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、不至村里䝉【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、火が赤沢に発し、二十六日に塵沢に発した。今や赤沢・塵沢の二沢の火はなおも激しく燃えている。先に大役所の命を奉じて、府の役人をして島の役人に問わせた。問答の内容は左の通りである。
一問、只今の島の火の状況はどうか、どの村が最も激しいか。 答、御洞の大きさは東西半里、南北二里六十歩であり、その中は暗黒で冥々としており、島民で普段険しい所に慣れた者であっても、その深浅を知ることができない。島中では御洞を尊んで三原大明神と称し、島の宗社としている。天和四年甲子に洞中で発火し、時に強弱はあったものの、七年間消えることなく、元禄三年庚午に至って消滅した、と口碑に伝わっている。しかし去年七月二十九日に洞中で再び火が発し、以後また強弱があり、今に至っても未だ消えず、中野沢の火はすでに消えたが、赤沢・塵沢の二沢はなおも炎上し、洞中の煙気はたなびいて止まず、村里に及ぶほどの甚だしい砂灰の降りはない。概して発火した場所は、近いものでも民家から九里、遠いもので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、三箇所の火がそれぞれ烈しければ、村里の間の通行が完全に絶えて互いに扶け合うことができないのではないか。 答、本年三月二十二日に御洞嶺の西北の方向が焼け崩れ、火が中沢に下り、泉津村の東に至って火の勢いが止まった。これは薪を採る道であり、民家から三里離れた遠い所である。九月十八日に御洞の西南の岡が焼け崩れ、火が赤沢に下り、沢は野増と差木地の二村の中間にあり、二村から六里ほど離れている。沢の火はやや収まりつつあり、そのため沢の下から海浜への道はすでに通じており、島中で互いに扶け合うことができている。二十七日に御洞の東北の岡の火が塵沢に下り、海磯にまで及び、焦げた石が海に埋まり、長さ六十歩、幅六百歩にわたって広がり、海水より五、六歩高く、浜の海岸には煙気がなおも見える。この地は
英語訳
On the 18th day of the 9th month, fire broke out at Aka-sawa, and on the 26th day at Chiri-sawa. Even now, the fires at these two streams—Aka-sawa and Chiri-sawa—continue to burn fiercely. In accordance with the orders previously received from the main government office, officials from the prefecture were sent to question the island officials. The questions and answers are as follows:
Question One: What is the current state of the fires on the island, and which village is most severely affected? Answer: The sacred crater (御洞) measures half a ri east to west and two ri and sixty steps north to south. Its interior is utterly dark and obscure, and even those islanders who are accustomed to traversing dangerous terrain cannot fathom its depth. On the island, the crater is revered and called Mihara Daimyōjin, and it is regarded as the principal shrine of the island. It is transmitted in oral tradition that in the Tenna 4th year, Kinoe-ne, fire broke out within the crater and, though it varied in intensity, did not extinguish for seven years, finally dying out in Genroku 3rd year, Kanoe-uma. However, last year on the 29th day of the 7th month, fire broke out once again within the crater. Since then, the fire has again varied in intensity and has not yet been extinguished to this day. The fire at Nakano-sawa has already been extinguished, but both Aka-sawa and Chiri-sawa continue to burn, and smoke from the crater still drifts without ceasing. The fall of sand and ash has not been severe enough to reach the villages. In general, the nearest fire outbreak location is nine ri from any inhabited dwelling, and the farthest is eighteen ri away.
Question Two: Since Nakano-sawa and Aka-sawa have already erupted and Chiri-sawa is also in flames, with three separate fires each burning fiercely, is it not the case that communication between villages is completely severed and they are unable to assist one another? Answer: On the 22nd day of the 3rd month of this year, the northwest slope of the crater peak collapsed and burned, and the fire descended into Naka-sawa, stopping just east of Izuzu village. This is a road used for collecting firewood, located three ri from the nearest dwellings. On the 18th day of the 9th month, the southwestern hill of the crater collapsed and burned, and the fire descended into Aka-sawa. This stream lies midway between the two villages of Nomashi and Sashikiji, about six ri from each. The fire in the stream has somewhat subsided, so the road from below the stream to the seashore is now passable, and the islanders are able to assist one another. On the 27th day, fire from the northeastern hill of the crater descended into Chiri-sawa and reached the rocky shore, with scorched stones buried in the sea over an area measuring sixty steps in length and six hundred steps in width, rising five or six steps above the sea's surface. Smoke can still be seen along the shoreline. This location...