Part Two - Story 2
Halaman Beranda No.9
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Di Propinsi San Tung,
In San Tung's Province,
tepat-nya di Kota Lik,
exactly in Lik's City,
hidup-lah seorang Pedagang bermarga Li.
there lived a Merchant with surnamed Li.
Dia sering pergi ke kota Ling Cen untuk berdagang.
He often went to Ling Cen's City to trade.
Ada satu kali dia merasa amat tertarik dengan seorang Nyonya muda yang ber-paras cantik,
There was one time when he felt very attracted to a young madame who had a beautiful face,
lalu dengan segala cara dan rayuan,
then by all means and seduction,
dia berhasil menipu Nyonya muda itu untuk ikut pulang bersama ke rumah-nya.
he succeeded in tricking her into coming home with him to his house.
Sesampai-nya di rumah,
When he got home,
baru-lah diketahui-nya bahwa Istri-nya juga telah pergi dengan Pria lain.
he found out that his wife had also gone with another man.
Namun Pedagang Li masih dengan bangga mengatakan,
However, the Li's Merchant still proudly said,
“Untung saya ada membawa pulang Nyonya muda ini,
"Fortunately, I have brought this young madame home,
kalau tidak, bukan-kah aku akan menjadi seorang Duda ?”
otherwise, isn't I will become a widower ?"
Kemudian, ada Tetangga yang memberitahu tanggal berapa Istri-nya pergi,
Then, there was a neighbor who told him what date his wife left,
lalu Pedagang Li berpikir dalam hati,
then Li's Merchant thought to himself,
dan ternyata waktu-nya persis di saat dia juga sedang merayu Nyonya muda itu.
and it turned out that the timing was just as he was seducing the young Madame.
Bukan-kah di Dunia ini ada Hukum Karma yang begitu tepat ?.
Isn't there such a proper Law of Karma in this World ? .
Setelah masalah lewat tidak lama,
After the problem passed not long ago,
Nyonya muda yang hanya ingin hidup mewah itu,
the young madame, who only wanted to live in luxury,
mana rela hidup mengikuti Pedagang Li turun ke sawah untuk melakukan pekerjaan yang berat,
was not willing to live by following the Li's Merchant down to the fields to do hard work,
lalu dia pun berselingkuh dan pergi dengan seorang Pemuda lain-nya.
then she had an affair and went with another young man.
Tidak lama kemudian, datang-lah Suami terdahulu dari Nyonya muda itu untuk mencari berita,
Not long after that, the previous young madame's husband, came to look for news,
dan diketahui Pedagang Li-lah yang menipu Istri-nya itu.
and it was discovered that the Li's Merchant was the one who cheated on his wife.
Lalu dia pergi melabrak-nya dan menuduh bahwa Pedagang Li telah menggoda dan merayu Istri-nya.
Then he went to confront him and accused the Li's Merchant of seducing and tempting his wife.
Pedagang Li tahu bahwa Orang itu tidak punya bukti,
The Li's Merchant knew that the Person had not a proof,
maka dia pun bersikeras untuk tidak mengakui-nya,
so he insisted on not admitting it,
sehingga Orang itu pun tak bisa berbuat apa-apa.
so that Person could not do anything about it.
Kebetulan di dekat sana ada sebuah Kuil Kwan Kong yang kabar-nya sangat jitu.
Incidentally, there is a Kwan Kong's Temple nearby, whose it is very telling.
Orang itu pun pergi ke Kuil untuk memohon petunjuk-Nya.
The man went to the Temple to ask Him for guidance.
Buddha Kwan Kong menggerakkan pena menulis di atas pasir dengan sebuah sajak,
Kwan Kong's Buddha moves the pen writing on the sand with a rhyme,
“Mimpi sepasang angsa yang berbahagia,
"Dream of a pair of happy geese,
Ingat-kah bahwa sang Istri sudah mempunyai Suami ?,
Do you remember that the wife already has a husband ?,
Hari ini bertemu muka harus-lah dengan satu senyuman,
Today, face to face should be with one smile,
Membuktikan semua kejadian adalah sama saja”.
Proving all incidents are the same ”.
Setelah melihat sajak itu,
After seeing the rhyme,
warna muka-nya langsung berubah
the color of his face immediately changed
dan ber-gegas meninggalkan Kuil itu dengan perasaan malu,
and hurriedly left the Temple in shame feeling,
Orang-orang di samping ada yang mengatakan bahwa,
and the people beside him said,
“Rupa-nya Istri-nya itu juga merupakan Istri Orang lain yang dirampas-nya”.
"In turned of that his wife is also another person's wife who he took away" .