卷一·第十七章　论诸星之庙

The planets also have familiarity with the parts of the zodiac, through what are called their houses, triangles, exaltations, terms, the like. The system of houses is of the following nature. Since of the twelve signs the most northern, which are closer than the others to our zenith and therefore most productive of heat and of warmth are Cancer and Leo, they assigned these to the greatest and most powerful heavenly bodies, that is, to the luminaries, as houses, Leo, which is masculine, to the sun and Cancer, feminine, to the moon.

行星与黄道各部分也有亲缘，这是经由所谓的庙、三方、旺、界之类而建立的。庙的体系是这样的：十二星座中，最偏北、比其余星座更接近我们的天顶、因而最能生热生暖的，是巨蟹与狮子，古人便把这两座分给最大、最有力的天体，也就是两光，作为它们的庙——阳性的狮子给太阳，阴性的巨蟹给月亮。

In keeping with this they assumed the semicircle from Leo to Capricorn to be solar and that from Aquarius to Cancer to be lunar, so that in each of the semicircles one sign might be assigned to each of the five planets as its own, one bearing aspect to the sun and the other to the moon, consistently with the spheres of their motion and the peculiarities of their natures.

依照这一安排，他们把从狮子到摩羯的半圈定为属太阳的，从水瓶到巨蟹的半圈定为属月亮的，使五颗行星在每个半圈里各得一个星座为己有，一个对太阳成相位，一个对月亮成相位，合乎它们运行天球的次序与各自的本性。

For to Saturn, in whose nature cold prevails, as opposed to heat, and which occupies the orbit highest and farthest from the luminaries, were assigned the signs opposite Cancer and Leo, namely Capricorn and Aquarius, with the additional reason that these signs are cold and wintry, and further that their diametral aspect is not consistent with beneficence. To Jupiter, which is moderate and below Saturn's sphere, were assigned the two signs next to the foregoing, windy and fecund, Sagittarius and Pisces, in triangular aspect to the luminaries, which is a harmonious and beneficent configuration.

土星本性以冷为主，与热相反，又占据最高、离两光最远的轨道，所以分给它与巨蟹、狮子相对的星座，即摩羯与水瓶；另一个理由是这两个星座寒冷而属冬季，再者它们与两光的对冲相位也不合于吉利。木星性情温和，居于土星天球之下，分给它的是紧挨着前两座的两个星座，多风而丰饶的射手与双鱼，它们与两光成三分相，这是和谐而吉利的格局。

Next, to Mars, which is dry in nature and occupies a sphere under that of Jupiter, there were assigned again the two signs, contiguous to the former, Scorpio and Aries, having a similar nature, and, agreeably to Mars' destructive and inharmonious quality, in quartile aspect to the luminaries. To Venus, which is temperate and beneath Mars, were given the next two signs, which are extremely fertile, Libra and Taurus. These preserve the harmony of the sextile aspect; another reason is that this planet at most is never more than two signs removed from the sun in either direction.

其次，火星本性干燥，天球在木星之下，分给它的又是紧接前者的两个星座，天蝎与白羊，性质相近；而且合乎火星毁坏、不和的特质，它们与两光成四分相。金星性情温和，居火星之下，分给它的是再下两个极为丰饶的星座，天秤与金牛；这两座保持着六分相的和谐，另一个理由是，金星离太阳无论在前在后，最多不超过两个星座。

Finally, there were given to Mercury, which never is farther removed from the sun than one sign in either direction and is beneath the others and closer in a way to both of the luminaries, the remaining signs, Gemini and Virgo, which are next to the houses of the luminaries.

最后，分给水星的是剩下的星座，双子与处女，它们紧挨着两光的庙；因为水星离太阳无论在前在后，从不超过一个星座，又居于其余诸星之下，在某种意义上同两光都更近。