第三十一回 · 長老現身 The Master Restored — Journey to the West

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長老現身 The Master Restored

長zhǎng老lǎo現xiàn了le原yuán身shēn，定dìng性xìng睜zhēng睛jīng，才cái認rèn得de是shì行xíng者zhě。一yì把bǎ攙chān住zhù道dào：「悟wù空kōng，你nǐ從cóng那nǎ裡lǐ來lái也yě？」沙shā僧sēng侍shì立lì左zuǒ右yòu，把bǎ那nà請qǐng行xíng者zhě，降xiáng妖yāo精jīng，救jiù公gōng主zhǔ，解jiě虎hǔ氣qì，並bìng回huí朝cháo上shàng項xiàng事shì，備bèi陳chén了le一yí遍biàn。三sān藏zàng謝xiè之zhī不bú盡jìn道dào：「賢xián徒tú，虧kuī了le你nǐ也yě，虧kuī了le你nǐ也yě。這zhè一yí去qù，早zǎo詣yì西xī方fāng，徑jìng回huí東dōng土tǔ，奏zòu唐táng王wáng，你nǐ的de功gōng勞láo第dì一yī。」长zhǎng老lǎo现xiàn了le原yuán身shēn，定dìng性xìng睁zhēng睛jīng，才cái认rèn得de是shì行xíng者zhě。一yì把bǎ搀chān住zhù道dào：「悟wù空kōng，你nǐ从cóng那nǎ里lǐ来lái也yě？」沙shā僧sēng侍shì立lì左zuǒ右yòu，把bǎ那nà请qǐng行xíng者zhě，降xiáng妖yāo精jīng，救jiù公gōng主zhǔ，解jiě虎hǔ气qì，并bìng回huí朝cháo上shàng项xiàng事shì，备bèi陈chén了le一yí遍biàn。三sān藏zàng谢xiè之zhī不bú尽jìn道dào：「贤xián徒tú，亏kuī了le你nǐ也yě，亏kuī了le你nǐ也yě。这zhè一yí去qù，早zǎo诣yì西xī方fāng，径jìng回huí东dōng土tǔ，奏zòu唐táng王wáng，你nǐ的de功gōng劳láo第dì一yī。」

逐句解 Line by line

長zhǎng老lǎo現xiàn了le原yuán身shēn，定dìng性xìng睜zhēng睛jīng，才cái認rèn得de是shì行xíng者zhě。长zhǎng老lǎo现xiàn了le原yuán身shēn，定dìng性xìng睁zhēng睛jīng，才cái认rèn得de是shì行xíng者zhě。

The master resumed his true body, and, steadying himself and opening his eyes, knew at last that it was Pilgrim.

現原身 (xiàn yuán shēn), to resume one’s true form. 定性睜睛 (dìng xìng zhēng jīng), to compose oneself and open the eyes. 長 read zhǎng; 認得 with 得 as de.

一yì把bǎ攙chān住zhù道dào：「悟wù空kōng，你nǐ從cóng那nǎ裡lǐ來lái也yě？」一yì把bǎ搀chān住zhù道dào：「悟wù空kōng，你nǐ从cóng那nǎ里lǐ来lái也yě？」

Seizing him fast by the arm, he said, “Wukong, whence have you come?”

攙住 (chān zhù), to take hold of, to support by the arm. 那裡 (nǎlǐ), whence; 那 read nǎ.

沙shā僧sēng侍shì立lì左zuǒ右yòu，把bǎ那nà請qǐng行xíng者zhě，降xiáng妖yāo精jīng，救jiù公gōng主zhǔ，解jiě虎hǔ氣qì，並bìng回huí朝cháo上shàng項xiàng事shì，備bèi陳chén了le一yí遍biàn。沙shā僧sēng侍shì立lì左zuǒ右yòu，把bǎ那nà请qǐng行xíng者zhě，降xiáng妖yāo精jīng，救jiù公gōng主zhǔ，解jiě虎hǔ气qì，并bìng回huí朝cháo上shàng项xiàng事shì，备bèi陈chén了le一yí遍biàn。

Sha Seng, standing in attendance at his side, set forth in full the whole train of events — the entreating of Pilgrim, the subduing of the fiend, the rescue of the princess, the dissolving of the tiger-nature, and the return to court.

侍立左右 (shì lì zuǒ yòu), to stand attendant at one’s side. 備陳一遍 (bèi chén yí biàn), to relate the whole once over. 降妖精 with 降 as xiáng; 回朝 with 朝 as cháo; 那 read nà.

三sān藏zàng謝xiè之zhī不bú盡jìn道dào：「賢xián徒tú，虧kuī了le你nǐ也yě，虧kuī了le你nǐ也yě。三sān藏zàng谢xiè之zhī不bú尽jìn道dào：「贤xián徒tú，亏kuī了le你nǐ也yě，亏kuī了le你nǐ也yě。

Tripitaka, thanking him past all measure, said, “Worthy disciple, I owe it to you, I owe it all to you.

三藏 (Sānzàng), Tripitaka; 藏 read zàng. 謝之不盡 (xiè zhī bù jìn), to thank endlessly; 盡 read jìn, hence the preceding 不 as bú. 虧了你 (kuī le nǐ), “it is thanks to you.”

這zhè一yí去qù，早zǎo詣yì西xī方fāng，徑jìng回huí東dōng土tǔ，奏zòu唐táng王wáng，你nǐ的de功gōng勞láo第dì一yī。」这zhè一yí去qù，早zǎo诣yì西xī方fāng，径jìng回huí东dōng土tǔ，奏zòu唐táng王wáng，你nǐ的de功gōng劳láo第dì一yī。」

On this journey — soon reaching the West, then straight back to the Eastern Land to report to the Tang king — yours shall be the foremost merit.”

詣西方 (yì xī fāng), to reach the Western Heaven. 功勞第一 (gōngláo dì yī), the foremost in merit.

總評 Commentary

The master’s restoration to human form and his instant, grateful clasping of Wukong effect the reconciliation the chapter has been driving toward. The banishment that opened the sequence is here undone not by apology but by circumstance: rescued and repentant, Tripitaka acknowledges his debt without reserve, and the breach between master and chief disciple is silently healed.

Sha Seng’s dutiful recital of the whole adventure performs the novel’s habitual work of summary, gathering the scattered episodes into a single account for the master who had witnessed none of them, and Tripitaka’s thanks, with his prophecy of Wukong’s foremost merit, formally restores the disciple to his place at the head of the band. The reconciliation prepares the final departure and the couplet that seals the chapter.