第三十七回 · 神將護僧 The Spirits Shield the Monk — Journey to the West

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神將護僧 The Spirits Shield the Monk

說shuō聲shēng「拿ná」字zì，兩liǎng邊biān校xiào尉wèi一yì齊qí下xià手shǒu，把bǎ唐táng僧sēng抓zhuā將jiāng下xià來lái，急jí理lǐ繩shéng索suǒ便biàn綑kǔn。行xíng者zhě在zài匣xiá裡lǐ默mò默mò的de念niàn咒zhòu，教jiào道dào：「護hù法fǎ諸zhū天tiān、六liù丁dīng六liù甲jiǎ，我wǒ今jīn設shè法fǎ降xiáng妖yāo，這zhè太tài子zǐ不bù能néng知zhī識shí，將jiāng繩shéng要yào綑kǔn我wǒ師shī父fù，汝rǔ等děng即jí早zǎo護hù持chí；若ruò真zhēn綑kǔn了le，汝rǔ等děng都dōu該gāi有yǒu罪zuì。」那nà大dà聖shèng暗àn中zhōng吩fēn咐fù，誰shuí敢gǎn不bù遵zūn，卻què將jiāng三sān藏zàng護hù持chí定dìng了le，那nà些xiē人rén摸mō也yě摸mō不bú著zháo他tā光guāng頭tóu，好hǎo似sì一yí壁bì牆qiáng擋dǎng住zhù，難nán攏lǒng其qí身shēn。说shuō声shēng「拿ná」字zì，两liǎng边biān校xiào尉wèi一yì齐qí下xià手shǒu，把bǎ唐táng僧sēng抓zhuā将jiāng下xià来lái，急jí理lǐ绳shéng索suǒ便biàn捆kǔn。行xíng者zhě在zài匣xiá里lǐ默mò默mò的de念niàn咒zhòu，教jiào道dào：「护hù法fǎ诸zhū天tiān、六liù丁dīng六liù甲jiǎ，我wǒ今jīn设shè法fǎ降xiáng妖yāo，这zhè太tài子zǐ不bù能néng知zhī识shí，将jiāng绳shéng要yào捆kǔn我wǒ师shī父fù，汝rǔ等děng即jí早zǎo护hù持chí；若ruò真zhēn捆kǔn了le，汝rǔ等děng都dōu该gāi有yǒu罪zuì。」那nà大dà圣shèng暗àn中zhōng吩fēn咐fù，谁shuí敢gǎn不bù遵zūn，却què将jiāng三sān藏zàng护hù持chí定dìng了le，那nà些xiē人rén摸mō也yě摸mō不bú著zháo他tā光guāng头tóu，好hǎo似sì一yí壁bì墙qiáng挡dǎng住zhù，难nán拢lǒng其qí身shēn。

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說shuō聲shēng「拿ná」字zì，兩liǎng邊biān校xiào尉wèi一yì齊qí下xià手shǒu，把bǎ唐táng僧sēng抓zhuā將jiāng下xià來lái，急jí理lǐ繩shéng索suǒ便biàn綑kǔn。说shuō声shēng「拿ná」字zì，两liǎng边biān校xiào尉wèi一yì齐qí下xià手shǒu，把bǎ唐táng僧sēng抓zhuā将jiāng下xià来lái，急jí理lǐ绳shéng索suǒ便biàn捆kǔn。

At the word “Take!”, the yeomen on either side laid hands on him together, seized the Tang Monk and hauled him down, and quickly readied cords to bind him.

抓將下來 (zhuā jiāng xià lái) "hauled down," directional coverb 將 = jiāng; 校尉 (xiào wèi) "yeomen, guardsmen."

行xíng者zhě在zài匣xiá裡lǐ默mò默mò的de念niàn咒zhòu，教jiào道dào：「護hù法fǎ諸zhū天tiān、六liù丁dīng六liù甲jiǎ，我wǒ今jīn設shè法fǎ降xiáng妖yāo，這zhè太tài子zǐ不bù能néng知zhī識shí，將jiāng繩shéng要yào綑kǔn我wǒ師shī父fù，汝rǔ等děng即jí早zǎo護hù持chí；行xíng者zhě在zài匣xiá里lǐ默mò默mò的de念niàn咒zhòu，教jiào道dào：「护hù法fǎ诸zhū天tiān、六liù丁dīng六liù甲jiǎ，我wǒ今jīn设shè法fǎ降xiáng妖yāo，这zhè太tài子zǐ不bù能néng知zhī识shí，将jiāng绳shéng要yào捆kǔn我wǒ师shī父fù，汝rǔ等děng即jí早zǎo护hù持chí；

Pilgrim, within the casket, silently recited a spell and enjoined: “Dharma-guarding devas, Six Ding and Six Jia — I now work to subdue a fiend, and this prince, unable to know it, would take cords to bind my master; do you protect him at once;

教道 (jiào dào) "enjoined"; 降妖 (xiáng yāo) "subdue the fiend," 降 = xiáng; 將繩 (jiāng shéng) coverb 將 = jiāng; 太子 (tài zǐ), 子 = zǐ.

若ruò真zhēn綑kǔn了le，汝rǔ等děng都dōu該gāi有yǒu罪zuì。」若ruò真zhēn捆kǔn了le，汝rǔ等děng都dōu该gāi有yǒu罪zuì。」

if he be truly bound, the guilt shall fall upon you all.”

都該有罪 (dōu gāi yǒu zuì) "the guilt falls on all," dōu.

那nà大dà聖shèng暗àn中zhōng吩fēn咐fù，誰shuí敢gǎn不bù遵zūn，卻què將jiāng三sān藏zàng護hù持chí定dìng了le，那nà些xiē人rén摸mō也yě摸mō不bú著zháo他tā光guāng頭tóu，好hǎo似sì一yí壁bì牆qiáng擋dǎng住zhù，難nán攏lǒng其qí身shēn。那nà大dà圣shèng暗àn中zhōng吩fēn咐fù，谁shuí敢gǎn不bù遵zūn，却què将jiāng三sān藏zàng护hù持chí定dìng了le，那nà些xiē人rén摸mō也yě摸mō不bú著zháo他tā光guāng头tóu，好hǎo似sì一yí壁bì墙qiáng挡dǎng住zhù，难nán拢lǒng其qí身shēn。

At the Great Sage’s secret command, who dared not obey? They held Tripitaka fast, so that those men, grope as they might, could not so much as touch his bald head — as if a wall stood blocking them, and they could not close upon his body.

那大聖 (nà dà shèng) / 那些人 (nà xiē rén) deictic nà; 暗中 (àn zhōng) "in secret," zhōng; 卻將 (què jiāng) coverb 將 = jiāng; 摸不著 (mō bù zháo) "cannot touch," resultative 著 = zháo.

總評 Commentary

The plan’s hidden mechanism is now shown: Wukong, shrunk within the casket, silently commands the guardian deities — the Six Ding and Six Jia and the dharma-devas — to shield Tripitaka, warning that the guilt of any real harm will fall on them.

The result is the comedy of the baffled soldiers, who grope but cannot so much as touch the monk’s bald head, as though a wall stood in the way. The seeming helplessness of the bound master is in truth a quiet display of the power he travels with — the invisible protection that lets the audacious trap proceed without danger.