道德经 英汉对照打印版.docx

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道德经英汉对照打印版

道德经

一章

道，可道，非恒道。

名，可名，非恒名。

无名，天地之始；有名，万物之母。

故常无欲，以观其妙；常有欲，以观其徼。

此两者同出而异名，同谓之玄。

玄之又玄，众妙之门。

TheTaothatcanbetroddenisnottheenduringandunchangingTao.Thenamethatcanbenamedisnottheenduringandunchangingname.

（Conceivedofas）havingnoname,itistheOriginatorofheavenandearth;（conceivedofas）havinganame,itistheMotherofallthings.

Alwayswithoutdesirewemustbefound,Ifitsdeepmysterywewouldsound;Butifdesirealwayswithinusbe,Itsouterfringeisallthatweshallsee.

Underthesetwoaspects,itisreallythesame;butasdevelopmenttakesplace,itreceivesthedifferentnames.TogetherwecallthemtheMystery.WheretheMysteryisthedeepestisthegateofallthatissubtleandwonderful.

二章

天下皆知美之为美，斯恶已；皆知善之为善，斯不善矣。

有无相生，难易相成，长短相形，高下相盈，音声相和，前后相随，恒也。

是以圣人处无为之事，行不言之教，万物作而弗始，生而弗有，为而弗恃，功成而弗居。

夫唯弗居，是以不去。

Allintheworldknowthebeautyofthebeautiful,andindoingthistheyhave（theideaof）whatuglinessis;theyallknowtheskilloftheskilful,andindoingthistheyhave（theideaof）whatthewantofskillis.

Soitisthatexistenceandnon-existencegivebirththeoneto（theideaof）theother;thatdifficultyandeaseproducetheone（theideaof）theother;thatlengthandshortnessfashionouttheonethefigureoftheother;that（theideasof）heightandlownessarisefromthecontrastoftheonewiththeother;thatthemusicalnotesandtonesbecomeharmoniousthroughtherelationofonewithanother;andthatbeingbeforeandbehindgivetheideaofonefollowinganother.

Thereforethesagemanagesaffairswithoutdoinganything,andconveyshisinstructionswithouttheuseofspeech.

Allthingsspringup,andthereisnotonewhichdeclinestoshowitself;theygrow,andthereisnoclaimmadefortheirownership;theygothroughtheirprocesses,andthereisnoexpectation（ofarewardfortheresults）.Theworkisaccomplished,andthereisnorestinginit（asanachievement）.

Theworkisdone,buthownoonecansee;

'Tisthisthatmakesthepowernotceasetobe.

三章

不尚贤，使民不争；不贵难得之货，使民不为盗；不见可欲，使民心不乱。

是以圣人之治，虚其心，实其腹；弱其志，强其骨。

常使民无知无欲。

使夫知不敢弗为而已，则无不治。

Nottovalueandemploymenofsuperiorabilityisthewaytokeepthepeoplefromrivalryamongthemselves;nottoprizearticleswhicharedifficulttoprocureisthewaytokeepthemfrombecomingthieves;nottoshowthemwhatislikelytoexcitetheirdesiresisthewaytokeeptheirmindsfromdisorder.

Thereforethesage,intheexerciseofhisgovernment,emptiestheirminds,fillstheirbellies,weakenstheirwills,andstrengthenstheirbones.

Heconstantly（triesto）keepthemwithoutknowledgeandwithoutdesire,andwheretherearethosewhohaveknowledge,tokeepthemfrompresumingtoact（onit）.Whenthereisthisabstinencefromaction,goodorderisuniversal.

四章

道冲，而用之或不盈。

渊兮，似万物之宗。

挫其锐，解其纷，和其光，同其尘。

湛兮，似或存。

吾不知谁之子，象帝之先。

TheTaois（like）theemptinessofavessel;andinouremploymentofitwemustbeonourguardagainstallfulness.Howdeepandunfathomableitis,asifitweretheHonouredAncestorofallthings!

Weshouldbluntoursharppoints,andunravelthecomplicationsofthings;weshouldattemperourbrightness,andbringourselvesintoagreementwiththeobscurityofothers.HowpureandstilltheTaois,asifitwouldeversocontinue!

Idonotknowwhosesonitis.ItmightappeartohavebeenbeforeGod.

五章

天地不仁，以万物为刍狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。

天地之间，其犹橐龠乎？

虚而不屈，动而愈出。

多闻数穷，不如守中。

Heavenandearthdonotactfrom（theimpulseof）anywishtobebenevolent;theydealwithallthingsasthedogsofgrassaredealtwith.Thesagesdonotactfrom（anywishtobe）benevolent;theydealwiththepeopleasthedogsofgrassaredealtwith.

Maynotthespacebetweenheavenandearthbecomparedtoabellows?

'Tisemptied,yetitlosesnotitspower;

'Tismovedagain,andsendsforthairthemore.

Muchspeechtoswiftexhaustionleadwesee;

Yourinnerbeingguard,andkeepitfree.

六章

谷神不死，是谓玄牝。

玄牝之门，是谓天地根。

绵绵若存，用之不勤。

Thevalleyspiritdiesnot,ayethesame;

Thefemalemysterythusdowename.

Itsgate,fromwhichatfirsttheyissuedforth,

Iscalledtherootfromwhichgrewheavenandearth.

Longandunbrokendoesitspowerremain,

Usedgently,andwithoutthetouchofpain.

七章

天长地久。

天地所以能长且久者，以其不自生，故能长生。

是以圣人后其身而身先，外其身而身存。

不以其无私邪？

故能成其私。

Heavenislong-enduringandearthcontinueslong.Thereasonwhyheavenandearthareabletoendureandcontinuethuslongisbecausetheydonotliveof,orfor,themselves.Thisishowtheyareabletocontinueandendure.

Thereforethesageputshisownpersonlast,andyetitisfoundintheforemostplace;hetreatshispersonasifitwereforeigntohim,andyetthatpersonispreserved.Isitnotbecausehehasnopersonalandprivateends,thatthereforesuchendsarerealised?

八章

上善若水。

水善利万物而不争，居众人之所恶，故几于道。

居善地，心善渊，与善仁，言善信，政善治，事善能，动善时。

夫唯不争，故无尤。

Thehighestexcellenceislike（thatof）water