翻刻
月十八日、火発赤沢、廿六日発塵沢、今也赤塵二沢
之火猶熾、前奉大衙命、令府史問島吏、問対者如左、
一問、即今島火之状、何村最熾、 対、御洞之大、東西
半里、南北二里六十歩、其中暗黒冥々、雖島民平
常馴険者、莫能知深浅、島中尊御洞称三原大明
神、為島之宗社、天和四年甲子、洞中発火、時雖有
強弱、不熄七年、至元禄三年庚午而熸、伝在口碑、
然去歳七月廿九日洞中火発、已後亦有強弱、于
今未熄、中野沢火既熄、赤塵二沢猶炎、洞中烟気
裊々未止、不至村里■【蒙ヵ】沙灰之甚也、凡発火之所
近者、去民居九里、遠者十八里、
一問、中野沢、赤沢既発火、塵沢又炎、三火各処烈、則
非村里絶通不能相扶持乎、 対、本年三月廿二
日御洞嶺西北方焼崩、火下中沢、至泉津村東而
火画、是采薪之路也、去民家三里而遠、九月十八
日御洞西南岡焼崩、火下赤沢々在野増差木地
二村之中間、去二村六里許、沢火稍属熄、故沢下
曁海浜路既通、島中得相扶持、廿七日御洞東北
岡火下塵沢及海磯、焦石埋海、長六十歩、広六百
歩而長、高於海水五六歩、浜海烟気尚見、此地也
現代語訳
月十八日に火が赤沢に発生し、二十六日には塵沢に発生した。現在も赤沢と塵沢の二つの沢の火はなお激しく燃えている。先に大役所の命を受けて、府の史官に島の役人を問わせたところ、問答は以下の通りであった。
一問、現在島の火事の状況はどうか、どの村が最も激しいか。 対、御洞の大きさは、東西半里、南北二里六十歩で、その中は暗黒で深遠であり、島民で普段から険しい場所に慣れ親しんだ者でも、深浅を知ることができない。島中では御洞を敬って三原大明神と称し、島の宗社としている。天和四年甲子年に洞中から発火し、その時は強弱があったものの、七年間消えることなく、元禄三年庚午年に至って消えたと口碑に伝えられている。しかし去年七月二十九日に洞中から火が発生し、その後もまた強弱があり、現在まで消えていない。中野沢の火はすでに消えたが、赤沢と塵沢はなお炎上しており、洞中の煙気は細く立ち上って止まず、村里に至るまで砂灰の被害は甚だしくない。おおよそ発火の場所で近い所は民家から九里、遠い所は十八里離れている。
一問、中野沢、赤沢がすでに発火し、塵沢もまた炎上しているが、三つの火がそれぞれの場所で激しく燃えれば、村里との交通が絶たれて相互扶助ができないのではないか。 対、本年三月二十二日に御洞の嶺の西北方が焼け崩れ、火が中沢に下り、泉津村の東に至って火が止まった。ここは薪を採る道であり、民家から三里ほど離れている。九月十八日に御洞の西南の岡が焼け崩れ、火が赤沢に下った。赤沢は野増村と差木地村の二村の中間にあり、二村から六里ほど離れている。沢の火はやや消える傾向にあるため、沢下および海浜への道はすでに通じており、島中で相互扶助ができている。二十七日に御洞の東北の岡から火が塵沢および海磯に下り、焦げた石が海を埋めて、長さ六十歩、幅六百歩ほどあり、海水より五六歩高く、浜海の煙気がなお見える。この場所は
英語訳
On the 18th day of the 9th month, fire erupted at Aka-sawa, and on the 26th day it erupted at Chiri-sawa. Even now, the fires at these two ravines, Aka-sawa and Chiri-sawa, continue to burn fiercely. Previously, following orders from the main government office, prefectural historians questioned the island officials, and the questions and answers were as follows:
First question: What is the current state of the island fires, and which village is most severely affected? Answer: The great crater measures half a ri from east to west and two ri and sixty steps from north to south. Its interior is pitch black and unfathomably deep - even island residents who are ordinarily accustomed to treacherous terrain cannot fathom its depths. Throughout the island, the crater is revered and called Mihara Daimyōjin, serving as the island's principal shrine. In Tenna 4, year of Kinoe-ne, fire erupted within the crater. Though it varied in intensity, it did not extinguish for seven years, finally dying out in Genroku 3, year of Kanoe-uma, according to oral tradition. However, on the 29th day of the 7th month last year, fire erupted within the crater, and since then it has also varied in intensity but has not extinguished to this day. The fire at Nakano-sawa has already been extinguished, but Aka-sawa and Chiri-sawa still burn with flames. Smoke from within the crater continues to rise in thin wisps without cease, but the damage from sand and ash does not severely reach the villages. Generally speaking, the closest fire outbreak sites are nine ri from people's homes, while the farthest are eighteen ri away.
Second question: With Nakano-sawa and Aka-sawa already erupted and Chiri-sawa also in flames, if the three fires burn fiercely at their respective locations, wouldn't transportation to and from villages be cut off, making mutual assistance impossible? Answer: On the 22nd day of the 3rd month of this year, the northwestern ridge of the crater collapsed in flames, fire descended to Naka-sawa, and reached the east of Izumi-tsu village where the fire stopped. This is a path for gathering firewood, located about three ri from people's homes. On the 18th day of the 9th month, the southwestern hill of the crater collapsed in flames and fire descended to Aka-sawa. Aka-sawa lies between the two villages of Nomasu and Sashikiji, about six ri from both villages. Since the fire in the ravine shows signs of gradually dying down, roads to the lower ravine and seashore are already passable, allowing mutual assistance throughout the island. On the 27th day, fire descended from the northeastern hill of the crater to Chiri-sawa and the rocky shore, where charred stones buried the sea for about sixty steps in length and six hundred steps in width, rising five to six steps above sea level. Smoke can still be seen rising from the seashore. This location is