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波月洞門
The Moon-Cave Gate
二人雄糾糾的到了門前：「呀！閉著門哩。」只見那門上橫安了一塊白玉石板，上鐫著六個大字：「碗子山波月洞」。沙僧道：「哥啊，這不是甚麼寺院，是一座妖精洞府也。我師父在這裡，也見不得哩。」八戒道：「兄弟莫怕。你且拴下馬匹，守著行李，待我問他的信看。」那獃子舉著鈀，上前高叫：「開門！開門！」那洞內有把門的小妖開了門忽見他兩個的模樣，急抽身，跑入裡面報道：「大王，買賣來了。」老妖道：「那裡買賣？」小妖道：「洞門外有一個長嘴大耳的和尚，與一個晦氣色的和尚，來叫門了。」老妖大喜道：「是豬八戒與沙僧尋將來也。噫，他也會尋哩，怎麼就尋到我這門上。既然嘴臉兇頑，卻莫要怠慢了他。」叫：「取披掛來。」小妖擡來就結束了，綽刀在手，徑出門來。二人雄纠纠的到了门前：「呀！闭著门哩。」只见那门上横安了一块白玉石板，上镌著六个大字：「碗子山波月洞」。沙僧道：「哥啊，这不是甚么寺院，是一座妖精洞府也。我师父在这里，也见不得哩。」八戒道：「兄弟莫怕。你且拴下马匹，守著行李，待我问他的信看。」那呆子举著钯，上前高叫：「开门！开门！」那洞内有把门的小妖开了门忽见他两个的模样，急抽身，跑入里面报道：「大王，买卖来了。」老妖道：「那里买卖？」小妖道：「洞门外有一个长嘴大耳的和尚，与一个晦气色的和尚，来叫门了。」老妖大喜道：「是猪八戒与沙僧寻将来也。噫，他也会寻哩，怎么就寻到我这门上。既然嘴脸凶顽，却莫要怠慢了他。」叫：「取披挂来。」小妖擡来就结束了，绰刀在手，径出门来。
逐句解 Line by line
二人雄糾糾的到了門前：「呀！閉著門哩。」只見那門上橫安了一塊白玉石板，上鐫著六個大字：「碗子山波月洞」。
二人雄纠纠的到了门前：「呀！闭著门哩。」只见那门上横安了一块白玉石板，上镌著六个大字：「碗子山波月洞」。
The two of them came up boldly to the gate: “Why — the door's shut!” And they saw, set crosswise above it, a slab of white jade with six great graphs carved upon it: “Wave-Moon Cave of Bowl-Bank Mountain.”
閉著 / 鐫著 zhe; 那門上 nà. 碗子山波月洞 — the demon's lair named in plain stone.
沙僧道：「哥啊，這不是甚麼寺院，是一座妖精洞府也。我師父在這裡，也見不得哩。」
沙僧道：「哥啊，这不是甚么寺院，是一座妖精洞府也。我师父在这里，也见不得哩。」
Said Sha Monk, “Brother, this is no temple — it's a demon's cave-mansion. If our master is in here, we may never see him.”
甚麼 shén; 見不得 de. Sha Monk reads the inscription correctly where Bajie read a pagoda.
八戒道：「兄弟莫怕。你且拴下馬匹，守著行李，待我問他的信看。」那獃子舉著鈀，上前高叫：「開門！開門！」
八戒道：「兄弟莫怕。你且拴下马匹，守著行李，待我问他的信看。」那呆子举著钯，上前高叫：「开门！开门！」
Said Bajie, “Don't be afraid, brother. Just tie up the horse, guard the baggage, and let me go ask after him.” The blockhead raised his rake and went forward shouting, “Open up! Open up!”
守著 / 舉著 zhe; 那獃子 nà; 鈀 pá.
那洞內有把門的小妖開了門忽見他兩個的模樣，急抽身，跑入裡面報道：「大王，買賣來了。」
那洞内有把门的小妖开了门忽见他两个的模样，急抽身，跑入里面报道：「大王，买卖来了。」
A gate-keeping imp within opened the door, took one look at the pair of them, quickly drew back, and ran inside to report: “Great King, business has come!”
那洞內 nà. 買賣來了 — the imp echoes the demon's proverb: the prey has arrived.
老妖道：「那裡買賣？」小妖道：「洞門外有一個長嘴大耳的和尚，與一個晦氣色的和尚，來叫門了。」
老妖道：「那里买卖？」小妖道：「洞门外有一个长嘴大耳的和尚，与一个晦气色的和尚，来叫门了。」
Said the old fiend, “What business?” Said the imp, “Outside the cave-mouth there's a long-snouted, big-eared monk, and a sallow, luckless-looking monk, come knocking at the door.”
那裡 nǎ; 長嘴 cháng (“long-snouted”), not zhǎng. The imp's tart description of Bajie and Sha Monk.
老妖大喜道：「是豬八戒與沙僧尋將來也。噫，他也會尋哩，怎麼就尋到我這門上。既然嘴臉兇頑，卻莫要怠慢了他。」叫：「取披掛來。」小妖擡來就結束了，綽刀在手，徑出門來。
老妖大喜道：「是猪八戒与沙僧寻将来也。噫，他也会寻哩，怎么就寻到我这门上。既然嘴脸凶顽，却莫要怠慢了他。」叫：「取披挂来。」小妖擡来就结束了，绰刀在手，径出门来。
The old fiend rejoiced: “So it's Zhu Bajie and Sha Monk come seeking! Well, well — they know how to track, to come right up to my door. Since their looks are fierce and stubborn, we mustn't take them lightly.” He called, “Bring my armor.” The imps carried it out, he buckled it on, took his sabre in hand, and strode out the gate.
尋將 jiāng. The demon arms himself — pleased, not alarmed, that the prey has come.
總評 Commentary
The inscription over the gate settles what the golden light had obscured: this is the Wave-Moon Cave, a demon's lair, named unmistakably in white jade. Sha Monk reads it and understands; Bajie, undeterred, simply pounds on the door. The scene completes the chapter's long play on true and false appearances — the paradise-fu, the golden pagoda, and now the plain stone name that tells the truth the pilgrims had refused to see.
The demon's reaction is the telling note. He is not dismayed that the disciples have found him but delighted — “they know how to track” — and he arms himself out of respect for their ferocity, not fear. His composure confirms the trap has closed exactly as planned: the whole party is now gathered at the one place he chose to wait.