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Kung-ye Ch'ang · 25

颜yán渊yuān季jì路lù侍shì。子zǐ曰yuē，盍hé各gè言yán尔ěr志zhì。子zǐ路lù曰yuē，愿yuàn车jū马mǎ，衣yī轻qīng裘qiú，与yǔ朋péng友yǒu共gòng，蔽bì之zhī而ér无wú憾hàn。颜yán渊yuān曰yuē，愿yuàn无wú伐fá善shàn，无wú施shī劳láo。子zǐ路lù曰yuē，愿yuàn闻wén子zǐ之zhī志zhì。子zǐ曰yuē，老lǎo者zhě安ān之zhī，朋péng友yǒu信xìn之zhī，少shào者zhě怀huái之zhī。

Modern Chinese Guide

颜渊、子路侍立在孔子身旁。孔子说：何不各自说说你们的志向呢？子路说：我愿意把自己的车马、衣服皮袍拿出来和朋友共同使用，就算用坏了也没有什么遗憾。颜渊说：我愿意不夸耀自己的长处，不表白自己的功劳。子路说：希望听听老师您的志向。孔子说：我愿意使老年人得到安养，使朋友之间相互信任，使年轻人得到关怀。

James Legge Translation

1. Yen Yuan and Chi Lu being by his side, the Master said to them, "Come, let each of you tell his wishes." 2. Tsze-lu said, "I should like, having chariots and horses, and light fur dresses, to share them with my friends, and though they should spoil them, I would not be displeased." 3. Yen Yuan said, "I should like not to boast of my excellence, nor to make a display of my meritorious deeds." 4. Tsze-lu then said, "I should like, sir, to hear your wishes." The Master said, "They are, in regard to the aged, to give them rest; in regard to friends, to show them sincerity; in regard to the young, to treat them tenderly."

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
  • 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
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