Part Fourteen - 13
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13. Di Kota Sesat, Datang-lah Sinar Lilin Pusaka
13. In the city you are lost, the heirloom candle light come
Cerita 1 :
Story 1:
Di Kecamatan Sung Ciang,
In Sung Ciang's Sub District,
hidup-lah seorang Pemuda yang bernama Chau Fen.
there lived a young man named Chau Fen.
Pada suatu hari,
One day,
karena akan mengikuti Ujian Negara,
because he was about to take the State Examination,
maka dia menginap di satu losmen.
he stayed at an inn.
Pada suatu tengah malam,
In the middle of the night,
di saat dia selesai belajar
when he finished studying
dan kembali ke kamar-nya,
and returned to his room,
tiba-tiba datang-lah seorang Nyonya muda
suddenly a young madam came
yang langsung duduk di atas ranjang-nya.
who sat on his bed.
Dia merasa amat terkejut,
He was very surprised,
dan ber-gegas keluar
and hurried out
serta berpikir
and he thought,
akan menginap saja di rumah Teman-nya,
he would stay at his friend's house,
tetapi keadaan di luar sangat-lah gelap,
but it was so dark outside
sehingga jari tangan sendiri juga tak nampak.
that his own fingers could not be seen.
Mendadak dia melihat ada Orang
Suddenly he saw a person
yang datang sambil membawa lilin
who came with a candle
dan dia pun mengikuti sinar lilin itu.
and he followed the candle light.
Tak lama kemudian,
Not long after,
Orang-orang itu berputar menuju arah sebuah Kuil
the People turned towards a Temple
dan masuk ke dalam-nya,
and entered it,
sedangkan dia menunggu di luar.
while he waited outside.
Setelah di-teliti,
After researching it,
ternyata Kuil yang Agung itu merupakan Kuil Wen Chang Ti Cin.
it turned out that the Great Temple was the Wen Chang Ti Cin Temple.
Tiba-tiba saja
Suddenly
dia mendengar ada suara yang sedang menyerukan Nama-Nama Orang,
he heard a voice shouting the names of People,
maka dia lalu mengintip keadaan di dalam itu,
so he took a peek at the situation inside,
dan ternyata
and it turned out
Wen Chang Ti Cin tengah membacakan Nama-Nama Orang
that Wen Chang Ti Cin was reading the names of people
yang akan lulus ujian.
who would pass the exam.
Dan sewaktu sampai pada urutan ranking yang ke-enam,
And when it came to the sixth ranking order,
ada Dewa Pejabat perpustakaan yang melaporkan,
there was a Librarian's god who reported,
“Orang ini telah melakukan perbuatan berzinah,
"This person has committed adultery,
maka sudah seharusnya Nama-nya dihapus saja”.
so his name should be erased."
Wen Chang Ti Cin berkata,
Wen Chang Ti Cin said,
“Hari ini
“Today
ada seorang Pemuda bernama Chau Fen yang tidak tamak akan sex,
there is a young man named Chau Fen who is not greedy about sex,
dan dia bahkan menolak ajakan untuk berselingkuh,
and he even refuses the invitation to have an affair,
benar-benar seorang Ksatria.
truly a knight.
Maka lebih baik memakai Nama-nya
So it is better to use his name
untuk mengisi urutan yang ke-enam itu”.
to fill in the order of the sixth ”.
Chau Fen sangat terkejut setelah mendengar perkataan itu,
Chau Fen was very surprised after hearing those words,
dan pada malam itu juga
and that night
dia mencari Teman-nya
he looked for his friend
untuk menginap se-malam.
to stay the night.
Keesokan hari-nya
The next day
dia telah pindah ke tempat lain,
he had moved to another place,
tapi terhadap masalah ini,
but regarding this matter,
dia diam saja.
he was silent.
Dan di saat pengumuman hasil ujian,
And when the exam results were announced,
ternyata
it turned out
dia memang lulus Ujian Negara pada urutan ranking ke-enam.
that he had indeed passed the State Examination at number six.
Penyair Wu Ik Ce
membuat sebuah syair,
membuat sebuah syair,Poet Wu Ik Ce made a verse,
“Sebenarnya tiada Nama menjadi ber-Nama,
"Actually no name becomes a name,
Tekad lurus membuat terkejut Para Setan dan Dewa,
Righteous determination shocked the devils and gods,
Kaya miskin adalah Kebajikan awal-nya,
Rich and poor are its original virtues,
Satu Keluarga mendapat kejayaan selama-nya”.
One Family is a success forever ”.