The Chinese myth of the meddling monk - Shunan Teng

Prevodilac: Kristina Radosavljević Lektor: Ivana Krivokuća

Xu Xian had just received yet another invitation

Sju Sjen je upravo primio još jednu pozivnicu

to the opening ceremony of the new Jin Shan Temple.

za otvaranje novog hrama Džin Šan.

His wife, Bai Su Zhen,

Njegova žena Baj Su Džen

had warned him not to attend.

ga je upozorila da ne ide.

Since she was in fact a benevolent white snake spirit in human form,

S obzirom na to da je ona bila duh dobronamerne bele zmije u ljudskom obliku,

their marriage had already weathered attacks by meddling monks.

njihov brak je već pretrpeo napade od strane monaha koji se uplitao.

But devout Buddhist that he was,

Ali kao posvećeni budista kakav je bio,

Xu Xian felt obligated to make an appearance.

Sju Sjen je osećao obavezu da se pojavi.

What they didn’t know

Oni nisu znali

was that these invitations had come from none other than Fa Hai–

da su ove pozivnice stigle od nikog drugog do Fa Haja -

the misguided monk who had tried to separate the young lovers,

zaluđenog monaha koji je već pokušao da razdvoji mlade ljubavnike,

almost killing Xu Xian in the process.

što je zamalo ubilo Sju Sjena.

The monk confronted Xu Xian,

Monah je istupio pred Sju Sjena,

telling him that because he consorted with a demon,

rekavši mu da, pošto se družio sa demonom,

he must remain at the monastery and cleanse his soul.

mora ostati u manastiru da pročisti svoju dušu.

Xu Xian protested,

Sju Sjen se bunio,

but Fa Hai would not let him escape.

ali Fa Haj nije hteo da ga pusti.

At home, Bai Su Zhen was uneasy.

Kod kuće, Baj Su Džen je osećala nelagodu.

Her husband had departed so quickly

Njen muž je otišao na brzinu

that she hadn’t been able to tell him she was pregnant with his child.

i nije imala vremena da mu kaže da je u drugom stanju.

And now he had been gone so long she sensed something must be wrong.

Sada je toliko dugo bio odsutan i osećala je da nešto nije u redu.

She made her way to the temple,

Stigla je do hrama,

and upon encountering Fa Hai the monk threw his prayer mat,

i kada se susrela sa Fa Hajom, monah je bacio svoju molitvenu prostirku

which erupted into fire and smoke.

koja se pretvorila u vatru i dim.

Weakened from her pregnancy,

Oslabljena zbog svoje trudnoće,

Bai Su Zhen desperately summoned a fleet of shrimp soldiers and crab generals

Baj Su Džen je očajnički prizvala flotu generala rakova i škampi

to subdue the monk, and waves to put out the blaze.

da pokore monaha i talase da ugase požar.

But the water also flooded the surrounding area,

Ali voda je plavila i okolno područje,

drowning many innocent villagers.

te su se mnogi nedužni seljani udavili.

For the first time, Bai Su Zhen had harmed humans,

Prvi put je Baj Su Džen naudila ljudima,

and she fell out of the gods’ favor.

čime je prestala da bude miljenik bogova.

With their blessing retracted,

Kada su povukli svoj blagoslov,

Fa Hai attempted to trap her in his magical alms bowl.

Fa Haj je pokušao da je zarobi u svoju čarobnu posudu za milostinju.

But just when all hope seemed lost,

U trenutku kada se činilo da su sve nade izgubljene,

a bright glow came from within her belly,

jak sjaj se pojavio iz njenog stomaka,

saving her from the mad monk’s magic.

spasivši je od magije ludog monaha.

The couple fled home,

Par je pobegao kući,

grateful to the mysterious power that had saved them,

zahvaljujući misterioznoj moći koja ih je spasila.

and soon after, Bai Su Zhen gave birth to their son, Xu Shi Lin.

Nedugo potom, Baj Su Džen je rodila njihovog sina Sju Ši Lina.

Yet despite this joyous occasion,

Uprkos ovom srećnom događaju,

Xu Xian was uneasy.

Sju Sjen je osećao nelagodu.

He was shaken by his wife’s accidental act of destruction,

Bio je potresen nenamernim razaranjem svoje žene,

and he feared the misfortune it might bring upon their home.

i bojao se loše sreće koja bi mogla da se nadvije nad njihov dom.

Not a month later,

Ni mesec dana kasnije,

Fa Hai appeared at their doorstep.

Fa Haj se pojavio na njihovom pragu.

He offered Xu Xian an alms bowl to ensure good fortune for his newborn son.

Ponudio je Sju Sjenu posudu za milostinju,

kako bi osigurao dobru sreću za novorođenče.

Still wary of the monk,

Još uvek oprezan po pitanju monaha,

but also remembering Bai Su Zhen’s destructive act,

ali u isto vreme sećajući se razarajućeg čina Baj Su Džen,

Xu Xian accepted the gift.

Sju Sjen je prihvatio poklon.

But as soon as the bowl entered their home,

Ali čim je posuda ušla u njihov dom,

it flew to Bai Su Zhen’s head and trapped her inside.

poletela je ka glavi Baj Su Džen i zarobila je unutra.

Against the family’s wishes,

Protivno željama porodice,

Fa Hai buried the bowl beneath the Lei Feng Pagoda.

Fa Haj je zakopao posudu ispod pagode Lej Fong.

And when Xu Xian begged him to release his wife,

Kada ga je Sju Sjen preklinjao da oslobodi njegovu ženu,

the monk sternly replied:

monah mu je odbrusio:

“She will be free when the iron tree blooms.”

„Biće slobodna kad gvozdeno drvo procveta.”

Overcome with guilt,

Skrhan krivicom,

Xu Xian ran away to a monastery,

Sju Sjen je otrčao u manastir,

leaving Shi Lin in the care of his aunt.

ostavivši Ši Lina na čuvanje njegovoj tetki.

But there was something neither of them knew.

Ali postojalo je nešto što niko od njih nije znao.

The boy was the reincarnation of Wen Qu Xing,

Dečak je bio reinkarnacija Ven Ću Singa,

the wisdom god,

boga mudrosti,

sent to the family to reward Xu Xian’s devotion.

koji je poslat porodici kao nagrada za Sju Sjenovu posvećenost.

It was this power that had protected Bai Su Zhen at the temple,

To je bila moć koja je zaštitila Baj Su Džen u hramu,

and as he grew, so did his wisdom.

i kako je rastao, tako je i njegova mudrost bivala sve veća.

At age 19, Shi Lin went to the capital city to take the nation-wide imperial exam

Sa 19 godina, Ši Lin je otišao u glavni grad da polaže nacionalni ispit

and obtained the highest score in all the empire.

i položio ga sa najvećom ocenom u celom carstvu.

The Emperor himself bestowed Shi Lin’s prize:

Car je lično uručio nagradu Ši Linu:

an ornate hat decorated with jewel-encrusted flowers.

kitnjasti šešir ukrašen cvećem od dragulja.

But though he returned home in glory,

Iako se slavno vratio kući,

the fate of his parents still weighed heavy on his mind.

sudbina njegovih roditelja ga je i dalje pritiskala.

Coaxing his father from exile,

Nagovarajući oca da se vrati iz izgnanstva,

Shi Lin took him to visit the Lei Feng Pagoda to pay respects to his mother.

Ši Lin ga je odveo do pagode Lej Fong, kako bi odao počast svojoj majci.

Kneeling before it,

Kleknuvši ispred nje,

he placed his jeweled prize on the iron tree as an offering.

postavio je svoju nagradu od dragulja na gvozdeno drvo kao dar.

Suddenly, the ground opened and Bai Su Zhen stepped out.

Odjednom se zemlja otvorila i Baj Su Džen je iskoračila napolje.

With her sins absolved by the tribute of a god,

Oproštajem grehova dankom boga

and a blossom on the iron tree,

i cvećem na gvozdenom drvetu,

Shi Lin had freed his mother,

Ši Lin je oslobodio svoju majku,

and reunited his family–

i ujedinio svoju porodicu -

both mortal and divine.

smrtnu i božansku.