Visuddhimagga XIII-33

Evaṃ dīghe addhāne vītivatte tattha tattha udakaṃ parikkhayaṃ gacchati,

这样经过了很长的时间，这里那里的水便成涸竭。

Ñ(XIII,33): When a long period has passed in this way, the water gives out here and there.

athānupubbena macchakacchapāpi kālaṅkatvā brahmaloke nibbattanti, nerayikasattāpi.

这样次第的鱼和龟死了，亦生于梵天界。地狱的有情亦然。

Ñ: Then in due course the fishes and turtles die and are reborn in the Brahmā-world, and so are the beings in hell.

Tattha nerayikā sattamasūriyapātubhāve vinassantīti eke.

也有人说，「地狱的有情，由第七个太阳出现时灭亡」。

Ñ: Some say that the denizens of hell perish there with the appearance of the seventh sun (§41).

Jhānaṃ vinā natthi brahmaloke nibbatti,

「不修禅则不生梵天界。

Ñ: Now there is no rebirth in the Brahmā-world without jhāna;

etesañca keci dubbhikkhapīḷitā keci abhabbā jhānādhigamāya,

此等有情，有的被饥饿所恼，有的不能证得禅定，

Ñ: and some of them, being obsessed with the scarcity of food, are unable to attain jhāna,

te kathaṃ tattha nibbattantīti.

他们怎么得生梵界」？

Ñ: so how are they reborn there?

Devaloke paṭiladdhajjhānavasena.

于天界获得禅那（而生梵界）。

Ñ: By means of jhāna obtained in the [sense-sphere] divine world.