Ua ʻī maila kēia paukū, ʻo ka Tao, ʻaʻole ia e lao ʻia a ʻaʻole e kapa ʻia, a he maʻalahi a ʻuiki nō hoʻi, ʻaʻohe mea hiki ke hoʻokō iā ia. Inā e mālama nā aliʻi iā ia, a laila, e hahai nā mea a pau iā lākou, a e like nō hoʻi me nā kahawai e kahe ana i ke kai.
Key Concepts
无名
朴
知止
江海
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 32, "ʻO Ka Tao Aʻole Laoʻia", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/haw/chapters/32/
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ʻO ka Tao, ʻaʻole ia e lao ʻia, ʻaʻole ia e kapa ʻia. ʻO kona ʻano, he maʻalahi, he ʻuiki, ʻaʻole mea hiki iā lākou ke hoʻokō iā ia ma lalo iho o ka lani. Inā e mālama nā haku a me nā aliʻi iā ia, a laila, e hahai nā mea a pau iā lākou. E hoʻolale ʻia ka lani a me ka honua, a e iho mai ka hua mālie. ʻAʻohe mea i kauoha iā lākou, akā, ua pālahalaha lākou iā lākou iho. I ka wā i hoʻomaka ai nā mea, ua kapa ʻia lākou; a i ka wā i kapa ʻia ai lākou, a laila, ua aʻo ʻia e aʻo i ka wā e stop ai. ʻO ka mea ʻike i ka wā e stop ai, ʻaʻole ia e ʻeha. E like ka Tao ma ka honua nei me nā kahawai e kahe ana i ke kai.
Nōnōmea Hohonu
He aha kēia paukū e pili ana?
Ua ʻī maila kēia paukū, ʻo ka Tao, ʻaʻole ia e lao ʻia a ʻaʻole e kapa ʻia, a he maʻalahi a ʻuiki nō hoʻi, ʻaʻohe mea hiki ke hoʻokō iā ia. Inā e mālama nā aliʻi iā ia, a laila, e hahai nā mea a pau iā lākou, a e like nō hoʻi me nā kahawai e kahe ana i ke kai.
Pehea ka pilina iaʻu?
I koʻu noho ʻana, ua ʻike nō au, ʻo ka mālie a me ka haʻahaʻa, ʻo lāua nō ka mea e hoʻopōmaikaʻi ai iaʻu. I ka wā aʻu e hahai ai i ka Tao, a ʻaʻole au e koi aku, a laila, e hoʻomaha nō koʻu naʻau.
He aha kaʻu e hana ai i kēia lā?
I kēia lā, e haʻi au i kekahi mea maikaʻi i kekahi, me ka ʻole o ka manaʻo e loaʻa ke komo lima. E mālie au a e ʻae aku i nā mea e kahe mai ana, me he kahawai lā e kahe ana i ke kai.
The Tao, considered as unchanging, has no name. Though in its primordial simplicity it may be small, the whole world dares not deal with (one embodying) it as a minister. If a feudal prince or the king could guard and hold it, all would spontaneously submit themselves to him.
AI Modern
ʻO ka Tao, ʻaʻole ia e lao ʻia, ʻaʻole ia e kapa ʻia. ʻO kona ʻano, he maʻalahi, he ʻuiki, ʻaʻole mea hiki iā lākou ke hoʻokō iā ia ma lalo iho o ka lani. Inā e mālama nā haku a me nā aliʻi iā ia, a laila, e hahai nā mea a pau iā lākou. E hoʻolale ʻia ka lani a me ka honua, a e iho mai ka hua mālie. ʻAʻohe mea i kauoha iā lākou, akā, ua pālahalaha lākou iā lākou iho. I ka wā i hoʻomaka ai nā mea, ua kapa ʻia lākou; a i ka wā i kapa ʻia ai lākou, a laila, ua aʻo ʻia e aʻo i ka wā e stop ai. ʻO ka mea ʻike i ka wā e stop ai, ʻaʻole ia e ʻeha. E like ka Tao ma ka honua nei me nā kahawai e kahe ana i ke kai.
Kuʻu Manaʻo
He aha kā kēia moʻo e hoʻāla ai iā ʻoe? Pehea ʻoe e hoʻohana ai?
