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Tsze Han · 11

子zǐ疾jí病bìng，子zǐ路lù使shǐ门mén人rén为wéi臣chén。病bìng间jiān曰yuē，久jiǔ矣yǐ哉zāi，由yóu之zhī行xíng诈zhà也yě，无wú臣chén而ér为wéi有yǒu臣chén，吾wú谁shuí欺qī，欺qī天tiān乎hū。且qiě予yú与yǔ其qí死sǐ于yú臣chén之zhī手shǒu也yě，无wú宁nìng死sǐ于yú二èr三sān子zǐ之zhī手shǒu乎hū，且qiě予yú纵zòng不bù得dé大dà葬zàng，予yú死sǐ于yú道dào路lù乎hū。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子病重，子路让弟子充当孔子的家臣（准备料理后事）。孔子病情稍好些，说：由做这种弄虚作假的事已经很久了！我本没有家臣却装作有家臣，我欺骗谁呢？欺骗上天吗？况且我与其死在家臣手里，不如死在你们这些学生手里，这不更好吗？再说，我即使得不到隆重的葬礼，难道会死在路上没人管吗？

James Legge Translation

1. The Master being very ill, Tsze-lu wished the disciples to act as ministers to him. 2. During a remission of his illness, he said, "Long has the conduct of Yu been deceitful! By pretending to have ministers when I have them not, whom should I impose upon? Should I impose upon Heaven? 3. "Moreover, than that I should die in the hands of ministers, is it not better that I should die in the hands of you, my disciples? And though I may not get a great burial, shall I die upon the road?"

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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