《中庸》英文版(JamesLegge译本).doc

【佛慧双语弘道馆】--《中庸》汉英对照（James Legge 译本） 500 BC THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN Confucius translated by James Legge [1893] 天命之谓性， What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; 率性之谓道， an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; 修道之谓教。 the regulation of this path is called Instruction. 道也者，不可须臾离也，可离非道也。是故君子戒慎乎其所不睹，恐惧乎其所不闻。莫见乎隐，莫显乎微，故君子慎其独也。喜怒哀乐之未发，谓之中；发而皆中节，谓之和。中也者，天下之大本也；和也者，天下之达道也。致中和。天地位焉，万物育焉 The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path. On this account, the superior man does not wait till he sees things, to be cautious, nor till he hears things, to be apprehensive. There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute. Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone. While there are no stirrings of pleasure, anger, sorrow, or joy, the mind may be said to be in the state of Equilibrium. When those feelings have been stirred, and they act in their due degree, there ensues what may be called the state of Harmony. This Equilibrium is the great root from which grow all the human actings in the world, and this Harmony is the universal path which they all should pursue. Let the states of equilibrium and harmony exist in perfection, and a happy order will prevail throughout heaven and earth, and all things will be nourished and flourish. 2. 仲尼曰，「君子中庸；　小人反中庸。」「君子之中庸也，君子而時中。小人之中庸也，小人而無忌憚也。 Chung-ni said, The superior man embodies the course of the Mean; the mean man acts contrary to the course of the Mean. The superior mans embodying the course of the Mean is because he is a superior man, and so always maintains the Mean. The mean mans acting contrary to the course of the Mean is because he is a mean man, and has no caution. 子曰：“中庸其至矣乎！民鲜能久矣！” The Master said, Perfect is the virtue which is according to the Mean! Rare have they long been among the people, who could practice it! 子曰：“道之不行也，我知之矣：知者过之，愚者不及也。道之不明也，我知之矣：贤者过之，不肖者不及也