切支丹御退治記 49巻. [5] - 翻刻

翻刻

　申築山へ召連上りあの出丸之地城山之尾筋
　へ懸り候扁し是は塀一重を乗斗に而谷筋　
　は横矢之いとひは無之候得共地を築立其上に
　塀有之候あ連へ上り候はゝ乗候時築地と塀と二
　重に候如斯幷置候得は縦人に被押隔候共畢竟
　塀へは一所に乗込筈候と教小屋へ帰候処に三
　浦十右衛門と申者参昨日手楯持参申度候得共
　所持ふ致候定而被拵置候半と存壱挺為可申請
　参候と申候惣左衛門申候は安事に候得共先刻迄
　余多有之候を他之所望に依差遣申候外には

　拙者共父子所用之為其数残し置候今少し遅
　く被参候事近比残急に候と申候得は必々楯に心当
　候処に扨は無是非候と申帰り候を惣左衛門申候は三
　浦は志深きと見へ候間先々立用致さんと申呼戻
　し壱挺与へ候得は不大形悦帰り候しか道に而きつ
　と思出し候は手にあふ事は誰も其場之首尾に依
　もの成連は必定斗ひかたし此手楯廉忽に受得
　て若其甲斐なく後面目有備し只返さはや
　と存つ連共いや〳〵今更返さん事は猶冝可らぬ
　と思案して我小屋へ持て帰本しと其後語

現代語訳

申して築山へ召し連れ上り、あの出丸の地、城山の尾筋へ懸かり候偏し。これは塀一重を乗るだけにて、谷筋は横矢の厭いはこれなく候えども、地を築き立て、その上に塀これあり候。あれへ上り候わば、乗り候時、築地と塀と二重に候。かくのごとく並べ置き候えば、縦え人に押し隔てられ候とも、畢竟塀へは一箇所に乗り込む筈に候」と、教え小屋へ帰り候処に、三浦十右衛門と申す者参り、「昨日手楯持参申したく候えども、所持いたさず候。定めて拵え置かれ候半と存じ、一挺申し請けたく参り候」と申し候。惣左衛門申し候は、「安き事に候えども、先刻まで余多これあり候を、他の所望により差し遣わし申し候。外には

拙者ども父子所用のため、その数残し置き候。今少し遅くご参り候事、近頃残念に候」と申し候えば、「必ず々々楯に心当たり候処に、さては是非なく候」と申し帰り候を、惣左衛門申し候は、「三浦は志深きと見え候間、先々立用いたさん」と申し呼び戻し、一挺与え候えば、大形ならず悦び帰り候。しかるに道にてきっと思い出し候は、「手に合う事は誰もその場の首尾によりものなれば、必定計り難し。この手楯軽忽に受け得て、若しその甲斐なく、後面目これあるべし。ただ返さばや」と存じつれども、「いやいや、今更返さん事は猶宜しからぬ」と思案して、我が小屋へ持て帰りたりと、その後語り

英語訳

He said this and led them up to the artificial hill, attacking toward that detached fort's ground and the ridge of the castle mountain. "This requires climbing only a single wall, and while the valley has no concern for flanking fire, they have built up the ground with earthworks above which stands a wall. If we climb up there, when we scale it, there will be both earthworks and walls - a double barrier. Even if arranged like this and we are pushed back by the defenders, ultimately we can concentrate our assault on one section of the wall," he explained, then returned to the instruction hut. At that point, a man named Miura Jūemon came and said, "Yesterday I wanted to bring a hand-shield but did not possess one. I assume you have had some prepared, so I have come to request one."

Sōzaemon replied, "That would be simple, but until just now we had many, which we sent out due to others' requests. Apart from those,

we have kept only the number needed for my son and myself. It is most regrettable that you have come a bit late." When Miura said, "I had definitely counted on getting a shield, but if that's the case, it cannot be helped" and started to leave, Sōzaemon said, "Miura appears to have deep commitment, so let us put him to good use first," called him back, and gave him one shield. Miura was extremely pleased and returned home. However, on the way he suddenly remembered: "Success in battle depends on each person's performance in the moment, so the outcome is impossible to predict with certainty. I have carelessly accepted this hand-shield, but if it proves useless and I lose face afterward, I should just return it." Yet thinking, "No, no, returning it now would be even more inappropriate," he pondered and took it back to his own hut, as he later related.