第四十三回 · 太子明言　齊天之威 The Prince Speaks Plainly; the Might of the Great Sage — Journey to the West

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太子明言　齊天之威 The Prince Speaks Plainly; the Might of the Great Sage

太tài子zǐ道dào：「原yuán來lái是shì你nǐ不bù知zhī。他tā還hái有yǒu一yí個gè大dà徒tú弟dì，是shì五wǔ百bǎi年nián前qián大dà鬧nào天tiān宮gōng上shàng方fāng太tài乙yǐ金jīn仙xiān齊qí天tiān大dà聖shèng。如rú今jīn保bǎo護hù唐táng僧sēng往wǎng西xī天tiān拜bài佛fó求qiú經jīng，是shì普pǔ陀tuó巖yán大dà慈cí大dà悲bēi觀guān音yīn菩pú薩sà勸quàn善shàn，與yǔ他tā改gǎi名míng，喚huàn做zuò孫sūn悟wù空kōng行xíng者zhě。你nǐ怎zěn麼me沒méi得de做zuò，撞zhuàng出chū這zhè件jiàn禍huò來lái？他tā又yòu在zài我wǒ海hǎi內nèi遇yù著zháo你nǐ的de差chāi人rén，奪duó了le請qǐng帖tiē，徑jìng入rù水shuǐ晶jīng宮gōng，拿ná捏niē我wǒ父fù子zǐ們men有yǒu結jié連lián妖yāo邪xié，搶qiǎng奪duó人rén口kǒu之zhī罪zuì。你nǐ快kuài把bǎ唐táng僧sēng、八bā戒jiè送sòng上shàng河hé邊biān，交jiāo還huán了le孫sūn大dà聖shèng，憑píng著zhe我wǒ與yǔ他tā陪péi禮lǐ，你nǐ還hái好hǎo得dé性xìng命mìng；若ruò有yǒu半bàn個gè『不bú』字zì，休xiū想xiǎng得dé全quán生shēng居jū於yú此cǐ也yě。」太tài子zǐ道dào：「原yuán来lái是shì你nǐ不bù知zhī。他tā还hái有yǒu一yí个gè大dà徒tú弟dì，是shì五wǔ百bǎi年nián前qián大dà闹nào天tiān宫gōng上shàng方fāng太tài乙yǐ金jīn仙xiān齐qí天tiān大dà圣shèng。如rú今jīn保bǎo护hù唐táng僧sēng往wǎng西xī天tiān拜bài佛fó求qiú经jīng，是shì普pǔ陀tuó岩yán大dà慈cí大dà悲bēi观guān音yīn菩pú萨sà劝quàn善shàn，与yǔ他tā改gǎi名míng，唤huàn做zuò孙sūn悟wù空kōng行xíng者zhě。你nǐ怎zěn么me没méi得de做zuò，撞zhuàng出chū这zhè件jiàn祸huò来lái？他tā又yòu在zài我wǒ海hǎi内nèi遇yù着zháo你nǐ的de差chāi人rén，夺duó了le请qǐng帖tiē，径jìng入rù水shuǐ晶jīng宫gōng，拿ná捏niē我wǒ父fù子zǐ们men有yǒu结jié连lián妖yāo邪xié，抢qiǎng夺duó人rén口kǒu之zhī罪zuì。你nǐ快kuài把bǎ唐táng僧sēng、八bā戒jiè送sòng上shàng河hé边biān，交jiāo还huán了le孙sūn大dà圣shèng，凭píng着zhe我wǒ与yǔ他tā陪péi礼lǐ，你nǐ还hái好hǎo得dé性xìng命mìng；若ruò有yǒu半bàn个gè『不bú』字zì，休xiū想xiǎng得dé全quán生shēng居jū于yú此cǐ也yě。」

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太tài子zǐ道dào：「原yuán來lái是shì你nǐ不bù知zhī。太tài子zǐ道dào：「原yuán来lái是shì你nǐ不bù知zhī。

The prince said, 'It seems there is something you do not know.'

他tā還hái有yǒu一yí個gè大dà徒tú弟dì，是shì五wǔ百bǎi年nián前qián大dà鬧nào天tiān宮gōng上shàng方fāng太tài乙yǐ金jīn仙xiān齊qí天tiān大dà聖shèng。他tā还hái有yǒu一yí个gè大dà徒tú弟dì，是shì五wǔ百bǎi年nián前qián大dà闹nào天tiān宫gōng上shàng方fāng太tài乙yǐ金jīn仙xiān齐qí天tiān大dà圣shèng。

'He has yet another senior disciple — none other than the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, the Grand-Unity Golden Immortal of the Upper Realm, who five hundred years ago made havoc in Heaven.'

五百年前大鬧天宮 — Sun Wukong's revolt against Heaven (西遊記 ch.5–7); 太乙金仙, a high Daoist immortal rank.

如rú今jīn保bǎo護hù唐táng僧sēng往wǎng西xī天tiān拜bài佛fó求qiú經jīng，是shì普pǔ陀tuó巖yán大dà慈cí大dà悲bēi觀guān音yīn菩pú薩sà勸quàn善shàn，與yǔ他tā改gǎi名míng，喚huàn做zuò孫sūn悟wù空kōng行xíng者zhě。如rú今jīn保bǎo护hù唐táng僧sēng往wǎng西xī天tiān拜bài佛fó求qiú经jīng，是shì普pǔ陀tuó岩yán大dà慈cí大dà悲bēi观guān音yīn菩pú萨sà劝quàn善shàn，与yǔ他tā改gǎi名míng，唤huàn做zuò孙sūn悟wù空kōng行xíng者zhě。

'He now guards the Tang Monk on the westward road to fetch the scriptures; the great and merciful Bodhisattva Guanyin of Potalaka Crag exhorted him to virtue, gave him a new name, and called him Sun Wukong the Pilgrim.'

你nǐ怎zěn麼me沒méi得de做zuò，撞zhuàng出chū這zhè件jiàn禍huò來lái？你nǐ怎zěn么me没méi得de做zuò，撞zhuàng出chū这zhè件jiàn祸huò来lái？

'Why could you find nothing better to do, and go stirring up this disaster?'

他tā又yòu在zài我wǒ海hǎi內nèi遇yù著zháo你nǐ的de差chāi人rén，奪duó了le請qǐng帖tiē，徑jìng入rù水shuǐ晶jīng宮gōng，拿ná捏niē我wǒ父fù子zǐ們men有yǒu結jié連lián妖yāo邪xié，搶qiǎng奪duó人rén口kǒu之zhī罪zuì。他tā又yòu在zài我wǒ海hǎi内nèi遇yù着zháo你nǐ的de差chāi人rén，夺duó了le请qǐng帖tiē，径jìng入rù水shuǐ晶jīng宫gōng，拿ná捏niē我wǒ父fù子zǐ们men有yǒu结jié连lián妖yāo邪xié，抢qiǎng夺duó人rén口kǒu之zhī罪zuì。

'And he has met your courier within my seas, seized the invitation, and gone straight into the crystal palace, charging us father and son with conspiring with fiends and carrying off human folk.'

你nǐ快kuài把bǎ唐táng僧sēng、八bā戒jiè送sòng上shàng河hé邊biān，交jiāo還huán了le孫sūn大dà聖shèng，憑píng著zhe我wǒ與yǔ他tā陪péi禮lǐ，你nǐ還hái好hǎo得dé性xìng命mìng；你nǐ快kuài把bǎ唐táng僧sēng、八bā戒jiè送sòng上shàng河hé边biān，交jiāo还huán了le孙sūn大dà圣shèng，凭píng着zhe我wǒ与yǔ他tā陪péi礼lǐ，你nǐ还hái好hǎo得dé性xìng命mìng；

'Send the Tang Monk and Eight Rules up to the riverbank at once and hand them back to the Great Sage Sun; then, with me to make amends for you, you may yet keep your life.'

若ruò有yǒu半bàn個gè『不bú』字zì，休xiū想xiǎng得dé全quán生shēng居jū於yú此cǐ也yě。」若ruò有yǒu半bàn个gè『不bú』字zì，休xiū想xiǎng得dé全quán生shēng居jū于yú此cǐ也yě。」

'But if there is so much as half a “no,” you may forget living out your days here.'

總評 Commentary

The prince names the disciple the fiend never reckoned with — the Great Sage Equal to Heaven — and lays out the charges pending before the Dragon-King. His ultimatum, to hand the pilgrims back or forfeit his life, meets the alligator-dragon's stubbornness head-on.

太子明言 齊天之威 The Prince Speaks Plainly; the Might of the Great Sage

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總評 Commentary

太子明言　齊天之威 The Prince Speaks Plainly; the Might of the Great Sage