微子篇 18.1

18.1　微子去之¹，箕子为之奴²，比干谏而死³。孔子曰：“殷有三仁焉。”

【译文】

微子离开了纣王，箕子成为纣王的奴隶，比干进谏而被杀。 孔子说：“殷朝有三位仁人。”

【YZG解释】

微子谏而不听，则离开了纣王，隐匿而去。箕子谏而不听，则披发装疯，被降为纣王的奴隶。比干谏而不听，仍坚持进谏，最后遭挖心酷刑而死。 孔子说：“殷朝有这三位成仁取义的仁人。”

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【English Translation】

When Wei Zi¹ remonstrated with King Zhou of Shang but was not accepted, he left King Zhou and hid himself. When Ji Zi² remonstrated with King Zhou but was not accepted, he feigned madness with disheveled hair and was demoted to a slave of King Zhou. When Bi Gan³ remonstrated with King Zhou but was not accepted, he still persisted in remonstrating. In the end, he was tortured to death by digging out his heart.

Confucius said: “The Yin Dynasty had these three benevolent people who had achieved righteousness.”

【Note】

注释

1. 微子：殷纣王的哥哥，名启。见纣王无道而离去。 ↩ ↩²

2. 箕子：殷纣王的叔父。屡谏纣王而不听，于是装疯，被囚为奴。 ↩ ↩²

3. 比干：殷纣王的叔父。强谏纣王而被杀。 ↩ ↩²