济公降坛中英文对照《国际宗教研究会宣言》诗

扶乩，《辞海》的解释是：一种迷信，扶即扶架，乩指卜以问疑……，也叫扶箕、扶鸾，与扶乩相似的迷信，世界各地都有。另据《中华道教大辞典》解释：扶乩是古代“天人交通”术的一种，又名扶鸾……。英文为Sciomancy或Planchette Writing意即箕占、筛占、乩占等。
扶乩的最早纪录见于我国东晋时期，唐时传入日本，由日本传入荷兰，再由荷兰传入欧美各国，在日本叫做“灵子术”，西方国家称扶乩的板为“维吉板”，研究扶乩的组织叫“灵学会”，能够组织扶乩和与神交流的人称“神媒”或“灵媒”。美国前总统威尔逊生前笃信扶乩，有一次乩盘上写出了许多古代希伯来文，当时在场的人都不认识；英国著名生物学家查理•达尔文的哥哥伊拉斯马斯•达尔文坚信扶乩，经常在自己家里组织扶乩会，达尔文曾经参加了一次扶乩会，但中途退场了，达尔文的好朋友、著名生物学家赫胥黎对扶乩虽然持怀疑态度，但经常参加扶乩会，而达尔文的另一位好友、著名科学家华莱士却是扶乩的坚决拥护者。
我国历史上，民间扶乩多在正月15日夜里，迎请紫姑神，卜问来年农耕、桑织、功名之事。唐代李商隐就有“羞逐乡人赛紫姑”的诗句。宋代沈括《梦溪笔谈》“近岁迎紫姑仙者极多”。宋代洪迈《夷坚志》详细描述了扶箕的情形。诗人陆游《箕卜》诗描述了扶乩迎请紫姑神的情形。
清顺治辛卯年（1651年）时，有个云间（今上海松江）男子扶乩。“乩仙”降临后，该男子问：仙从哪里来？乩书曰：“儿家原住古钱塘，曾有诗篇号断肠。” 该男子又问：仙是何姓氏？乩书曰：“犹传小字在词场。”因为该男子不知道有《断肠集》，看见乩文有“儿家”两字，知道“乩仙”肯定是女子，便猜测道：“仙莫非是苏小小吗？”乩书曰：“漫把若兰方淑士，”该男子还是不解又问：“莫非是李清照吗？”乩书又曰：“须知清照易贞娘，朱颜说与任君详。”该男子这才恍然大悟，知道是朱淑真降坛，于是一问一答，“乩仙”写成《浣溪纱》等词后离去。因为该男子不通诗文，不知道朱淑真的诗作《断肠集》，所以这里“乩仙”的文采，明显高于该扶乩者，乩文由扶乩者造作的可能性几乎为零。
曾有人扶乩，迎来吕洞宾降乩作诗云：“此间鸡犬亦神仙，信是桃源别有天。觉得春风都着意，绿杨如画柳如烟。”似乎仙界也一样拥有鸡犬、春风、杨柳等人情风物。
在1700 年前的东晋年间，扶乩就已经进入了非常成熟的应用阶段，这样看来，扶乩存在于我国民间，应该有2000年的历史了。两千年来，扶乩的用具几乎没有变化，一般有专用的木制沙盘和三角形、丁字形乩架，或笸箩、筛、箩等，而降临乩坛的角色却随着时代变迁，有与时俱进的特点，据上海交通大学教授江晓原考证：降临乩坛的一般为鬼、神、仙等角色，清末民初，“在‘同善社’降坛的有孔子、老子、释迦牟尼、穆罕默德、耶稣、拿破仑、华盛顿、托尔斯泰等等”。人们对扶乩的真假与否，仁者见仁、智者见智，对待扶乩的态度长期莫衷一是。
1945年夏初，重庆成立了国际宗教研究会，发起人为了撰写宣言，便组织扶乩，请济公降临乩坛为研究会题写宣言，曾经出任中国驻印度等国外交使节、信奉基督教的卢春芳先生，亲眼目睹并记录下济公降临乩坛题写的乩文. 济公以“锺灵毓秀”为韵，题写了《国际宗教研究会宣言》：
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大道之行-To bring the highest ideals of God into practice.
天下为公-The best world can be made without prejudice.
不分彼此-';This'; and ';that';, is needless to say.
无论西东-Or ';east'; and ';west';, anyway.
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大如宇宙-As large as the whole universe.
小似鱼虫-Or as small as an insect or a fish.
形体有异-They differ only in body and size.
性灵终同-With the same soul in each.
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俯察黄泉- To look upon the heaven above,
仰视霄冲- And down to the ground below.
万千变化- Many a thousand changes may occur,
不离其宗- But all the same are governed by law.
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纯乎自然-This seems quite natural,
异曲同工-To sing different songs with equal skill.
生化之间-During an interval of life and death,
各秉正统-Every particle owns a good spirit still.
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日月星辰-The sun, the moon and the stars are.
弥漫太空-Heavenly bodies all over the sky,
山水沙木-While mountains, waters, sands and woods were.
造化所锺-Created by God in forms wet or dry.
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人列三才-In between the heaven and the earth,
灵焉最聪-Human beings are the wisest of all,
领导群伦-To take the lead among the rest,
共乐仁风-And enjoy the Big Nature what we can all.
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溯彼太初-From the very beginning,
万有穆雍-A peaceful air was over all.
主宰恒存-There must be the Lord,
操纵其中-With an absolute power to control.
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一胞所系-Such a huge system is of no border,
静躁不同-With a content of bodies large and small;
无钜弗包-They may be in motion or at rest,
无细弗容-That';s the only difference after all.
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有象易见-With image, one can easily observe.
无形难穷-Lest one can';t even comprehend.
天命莫测-The ways of providence are oftentimes,
自始至终-Inscrutable from beginning to end.
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生来何自-Where were we born from?
死去何从-Where shall we pass away to?
真理常在-Causes and effects are rather complicate.
因果错综-Yet the truth is always true.
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无化无灭-Unchangeable and indestructible is,
厥为圆灵-The true essence-This one soul.
舍之则亡-It may be neglected and lost,
操之则存-Or it may be kept in full.
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生生之本-To search for the origin of life eternal.
上苍之仁-We resort to the great kindness of God.
仁者无敌-For a kind person is always invincible.
草木全仁-And a good plant depends upon its seed bud.
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恒大悠久-Moreover, eternal is also the civilization,
博厚高明-And profound are both and heaven,
不动而变-Without any abrupt change of themselves,
无为而成-All things molded within.
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煌煌先哲-So brilliant were the ancient sages-
世界圣人-Saints of the world.
积年累月-For years and months they tried
真谛是寻-With God';s truth to hold.
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因时因地-To preach the gospel through different apostles,
因事因人-At different times in different localities,
悉奉使命-They were born to be Archangel of God,
至性生成-Together with many good qualities.
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创立宗教-They had established their religions respectively.
修己度人-To save themselves and others who suffered too much.
善不计功-To cast their own bread into waters,
取义成仁-They had done what ought to be done for each.
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耶回儒释-The five religions are Christianity,
道教异名-Mohammedanism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
初本一家-With no difference from the outset,
未尝径庭-They are the same under God';s kingdom.
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诸子百家-To develop them into many branches.
衍出多门-There were countless thinkers of the past.
择善固执-They followed strictly the human nature,
率性而行-To prove all things good and hold them fast.
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自诚而明-Honestly makes a man wise,
自明而诚-Wisdom makes a man honest.
忠以尽己-Faithfulness of oneself is apt to win praise,
恕以待人-Yet forgiveness to others is still the finest.
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何道非道-Nowhere will not be the truth of God,
晶晶莹莹-That';s apparent to everybody.
一以贯之-But success had only those.
炳炳鳞鳞-Who took it under custody.
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降及後世-Until the recent centuries,
志理竞欲-Men forgot truth for wants in competition.
异端纷起-Differences in opinion arose.
入主出奴-From differences in pre-occupation.
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各因成见-Because some prejudices existed.
互不和睦-They were not mutually reconcilable.
酿为战争-As a result, belligerent actions took place
干戈相属-And wars were unavoidable.
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祸乱之烈-The disaster might be so serious
此兴彼伏-That one came after another.
正义莫张-There could be no more justice,
生灵汨役-And many living souls always died together.
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或为刀俎-Some of them were slaughterers,
或为鱼肉-Some of them were victims.
残肢缺体-Nothing had there been so dreadful
伤心惨目-As the wounded bodies and limbs.
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粉碎家庭-Many families were broken.
离散骨肉-Many couples were dissociated.
掠夺土地-Many fertile soils were spoiled.
覆灭异族-Many peoples of different races were annihilated.
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丧失文化-Civilization was deteriorated.
摧残教育-Education was metamorphosed.
破坏和平-Peace was destroyed.
牺牲幸福-Welfare was sacrificed.
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经济崩溃-Financial crisis had always occurred.
自由难图-As to freedom, ';twas difficult to attain.
科学误用-Scientific knowledge was ill-used.
利器百出-Secret weapons were renewed again and again.
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生活艰苦-To get living, ';twas very hard.
饥馑满屋-Starvation came to every home, whether new or old.
弥天烽火-Distress had caused pain to all.
遍地萑苻-Robbery existed at nearly every corner of the world.
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愈演愈厉-The conditions grew worse and worse.
愈来愈酷-The cruelty became more and more.
报应昭彰-Both defensive and offensive actions were repeated.
循环往复-Those facts were quite clear to all.
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哀哉芸芸-Alas! May poor creatures!
无辜受戮-You have been innocently ill-treated.
既绝反省-Be wiser to plan for yourselves
亟宜自图-At an early date after thoroughly yon reflected.
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爰在今日-Therefore it';s up to nowadays.
将谋战後-A good plan shall be carried out effectively after this war.
永久和平-For the sake of eternal peace
国际机构-An international organization is the best by far.
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宗教教义-The same truth for all religions,
尤当研究-Everybody has to research.
信仰自由-The freedom to worship God in one';s own way
理论精透-Is the most fundamental principle one may reach.
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凡各教徒-Apostles of the world!
悉属优秀-You are all good fellows!
应发宏愿-You have to serve for the greatest will,
救人自救-To save yourselves and any other who follows.
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不分中外-With no regard to nationality,
男女老幼-Members of different sexes and ages!
殊途同归-On the basis of equality, you will reach
何薄何厚-The same kingdom of God through different passages.
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本会成立-Here is the establishment of A.R.I.R.
惟展各埠-With branches in all parts of the world.
宗旨纯正-With a righteous aim.
不愧屋漏-We are all faithful to God.
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发挥真理-To preach the same truth,
迅伏魔寂-And to defeat the devil enemies,
胜利可期-Victory will be ours,
肤功克奏-Triumphs will not be absurdities.
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人类文明-Unlike the wild beasts,
非同野兽-Human beings are civilized.
互增情感-Be sympathetic and honest.
勿生疑窦-No doubts can ever be roused.
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天下大同-In a world of Universal Brotherhood,
河山依旧-As usual, territories have to be restored.
共策安全-To enjoy the same happiness,
胥得享受-The common security must be assured.
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愿此世界-Wishing that whorled world,
民康物阜-Will return to good order.
一夫不获-If any individual be there not properly treated,
众生互救-Any other may be asked as a saver.
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永久和平-Eternal peace could aptly be maintained,
殆属天授-If it were gifted by heaven,
愿吾同人-Come on! my dear friends,
精诚奋斗-We have to try our best for this heavy burden.
乩坛上诗文完成后，“济公”要求在场者译成英文，但无一人敢译，于是“济公”自己翻译成英文，并嘱咐在场者广为传播等。当时正值抗战胜利前夕， “济公”在乩文中预言了战后以维护世界和平为己任的联合国的成立，“永久和平，殆属天授”告诉我们，新的世界大战不会再来。当时令在场者百思不解的是：济公本是宋代高僧，何时学会的英文？