第二十四回 · 各依執事 Each to His Own Task — Journey to the West

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各依執事 Each to His Own Task

三sān藏zàng見jiàn他tā發fā怒nù，恐kǒng怕pà那nà童tóng子zǐ回huí言yán，鬥dòu起qǐ禍huò來lái，便biàn道dào：「悟wù空kōng，且qiě休xiū爭zhēng競jìng，我wǒ們men既jì進jìn來lái就jiù出chū去qù，顯xiǎn得de沒méi了le方fāng情qíng。常cháng言yán道dào：『鷺lù鷥sī不bù吃chī鷺lù鷥sī肉ròu。』他tā師shī既jì是shì不bú在zài，攪jiǎo亂luàn他tā做zuò甚shèn？你nǐ去qù山shān門mén前qián放fàng馬mǎ，沙shā僧sēng看kān守shǒu行xíng李lǐ，教jiào八bā戒jiè解jiě包bāo袱fú，取qǔ些xiē米mǐ糧liáng，借jiè他tā鍋guō灶zào，做zuò頓dùn飯fàn吃chī，待dài臨lín行xíng，送sòng他tā幾jǐ文wén柴chái錢qián，便biàn罷bà了le。各gè依yī執zhí事shì，讓ràng我wǒ在zài此cǐ歇xiē息xī歇xiē息xī，飯fàn畢bì就jiù行xíng。」他tā三sān人rén果guǒ各gè依yī執zhí事shì而ér去qù。三sān藏zàng见jiàn他tā发fā怒nù，恐kǒng怕pà那nà童tóng子zǐ回huí言yán，斗dòu起qǐ祸huò来lái，便biàn道dào：「悟wù空kōng，且qiě休xiū争zhēng竞jìng，我wǒ们men既jì进jìn来lái就jiù出chū去qù，显xiǎn得de没méi了le方fāng情qíng。常cháng言yán道dào：『鹭lù鸶sī不bù吃chī鹭lù鸶sī肉ròu。』他tā师shī既jì是shì不bú在zài，搅jiǎo乱luàn他tā做zuò甚shèn？你nǐ去qù山shān门mén前qián放fàng马mǎ，沙shā僧sēng看kān守shǒu行xíng李lǐ，教jiào八bā戒jiè解jiě包bāo袱fú，取qǔ些xiē米mǐ粮liáng，借jiè他tā锅guō灶zào，做zuò顿dùn饭fàn吃chī，待dài临lín行xíng，送sòng他tā几jǐ文wén柴chái钱qián，便biàn罢bà了le。各gè依yī执zhí事shì，让ràng我wǒ在zài此cǐ歇xiē息xī歇xiē息xī，饭fàn毕bì就jiù行xíng。」他tā三sān人rén果guǒ各gè依yī执zhí事shì而ér去qù。

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三sān藏zàng見jiàn他tā發fā怒nù，恐kǒng怕pà那nà童tóng子zǐ回huí言yán，鬥dòu起qǐ禍huò來lái，便biàn道dào：「悟wù空kōng，且qiě休xiū爭zhēng競jìng，我wǒ們men既jì進jìn來lái就jiù出chū去qù，顯xiǎn得de沒méi了le方fāng情qíng。三sān藏zàng见jiàn他tā发fā怒nù，恐kǒng怕pà那nà童tóng子zǐ回huí言yán，斗dòu起qǐ祸huò来lái，便biàn道dào：「悟wù空kōng，且qiě休xiū争zhēng竞jìng，我wǒ们men既jì进jìn来lái就jiù出chū去qù，显xiǎn得de没méi了le方fāng情qíng。

Seeing his anger, and fearing the boy would answer back and stir up trouble, Tripiṭaka said: “Wukong, let be this quarrel. We have come in, and shall soon go out again; there is no call to lose our courtesy.

三藏 (Sānzàng), 藏 (zàng); 那童子 (nà tóngzǐ), 子 (zǐ); 鬥起禍來 (dòu qǐ huò lái) = to breed a calamity; 顯得 (xiǎn·de), 得 (de) (‘appear / seem’); 方情 (fāng qíng) = due courtesy.

常cháng言yán道dào：『鷺lù鷥sī不bù吃chī鷺lù鷥sī肉ròu。』常cháng言yán道dào：『鹭lù鸶sī不bù吃chī鹭lù鸶sī肉ròu。』

As the old saying goes: ‘An egret eats no egret’s flesh.’

鷺鷥不吃鷺鷥肉 (lùsī bù chī lùsī ròu) = ‘an egret eats no egret’s flesh’ — those of a kind spare their own.

他tā師shī既jì是shì不bú在zài，攪jiǎo亂luàn他tā做zuò甚shèn？他tā师shī既jì是shì不bú在zài，搅jiǎo乱luàn他tā做zuò甚shèn？

His master being away, what use is it to make a disturbance of him?

攪亂 (jiǎoluàn) = to throw into disorder; 做甚 (zuò shèn), 甚 (shèn) ‘what (use)’.

你nǐ去qù山shān門mén前qián放fàng馬mǎ，沙shā僧sēng看kān守shǒu行xíng李lǐ，教jiào八bā戒jiè解jiě包bāo袱fú，取qǔ些xiē米mǐ糧liáng，借jiè他tā鍋guō灶zào，做zuò頓dùn飯fàn吃chī，待dài臨lín行xíng，送sòng他tā幾jǐ文wén柴chái錢qián，便biàn罷bà了le。你nǐ去qù山shān门mén前qián放fàng马mǎ，沙shā僧sēng看kān守shǒu行xíng李lǐ，教jiào八bā戒jiè解jiě包bāo袱fú，取qǔ些xiē米mǐ粮liáng，借jiè他tā锅guō灶zào，做zuò顿dùn饭fàn吃chī，待dài临lín行xíng，送sòng他tā几jǐ文wén柴chái钱qián，便biàn罢bà了le。

You go turn out the horses before the gate; Sha Monk, mind the baggage; have Bajie undo the bundle and take out some rice, and let us borrow their pot and stove to make a meal.

看守行李 (kānshǒu xínglǐ), 行 (xíng); 教八戒解包袱 (jiào Bājiè jiě bāofú), the causative 教 (jiào) ‘have (him),’ with 解 (jiě) ‘untie / open’; 臨行 (lín xíng), 行 (xíng).

各gè依yī執zhí事shì，讓ràng我wǒ在zài此cǐ歇xiē息xī歇xiē息xī，飯fàn畢bì就jiù行xíng。」各gè依yī执zhí事shì，让ràng我wǒ在zài此cǐ歇xiē息xī歇xiē息xī，饭fàn毕bì就jiù行xíng。」

When we leave we shall give them a few coppers for the firewood, and that will be that. Each to his own task; let me rest a while here, and we shall be off once the meal is done.”

柴錢 (chái qián) = money for firewood; 各依執事 (gè yī zhí shì) = each to his appointed duty; 飯畢就行 (fàn bì jiù xíng), 行 (xíng) ‘set out’.

他tā三sān人rén果guǒ各gè依yī執zhí事shì而ér去qù。他tā三sān人rén果guǒ各gè依yī执zhí事shì而ér去qù。

And the three of them went off, each to his task.

果各依執事而去 (guǒ gè yī zhí shì ér qù) = they duly went, each to his charge.

總評 Commentary

The Tang Monk defuses Pilgrim. Fearing the boy will retort and 鬥起禍 (breed a calamity), and finding no cause to make a scene with the master away, he invokes the folk adage 鷺鷥不吃鷺鷥肉 — ‘an egret eats no egret’s flesh,’ those of a kind spare their own — and chooses courtesy over pride.

He then parcels out the work: Pilgrim to the horses, Sha Monk to the baggage, Bājiè to unpack and borrow the kitchen for a meal, with a few coppers to be left for firewood; and he settles down to rest. The dispersal is exactly what the boys had hoped — it clears the rough disciples from the fruit — and exactly what will undo everything, for it frees Bājiè to plot. Readings: the causative 教 = jiào, 解包袱解 = jiě (untie), and 顯得得 = de.