中國二十四孝經(jīng)典民間故事10：江革行傭供母(中英)

10：Work as Laborer to Support Mother 行傭供母:江革

Jiang Ge was a man of Zibo, Kingdom Qi in the period of the East Han Dynasty. His father died when he was young and he was very pious to his mother.

江革，東漢時(shí)齊國臨淄人，少年喪父，侍奉母親極為孝順。

He carried his mother on his back to avoid war and met with bandits on several occasions.

戰(zhàn)亂中，江革背著母親逃難,幾次遇到匪盜

They would kill him and he wept to say: "My mother is old and no one would support her." Seeing he was pious, the bandits let him go.

賊人欲殺死他，江革哭告：老母年邁，無人奉養(yǎng)，賊人見他孝順，不忍殺他。

Later he moved to Xiapi, Jiangsu and supported his mother by working as a laborer. He was poor and barefooted himself, but he supported his mother quite well.

后來，他遷居江蘇下邳，做雇工供養(yǎng)母親，自己貧窮赤腳，而母親所需甚豐。

He was recommended for his piety in the period of Emperor Ming and for his virtues and integrity in the period of Emperor Zhang and appointed general.

明帝時(shí)被推舉為孝廉，章帝時(shí)被推舉為賢良方正，任五官中郎將。