《中庸》中英文版 第二十五章

　　《中庸》中英文版

　　第二十五章 博學--真誠是沒有止息的

　　“故至誠無息。不息則久，久則徵，徵則悠遠，悠遠則博厚，博厚則高明。博厚，所以載物也;高明，所以覆物也;悠久，所以成物也。博厚配地，高明配天，悠久無疆。如此者，不見而章，不動而變，無為而成。天地之道，可壹言而盡也。其為物不貳，則其生物不測。天地之道，博也，厚也，高也，明也，悠也，久也。

　　Hence to entire sincerity there belongs ceaselessness.

　　Not ceasing, it continues long. Continuing long, it evidences itself.

　　Evidencing itself, it reaches far. Reaching far, it becomes large and substantial. Large and substantial, it becomes high and brilliant.

　　Large and substantial;-this is how it contains all things. High and brilliant;-this is how it overspreads all things. Reaching far and continuing long;-this is how it perfects all things.

　　So large and substantial, the individual possessing it is the co-equal of Earth. So high and brilliant, it makes him the co-equal of Heaven. So far-reaching and long-continuing, it makes him infinite.

　　Such being its nature, without any display, it becomes manifested; without any movement, it produces changes; and without any effort, it accomplishes its ends.

　　The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence.-They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.

　　The way of Heaven and Earth is large and substantial, high and brilliant, far-reaching and long-enduring.

　　“今夫天，斯昭昭之多，及其無窮也，日月星辰系焉，萬物覆焉。今夫地，一撮土之多，及其廣厚，載華岳而不重，振河海而不泄，萬物載焉。今夫山，一卷石之多，及其廣大，草木生之，禽獸居之，寶藏興焉。今夫水，一勺之多，及其不測，黿鼉、蛟龍、魚鱉生焉，貨財殖焉?！对姟吩唬?lsquo;惟天之命，于穆不已!’蓋曰天之所以為天也。‘于乎不顯，文王之德之純!’蓋曰文王之所以為文也，純亦不已。

　　The Heaven now before us is only this bright shining spot; but when viewed in its inexhaustible extent, the sun, moon, stars, and constellations of the zodiac, are suspended in it, and all things are overspread by it. The earth before us is but a handful of soil; but when regarded in its breadth and thickness, it sustains mountains like the Hwa and the Yo, without feeling their weight, and contains the rivers and seas, without their leaking away.

　　The mountain now before us appears only a stone; but when contemplated in all the vastness of its size, we see how the grass and trees are produced on it, and birds and beasts dwell on it, and precious things which men treasure up are found on it. The water now before us appears but a ladleful; yet extending our view to its unfathomable depths, the largest tortoises, iguanas, iguanodons, dragons, fishes, and turtles, are produced in it, articles of value and sources of wealth abound in it.

　　It is said in the Book of Poetry, "The ordinances of Heaven, how profound are they and unceasing!" The meaning is, that it is thus that Heaven is Heaven. And again, "How illustrious was it, the singleness of the virtue of King Wan!" indicating that it was thus that King Wan was what he was. Singleness likewise is unceasing.

　　【原文】

　　故至誠無息(1)，不息則久，久則征(2)，征則悠遠，悠遠則博厚，博厚則高明。博厚，所以載物也;高明，所以覆物也;悠久，所以成物也。博厚配地，高明配天，悠久無疆(3)。如此者，不見而章(4) 不動而變，無為而成。

　　天地之道，可一言而盡也(5)：其為物不貳(6)，則其生物不測。天地之道，博也，厚也，高也，明也，悠也，久也。今夫天，斯昭昭之多(7)，及其無窮也，日月星辰系焉，萬物覆焉。今夫地，一撮土之多，及其廣厚，載華岳(8)而不重，振(9)河海而不泄，萬物載焉。

　　今夫山，一卷石(10)之多，及其廣大，草木生之，禽獸居之，寶藏興焉。今夫水，一勺之多，及其不測，黿、鼉、蛟、龍、魚、鱉生焉(11)，貨財殖焉。

　　《詩》云：“維天之命，於穆不已(12)!”蓋曰天之所以為天也。“於乎不顯，文王之德之純!”蓋曰文王之所以為文也，純亦不已。

　　【注釋】

　　(1)息：止息，休止。(2)征：征驗，顯露于外。(3)無疆：無窮無盡。(4)見(xian)：顯現。章：即彰，彰明。(5)一言：即一字，指“誠”字。(6)不貳：誠是忠誠如一，所以不貳。(7)斯：此。昭昭：光明。 (8)華岳：即華山。(9)振：通“整”，整治，引申為約束。(10)一卷(quan)石：一拳頭大的石頭。卷：通“拳”。

　　(11)不測：不可測度，指浩瀚無涯。 (12)《詩》云：以下兩句詩均引自《詩經•周頌•維天之命》。維，語氣詞。放(wu)語氣詞。穆，深遠。不已，無窮。不顯，”不”通“丕”，即大;顯，即明顯。采集者退散

　　【譯文】

　　所以，極端真誠是沒有止息的。沒有止息就會保持長久，保持長久就會顯露出來，顯露出來就會悠遠，悠遠就會廣博深厚，廣博深厚就會高大光明。廣博深厚的作用是承載萬物;高大光明的作用是覆蓋萬物;悠遠長久的作用是生成萬物。廣博深厚可以與地相比，高大光明可以與天相比，悠遠長久則是永無止境。達到 這樣的境界，不顯示也會明顯，不活動也會改變，無所作為也會有所成就。

　　天地的法則，簡直可以用一個“誠”字來囊括：誠本身專一不二，所以生育萬物多得不可估量。大地的法則，就是廣博、深厚、高大、光明、悠遠、長久。今天我們所說的大，原本不過是由一點一點的光明聚積起來的，可等到它無邊無際時，日月星辰都靠它維系，世界萬物都靠它覆蓋。今天我們所說的地，原本不過是由一撮土一撮上聚積起來的，可等到它廣博深厚時，承載像華山那樣的崇山峻嶺也不覺得重，容納那眾多的江河湖海也不會泄漏，世問萬物都由它承載了。今大我們所說的山，原本不過是由拳頭大的石塊聚積起來的，可等到它高大無比時，草木在上面生長，禽獸在上面居住，寶藏在上面儲藏。今天我們所說的水，原本不過是一勺一勺聚積起來的，可等到它浩瀚無涯時，蛟龍魚鱉等都在里面生長，珍珠珊瑚等值價的東西都在里面繁殖。

　　《詩經》說，“天命多么深遠啊，永遠無窮無盡!”這大概就是說的天之所以為天的原因吧。“多么顯赫光明啊，文王的品德純真無二!”這大概就是說的文王之所以被稱為“文”王的原因吧。純真也是沒有止息的。