一孔录The video for this chapter is still in production. For now this page gives the original text, the facsimile page, a working translation and the commentary; the full reading follows when the video is out.
子疾病，子路請禱。子曰：有諸？子路對曰：有之。誄曰：禱爾於上下神祇。子曰：丘之禱久矣。The Master was gravely ill, and Zilu asked to offer prayers. The Master said: Is there such a thing? Zilu replied: There is. The eulogy says: We pray for you to the spirits above and below. The Master said: My praying has gone on for a long time.
What this chapter says
一孔按：孔子病重，子路请祷。孔子说我祷告已经很久了。祷是悔过迁善，孔子平日没有可悔的过，一生所行就是祷，用不着临时再求。常有人问：孔子病重，子路请祷，孔子说“丘之祷久矣”，这是答应了还是没答应？上面是一孔录的回答。
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白Plain Chinese
孔子病得很重，子路要求为他祈祷。孔子问：有这种做法吗？子路答：有。古时的祷辞说：“替你向上天下地的神灵求告。”孔子说：我早就在祷告了，已经很久了。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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常The common reading
孔子病重，子路请祷，孔子说“丘之祷久矣”，这是答应了还是没答应？
注Key words in the commentary
祷，谓祷于鬼神。有诸，问有此理否。诔者，哀死而述其行之词也。上下，谓天地。天曰神，地曰祇。祷者，悔过迁善，以祈神之佑也。
核Zhu Xi's commentary, line by line
Zhu Xi's own words on each line of this chapter, each checked against the base-edition page. Other commentators are added when the chapter is covered. About this edition
| Line | Quoted text | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 诔曰：祷尔于上下 | “祷，谓祷于鬼神。有诸，问有此理否。诔者，哀死而述其行之词也。上下，谓天地。天曰神，地曰祇。祷者，悔过迁善，以祈神之佑也。” | page 105 |
| 子曰：丘之祷久矣 | “无其理则不必祷，既曰有之，则圣人未尝有过，无善可迁，其素行固已合于神明，故曰丘之祷久矣。” | page 105 |
| 子曰：丘之祷久矣 | “又士丧礼，疾病行祷五祀，盖臣子迫切之至情，有不能自已者，初不请于病者而后祷也。故孔子之于子路，不直拒之，而但告以无所事祷之意。” | page 105 |
家Other commentaries
Our base text is Zhu Xi's Collected Commentaries (above). Here are other commentaries side by side: for old commentaries, the first line of the sub-commentary with a link to the woodblock scan; for modern editions, one short quoted translation for comparison. The “compared with Zhu Xi” notes are written by Yikonglu, not quoted.
皇侃《论语义疏》Liang dynasty · 1750 Japanese woodblock edition · juan 四
“云子疾病子路請禱者，疾甚曰病。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 有诸 | differs | fairly sure | 钱主有代祷之事否；朱问有此理否。诔字钱从讄为祷辞，朱列诔为述死者之行之辞，皆以平素行合神明说明久祷。 |
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