第四十三回 · 河神開路　撤水渡師 The River-God Opens the Way; the Waters Drawn Back, the Master Crosses — Journey to the West

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河神開路　撤水渡師 The River-God Opens the Way; the Waters Drawn Back, the Master Crosses

卻què說shuō那nà黑hēi水shuǐ河hé神shén謝xiè了le行xíng者zhě道dào：「多duō蒙méng大dà聖shèng復fù得dé水shuǐ府fǔ之zhī恩ēn。」唐táng僧sēng道dào：「徒tú弟dì啊a，如rú今jīn還hái在zài東dōng岸àn，如rú何hé渡dù此cǐ河hé也yě？」河hé神shén道dào：「老lǎo爺yé勿wù慮lǜ，且qiě請qǐng上shàng馬mǎ，小xiǎo神shén開kāi路lù，引yǐn老lǎo爺yé過guò河hé。」那nà師shī父fù才cái騎qí了le白bái馬mǎ，八bā戒jiè採cǎi著zhe韁jiāng繩shéng，沙shā和hé尚shàng挑tiāo了le行xíng李lǐ，孫sūn行xíng者zhě扶fú持chí左zuǒ右yòu。只zhǐ見jiàn河hé神shén作zuò起qǐ阻zǔ水shuǐ的de法fǎ術shù，將jiāng上shàng流liú擋dǎng住zhù，須xū臾yú，下xià流liú撤chè乾gān，開kāi出chū一yì條tiáo大dà路lù。師shī徒tú們men行xíng過guò西xī邊biān，謝xiè了le河hé神shén，登dēng崖yá上shàng路lù。這zhè正zhèng是shì：却què说shuō那nà黑hēi水shuǐ河hé神shén谢xiè了le行xíng者zhě道dào：「多duō蒙méng大dà圣shèng复fù得dé水shuǐ府fǔ之zhī恩ēn。」唐táng僧sēng道dào：「徒tú弟dì啊a，如rú今jīn还hái在zài东dōng岸àn，如rú何hé渡dù此cǐ河hé也yě？」河hé神shén道dào：「老lǎo爷yé勿wù虑lǜ，且qiě请qǐng上shàng马mǎ，小xiǎo神shén开kāi路lù，引yǐn老lǎo爷yé过guò河hé。」那nà师shī父fù才cái骑qí了le白bái马mǎ，八bā戒jiè采cǎi着zhe缰jiāng绳shéng，沙shā和hé尚shàng挑tiāo了le行xíng李lǐ，孙sūn行xíng者zhě扶fú持chí左zuǒ右yòu。只zhǐ见jiàn河hé神shén作zuò起qǐ阻zǔ水shuǐ的de法fǎ术shù，将jiāng上shàng流liú挡dǎng住zhù，须xū臾yú，下xià流liú撤chè干gān，开kāi出chū一yì条tiáo大dà路lù。师shī徒tú们men行xíng过guò西xī边biān，谢xiè了le河hé神shén，登dēng崖yá上shàng路lù。这zhè正zhèng是shì：

禪chán僧sēng有yǒu救jiù朝cháo西xī域yù，徹chè地dì無wú波bō過guò黑hēi河hé。禅chán僧sēng有yǒu救jiù朝cháo西xī域yù，彻chè地dì无wú波bō过guò黑hēi河hé。

逐句解 Line by line

卻què說shuō那nà黑hēi水shuǐ河hé神shén謝xiè了le行xíng者zhě道dào：「多duō蒙méng大dà聖shèng復fù得dé水shuǐ府fǔ之zhī恩ēn。」却què说shuō那nà黑hēi水shuǐ河hé神shén谢xiè了le行xíng者zhě道dào：「多duō蒙méng大dà圣shèng复fù得dé水shuǐ府fǔ之zhī恩ēn。」

Now the god of the Black-Water River thanked Pilgrim: 'I am much beholden to the Great Sage for the grace of recovering my water-palace.'

唐táng僧sēng道dào：「徒tú弟dì啊a，如rú今jīn還hái在zài東dōng岸àn，如rú何hé渡dù此cǐ河hé也yě？」唐táng僧sēng道dào：「徒tú弟dì啊a，如rú今jīn还hái在zài东dōng岸àn，如rú何hé渡dù此cǐ河hé也yě？」

The Tang Monk said, 'Disciples, we are still on the east bank — how are we to cross this river?'

河hé神shén道dào：「老lǎo爺yé勿wù慮lǜ，且qiě請qǐng上shàng馬mǎ，小xiǎo神shén開kāi路lù，引yǐn老lǎo爺yé過guò河hé。」河hé神shén道dào：「老lǎo爷yé勿wù虑lǜ，且qiě请qǐng上shàng马mǎ，小xiǎo神shén开kāi路lù，引yǐn老lǎo爷yé过guò河hé。」

The river-god said, 'Have no care, old master; only mount your horse, and your humble god will open the way and lead you across.'

那nà師shī父fù才cái騎qí了le白bái馬mǎ，八bā戒jiè採cǎi著zhe韁jiāng繩shéng，沙shā和hé尚shàng挑tiāo了le行xíng李lǐ，孫sūn行xíng者zhě扶fú持chí左zuǒ右yòu。那nà师shī父fù才cái骑qí了le白bái马mǎ，八bā戒jiè采cǎi着zhe缰jiāng绳shéng，沙shā和hé尚shàng挑tiāo了le行xíng李lǐ，孙sūn行xíng者zhě扶fú持chí左zuǒ右yòu。

The master had but climbed onto the white horse — Eight Rules holding the bridle, Sha the Monk shouldering the baggage, and Pilgrim lending support to either side —

只zhǐ見jiàn河hé神shén作zuò起qǐ阻zǔ水shuǐ的de法fǎ術shù，將jiāng上shàng流liú擋dǎng住zhù，須xū臾yú，下xià流liú撤chè乾gān，開kāi出chū一yì條tiáo大dà路lù。只zhǐ见jiàn河hé神shén作zuò起qǐ阻zǔ水shuǐ的de法fǎ术shù，将jiāng上shàng流liú挡dǎng住zhù，须xū臾yú，下xià流liú撤chè干gān，开kāi出chū一yì条tiáo大dà路lù。

when the river-god worked a water-staying spell: he dammed the upper flow, and in a moment the lower flow drained dry, opening out a broad road.

師shī徒tú們men行xíng過guò西xī邊biān，謝xiè了le河hé神shén，登dēng崖yá上shàng路lù。师shī徒tú们men行xíng过guò西xī边biān，谢xiè了le河hé神shén，登dēng崖yá上shàng路lù。

Master and disciples passed over to the western side, thanked the river-god, and climbed the bank on their way.

這zhè正zhèng是shì：这zhè正zhèng是shì：

This was precisely:

The Chan monk, delivered, turns toward the Western Realm; the earth swept clear, no waves — they cross the Black River.

The chapter's closing couplet, echoing the title's 黑河 / 西洋 pairing and the whole episode's resolution.

總評 Commentary

The grateful river-god, his palace restored, parts the Black River for the pilgrims — damming the upper flow, draining the lower — and they cross dry-shod to the west. The closing couplet seals the episode: the monk delivered, the black waters stilled, the road west open again.

河神開路 撤水渡師 The River-God Opens the Way; the Waters Drawn Back, the Master Crosses

逐句解 Line by line

總評 Commentary

河神開路　撤水渡師 The River-God Opens the Way; the Waters Drawn Back, the Master Crosses