Ua haʻi mai te tripti kua iho nei no te mōʻī, iā tātou e hele ana i te ara māori, akā ʻo nā tāngata, e makakoi ana i nā ala ikiiki. Ua ʻāheʻa ka poʻe aliʻi, ua hiʻo nā pāpū, akā ʻo lākou iho, ʻo ka ʻalalālā ʻana i nā mea āpau, ʻaʻole he māori.
Key Concepts
大道
盗夸
非道
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 53, "Te mōhio 'ā mātou i te ara māori", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ty/chapters/53/
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Inu ua mātou i te mōhio iki, e hoʻi mātou i te ara nui, ʻo te mea wale nō mātou e manavā ai, ʻo ia nō te hele ʻana i te ara nui lā. Te ara nui, he mālie nō, akā ʻo nā tāngata, e makakoi ana i nā ala ikiiki. ʻO te hale aliʻi, ua palupalu; ʻo nā mahina ʻai, ua hakaheʻe; ʻo nā pāpū mōmona, ua hiʻo. Akā ʻo lākou, e ʻaʻahu ana i nā ʻpū lāʻī maikaʻi, e hōʻai ana i nā pahi koi, e māʻona ana i nā mea ʻai ʻāhi, e pōtope mōpō ana i ka waiwai. ʻO ia ʻiʻo, ʻo ka ʻōlelo a ka ʻaiā, ʻaʻole nō ia o te ara.
Manaʻo Hohonu
E aha tēia ʻāʻahito?
Ua haʻi mai te tripti kua iho nei no te mōʻī, iā tātou e hele ana i te ara māori, akā ʻo nā tāngata, e makakoi ana i nā ala ikiiki. Ua ʻāheʻa ka poʻe aliʻi, ua hiʻo nā pāpū, akā ʻo lākou iho, ʻo ka ʻalalālā ʻana i nā mea āpau, ʻaʻole he māori.
E pēhea tōna ʻāʻano ia'u?
He mea maikaʻi noʻu e mōhio ana i ke ala māori, akā he oʻu nō ia mea e makakoi ai i nā ala ikiiki. He mea pinepine ia o kuʻu ʻuhane e hahai ai i ka wikiwiki ʻana a me ka ʻoliʻoli ʻana i nā mea āpau wale nō. ʻO ka noiʻi ʻana i ka mālie, he mea nui loa no kuʻu ola.
E aha tāʻu e rave i tēia mahana?
I nei la, e nānā aku au i koʻu noho ʻana a e hele au i ke ala mālie loa, ʻaʻole e hahai i ka wikiwiki ʻana. ʻO ke kūmākena ʻana i ka mea maoli, he mea palekana no kuʻu ʻuhane.
If I were suddenly to become known, and (put into a position to) conduct (a government) according to the Great Tao, what I should be most afraid of would be a boastful display. The great Tao (or way) is very level and easy; but people love the by-ways.
AI Modern
Inu ua mātou i te mōhio iki, e hoʻi mātou i te ara nui, ʻo te mea wale nō mātou e manavā ai, ʻo ia nō te hele ʻana i te ara nui lā. Te ara nui, he mālie nō, akā ʻo nā tāngata, e makakoi ana i nā ala ikiiki. ʻO te hale aliʻi, ua palupalu; ʻo nā mahina ʻai, ua hakaheʻe; ʻo nā pāpū mōmona, ua hiʻo. Akā ʻo lākou, e ʻaʻahu ana i nā ʻpū lāʻī maikaʻi, e hōʻai ana i nā pahi koi, e māʻona ana i nā mea ʻai ʻāhi, e pōtope mōpō ana i ka waiwai. ʻO ia ʻiʻo, ʻo ka ʻōlelo a ka ʻaiā, ʻaʻole nō ia o te ara.
Toʻu Manaʻo
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