第十一回 · 判官告回 The Magistrate Takes His Leave — Journey to the West

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判官告回 The Magistrate Takes His Leave

判pàn官guān送sòng唐táng王wáng直zhí至zhì那nà超chāo生shēng貴guì道dào門mén，拜bài呼hū唐táng王wáng道dào：「陛bì下xià啊a，此cǐ間jiān乃nǎi出chū頭tóu之zhī處chù，小xiǎo判pàn告gào回huí，著zhuó朱zhū太tài尉wèi再zài送sòng一yì程chéng。」唐táng王wáng謝xiè道dào：「有yǒu勞láo先xiān生shēng遠yuǎn踄bù。」判pàn官guān道dào：「陛bì下xià到dào陽yáng間jiān，千qiān萬wàn做zuò個gè水shuǐ陸lù大dà會huì，超chāo度dù那nà無wú主zhǔ的de冤yuān魂hún，切qiè勿wù忘wàng了le。若ruò是shì陰yīn司sī裡lǐ無wú報bào怨yuàn之zhī聲shēng，陽yáng世shì間jiān方fāng得dé享xiǎng太tài平píng之zhī慶qìng。凡fán百bǎi不bú善shàn之zhī處chù，俱jù可kě一yī一yī改gǎi過guò。普pǔ諭yù世shì人rén為wéi善shàn，管guǎn教jiào你nǐ後hòu代dài綿mián長cháng，江jiāng山shān永yǒng固gù。」判pàn官guān送sòng唐táng王wáng直zhí至zhì那nà超chāo生shēng贵guì道dào门mén，拜bài呼hū唐táng王wáng道dào：「陛bì下xià啊a，此cǐ间jiān乃nǎi出chū头tóu之zhī处chù，小xiǎo判pàn告gào回huí，著zhuó朱zhū太tài尉wèi再zài送sòng一yì程chéng。」唐táng王wáng谢xiè道dào：「有yǒu劳láo先xiān生shēng远yuǎn踄bù。」判pàn官guān道dào：「陛bì下xià到dào阳yáng间jiān，千qiān万wàn做zuò个gè水shuǐ陆lù大dà会huì，超chāo度dù那nà无wú主zhǔ的de冤yuān魂hún，切qiè勿wù忘wàng了le。若ruò是shì阴yīn司sī里lǐ无wú报bào怨yuàn之zhī声shēng，阳yáng世shì间jiān方fāng得dé享xiǎng太tài平píng之zhī庆qìng。凡fán百bǎi不bú善shàn之zhī处chù，俱jù可kě一yī一yī改gǎi过guò。普pǔ谕yù世shì人rén为wéi善shàn，管guǎn教jiào你nǐ后hòu代dài绵mián长cháng，江jiāng山shān永yǒng固gù。」

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判pàn官guān送sòng唐táng王wáng直zhí至zhì那nà超chāo生shēng貴guì道dào門mén，拜bài呼hū唐táng王wáng道dào：「陛bì下xià啊a，此cǐ間jiān乃nǎi出chū頭tóu之zhī處chù，小xiǎo判pàn告gào回huí，著zhuó朱zhū太tài尉wèi再zài送sòng一yì程chéng。」判pàn官guān送sòng唐táng王wáng直zhí至zhì那nà超chāo生shēng贵guì道dào门mén，拜bài呼hū唐táng王wáng道dào：「陛bì下xià啊a，此cǐ间jiān乃nǎi出chū头tóu之zhī处chù，小xiǎo判pàn告gào回huí，著zhuó朱zhū太tài尉wèi再zài送sòng一yì程chéng。」

The magistrate escorted the Tang king right up to the gate of the noble path of rebirth and, bowing, called out, 'Your Majesty, this is the place of emergence. Your humble magistrate begs leave to return, and has Marshal Zhu see you the rest of the way.'

超生貴道門 the gate onto the 'noble path' of rebirth, one of the Six Paths. 出頭之處 'the place of coming out,' the exit to the living world. 著 zhuó, 'to direct.'

唐táng王wáng謝xiè道dào：「有yǒu勞láo先xiān生shēng遠yuǎn踄bù。」唐táng王wáng谢xiè道dào：「有yǒu劳láo先xiān生shēng远yuǎn踄bù。」

The Tang king thanked him: 'I have troubled you, sir, to come so far.'

遠踄 (yuǎn bù) 'to trudge a long way'; 踄 = 步, to walk.

判pàn官guān道dào：「陛bì下xià到dào陽yáng間jiān，千qiān萬wàn做zuò個gè水shuǐ陸lù大dà會huì，超chāo度dù那nà無wú主zhǔ的de冤yuān魂hún，切qiè勿wù忘wàng了le。判pàn官guān道dào：「陛bì下xià到dào阳yáng间jiān，千qiān万wàn做zuò个gè水shuǐ陆lù大dà会huì，超chāo度dù那nà无wú主zhǔ的de冤yuān魂hún，切qiè勿wù忘wàng了le。

The magistrate said, 'When Your Majesty reaches the world of light, by all means hold a Grand Mass of Land and Water to deliver the ownerless, wronged souls — do not on any account forget.'

超度 to ferry the dead across to salvation. 無主的冤魂 the 'masterless wronged souls,' the unransomed dead of the Nai and the City of the Wrongfully Dead.

若ruò是shì陰yīn司sī裡lǐ無wú報bào怨yuàn之zhī聲shēng，陽yáng世shì間jiān方fāng得dé享xiǎng太tài平píng之zhī慶qìng。若ruò是shì阴yīn司sī里lǐ无wú报bào怨yuàn之zhī声shēng，阳yáng世shì间jiān方fāng得dé享xiǎng太tài平píng之zhī庆qìng。

'If in the shadow-world there be no voice of grievance, then the world of light may enjoy the blessings of great peace.'

報怨 to requite a grievance. 方得 dé, 'only then can.'

凡fán百bǎi不bú善shàn之zhī處chù，俱jù可kě一yī一yī改gǎi過guò。凡fán百bǎi不bú善shàn之zhī处chù，俱jù可kě一yī一yī改gǎi过guò。

'Whatever is not good in all your conduct may be reformed, point by point.'

凡百 'in all things.' 一一 yī yī, 'one by one,' the reduplicated adverb.

普pǔ諭yù世shì人rén為wéi善shàn，管guǎn教jiào你nǐ後hòu代dài綿mián長cháng，江jiāng山shān永yǒng固gù。」普pǔ谕yù世shì人rén为wéi善shàn，管guǎn教jiào你nǐ后hòu代dài绵mián长cháng，江jiāng山shān永yǒng固gù。」

'Exhort all the world to do good, and I warrant your posterity shall be long, and your realm forever secure.'

為善 wéi shàn, to do good. 管教 jiào, 'to guarantee.' 綿長 mián cháng, long-enduring; 長 cháng.

總評 Commentary

Cui Jue's parting charge is the moral contract of the whole episode: the emperor's reprieve is conditional. He must sponsor the Grand Mass to deliver the souls he cannot otherwise repay, reform his own conduct, and exhort the world to virtue — in return for which his dynasty is promised endurance. The magistrate frames statecraft itself as karmic: peace above depends on quieting the grievances below.