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滕文公下 - Teng Wen Gong II

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14 滕文公下:
公都子曰:“外人皆称夫子好辩,敢问何也?”
Teng Wen Gong II:
The disciple Gong Du said to Mencius, 'Master, the people beyond our school all speak of you as being fond of disputing. I venture to ask whether it be so.'
孟子曰:“予岂好辩哉?予不得已也。天下之生久矣,一治一乱。当尧之时,水逆行,泛滥于中国。蛇龙居之,民无所定。下者为巢,上者为营窟。《》曰:‘洚水警余。’洚水者,洪水也。使禹治之,禹掘地而注之海,驱蛇龙而放之菹。水由地中行,江、淮、河、汉是也。险阻既远,鸟兽之害人者消,然后人得平土而居之。
Mencius replied, 'Indeed, I am not fond of disputing, but I am compelled to do it. A long time has elapsed since this world of men received its being, and there has been along its history now a period of good order, and now a period of confusion. In the time of Yao, the waters, flowing out of their channels, inundated the Middle Kingdom. Snakes and dragons occupied it, and the people had no place where they could settle themselves. In the low grounds they made nests for themselves on the trees or raised platforms, and in the high grounds they made caves. It is said in the Book of History, "The waters in their wild course warned me." Those "waters in their wild course" were the waters of the great inundation. Shun employed Yu to reduce the waters to order. Yu dug open their obstructed channels, and conducted them to the sea. He drove away the snakes and dragons, and forced them into the grassy marshes. On this, the waters pursued their course through the country, even the waters of the Jiang, the Huai, the He, and the Han, and the dangers and obstructions which they had occasioned were removed. The birds and beasts which had injured the people also disappeared, and after this men found the plains available for them, and occupied them.
“尧、舜既没,圣人之道衰。暴君代作,坏宫室以为污池,民无所安息;弃田以为园囿,使民不得衣食。邪说暴行又作,园囿、污池、沛泽多而禽兽至。及纣之身,天下又大乱。周公相武王,诛纣伐奄,三年讨其君,驱飞廉于海隅而戮之。灭国者五十,驱虎、豹、犀、象而远之。天下大悦。《》曰:‘丕显哉,文王谟!丕承哉,武王烈!佑启我后人,咸以正无缺。’
'After the death of Yao and Shun, the principles that mark sages fell into decay. Oppressive sovereigns arose one after another, who pulled down houses to make ponds and lakes, so that the people knew not where they could rest in quiet; they threw fields out of cultivation to form gardens and parks, so that the people could not get clothes and food. Afterwards, corrupt speakings and oppressive deeds became more rife; gardens and parks, ponds and lakes, thickets and marshes became more numerous, and birds and beasts swarmed. By the time of the tyrant Zhou, the kingdom was again in a state of great confusion. Zhou Gong assisted king Wu, and destroyed Zhou. He smote Yan, and after three years put its sovereign to death. He drove Fei Lian to a corner by the sea, and slew him. The States which he extinguished amounted to fifty. He drove far away also the tigers, leopards, rhinoceroses, and elephants - and all the people was greatly delighted. It is said in the Book of History, "Great and splendid were the plans of king Wen! Greatly were they carried out by the energy of king Wu! They are for the assistance and instruction of us who are of an after day. They are all in principle correct, and deficient in nothing."
“世衰道微,邪说暴行有作,臣弑其君者有之,子弑其父者有之。孔子惧,作《春秋》。《春秋》,天子之事也。是故孔子曰:‘知我者其惟春秋乎!罪我者其惟春秋乎!’
'Again the world fell into decay, and principles faded away. Perverse speakings and oppressive deeds waxed rife again. There were instances of ministers who murdered their sovereigns, and of sons who murdered their fathers. Confucius was afraid, and made the "Spring and Autumn." What the "Spring and Autumn" contains are matters proper to the sovereign. On this account Confucius said, "Yes! It is the Spring and Autumn which will make men know me, and it is the Spring and Autumn which will make men condemn me."
“圣王不作,诸侯放恣,处士横议,杨朱、墨翟之言盈天下。天下之言,不归杨,则归墨。杨氏为我,是无君也;墨氏兼爱,是无父也。无父无君,是禽兽也。公明仪曰:‘庖有肥肉,厩有肥马,民有饥色,野有饿莩,此率兽而食人也。’杨墨之道不息,孔子之道不著,是邪说诬民,充塞仁义也。仁义充塞,则率兽食人,人将相食。吾为此惧,闲先圣之道,距杨墨,放淫辞,邪说者不得作。作于其心,害于其事;作于其事,害于其政。圣人复起,不易吾言矣。
'Once more, sage sovereigns cease to arise, and the princes of the States give the reins to their lusts. Unemployed scholars indulge in unreasonable discussions. The words of Yang Zhu and Mo Di fill the country. If you listen to people's discourses throughout it, you will find that they have adopted the views either of Yang or of Mo. Now, Yang's principle is "each one for himself," which does not acknowledge the claims of the sovereign. Mo's principle is "to love all equally," which does not acknowledge the peculiar affection due to a father. But to acknowledge neither king nor father is to be in the state of a beast. Gong Meng Yi said, "In their kitchens, there is fat meat. In their stables, there are fat horses. But their people have the look of hunger, and on the wilds there are those who have died of famine. This is leading on beasts to devour men." If the principles of Yang and Mo be not stopped, and the principles of Confucius not set forth, then those perverse speakings will delude the people, and stop up the path of benevolence and righteousness. When benevolence and righteousness are stopped up, beasts will be led on to devour men, and men will devour one another. I am alarmed by these things, and address myself to the defence of the doctrines of the former sages, and to oppose Yang and Mo. I drive away their licentious expressions, so that such perverse speakers may not be able to show themselves. Their delusions spring up in men's minds, and do injury to their practice of affairs. Shown in their practice of affairs, they are pernicious to their government. When sages shall rise up again, they will not change my words.
“昔者禹抑洪水而天下平,周公兼夷狄驱猛兽而百姓宁,孔子成《春秋》而乱臣贼子惧。《》云:‘戎狄是膺,荆舒是惩,则莫我敢承。’无父无君,是周公所膺也。我亦欲正人心,息邪说,距诐行,放淫辞,以承三圣者;岂好辩哉?予不得已也。能言距杨墨者,圣人之徒也。”
'In former times, Yu repressed the vast waters of the inundation, and the country was reduced to order. Zhou Gong's achievements extended even to the barbarous tribes of the east and north, and he drove away all ferocious animals, and the people enjoyed repose. Confucius completed the "Spring and Autumn," and rebellious ministers and villainous sons were struck with terror. It is said in the Book of Poetry, "He smote the barbarians of the west and the north; He punished Jing and Shu; And no one dared to resist us." These father-deniers and king-deniers would have been smitten by Zhou Gong. I also wish to rectify men's hearts, and to put an end to those perverse doctrines, to oppose their one-sided actions and banish away their licentious expressions - and thus to carry on the work of the three sages. Do I do so because I am fond of disputing? I am compelled to do it. Whoever is able to oppose Yang and Mo is a disciple of the sages.'

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