第三十四回 · 二魔請戰 The Second Fiend Demands Battle — Journey to the West

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二魔請戰 The Second Fiend Demands Battle

諕xià得de個gè老lǎo魔mó頭tóu魂hún飛fēi魄pò散sàn，眾zhòng群qún精jīng噬shì指zhǐ搖yáo頭tóu。老lǎo魔mó道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，把bǎ唐táng僧sēng與yǔ沙shā僧sēng、八bā戒jiè、白bái馬mǎ、行xíng李lǐ都dōu送sòng還huán那nà孫sūn行xíng者zhě，閉bì了le是shì非fēi之zhī門mén罷bà。」二èr魔mó道dào：「哥gē哥gē，你nǐ說shuō那nǎ裡lǐ話huà？我wǒ不bù知zhī費fèi了le多duō少shǎo辛xīn勤qín，施shī這zhè計jì策cè，將jiāng那nà和hé尚shàng都dōu攝shè將jiāng來lái。如rú今jīn似sì你nǐ這zhè等děng怕pà懼jù孫sūn行xíng者zhě的de詭guǐ譎jué，就jiù俱jù送sòng去qù還huán他tā，真zhēn所suǒ謂wèi畏wèi刀dāo避bì劍jiàn之zhī人rén，豈qǐ大dà丈zhàng夫fū之zhī所suǒ為wéi也yě？你nǐ且qiě請qǐng坐zuò勿wù懼jù。我wǒ聞wén你nǐ說shuō孫sūn行xíng者zhě神shén通tōng廣guǎng大dà，我wǒ雖suī與yǔ他tā相xiāng會huì一yì場chǎng，卻què不bù曾céng與yǔ他tā比bǐ試shì。取qǔ披pī掛guà來lái，等děng我wǒ尋xún他tā交jiāo戰zhàn三sān合hé。假jiǎ若ruò他tā三sān戰zhàn勝shèng我wǒ不bú過guò，唐táng僧sēng還hái是shì我wǒ們men之zhī食shí；如rú三sān戰zhàn我wǒ不bù能néng勝shèng他tā，那nà時shí再zài送sòng唐táng僧sēng與yǔ他tā未wèi遲chí。」老lǎo魔mó道dào：「賢xián弟dì說shuō得de是shì。」教jiào取qǔ披pī掛guà。諕xià得de个gè老lǎo魔mó头tóu魂hún飞fēi魄pò散sàn，众zhòng群qún精jīng噬shì指zhǐ摇yáo头tóu。老lǎo魔mó道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，把bǎ唐táng僧sēng与yǔ沙shā僧sēng、八bā戒jiè、白bái马mǎ、行xíng李lǐ都dōu送sòng还huán那nà孙sūn行xíng者zhě，闭bì了le是shì非fēi之zhī门mén罢bà。」二èr魔mó道dào：「哥gē哥gē，你nǐ说shuō那nǎ里lǐ话huà？我wǒ不bù知zhī费fèi了le多duō少shǎo辛xīn勤qín，施shī这zhè计jì策cè，将jiāng那nà和hé尚shàng都dōu摄shè将jiāng来lái。如rú今jīn似sì你nǐ这zhè等děng怕pà惧jù孙sūn行xíng者zhě的de诡guǐ谲jué，就jiù俱jù送sòng去qù还huán他tā，真zhēn所suǒ谓wèi畏wèi刀dāo避bì剑jiàn之zhī人rén，岂qǐ大dà丈zhàng夫fū之zhī所suǒ为wéi也yě？你nǐ且qiě请qǐng坐zuò勿wù惧jù。我wǒ闻wén你nǐ说shuō孙sūn行xíng者zhě神shén通tōng广guǎng大dà，我wǒ虽suī与yǔ他tā相xiāng会huì一yì场chǎng，却què不bù曾céng与yǔ他tā比bǐ试shì。取qǔ披pī挂guà来lái，等děng我wǒ寻xún他tā交jiāo战zhàn三sān合hé。假jiǎ若ruò他tā三sān战zhàn胜shèng我wǒ不bú过guò，唐táng僧sēng还hái是shì我wǒ们men之zhī食shí；如rú三sān战zhàn我wǒ不bù能néng胜shèng他tā，那nà时shí再zài送sòng唐táng僧sēng与yǔ他tā未wèi迟chí。」老lǎo魔mó道dào：「贤xián弟dì说shuō得de是shì。」教jiào取qǔ披pī挂guà。

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諕xià得de個gè老lǎo魔mó頭tóu魂hún飛fēi魄pò散sàn，眾zhòng群qún精jīng噬shì指zhǐ搖yáo頭tóu。老lǎo魔mó道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，把bǎ唐táng僧sēng與yǔ沙shā僧sēng、八bā戒jiè、白bái馬mǎ、行xíng李lǐ都dōu送sòng還huán那nà孫sūn行xíng者zhě，閉bì了le是shì非fēi之zhī門mén罷bà。」諕xià得de个gè老lǎo魔mó头tóu魂hún飞fēi魄pò散sàn，众zhòng群qún精jīng噬shì指zhǐ摇yáo头tóu。老lǎo魔mó道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，把bǎ唐táng僧sēng与yǔ沙shā僧sēng、八bā戒jiè、白bái马mǎ、行xíng李lǐ都dōu送sòng还huán那nà孙sūn行xíng者zhě，闭bì了le是shì非fēi之zhī门mén罢bà。」

It so frightened the old demon lord that his soul flew off and his spirit scattered, and the whole host of goblins bit their fingers and shook their heads. The old fiend said: “Brother, let's send the Tang Monk, Sha Monk, Bajie, the white horse, and the baggage all back to that Sun the Pilgrim, and shut the door on this whole business.”

諕得 (xià de), "so frightened that" — 諕 read xià, to frighten, complement de. 都送還那孫行者 (dōu sòng huán nà sūn xíng zhě), "send all back to Sun the Pilgrim" — 還 read huán, to return; deictic nà. 閉了是非之門罷 (bì le shì fēi zhī mén ba), "shut the door of trouble" — hortative ba.

二èr魔mó道dào：「哥gē哥gē，你nǐ說shuō那nǎ裡lǐ話huà？我wǒ不bù知zhī費fèi了le多duō少shǎo辛xīn勤qín，施shī這zhè計jì策cè，將jiāng那nà和hé尚shàng都dōu攝shè將jiāng來lái。如rú今jīn似sì你nǐ這zhè等děng怕pà懼jù孫sūn行xíng者zhě的de詭guǐ譎jué，就jiù俱jù送sòng去qù還huán他tā，真zhēn所suǒ謂wèi畏wèi刀dāo避bì劍jiàn之zhī人rén，豈qǐ大dà丈zhàng夫fū之zhī所suǒ為wéi也yě？二èr魔mó道dào：「哥gē哥gē，你nǐ说shuō那nǎ里lǐ话huà？我wǒ不bù知zhī费fèi了le多duō少shǎo辛xīn勤qín，施shī这zhè计jì策cè，将jiāng那nà和hé尚shàng都dōu摄shè将jiāng来lái。如rú今jīn似sì你nǐ这zhè等děng怕pà惧jù孙sūn行xíng者zhě的de诡guǐ谲jué，就jiù俱jù送sòng去qù还huán他tā，真zhēn所suǒ谓wèi畏wèi刀dāo避bì剑jiàn之zhī人rén，岂qǐ大dà丈zhàng夫fū之zhī所suǒ为wéi也yě？

The second fiend said: “Brother, what a thing to say! I know not how much toil I spent contriving this stratagem, spiriting all those monks here. Now, if in this fashion you fear the wiles of Sun the Pilgrim and send them all back to him, we'd be, as the saying goes, men who dread the blade and shun the sword — how is that the conduct of a great man?”

你說那裡話 (nǐ shuō nǎ lǐ huà), "what a thing to say!" — rhetorical nǎ; but 將那和尚都攝將來 (jiāng nà hé shàng dōu shè jiāng lái), "spirited all those monks here" — deictic nà, disposal 將. 豈大丈夫之所為 (qǐ dà zhàng fu zhī suǒ wéi), "the conduct of a great man" — 為 the verb wéi, to do.

你nǐ且qiě請qǐng坐zuò勿wù懼jù。我wǒ聞wén你nǐ說shuō孫sūn行xíng者zhě神shén通tōng廣guǎng大dà，我wǒ雖suī與yǔ他tā相xiāng會huì一yì場chǎng，卻què不bù曾céng與yǔ他tā比bǐ試shì。取qǔ披pī掛guà來lái，等děng我wǒ尋xún他tā交jiāo戰zhàn三sān合hé。假jiǎ若ruò他tā三sān戰zhàn勝shèng我wǒ不bú過guò，唐táng僧sēng還hái是shì我wǒ們men之zhī食shí；如rú三sān戰zhàn我wǒ不bù能néng勝shèng他tā，那nà時shí再zài送sòng唐táng僧sēng與yǔ他tā未wèi遲chí。」你nǐ且qiě请qǐng坐zuò勿wù惧jù。我wǒ闻wén你nǐ说shuō孙sūn行xíng者zhě神shén通tōng广guǎng大dà，我wǒ虽suī与yǔ他tā相xiāng会huì一yì场chǎng，却què不bù曾céng与yǔ他tā比bǐ试shì。取qǔ披pī挂guà来lái，等děng我wǒ寻xún他tā交jiāo战zhàn三sān合hé。假jiǎ若ruò他tā三sān战zhàn胜shèng我wǒ不bú过guò，唐táng僧sēng还hái是shì我wǒ们men之zhī食shí；如rú三sān战zhàn我wǒ不bù能néng胜shèng他tā，那nà时shí再zài送sòng唐táng僧sēng与yǔ他tā未wèi迟chí。」

“Sit down now and don't be afraid. I've heard you say Sun the Pilgrim's magic is vast; though I met him once, I've never yet matched myself against him. Fetch my armor, and let me go seek him out for three bouts. If in three fights he can't beat me, the Tang Monk is still ours to eat; and if in three fights I can't beat him, then it won't be too late to send the Tang Monk back.” The old fiend said: “What my worthy brother says is right,” and ordered the armor fetched.

相會一場 (xiāng huì yì chǎng), "met him once" — reciprocal xiāng. 唐僧還是我們之食 (táng sēng hái shì wǒ men zhī shí), "the Tang Monk is still ours to eat" — 還 read hái. 那時再送 (nà shí zài sòng), "then send back," deictic nà.

老lǎo魔mó道dào：「賢xián弟dì說shuō得de是shì。」教jiào取qǔ披pī掛guà。老lǎo魔mó道dào：「贤xián弟dì说shuō得de是shì。」教jiào取qǔ披pī挂guà。

The old fiend said: “What my worthy brother says is right,” and ordered the armor fetched.

賢弟說得是 (xián dì shuō de shì), "what my worthy brother says is right" — complement de. 教取披掛 (jiào qǔ pī guà), "ordered the armor fetched" — 教 read jiào, to bid.

總評 Commentary

The brothers divide, as ever, along the fault-line of nerve. The elder, unmanned by the string of losses, counsels total surrender — hand back captives and baggage, shut the door on the whole affair — the counsel of a demon who has had enough. The younger answers with the code of the warrior: to yield now would brand them 畏刀避劍之人, men who dread the blade, a shame no 大丈夫 could bear.

The second fiend's proposal is both prudent and proud: a trial of three bouts, with the Tang Monk as the stake, staking the whole enterprise on single combat rather than abandoning it in fear. His reasoning — that he has met Sun the Pilgrim but never fought him, and must test himself before conceding — sets the terms for the battle that will fill the chapter's close. The elder's assent, 賢弟說得是, and the call for armor turn the demons from flight to fight, and the arming-scene follows at once.