Ua ʻōlelo kēia paukū, ʻaʻole hiki i nā ʻōlelo ke kamaʻa i ke kūpono o ke ala. ʻO ka mea i kapa ʻia a kapa ʻia, ua lilo i ka mea ʻē a ʻaʻole e mau. Ua hōʻike ʻia, ʻo ka ʻike ʻana i ka wā ʻole o ka inoa, a me ka ʻike ʻana i ka wā o ka inoa, ʻelua ala o ka nānā ʻana i ke ao.
Key Concepts
道
名
无
有
玄
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1, "Ke Ala e Hiki ke Heluhelu", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/haw/chapters/1/
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Ka ala e hiki ke heluhelu ʻia, ʻaʻole ia ka ala mau. Ka inoa e hiki ke kapa ʻia, ʻaʻole ia ka inoa mau. I ka wā kua o ka inoa, ʻo ia ka hoʻomaka o ka lani a me ka honua; i ka wā o ka inoa, ʻo ia ka makuahine o nā mea a pau. No laila, i ka wā o ka makemake ʻole, e nānā i kāna nui; i ka wā o ka makemake, e nānā i kāna pōʻai. ʻO kēlā mau mea elua, mai kahi hoʻokahi lā mai lāua ai, a ʻokoʻa ko lāua ʻōlelo. ʻO kēia, ʻo kāna hohonu: hohonu aʻe, a hohonu aʻe, ke puka o nā mea nui a pau.
Nōnōmea Hohonu
He aha kēia paukū e pili ana?
Ua ʻōlelo kēia paukū, ʻaʻole hiki i nā ʻōlelo ke kamaʻa i ke kūpono o ke ala. ʻO ka mea i kapa ʻia a kapa ʻia, ua lilo i ka mea ʻē a ʻaʻole e mau. Ua hōʻike ʻia, ʻo ka ʻike ʻana i ka wā ʻole o ka inoa, a me ka ʻike ʻana i ka wā o ka inoa, ʻelua ala o ka nānā ʻana i ke ao.
Pehea ka pilina iaʻu?
Ke ʻimi nei au i nā ʻōlelo a me nā manaʻo e kamaʻa ai i ka nui o koʻu nohona. Ua aʻo au e manaʻo nui i nā mea, e kapa aku i nā mea. Ua hoʻomaka au e ʻike, ʻo kēia mau ʻōlelo aʻe, ʻo kāna mau ʻae, ʻaʻole lākou iā lākou iho. He mea wī wale nō.
He aha kaʻu e hana ai i kēia lā?
I kēia lā, e hoʻomaha au i ka ʻuʻuku o ka manawa. E nānā au i kekahi mea maikaʻi ma waho aʻe o kāna inoa, a ʻaʻole au e kapa iā ia. E hoʻāʻo au e ʻike i kāna ʻano maoli, me ka ʻole o ka noʻonoʻo.
The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name. (Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the Mother of all things.
AI Modern
Ka ala e hiki ke heluhelu ʻia, ʻaʻole ia ka ala mau. Ka inoa e hiki ke kapa ʻia, ʻaʻole ia ka inoa mau. I ka wā kua o ka inoa, ʻo ia ka hoʻomaka o ka lani a me ka honua; i ka wā o ka inoa, ʻo ia ka makuahine o nā mea a pau. No laila, i ka wā o ka makemake ʻole, e nānā i kāna nui; i ka wā o ka makemake, e nānā i kāna pōʻai. ʻO kēlā mau mea elua, mai kahi hoʻokahi lā mai lāua ai, a ʻokoʻa ko lāua ʻōlelo. ʻO kēia, ʻo kāna hohonu: hohonu aʻe, a hohonu aʻe, ke puka o nā mea nui a pau.
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