卷一·伊本·以斯拉论危象之日（下）　问答与月亮诸断

Quest. Put the case, the age of the people, and the season of the yeare be the same, and the disease be the same, would the Crisis be the the same, yea or no?

问：假如人的年龄与一年的时节都相同，病也相同，那么危象会不会相同，是还是不是？

I answer thus, Their complexions may be different, the one hot and dry, the other cold and moist: If the diseases be hot and dry, the effect will not be so violent upon a cold and moist body, as it will be upon a hot and dry; the fire will sooner seize upon that which is hot and dry, then that which is cold and moist.

我这样回答：他们的体质可能不同，一个热而干，一个冷而湿：若病是热而干的，对冷而湿的身体，其作用就不如对热而干的身体那样猛烈；火烧热而干的东西，要比烧冷而湿的东西更快。

2 Imagine the complexions to be the same upon both parties? I Answer,

其二，假设双方的体质相同呢？我回答：

That is impossible, there must be some difference upon complexions; for though they may be the same in the universall, yet in particulars there must needs be some difference, by reason of their different dyet, exercise and climate, unlesse they be borne and brought up altogether under one latitude.

那是不可能的，体质总会有些差别；因为即使大体上相同，细节上也必有差别，由于他们的饮食、劳作与水土不同，除非他们是在同一纬度下一起出生、一起长大的。

3 Let us imagine they be all alike, yet divers things may intervene and alter the Crisis; their nativities may not agree; for example, If the Moon be in the place of Saturne or Mars in the nativity, the disease is dangerous; not so if she be in the place where Jupiter or Venus was in then; or its possible Jupiter or Venus may hurt in the Nativities of such to whose ascendents they are inimical or posited in the six t or eight houses.

其三，就算他们全都一样，仍有许多事可能介入而改变危象：他们的命盘可能不一致；例如，若月亮在命盘中土星或火星所在之处，病就危险；若她在命盘中木星或金星当时所在之处，就不是这样；不过也可能，木星或金星会伤害这样一些人：在他们的命盘中，它们与上升点相敌，或落在第六宫或第八宫。

4. Again, Saturn may be Lord of the one nativity, and not of the other; and then he may hurt the one and not the other, whose nativity he is Lord off, for the Devill will not hurt his owne; the like of Mars.

其四，再者，土星可能是一个人的命主，而不是另一个人的；那么他可能伤害另一个人，却不伤害以他为命主的那个人，因为魔鬼不害自己的人；火星也是如此。

Innumerable such things may be added, as that the one may provide for the sicknesse before hand, not the other, but it is needlesse.

像这样的事还可以加上无数条，比如一个人事先对疾病有所防备，另一个人没有，不过这不必多说。

Object. But then you will say, there can be no certainty at all found in the Crisis.

驳：那你们会说，危象就根本找不到什么确定性了。

I answer, Astrologers passe judgement two manner of wayes in diseases.

我回答：星占家对疾病作判断有两种方式。

The First we call Universall, and so Saturn rules Consumptions, Mars Feavers, Venus over women, Mercury over Schollers.

第一种我们称为普遍的：照这种方式，土星主痨病，火星主热病，金星主妇女，水星主读书人。

The Second is particular, and so the Seventh house hath dominion over women, the ninth over Schollers.

第二种是个别的：照这种方式，第七宫主妇女，第九宫主读书人。

Now no particular can destroy a universal; for example, if Venus be ill seated in a nativity, and the Lord of the Seventh well seated, we say the native shall generally incur evill by women, though some particular good may incur from them in like manner; judge in this case by the generall significators of sicknesse, viz. Saturne and Mars.

个别的不能推翻普遍的；例如，若金星在命盘中位置不佳，而第七宫主星位置良好，我们就说本命者大体上会因妇女招祸，虽然也可能同样从她们那里得到一些个别的好处；在这种情形下，要按疾病的一般征象星，即土星与火星来判断。

But Secondly, if you can possibly get the Nativities you shall not erre: And now give me leave to quote one experiment of my own. If the Nativities be one and the same, the Crisis will be one and the same: For example, I know three Children borne at one and the same time (as the event proved) at five yeares of age they all three had Convulsions, whereby they were each of all three lame of one leg, the boyes on the right legg, and the girls on the left; at fourteen yeares of age they dyed altogether in one and the same day of the small pox.

但其二，若你们能设法拿到命盘，就不会出错。容我在这里举一个我自己的经验。若命盘相同，危象也就相同：例如，我知道有三个孩子在同一时刻出生（后来的事证明了这一点），五岁时三人都患了抽搐，因此三人各跛了一条腿，男孩跛右腿，女孩跛左腿；十四岁时，他们在同一天一起死于天花。

Thirdly, if the Nativity cannot be gotten, view the urine, and erect a caelestiall Scheme upon the sight of it, and if you have a decumbiture compasse, the decumbitures with the caelestiall Scheme at the view of the urine, and you may judge clearly of the Crisis.

其三，若拿不到命盘，就看尿样，在看尿的那一刻起一张天象盘；若你们还有卧床之盘，就把卧床之盘与看尿时的天象盘相比较，便能清楚地判断危象。

To proceed to the matter, if the Moon be strong when she comes to the Quartile or opposition of the place she was in at the decumbiture, viz. in her house or exaltation, the sick recovers if she be aspected to no Planet.

言归正传：月亮来到卧床时所在位置的四分或对冲之处时，若她强旺，即在她的庙或旺，又不与任何行星成相位，病人就会康复。

Judge the like of the Sun in Chronical diseases: but judge the contrary, if either of them be in detriments or fals; for there is as much difference between them as there is between the Zenith & the Narder; if the Moone be void of course at the beginning of a disease the signe is neither good nor bad. Look then to the Signe ascending at the beginning of a disease, and let the Moon alone for a time.

慢性病中，对太阳也作同样的判断；但若两者之中任何一个在陷或落，就作相反的判断；因为两者之间的差别，就像天顶与天底之间那么大；若疾病开始时月亮空亡，这征兆就不好也不坏。那就去看疾病开始时上升的星座，暂且把月亮放在一边。

If the Moon be anguler at the decumbiture and in the Ascendent judge of her alone, and make use of no other signification; if she be ⟨?⟩ the Lord of the Ascendent with 'Tis very dangerous when the Moon is Eclipsed, when she comes to the quartile or opposition of the place she was in at the decumbiture; so usually at such a time death turnes Physician.

若卧床时月亮居角而在上升宫，就只按她一个来判断，不用别的征象；若她……上升主星……（原书此处文字残缺）。月亮来到卧床时所在位置的四分或对冲之处时，若她发生月食，就非常危险；通常在这样的时刻，死神就来当医生了。

If in the beginning of a sicknesse the Moon be in a moveable signe, the sicknesse soone moves to an end one way or other; fixed signes prolong sicknesse, and common signes set a stop to the wisest braine in the world.

若在疾病开始时月亮在启动星座，病很快就会走向结局，不论是好是坏；固定星座使病拖长；双体星座则让世上最聪明的头脑也束手无策。

Also this is a certaine rule, as sure as the Sun is up at noon day, that diseases of plenitude are very dangerous, when a man is taken sick upon a full Moon. Diseases of fasting or emptinesse are most dangerous when a man is taken sick upon a new Moon. Let me intreat you to give Physick for a disease of emptines when she is neer the full. And for diseases of fulnesse when the Moon hath lost her light.

还有一条确定的法则，就像中午太阳高挂一样确定：充盈之病，若人在满月时得病，就非常危险。空乏或虚耗之病，若人在新月时得病，最为危险。我恳请你们，治空乏之病，在月亮近满时给药；治充盈之病，在月亮失光时给药。

Diminish a Humor when the Moon diminisheth in light: Increase when she increaseth in light; Flegme opposeth Choler, Meiancholy opposeth Blood: 'tis none of the worst ways to diminish choler by increasing flegme; a word is enough to the wise.

体液要减，就在月光减时减；要增，就在月光增时增；黏液与胆汁相对，忧郁与血液相对；用增加黏液来减少胆汁，不失为好办法；对智者一言足矣。

'Tis very bad when in the beginning of a sicknesse the Moone is in a signe of the nature, if the quartile offending,

若疾病开始时月亮所在的星座与病同性，就很不好；若再有四分相为害……（原书此处语句不全）。

Naturally wen she is in a fiery signe, amend a disease of flegme; but if choles abound, 'tis very good if she be in a watery signe; you may know by a penny how a shilling is coined.

自然地，她在火象星座时，能减轻黏液之病；但若胆汁过盛，她在水象星座就很好；看一个便士，就知道一个先令是怎么铸的。

If the moone be in conjunction or aspect with any Planet, and neither of them Latitude, the Crisis will be firme: if they differ much in Latitude the Crisis will be weake.

若月亮与任何行星会合或成相位，而两者都没有纬度，危象就会稳固；若两者纬度相差很大，危象就会微弱。

The Moon in conjunction with Saturne at the decumbiture shewes long sicknesse; and if Saturne be slow in motion, so much the worse (and bad is the best) at all times in such a case.

卧床时月亮与土星会合，主病长；若土星行速迟缓，就更糟（而且在这种情形下无论何时，最好的也是坏的）。

If Saturne be retrograde when he comes to the opposition of the Sun beware of a Relaps.

若土星来到与太阳对冲时正在逆行，就要提防复发。

If Saturn have North Latitude, be sure the sick is bound much in body. If the Moon be joyned to a retrograde Planet, the sick vomits up his Physick.

若土星有北纬，病人必定大便严重秘结。若月亮与一颗逆行的行星相合，病人会把服下的药吐出来。

Venus helps more in the sicknesses of young men and women, then she doth in old.

金星在青年男女的病中，比在老人的病中帮助更大。

If the desease come of heat, Venus helps more then Jupiter; if the disease comes more of cold, Jupiter helps more then Venus. If the disease comes of Love, there is not a more pestilent Planet in the heavens then Venus; then call help of Jupiter: in persecutions of Religion Jupiter is little better then the Devil; call helpe of Venus in such a case.

若病由热而起，金星比木星帮助更大；若病多由寒而起，木星比金星帮助更大。若病由爱情而起，天上再没有比金星更害人的行星了；那时就求木星相助；在宗教迫害中，木星比魔鬼好不了多少；这种情形就求金星相助。

Mercury accidentall and strong, signifies good in diseases.

水星若偶然尊贵而强旺，在疾病中主吉。

If Mars cause the disease Venus helps more then Jupiter; if Saturne, then Jupiter more then Venus.

若病由火星引起，金星比木星帮助更大；若由土星引起，则木星比金星帮助更大。

If in the beginning of a sicknesse the Moon be in conjunction with any fixed stars of the first magnitude, whose Latitude from the Ecliptick is but small, you may safely judge of diseases by the nature of that Star she is joyned to; suppose he be of the nature of a Planet good or bad, take him according to his nature.

若在疾病开始时月亮与某颗一等恒星会合，而那颗星离黄道的纬度很小，你们就可以放心地按她所会的那颗星的性质判断疾病；假如他具有某颗行星的性质，不论吉凶，就按他的性质来看待他。

When the Moon is joyned to any planet by body or aspect in the beginning of any sicknesse, if she aspect that Planet when she comes to the quartile or opposition of the place, the Crisis will be firme and stable, and twill move no faster then a house, and twil not be altered be it good or bad.

若在任何疾病开始时，月亮以星体或相位与某颗行星相连，而她来到原处的四分或对冲之处时又与那颗行星成相位，危象就会稳固不移，它不会比一座房子挪得更快，无论好坏都不会改变。

But if when she comes to quartile or opposition she meets with another Planet, be sure the disease changes either to better or worse, according to the nature of that star she meets withall.

但若她来到四分或对冲之处时遇上另一颗行星，那么病一定会变，或好或坏，看她所遇之星的性质而定。

And this will appeare in the sick party, or else in the Physician, or in the course of Physicke.

这种变化会表现在病人身上，或者在医生身上，或者在治疗的过程中。

See what house the Planets she meets withall at the Crisis is I ord of the decumbiture, and judge accordingly; and so a sick person may happen to have more witt then an old doting Physician.

看她在危象时所遇的那颗行星，在卧床之盘中是哪一宫的主星，据此判断；这样一来，病人有时可能比一个昏聩的老医生还要有头脑。

If it be a fixed starre of an other nature to that fixed star she was withall at the decumbiture, it will not alter so much, or at least there will not be a universall alteration of the disease; and my reason is, because the fixed stars are so far from the earth. And the last the thing is,

若那是一颗恒星，与她卧床时所会的那颗恒星性质不同，变化就不会那么大，至少疾病不会全面改变；我的理由是，恒星离地球太远了。最后一件事是：

Whatsoever is said of the Moon in acute diseases, will hold as true of the Sun in Chronick Diseases.

凡是就急症中的月亮所说的，在慢性病中对太阳也同样成立。