xíng者zhě跳tiào出chū来lái道dào：「那nà和hé尚shàng不bú要yào这zhè等děng惊jīng疑yí。

Sun Pilgrim sprang out and said: "You monks, don't be so alarmed and suspicious.

Deictic 那和尚: 那 = nà. 驚疑 = "startled and doubting."

這zhè本běn是shì烏wū雞jī國guó王wáng，乃nǎi汝rǔ之zhī真zhēn主zhǔ也yě。这zhè本běn是shì乌wū鸡jī国guó王wáng，乃nǎi汝rǔ之zhī真zhēn主zhǔ也yě。

This is none other than the King of Wūjī, your own true sovereign.

乃汝之真主 = "is indeed your true lord."

三sān年nián前qián被bèi怪guài害hài了le性xìng命mìng，是shì老lǎo孫sūn今jīn夜yè救jiù活huó。三sān年nián前qián被bèi怪guài害hài了le性xìng命mìng，是shì老lǎo孙sūn今jīn夜yè救jiù活huó。

Three years ago a fiend took his life, and old Sun revived him this very night.

被怪害了性命 = "had his life destroyed by the monster." 今夜救活 = "revived tonight."

如rú今jīn進jìn他tā城chéng去qù，要yào辨biàn明míng邪xié正zhèng。如rú今jīn进jìn他tā城chéng去qù，要yào辨biàn明míng邪xié正zhèng。

Now we'll enter his city to set right the false from the true.

辨明邪正: 邪 = xié; "to distinguish the crooked from the upright."

若ruò有yǒu了le齋zhāi，擺bǎi將jiāng來lái，等děng我wǒ們men吃chī了le走zǒu路lù。」若ruò有yǒu了le斋zhāi，摆bǎi将jiāng来lái，等děng我wǒ们men吃chī了le走zǒu路lù。」

If the fast is ready, lay it out — let us eat and be on our way."

擺將來: directional coverb 將 = jiāng. 走路 = "to set off."

眾zhòng僧sēng即jí奉fèng獻xiàn湯tāng水shuǐ，與yǔ他tā洗xǐ了le面miàn，換huàn了le衣yī服fú。众zhòng僧sēng即jí奉fèng献xiàn汤tāng水shuǐ，与yǔ他tā洗xǐ了le面miàn，换huàn了le衣yī服fú。

The monks at once presented broth and water, washed his face for him and changed his clothes.

奉獻湯水 = "offered soup and water." 換了衣服 = "changed his garments."

把bǎ那nà皇huáng帝dì赭zhě黃huáng袍páo脫tuō了le，本běn寺sì僧sēng官guān將jiāng兩liǎng領lǐng布bù直zhí裰duō與yǔ他tā穿chuān了le；把bǎ那nà皇huáng帝dì赭zhě黄huáng袍páo脱tuō了le，本běn寺sì僧sēng官guān将jiāng两liǎng领lǐng布bù直zhí裰duō与yǔ他tā穿chuān了le；

They stripped off that emperor's ochre-yellow robe, and the monastery's clerics put two lengths of cloth cassock on him to wear;

Deictic 那皇帝: 那 = nà. 將兩領布直裰: coverb 將 = jiāng. 赭黃袍 = the imperial ochre robe; 直裰 = a monk's long gown.

解jiě下xià藍lán田tián帶dài，將jiāng一yì條tiáo黃huáng絲sī絛tāo子zi與yǔ他tā繫jì了le；解jiě下xià蓝lán田tián带dài，将jiāng一yì条tiáo黄huáng丝sī绦tāo子zi与yǔ他tā系jì了le；

they undid his indigo-jade belt and girded him with a length of yellow silk cord;

將一條黃絲絛子: coverb 將 = jiāng; suffix 子 = zi. 繫了: 繫 = jì ("to tie, gird"). 藍田帶 = a belt of Lantian jade.

褪tuì下xià無wú憂yōu履lǚ，與yǔ他tā一yì雙shuāng舊jiù僧sēng鞋xié撒sā了le。褪tuì下xià无wú忧yōu履lǚ，与yǔ他tā一yì双shuāng旧jiù僧sēng鞋xié撒sā了le。

they slipped off his care-free shoes and gave him an old pair of monk's sandals to shuffle on.

無憂履 = "carefree slippers" (royal footwear). 僧鞋撒了 = "put on monk's sandals."

卻què才cái都dōu吃chī了le早zǎo齋zhāi，扣kòu背bèi馬mǎ匹pǐ。却què才cái都dōu吃chī了le早zǎo斋zhāi，扣kòu背bèi马mǎ匹pǐ。

Only then had they all eaten the morning fast, and they saddled and strapped the horses.

卻才都吃了: 都 = dōu. 扣背馬匹 = "to gird the horses' backs."

總評 Commentary

The passage is quiet business — the disguising of the king — but it carries real weight. To walk his revived sovereign back into a city still held by the impostor, Wukong must strip him of every mark of kingship: the ochre-yellow robe (赭黃袍, a colour reserved for the emperor), the Lantian-jade belt, the "care-free" royal shoes are all exchanged for a monk's cloth cassock, a yellow silk cord, and an old pair of sandals. The true king is hidden inside the costume of the lowliest of the party, and the reversal of station — sovereign made servant-monk — is the visual engine of the disguise-plot that the rest of the chapter will run.

The monks' terror at the "water-robed emperor" (水衣皇帝) is the reader's own recognition staged from outside: to the monastery, a drowned man walking is a portent; to us, it is the proof that the elixir worked. Wukong's brisk explanation — this is your true lord, dead three years, revived tonight, and we go now to set right 邪正, the false and the true — restates the chapter's governing opposition and turns the company toward the city and the confrontation to come.