公山弗扰以费畔，召，子欲往。子路不说，曰，末之也已，何必公山氏之之也。子曰，夫召我者，而岂徒哉。如有用我者，吾其为东周乎。
Modern Chinese Guide
公山弗扰占据费邑发动叛乱，来召请孔子，孔子想去。子路很不高兴，说：没有地方去也就罢了，何必一定要到公山氏那里去呢？孔子说：那召请我的人，难道会白白召我吗？如果有人肯任用我，我或许能在东方复兴周朝的政道吧。
James Legge Translation
1. Kung-shan Fu-zao, when he was holding Pi, and in an attitude of rebellion, invited the Master to visit him, who was rather inclined to go. 2. Tsze-lu was displeased, and said, "Indeed, you cannot go! Why must you think of going to see Kung-shan?"
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。
- 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。