Chapter 51

ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ / Asignan n ummis n wayeḍ

道德玄德自然

Quick Answer

ⴰⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵡⴰⵢⴻⵡ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ. ⵓⵛⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⵉⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ, ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵛⴰⵔ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ, ⵉⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵏⵏⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵛⴰⵔ. ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ, ⵉⵖⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵏⵏⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵛⴰⵔ.

Key Concepts

道
德
玄德
自然

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51, "ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ / Asignan n ummis n wayeḍ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/51/

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Original

道生之，德畜之，物形之，势成之。是以万物莫不尊道而贵德。
道之尊，德之贵，夫莫之命而常自然。
故道生之，德畜之，长之育之，亭之毒之，养之覆之。生而不有，为而不恃，长而不宰，是谓玄德。

Asuɣel

ⴰⵛⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵡⴰⵢⴻⵡ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵡ, ⵙⵓⴼⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ, ⵙⵓⴼⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵏⴰⵡ ⴷ ⵙⵓⴼⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵙⴰⵍ. ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⴰⵙⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵍⵍⴰ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵓⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵡⴰⵢⴻⵡ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⵉⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵓⵛⴰⵔ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵉⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ, ⵉⵖⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵏⵏⴰ, ⵉⴼⴰⴷ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵙ, ⵉⵙⴰⵎⵙⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵚⴰⴳⵓ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ, ⵉⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ, ⵉⵖⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ. ⴰⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ, ⴰⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ, ⵉⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ. ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ, ⵉⵖⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵏⵏⴰ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵚⴰⴳⵓ, ⵙⵓⴼⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⵓⵎ, ⵉⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ. ⴰⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵎⵙⵓⴼⵔ, ⵉⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ, ⵉⵖⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵏⵏⴰ, ⵉⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵛⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ. ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵡⴰⵢⴰ, ⴰⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵡⴰⵢⴻⵡ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ. ⴰⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵡⴰⵢⴻⵡ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ, ⵉⵖⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵏⵏⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵛⴰⵔ. ⴰⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ, ⴰⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ. ⴰⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ, ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ, ⵉⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵃⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵙⵓⵛⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⴷ, ⵙⵓⴼⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵉⵡⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⴰ.

Isental Imsawaḍen

Wang Bi (226–249 ⴽ.ⵉ.ⵙ)

James Legge (1891)

All things are produced by the Tao, and nourished by its outflowing operation. They receive their forms according to the nature of each, and are completed according to the circumstances of their condition. Therefore all things without exception honour the Tao, and exalt its outflowing operation.

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