chinese reading - 孝感动天 Filial Piety That Moved the Heaven

《二十四孝》中第一个故事便是《孝感动天》，讲述的是虞舜孝心感动上天的故事。《二十四孝》全名《全相二十四孝诗选》，由历代二十四个孝子从不同角度、不同环境、不同遭遇行孝的故事集而成。

shùn chuánshuōzhōnɡde yuǎnɡǔ dìwánɡ wǔdìzhīyī

舜，传说中的远古帝王，五帝之一，

 

xìnɡyáo mínɡ zhònɡhuá hàoyǒu yúshì shǐchēnɡ yúshùn

姓姚，名重华，号有虞氏，史称虞舜。

 

xiānɡchuán tāde fùqin ɡǔsǒu jí jìmǔ yìmǔdìxiànɡ duōcìxiǎnɡ hàisǐtā

相传他的父亲瞽叟及继母、异母弟象，多次想害死他：

 

rànɡshùn xiūbǔ ɡǔcānɡ cānɡdǐnɡshí cónɡɡǔcānɡxià zònɡhuǒ

让舜修补谷仓仓顶时，从谷仓下纵火，

 

shùn shǒuchí liǎnɡɡe dǒulì tiàoxià táotuō

舜手持两个斗笠跳下逃脱；

 

rànɡshùn juéjǐnɡshí ɡǔsǒu yǔxiànɡ què xiàtǔtiánjǐnɡ shùn juédìdào táotuō

让舜掘井时，瞽叟与象却下土填井，舜掘地道逃脱。

 

shìhòu shùn háobù jìhèn rénɡduì fùqin ɡōnɡshùn duìdìdi cíài

事后舜毫不嫉恨，仍对父亲恭顺，对弟弟慈爱。

 

tāde xiàoxínɡ ɡǎndònɡle tiāndì

他的孝行感动了天帝。

 

shùn zài lìshān ɡēnɡzhònɡ dàxiànɡ tìtā ɡēnɡdì niǎo dàitā chúcǎo

舜在厉山耕种，大象替他耕地，鸟代他锄草。

 

dì yáo tīnɡshuō shùn fēichánɡ xiàoshùn yǒuchǔlǐ zhènɡshì de cáiɡàn

帝尧听说舜非常孝顺，有处理政事的才干，

 

bǎ liǎnɡɡe nǚér éhuánɡ hé nǚyīnɡ jiàɡěitā

把两个女儿娥皇和女英嫁给他；

 

jīnɡɡuò duōnián ɡuānchá hé kǎoyàn xuǎndìnɡ shùn zuòtāde jìchénɡrén

经过多年观察和考验，选定舜做他的继承人。

 

shùn dēnɡ tiānzǐwèihòu qù kànwànɡ fùqin

舜登天子位后，去看望父亲，

 

rénɡrán ɡōnɡɡōnɡjìnɡjìnɡ bìnɡ fēnɡxiànɡwéi zhūhóu

仍然恭恭敬敬，并封象为诸侯。

 

Shun, a legendary ancient emperor and one of the Five Emperors, had a surname of Yao and a last name of Chonghua. He was also known as Yushi or called as Yushun in Chinese history. According to the legend, his father Gusou (literally the blind old-man), stepmother and half brother Xiang plotted to kill him for many times: They let Shun revamp the roof of granary and set fire under the barn, Shun jumped to escape with two bamboo hats in hand; they also let Shun dig a well, but Gusou and Xiang filled soil to the well while the digging, Shun then dug underground tunnel to escape. Afterwards, Shun didn't resent and was still humble to his father and loved his younger brother. His conducts of filial piety moved the King of Heaven. When Shun cultivated in Mount Li, elephants ploughed for him while birds weeded for him. Emperor Yao heard that Shun was a filial son with the talents of dealing with political affairs, and married off his two daughters, Ehuang and Nvying, to Shun. Through years of observation and tests, Emperor Yao selected Shun as his successor. After Shun ascended the throne as the Son of Heaven, he still called on his father respectfully, and granted the leud title to Xiang.