卷一·第十四章　第五条理由：答非所问，星辰不是风暴

CHAP. XIV. Containing the Authors fourth Reason, and the Scripture proofs alledged for Astrologie in his Lux Veritatis, proved to remain unshaken.

第十四章　含作者的第四条理由，并证明他在《真理之光》里为占星学所引的圣经证据至今未被动摇。

Reason 5 REason 5. Fifthly, For that it is not an answer to my Discourse, which the learned and judicious will soon find; I mean the Penners thereof have no ways answered to those passages of mine they have exprest and pretend to refell.

理由五　第五条理由。第五，因为它并不是对我论文的答复，有学问、有见识的人很快就会发现；我是说，它的执笔者对他们所摘出、假称要驳倒的我的那些段落，根本没有作出答复。

I might here set down many passages of that rabbling Discourse for the manifestation thereof; but least I should make this Book too large, and trouble thee with the rehearsal of such unworthy stuff, I shall here only clear some places of mine, wherein I shew Astrology not impugned by Scripture, but rather upheld thereby and allowed by that Divine Writ, and that thereby also the Stars are proved both signs and causes, notwithstanding what these Punies have or can say against it; now these being the considerablest points, and all others depending thereon, we shall in this place touch on no other: but for your farther satisfaction, refer you to the discourse it self.

我本可以在这里写出那篇乌合之论的许多段落来显明这一点；但免得使这本书篇幅过大，也免得复述这样不值一顾的东西来烦扰你，我在这里只澄清我自己的几处文字：在那里我证明占星学不受圣经攻击，反而得到圣经的支持、为那神圣的经文所容许，并且由此也证明诸星既是征兆，也是原因，不管这些微不足道的人已说或能说什么反对的话；这几点既是最要紧的，其余一切又都取决于它们，我们在这里就不涉及别的了；但为了使你进一步满意，请你去读那篇论文本身。

In my 2. Section and 1. Chapter, being about to undeceive my Reader, that the Divine Writ allowed not of Astrologie, and that it was not everywhere therein condemned, as was wisely affirmed by Doctor Homes, who when all came to all could produce but six places against it, and those but imaginary neither, as may appear by the third chapter of my Lux Veritatis; I use these words, being penned by that glorious King David, who was a great Prophet, and had a large measure of the Spirit of God, being a man after Gods own heart:

在我（《真理之光》）第一章第二节里，我要使读者不再受骗、以为神圣的经文不容许占星学、以为它在圣经里处处受谴责——这是霍姆斯博士高明地断言的，可他说来说去只能举出六处来反对它，而且那还都是凭空想象的，这从我《真理之光》第三章可以看出——我用了这些话，是那位荣耀的大卫王所写的，他是一位大先知，大有神的灵，是合神心意的人：

The heavens declare the glory of God, Psal. 19.1. The language of the stars is heard over all the earth, or the uttermost parts thereof, Psal. 19.3. As if he had said (say I there) there is no part free from the power of their influences; for their power hath a general extent over all Nations, Kingdoms, Countries, Provinces and Languages; I pray who can restrain the sweet Influences of the Pleiades? Job 38.31. And did not the stars in their courses fight against Sisera? Judg. 5.20. One of these places had been enough to have convinced him of great wickedness, in denying the Scripture doth anywhere allow of Astrologie, &c.

诸天述说神的荣耀，《诗篇》第十九篇第一节。诸星的言语通遍全地，或者说达到地的尽头，《诗篇》第十九篇第三节。（我在那里说）仿佛他是说：没有一处能免于它们影响的力量；因为它们的力量普遍延及一切民族、王国、国家、省份与语族；我请问，谁能约束昴星团甘美的影响呢？《约伯记》第三十八章第三十一节。星宿岂不是从它们的轨道上与西西拉争战吗？《士师记》第五章第二十节。这几处里只要有一处，就足以使他认识到：否认圣经在任何地方容许占星学，是大大的邪恶，如此等等。

To all which they reply thus. To that of Psal. 19.1. they say those words shew only that the Heavens were framed by the Word and power of God the Creator, which if no other meaning were in these words to be understood, the Prophet might as well have said, a Dog, Cat, or any other Creature declares the wonderfull works and glory of the Almighty; but the meaning thereof is, that he effecteth thereby and worketh, and herein are his wonderfull works the more manifest, and to be admired. I thought the Doctor and the other now of late pretending to be a Minister of the word, had been better versed in the sense and meaning of that Scripture; but this by the way.

对这一切，他们这样回答。对《诗篇》第十九篇第一节，他们说这些话只表明诸天是凭造物主神的话语与大能造成的；如果这些话里再没有别的意思可以领会，那么先知也同样可以说一条狗、一只猫或任何别的造物述说全能者奇妙的作为与荣耀了；但它的意思是：神借着诸天成就、作工，他奇妙的作为在这里就更加显明、更可赞叹。我原以为博士和那另一位近来自称传道人的，对那段经文的意义与含义会更熟悉些；但这是顺便一提。

And as touching Psal. 19.3. in their 22. page, where they should have proved it no ways available to my Argument or purpose, disputants like, alas, they tell their Reader, my interpretation must give place to the Apostles, Rom. 10.18. viz. preaching of the Gospel, not of Astrologie; and for the Pleiades in Job, say they, they are answered after; and for the fighting of the stars against Sisera, compare Josh. 10.11.

至于《诗篇》第十九篇第三节，在他们的第二十二页，他们本该证明它对我的论证或目的毫无用处，可他们像辩论家那样——唉——告诉他们的读者：我的解释必须让位给使徒在《罗马书》第十章第十八节所说的，即传福音，而不是传占星学；至于《约伯记》里的昴星团，他们说后面再答；至于诸星与西西拉争战，他们说参看《约书亚记》第十章第十一节、

Exod 9.23. but name the words of none of these places; for that would discover their wickedness in wresting the Scripture by affirming what is not; as also their ignorance and weakness in not knowing how otherwise to answer the business, but by quoting the like number of Texts, and pretending to their Reader, therein he shall receive clear satisfaction, never regarding whether they were any thing or not to the purpose.

《出埃及记》第九章第二十三节；却一处的原话也不引出；因为那样就会显出他们的邪恶：歪曲圣经，断言其中没有的东西；也会显出他们的无知与软弱：不知道除此之外还能怎样回答这件事，只会开出同样数目的经文出处，向读者假称他在那里会得到清楚的满足，全不管它们与本题有没有关系。

But since ye are so cunning, I will be as cunning as you; and since the point is so considerable, as that the legality of the Art, and the warrant thereof from Divine Scripture dependeth thereon, I shall shew you (because you have thus played the Sophisters with your Reader in this as in all other) what those passages you quote speak, and then let any that hath but half an eye to discern between light and darkness, good and bad, truth and falshood, judge of the business.

但既然你们这样狡猾，我也要同你们一样狡猾；既然这一点如此要紧，这门技艺的合法性、以及它出于神圣经文的凭据都取决于它，我就要向你们指出（因为你们在这一点上，也像在其他一切上一样，对你们的读者玩弄了诡辩）你们所引的那些段落说的是什么，然后让任何只要有半只眼睛、能分辨光明与黑暗、好与坏、真与假的人来判断这件事。

But first, let me shew you what they have unawares confessed touching that of Judges, thinking it will confirm that ridiculous assertion of theirs, That the meaning of that Text is, the storms, Tempests, winde and rain fought against Sisera: Ha, ha, he!

但首先，让我向你们指出，他们在《士师记》那一处无意中承认了什么；他们以为这能证实他们那可笑的断言：那段经文的意思是，与西西拉争战的是风暴、暴风雨、风与雨：哈，哈，嘿！

I never knew in my life (nor (I am confident) the antientest and wisest Philosopher that ever was) any star that had the name of storm, tempest, wind, rain or hail; the Divine Writ expresly telleth us, that the stars in their courses fought, &c. and yet these —, what shall I call them, render it storms, tempests, wind, &c. and therein themselves both envious and ridiculous, having no better a come off; if all their learning cannot distinguish betwixt stars and storms, they are not so fit to hold or maintain an Argument, as to go to school to learn to spell better; for although they are so antient, nunquam sera est, &c. for (no disparagement to them) I have known wiser, nay and far more solid and discreet at 18. yeers of age; but perhaps this their errour proceeded not from any defect of Judgement, but of old Age and wanting their spectacles mistook & read storms for stars, as their quondam brother read green-bay-horse for bay-tree; wherefore since they are in their dotage, or at least since these and such like mistakes are usual with them, I shall not farther take notice of such animals; but return to shew you what a rod they have given me to whip themselves, which they had very well deserved, had they been thus tardy at School.

我一生从来不知道（我确信，自古以来最年长、最有智慧的哲学家也不知道）有哪颗星名叫风暴、暴风雨、风、雨或冰雹；神圣的经文明明告诉我们，星宿从它们的轨道上争战，如此等等；可这些——叫他们什么好呢——却把它译成风暴、暴风雨、风等等，在这一点上显出自己既嫉妒又可笑，找不到更好的脱身之法；如果他们全部的学问都分不清星辰与风暴，那他们与其坚持、维护一个论证，不如去上学，学学把字拼得更好些；因为他们虽然这样年老，（拉丁文）“从来不嫌晚”，如此等等；因为（并非贬低他们）我见过十八岁时就比他们更聪明、甚至远为扎实审慎的人；但他们这个错误也许不是出于判断力的缺陷，而是出于年老，没戴眼镜，把「星辰」错看、错读成了「风暴」，就像他们从前的一位弟兄把「青翠的月桂树」读成「青翠的栗色马」一样；所以，既然他们已届老迈昏聩，或至少这类错误在他们是家常便饭，我就不再理会这样的畜生；而是回过头来，向你们指出他们给了我一根怎样的棍子来抽打他们自己——倘若他们在学校里这样迟钝，那也真是该打。

In the same 22. page of their Pamphlet, they confess (but certainly unawares, as I said before) that those storms, tempests, winds, &c. were accounted by Junius to be caused by the Influence of the stars and heavenly bodies; whereby you may clearly see how much they know what they write against, when the influence of the stars is confessed by them to be the cause of those storms, tempests, &c. that discomfited Siseras Army (this is as much as I desire) and yet in their very next words they deny that that passage of Scripture maketh any thing for Astrologie; wherefore since you have at large already heard, and now here again by their own Arguments and words I have fully proved and warranted that the stars have influence on elementary things, I need not here spend time to shew you farther what might be understood, and is indeed to be collected affirmatively out of that text for this our purpose; but hasten to shew that (notwithstanding what they have said) the stars are by the same testimony, viz. the word of God, proved to be both signs and causes; yet first let me shew you their impudence, wresting of Scriptures, and concealedness, touching whom the wisest of men, (Solomon) Prov. 26 12. testifyeth.

在他们那本小册子的同一第二十二页，他们承认（但如我前面所说，必定是无意的）：那些风暴、暴风雨、风等等，尤尼乌斯认为是由诸星与天体的影响造成的；由此你可以清楚地看到，他们对自己所反对的东西知道多少：他们既承认诸星的影响是击溃西西拉军队的那些风暴、暴风雨等等的原因（这正是我所求的全部），却在紧接着的话里否认那段经文对占星学有任何支持；所以，既然你已经详尽地听过，现在我又凭他们自己的论证与话语充分证明、担保了诸星对元素之物有影响，我在这里就不必再花时间进一步向你说明，为了我们这个目的，从那段经文里还能领会出、也确实能正面归纳出什么；而是赶紧来说明（不管他们说了什么）：凭同一个见证，即神的话，诸星被证明既是征兆，也是原因；不过首先，让我向你指出他们的无耻、他们对圣经的歪曲、以及他们的遮掩，关于这种人，人中最有智慧的所罗门在《箴言》第二十六章第十二节作了见证。