切支丹御退治記 49巻. [1] - 翻刻

翻刻

【右丁】
　所持していうす之絵像自ら一夜之内に表具
　出来之由を申ケ様に崇き事御法度とて捨置可
　申義に無之由触候故近郷之古吉利支丹共迄
　崇候故所之奉行代官出家方をも追払少も及異
　儀候者は殺候也
老士語録日島原一揆之起は寛永十四年十月下旬
　に肥前島原之城主松倉長門守勝家之領分に而所
　之切支丹共庄屋か家へ集り宗旨之本尊を掛
　渇仰しける処を代官見付て是程御法度成に
　言語道断之義也と大に叱り座敷へ欠上り本尊
【左丁】
　之絵像を引下し引破り足に而踏にしり御城え
　申上一々成敗すへしと訇りて欠出す其座に居
　ける百姓共我等御法度之宗門なれは申上て成
　敗せんと申さるゝも尤也但御本尊をあの通り
　に目之前に而引破り足に而踏にしる事其分にて
　置難し外之同門之おもはくもあり追かけて打
　殺せと評義して大勢追かけ来て道に而代官を
　討殺ける此上は止事を得さる也追付御城より討
　手来へし兼而之言合せは爰也時至ると思ふへし
　迚近郷え触知せける元来其辺不残切支丹成

現代語訳

【右丁】
所持していたイエスの絵像が自ら一夜のうちに表具ができたという由を申し、このような尊い事は御法度とて捨て置くべき義理ではないという由を触れ回った故、近郷の古いキリシタンたちまでも崇拝した。そのため所の奉行・代官・出家方をも追い払い、少しでも異議を申す者があれば殺したのである。

老士語録に曰く、島原一揆の起こりは寛永十四年十月下旬に、肥前島原の城主松倉長門守勝家の領分にて、所のキリシタンたちが庄屋の家へ集まり宗旨の本尊を掛けて渇仰していた処を代官が見つけて「これほど御法度であるのに言語道断の義である」と大いに叱り、座敷へ駆け上がり本尊

【左丁】
の絵像を引き下ろし引き破り足にて踏みにじり「御城へ申し上げ一々成敗すべし」と罵って駆け出した。その座に居た百姓共は「我等御法度の宗門なれば申し上げて成敗せんと申されるも尤もである。ただし御本尊をあの通りに目の前にて引き破り足にて踏みにじる事、その分にて置き難し。外の同門の思わくもあり、追いかけて打ち殺せ」と評議して大勢追いかけ来て道にて代官を討ち殺した。「この上は止む事を得ざるなり。追って御城より討手来るべし。兼ねての言い合わせはここなり。時至ると思うべし」とて近郷へ触れ知らせた。元来その辺は残らずキリシタンであった

英語訳

[Right page]
They claimed that a picture of Jesus they possessed had miraculously received mounting overnight by itself, and because such a sacred thing was forbidden, they spread word that it should not be abandoned. As a result, even old Kirishitans in the neighboring villages came to worship it. Therefore, they drove away the local magistrates, deputies, and Buddhist monks, and killed anyone who raised even the slightest objection.

According to the Record of Elder Retainers, the Shimabara Rebellion began in late October of Kan'ei 14 (1637), when Kirishitans in the domain of Matsukura Nagato-no-kami Katsuie, lord of Shimabara castle in Hizen, gathered at a village headman's house and hung up their religious icon for worship. When a deputy discovered this, he severely scolded them saying "This is utterly outrageous when it is so strictly forbidden," rushed up into the room and pulled down the main object of worship

[Left page]
- the religious image - tore it up and trampled it underfoot, then stormed out cursing "I will report this to the castle and have each one of you punished." The peasants who were sitting there said "We are of a forbidden sect, so it is reasonable that you would report us for punishment. However, we cannot let stand the fact that you tore up our sacred image right before our eyes and trampled it underfoot. The other believers would think ill of us. Let us chase after him and kill him." After this discussion, a large group chased after and killed the deputy on the road. They then said "Now we have no choice. Soon warriors will come from the castle to attack us. This is what we have long discussed among ourselves. We should consider that the time has come," and spread word to the neighboring villages. Originally, that entire area was completely Kirishitan.