卷三·第九章　论不得养育的孩子

As the account of children that are not reared is still lacking in the discussion of matters related to the birth itself, it is fitting to see that in one way this procedure is connected with the inquiry concerning length of life, for the question in each case is of the same kind; but in another way they are distinct, because there is a certain difference in the actual meaning of the inquiry.

在与降生本身相关的各事中，还缺不得养育的孩子这一论述。应当看到：这种推究在一种意义上与寿数之问相连，因为两者所问属同一类；在另一种意义上又彼此有别，因为所问的实际含义有所不同。

For the question of length of life considers those who in general endure for perceptible lengths of time, that is, not less than one circuit of the sun, and such a space is properly understood to be a year; but potentially also lesser periods than this, months and days and hours, are perceptible lengths of time. But the inquiry concerning children that are not reared refers to those who do not attain at all to "time" thus defined, but perish in something less than "time" through excess of the evil influence.

因为寿数之问考察的，是一般能存活可感知的一段时间的人，也就是不少于太阳运行一周——这样一段时间恰当地理解为一年；不过在潜在的意义上，比这更短的月、日、时，也是可感知的时间。而不得养育的孩子之问，指的是那些根本达不到如此界定的“时间”、因凶害的影响过甚而在不足“时间”之内夭亡的孩子。

For this reason the investigation of the former question is more complex; but this is simpler. For it is merely the case that if one of the luminaries is angular and one of the maleficent planets is in conjunction with it, or in opposition, both in degrees and with equality of distance, while no beneficent planet bears any aspect, and if the lord of the luminaries is found in the places of the maleficent planets, the child that is born will not be reared, but will at once come to its end.

因此，前一个问题的推究较为繁复，这一个则较为简单。情形不过是：若两光之一在四角，有一颗凶星与之会合或对冲，度数相同、距离相等，而没有任何吉星与之成相位，两光的主星又落在凶星之位，所生的孩子就养不大，而会立即夭亡。

But if this comes about without the equality of distance, but the shafts of the maleficent planets succeed closely upon the places of the luminaries, and there are two maleficent planets, and if they afflict either one or both of the luminaries either by succeeding them or by opposition, or if one afflicts one luminary and the other the other in turn, or if one afflicts by opposition and the other by succeeding the luminary, in this way too children are born that do not live; for the number of afflictions dispels all that is favourable to length of life because of the distance of the maleficent planet through its succession.

但若这种情形发生时没有距离相等，而是凶星的光矢紧随两光之位，且有两颗凶星：它们或以紧随、或以对冲侵害两光之一或两者；或一颗侵害这一光、另一颗侵害那一光；或一颗以对冲、另一颗以紧随侵害同一光——这样也会生下活不成的孩子。因为侵害之多，凭着凶星紧随而至的距离，驱散了一切有利于寿数的东西。

Mars especially afflicts the sun by succeeding it, and Saturn the moon; but conversely in opposition or in superior position Saturn afflicts the sun and Mars the moon, most of all if they occupy as rulers the places of the luminaries or of the horoscope. But if there chance to be two oppositions, when the luminaries are at the angles and the maleficent planets are in an isosceles configuration, then the infants are born dead or half-dead.

火星尤其以紧随来侵害太阳，土星则以紧随侵害月亮；反过来，以对冲或居上位来侵害的，是土星之于太阳、火星之于月亮；若它们以主星的身份占据两光或上升点之位，就最为厉害。若恰有两重对冲，两光都在四角，而凶星成等腰格局，婴儿生下来就是死的或半死的。

And in such circumstances, if the luminaries should chance to be removing from conjunction with one of the beneficent planets, or are in some other aspect to them, but nevertheless cast their rays in the parts that precede them, the child that is born will live a number of months or days, or even hours, equal to the number of degrees between the prorogator and the nearest rays of the maleficent planets, in proportion to the greatness of the affliction and the power of the planets ruling the cause.

在这种情形下，若两光恰正离开与某颗吉星的会合，或与吉星成其他相位，却把光线投在它们之前的部分，所生的孩子就会活上若干月、若干日乃至若干小时，其数等于释放星与凶星最近光线之间的度数，视侵害的大小与主宰此因的行星之力而定。

But if the rays of the maleficent planets fall before the luminaries, and those of the beneficent behind them, the child that has been exposed will be taken up and will live. And again, if the maleficent planets overcome the beneficent ones that bear an aspect upon the geniture, they will live to affliction and subjection; but if the beneficent planets overcome, they will live but as supposititious children of other parents; and if one of the beneficent planets should either be rising or applying to the moon, while one of the maleficent planets is setting, they will be reared by their own parents.

但若凶星的光线落在两光之前，吉星的光线落在两光之后，被遗弃的孩子就会被人抱起，活下来。再者，若凶星压制那些与命盘成相位的吉星，他们活下来却要受苦、受人役使；若吉星压制凶星，他们能活下来，却是作为别人家冒认的子女；若有一颗吉星正在升起，或正与月亮入相，而一颗凶星正在沉没，他们就会由亲生父母抚养长大。

And the same methods of judgement are to be used also in cases of multiple births. But if one of the planets that two by two or in larger groups bear an aspect to the geniture is at setting, the child will be born half-dead, or a mere lump of flesh, and imperfect. But if the maleficent planets overcome them, the infant born subject to this influence will not be reared or will not survive.

多胎的情形也要用同样的判断方法。但若两两或成群与命盘成相位的行星中，有一颗正在沉没，孩子生下来就是半死的，或只是一团肉，发育不全。而若凶星压制它们，受此影响而生的婴儿就养不大，或活不下来。