切支丹御退治記 49巻. [1] - 翻刻

翻刻

【右丁】
　総村に而山後小右衛門小浜村に而高橋武右衛門北岡
　村に而林兵左衛門其外出家社人又は往還之旅人まて
　切殺し或は張付にかけ或は土に埋足斗り出し置或
　は逆馬に乗せ旗を指せ村々を引廻し切捨候由を
　近辺之代官共島原へ告来る仍之同日及暮松倉
　長門守家老岡本新兵衛并若き侍共不残舟大
　小弐拾艘に取乗有馬村え出し向申候其海路五里
　半之所弐里程参候得しは島原之方布津村に火之手
　上り領分方々放火仕体夥敷見へ申候然共召仕之
　下人并船頭水主に至迄元来皆吉利支丹に而候得は
【左丁】
　左而已動転不仕結聞得たり顔之気色に相見申候只
　侍共はあきれ果進退度を失ひ僉儀区々之内舟共漸
　有馬村之沖え参候然処に有馬村登庄之代官本
　間九郎左衛門打もらされ小船に乗参り各是え被押寄候
　事先達て城中より一揆方え告知せ候者依有之有馬
　村には厳敷弓鉄炮を揃舟共を相待居申候あの体に
　而は中々陸え上け立申事に而有間敷候其上島原城中方
　々焼立候と見へ候間兎角城内え被引籠可然と申候
　岡本新兵衛尤にと申候然共諸船ゟ口々に最早妻子
　等迄不残焼失可致上候只岡え上り切死に致さんと申

現代語訳

【右丁】
総村では山後小右衛門、小浜村では高橋武右衛門、北岡村では林兵左衛門、その外出家や社人また往来の旅人まで切り殺し、あるいは磔にかけ、あるいは土に埋めて足だけを出して置き、あるいは逆さまに馬に乗せ旗を指させ村々を引き回して切り捨てた由を、近辺の代官共が島原へ告げて来た。これにより同日暮れに及んで、松倉長門守の家老岡本新兵衛並びに若い侍共残らず、船大小二十艘に取り乗り有馬村へ出し向かい申した。その海路五里半の所を二里程参った時に、島原の方布津村に火の手が上がり、領分方々に放火した様子がおびただしく見え申した。しかしながら召し使いの下人並びに船頭水主に至るまで元来皆キリシタンにて候えば

【左丁】
そのようでありながらも動転せず、結構聞き得た顔の気色に相見え申した。ただ侍共はあきれ果て進退の度を失い、評議区々の内に船共がようやく有馬村の沖へ参った。そうした処に、有馬村登庄の代官本間九郎左衛門が打ち漏らされ小船に乗り参り「各々、これへ押し寄せられる事、先だって城中より一揆方へ告げ知らせ候者これ有るに依り、有馬村には厳しく弓鉄砲を揃え船共を相待ち居り申し候。あの体では中々陸へ上がり立て申すことではあるまじく候。その上島原城中方々焼き立て候と見え候間、とにかく城内へ引き籠もられるのが然るべきと申し候」と申した。岡本新兵衛も「もっともである」と申し候。しかしながら諸船より口々に「最早妻子等まで残らず焼失させてしまった上は、ただ岡へ上がり切腹致そう」と申し

英語訳

[Right page]
In Sōmura, Yamaushiro Koemon; in Kohama village, Takahashi Buemon; in Kitaoka village, Hayashi Hyōzaemon - these and other monks, shrine personnel, and even travelers on the roads were killed, some crucified, some buried in earth with only their feet showing, some made to ride horses backwards with banners attached and paraded through villages before being cut down. The local deputies reported these events to Shimabara. Consequently, that same day at nightfall, Matsukura Nagato-no-kami's chief retainer Okamoto Shinbei and all the young samurai boarded twenty ships large and small and set out toward Arima village. When they had traveled about two ri of the five and a half ri sea route, fires broke out in Fuzu village in the direction of Shimabara, and extensive arson could be seen throughout the domain. However, since the servants, boatmen, and sailors were all originally Christians,

[Left page]
they showed no disturbance and appeared to have a knowing expression on their faces. Only the samurai were utterly dismayed and lost their sense of direction. While they deliberated in confusion, the ships finally reached the waters off Arima village. At that point, Honma Kurōzaemon, the deputy of Arima village's Tōshō district, who had escaped being killed, came in a small boat and said: "Everyone, regarding your approach here - since there was someone who informed the rebels from the castle beforehand, Arima village has prepared strict arrays of bows and guns and is waiting for the ships. In such circumstances, it would be quite impossible to land and establish a position. Moreover, since fires appear to have been set throughout Shimabara castle, it would be best to withdraw into the castle." Okamoto Shinbei agreed this was reasonable. However, from the various ships, voices called out: "Now that our wives, children, and everything have been burned and lost, we should simply land and die fighting."