卷四·第一节第二至三章　判断前的考量与君民敌友的征象星

CHAP. II. Containing some necessary considerations before Iudgement.

第二章　包含判断前的一些必要考量。

LOok that you can readily and exactly distinguish of your true significators, as which House and Planet denotes the King, which the People, which their Assistants, and which their Enemies, &c. and from whence you are to inquire of the fertility and sterility of the Earth, Wars or Peace, or any other Accident; otherwayes you shall never be able to come to any perfection in this most Divine Science.

注意你要能迅速而准确地分辨你真正的征象星，比如哪一宫哪颗行星代表国王，哪些代表人民，哪些代表他们的助手，哪些代表他们的敌人，等等，以及大地的丰收与歉收、战争或和平或任何别的事件要从何处去探究；否则你永远不能在这门最神圣的学问中达到任何完善。

Ever be sure you weigh well the Fortitudes and Debilities of your Significators, as how they are essentially and accidentally dignified (which you are sufficiently taught in the eight Chapter of the Second Treatise) how located in the Figure of the Heavens, and how Aspected benevolently or malevolently by the Fortunes or Infortunes, and so judge according to the Nature of the Planet afflicting or assisting your Significator, good or bad, as the signification and nature of the Aspect, Planet, Sign and House wherein he is denotes, and the signification of the Planet to which he transfers his light.

务必始终好好权衡你的征象星的力量与虚弱，比如他们在必然尊贵与偶然尊贵上怎样（这你在第二篇第八章里已充分学过），在天象盘中位于何处，怎样受吉星或凶星以吉或凶的相位照看，于是依侵害或帮助你的征象星的那颗行星的性质，判断吉或凶，按那相位、行星、他所在的星座与宫的含义和性质所表示的，以及他把光传给的那颗行星的含义。

Do not conclude Saturn and Mars alwayes Malevolents and Infortunes, and Jupiter and Venus ever Fortunes and Denoters of good; for as it may happen, they may be (contrary to this general and simple opinion) Fortunes and Infortunes as they may be posited in Houses, and be Significators, as you have been already shewn in the first Chapter of the first Section of our Introduction to Elections.

不要断定土星和火星总是凶的、不幸的，木星和金星总是吉的、主好事的；因为事情可能是这样：（与这普通而简单的意见相反）它们可能依其在宫中的位置、依其作为征象星，而成为吉星或凶星，如你在我们择日入门第一节第一章里已看到的。

As for example, in the Suns ingress into Aries, I have Libra ascending, or Aquaries or Capricorn, and Saturn located therein; I must not hereby, because Saturn is Naturally evil, judge the condition and state of the People signified by the Ascendent to be evil and unfortunate this year, but contrarywise (other testimonies concurring) they will be in a most prosperous and gallant condition.

举例来说，太阳进入白羊时，我有天秤、水瓶或摩羯上升，土星位于其中；我不能因此、因为土星本性是凶的，就判断上升所代表的人民这一年的境况与状态是凶而不幸的，而是相反（若其他见证也一致）他们会处在最兴旺、最好的境况中。

For you must know a Planet in his own, house is strong and advantagious, according to the old Proverb, The Devil is good to his own Children; and so contrarywise Jupiter in my Figure at the ingress is in detriment and afflicted, and Significator or Planet from whence I am to inquire of fertility, and in Square or Opposition of other Significators, which also concur to the same signification; must I from hence because Jupiter, who for the most part is good, and in his own natural inclination free from mischief, affirm or conclude the year to be fruitfull and free from any want or penury?

因为你要知道，一颗行星在他自己的庙里是强的、有利的，正如那句老话所说，魔鬼对他自己的孩子也是好的；反过来，在我入白羊的盘里，木星在陷而受害，是我要据以探究丰收的征象星或行星，又与其他征象星成四分或对冲，这些也同样表示这个意思；我难道就因为木星大多是好的、依他本身的自然倾向不会害人，就断言或断定这一年丰收、没有任何匮乏或贫困吗？

No, but because he is the Significator this year of this matter, and in detriment, retrograde, in his fall, afflicted, impotent and weak, I judge the clean contrary.

不，正因为他是这一年这件事的征象星，又在陷、逆行、在落、受害、无力而虚弱，我就作完全相反的判断。

For I am to judge according to his signification and ability at that time not according to his natural signification; for otherwise we should make most manifest contradictions, and confound our selves both in judgement and reason, to make Saturn and Mars the only Workers of iniquity; for we see clearly all the evils in the World are not of the Nature of these two, which would of necessity follow, were this admitted; but some are Jovial, some Venereal, and a third sort Mercurial, others participating of the Nature of the Sun and again of the Moon.

因为我要依他那时的含义与能力来判断，而不是依他的自然含义；否则我们就会造成最明显的矛盾，在判断上和道理上都把自己弄糊涂，把土星和火星当成仅有的作恶者；因为我们清楚地看到，世上一切的恶并不都属这两颗星的性质，若承认这一点，就必然会得出那样的结论；而是有些属木星，有些属金星，第三类属水星，另一些带有太阳的性质，又有些带有月亮的性质。

But to clear this point yet more fully, (for I would not have the ingenious thus misled in so gross an errour) admit Jupiter or Venus bear chief Rule of the eighth house, which you know hath signification of death and mortality; and I finde by several consequences and reasons in nature the Heavens do incline to such mischief: shall I barely because one of these rules that House conclude contrary to all sound reason and manifest testimonies, the year will be rather healthfull? Believe it, I shall refuse thus to do, for every Planet must perform that whereunto it is ordained; Venus is now to denote death, as being Lady of the eighth, and therefore in such years I ought thus to judge.

但为了把这一点讲得更清楚，（因为我不愿让聪明人这样被引入如此大的错误）假设木星或金星主管第八宫，你知道它代表死亡与死亡率；我又从自然中的若干推论与理由发现上天倾向于这样的祸害：难道我仅仅因为它们之一主管那一宫，就违背一切健全的道理和明显的见证，断定这一年反而更健康吗？相信我，我会拒绝这样做，因为每颗行星都必须履行它被指派的职分；金星现在作为第八宫之主，就要表示死亡，所以在这样的年份我应当这样判断。

Yet thus much I shall follow her nature, as to say there shall be much mortality or death amongst the People by reason of voluptousness, or Venery and such like, because she hath naturally such signification: In like manner if Jupiter be Lord of the eighth, and mortality that year denoted, I shall (notwithstanding he bears rule in that part of the Heavens) thus judge as hath been said, viz. death and mortality, but the nature thereof I shall take from his natural signification, as by corruption of Blood, Feavers and the like, I shall say is this mortality to be occasioned, &c.

不过我还是会在这一点上依从她的本性，说人民中会有许多死亡，是由于纵欲或色欲之类，因为她自然有这样的含义：同样，若木星是第八宫之主，那一年又表示死亡率，我会（尽管他主管天的那一部分）照所说的这样判断，即死亡与死亡率，但其性质我会取自他的自然含义，比如我会说这死亡率是由血液败坏、热病之类引起的，等等。

In the next place you are to have a special care to be well instructed in the nature of every Planet and House; wherefore be thou sure to have the exact knowledge of the second Treatise it being Introductory, before thou adventurest thus far, least thou be discouraged from ever attaining to the perfection of this study, which I am certain thou wilt never do, if thou beest not therein very perfect; wherefore let the first eight Chapters thereof be perused over and over, and then proceed.

其次，你要特别注意好好熟悉每颗行星和每一宫的性质；所以在你冒险走到这一步之前，务必准确掌握作为入门的第二篇，免得你灰心，永远达不到这门学问的完善，我确信你若在那里不十分精熟，就永远达不到；所以把它的前八章读了又读，然后再往下进。

Judge not upon every light testimony, but according to Reason and Art do thou order thy matter; for the more assurances and testimonies you have on any matter and concurrences in causes, the more affirmatively may you deliver your conclusions.

不要凭每一个轻微的见证就下判断，而要依道理和此术来安排你的事；因为你对任何事的把握与见证越多，原因上的一致越多，你就越能肯定地说出你的结论。

Fear God, study Nature, follow the Rules of Art, be knowing therein, and be ignorant in the vanities of the course of the World, and thou shalt come nearest unto Truth, and infinitely augment thy knowledge.

敬畏上帝，研究自然，遵循此术的规则，精于其中，而对世俗的虚荣无知，你就会最接近真理，并无限增进你的知识。

In your judgement of the Suns ingress, joyn also in consideration with it, the significations of Eclipses, great Conjunctions, Comets and Blazing-stars, if there be any either preceding or coming after it; for be assured these things never happen but before some notable change and alteration in the World.

在你判断太阳的进入时，也要结合考虑交食、大会合、彗星和扫帚星的含义，若在它之前或之后有任何这类事；因为你要确信，这些事从不发生，除非是在世上某种显著的变化与变动之前。

Remember that according to the Debility and strength of your Significator you are to judge of the condition of any person, the people, or thing whatsoever thereby signified, and you have attained to a great help: but now least you should be still to seek in the true understanding of the Significators necessary in this manner of Judgement, I shall (notwithstanding what hath been delivered in the Introduction or Second Book of these our labours) here beneath clearly demonstrate them unto thee.

记住，要依你的征象星的虚弱与强弱，来判断它所代表的任何人、人民或任何事物的境况，你就得到了很大的帮助：但现在，免得你在这种判断所需的征象星的真正理解上仍然摸不着门路，我将（尽管在入门即我们这些著作的第二卷里已讲过）在下面向你清楚地说明。

CHAP. III. Shewing which are the Significators of the King, People, their Enemies and Assistants, in any Revolution of the years of the World.

第三章　说明在世界之年的任何回归中，哪些是国王、人民、他们的敌人和助手的征象星。

LArgely have the Antients treated of these matters, yet some therein have come very short, and to little or no purpose troubled their heads, leaving still the Student both in doubts and errors; wherefore according to the sincerity of my first undertakings, I shall here indeavour to undeceive my Readers touching these particulars, and impart unto them the truth and surest rules for the judging thereof.

古人对这些事讲得很多，然而有些人在这上面差得很远，白费心思，没有什么用处，让学生仍然陷在疑惑与错误之中；所以照着我最初承担此事的诚意，我在这里要努力解除读者在这些细节上的误解，把判断这些事的真理和最可靠的规则传给他们。

I shall first give you some of their Instructions, and then my own, or such as I in my judgement hold to be most rational, that so thou mayst be the better able to distinguish truth from falshood.

我先给你他们的一些指导，然后给我自己的，或我凭判断认为最合理的，好让你更能分辨真假。

We shall begin with the Significator of Kings (but you are to note that in any Nation where no such are, the Grandees or chief Rulers of the times are to be understood) the which say they is thus to be known or found.

我们先从国王的征象星开始（但你要注意，在任何没有国王的国家，要理解为当时的权贵或主要统治者），他们说要这样知道或找到它。

Look to the Lord of the tenth house in your Figure at time of the Revolution of the Sun into the first point of Aries, who if he be free from Combustion, Retrogradation, Impedition, and such like, and within five degrees of the cusp of the tenth, either before or after, viz. within or without the house, he shall without doubt be the Kings Significator, or chief Rulers, without any farther inquiry; but if he be any ways impedited, as in Detriment, Fall, Combust, Peregrine, Retrograde, or besieged, &c. he shall not be significator of the King or Chief Rulers.

看太阳回归到白羊第一点那时你盘中第十宫的主星，若他免于焦伤、逆行、阻碍之类，又在第十宫宫头前后五度以内，即在宫内或宫外，他就毫无疑问是国王或主要统治者的征象星，不必再作任何探究；但若他以任何方式受阻，如在陷、落、焦伤、游离、逆行或被围等，他就不是国王或主要统治者的征象星。

Have recourse then to that Planet who hath Exaltation in the Sign of the tenth, and if he be within five degrees of the cusp (as you have heard) and in no sort impedited or afflicted, thou shalt conclude him to be Significator of the King; but if he be impedited or afflicted (as abovesaid) he shall not be Significator.

那么就求助于在第十宫星座中有旺的那颗行星，若他在宫头五度以内（如你已听过的），又丝毫不受阻碍或侵害，你就断定他是国王的征象星；但若他受阻碍或侵害（如上所说），他就不是征象星。

But now, you must regard the Sun, the Planet that is Almuten of the tenth, the Planet placed within five degrees of the cusp thereof (if any such be) or the Lord of Part of Government, the which if you finde (first beginning with the Sun and then considering the rest as they are set down in order) placed and dignifyed essentially, or free from affliction (as you have heard) he shall be Significator of the King, otherwise not.

但现在你必须看太阳、第十宫的胜星、位于其宫头五度以内的那颗行星（若有的话），或统治点的主星，若你发现这颗星（先从太阳开始，再按所列的次序考虑其余的）位置良好，有必然尊贵，或免于侵害（如你已听过的），他就是国王的征象星，否则不是。

So that then by these their Rules (omitting many such like Instructions for brevities sake) there shall no Revolution whatsoever, though never so bad or mischievous, in the least have any relation, or extend unto the King or Chief Rulers of any place, as if they were excusable from misfortunes, or the Heavens afraid to molest or afflict them, which must needs be if these Documents of the Ancients must be admitted authentick, who will have no Significator for them, but such as is free from all impediment, from which, consequently, we must conclude they shall never be molested or disturbed by Wars, Commotions, Insurrections, Losses or Crosses whatsoever, which I could wish were true, but we can wofully testifie to the contrary: besides to affirm it, were both ridiculous and preposterous.

所以照他们的这些规则（为简短起见，略去许多类似的指导），任何回归，不论多么坏、多么有害，都丝毫不会与任何地方的国王或主要统治者有关或波及他们，仿佛他们可免于不幸，或上天不敢骚扰、侵害他们，若古人的这些教导要被承认为可靠，就必然如此，他们只要免于一切阻碍的星作他们的征象星，由此我们必然推断，他们永远不会受战争、骚乱、起事、损失或任何挫折的骚扰，我但愿这是真的，但我们可悲地能证明相反：而且这样断言既可笑又荒谬。

For the Grandees of the Earth, although never so great and proud, yet they must know (with us) they are but men, and such too, as are not excused from the harmonious configurations of the Celestial Planets and Heavens.

因为地上的权贵，不论多么伟大、骄傲，他们也必须（和我们一样）知道自己不过是人，而且是不能免于天上诸行星与诸天和谐格局影响的人。

But the Ancients, although they have deserved by their writings infinite applause from all ingenious and judicious souls; as also high esteem, for both their care and learning; yet in this particular they have come short (for the generality of them I mean) and therefore if in this I dissent from them, as also in some other of their Rules, I desire to be excused, since I know no Reason why in every Age and in every study there may not some one or other, not only finde out some failings of ancient Authors, but also correct them, nay far exceed them, though perhaps in every particular they may again come short: for we see even the best Divines, the best Philosophers, and Physitians have been corrected, and in some things amended, and so also the Astrological Philosopher may come short of another that stands upon his shoulders.

但古人虽凭他们的著作应得一切有才智、有判断力之人的无限赞誉，也因其用心与学问而应得高度的敬重；然而在这一点上他们有所不足（我是指他们大多数人），所以若我在这一点上，以及在他们的其他一些规则上与他们意见不同，我希望得到谅解，因为我不知道有什么理由，在每个时代、每门学问中，不可以有这个或那个人不仅找出古代作者的一些缺失，而且纠正它们，甚至远远超过他们，尽管或许在每个细节上他们又会有所不及：因为我们看到，即使是最好的神学家、最好的哲学家和医生，也曾被纠正，在某些事上得到修正，所以星占哲学家也可能不及另一个站在他肩上的人。

Wherefore then know, that the true significator of the King or chief Rulers, is the tenth house of Heaven at the time of the Suns ingress into Aries, the Lord thereof, and the Planets therein posited; but more especially, the cusp of the tenth and its Lord, whether well or ill disposed it mattereth not: These in any Revolution to the end of the World shall still be Significators of the King or Rulers particularly, and the Sun and Saturn in general, but more especially the Sun.

所以你要知道，国王或主要统治者的真正征象星，是太阳进入白羊之时天的第十宫、其主星以及位于其中的诸行星；但更特别的是第十宫的宫头及其主星，不论安置得好坏都没关系：这些在任何回归中，直到世界末日，都始终是国王或统治者的特别征象星，而太阳和土星是普遍征象星，但更特别的是太阳。

In like manner, look what ever sign ascends at the time aforesaid, viz. the Suns ingress into Aries in any year, and that sign, together with its Lord, shall particularly denote the common People of that Kingdom or Nation for which your Scheam is erected, and shall be their significators, and the Moon generally, as the Sun is the general Significator of the Rulers.

同样，看上述那时，即任何一年太阳进入白羊时，上升的是什么星座，那个星座连同其主星，就特别代表你为之起盘的那个王国或民族的普通人民，是他们的征象星，月亮是普遍征象星，正如太阳是统治者的普遍征象星。

In declaring unto you the significators of the Enemies of both King and People in any Revolution, I might also shew you the defects of some of the Ancients, but I should rather choose (though I had not a desire to be as brief as may be) to pass them over in silence, they meriting so much at our hands otherways; wherefore let us to our business.

在向你说明任何回归中国王和人民双方的敌人的征象星时，我也可以指出一些古人的缺失，但我宁愿（尽管我并非不想尽量简短）略过不提，因为他们在其他方面对我们功劳甚大；所以让我们来谈正事。

See that in every Revolution of the World you have regard to the opposite house signifying your Significators, as the seventh house denotes the open Enemies of the Common People and King in a hostile way; the twelfth house their private, and the ninth house the secret Enemies of the King or Rulers, because (as you have heard in the 42. Chapter of the Second Book) it is the twelfth from the tenth.

注意在世界的每一次回归中，都要看与你的征象星相对之宫，比如第七宫以敌对的方式代表普通人民和国王的公开敌人；第十二宫代表他们的私下之敌，第九宫代表国王或统治者的秘密之敌，因为（如你在第二卷第四十二章听过的）它是第十宫数起的第十二宫。

Even so, as the second house signifies the wealth and assistance of the people, so doth also the eleventh the Kings ayd, wealth and assistance; the eighth the assistance, ayd and wealth of their open enemies, &c. as you have been fully instructed before in the same 42. chapter.

同样，正如第二宫代表人民的财富与援助，第十一宫也代表国王的援助、财富与帮助；第八宫代表他们公开敌人的援助、帮助与财富，等等，如你在前面那第四十二章里已充分学过的。