英語訳
In this ceremony, they perform a seated bow, rise from their seats, descend the worship hall, perform a footwear bow and proceed to the earthen platform. First they perform a footwear bow and ascend the earthen platform. 《Note: With knees bent》They arrange their robe hems《Note: With the right hand》
Standing side by side, they perform one bow, ascend the large platform and perform one bow, enter the inner sanctuary and perform one bow.
In this ceremony, they arrange their robe hems at the large platform. For the steps of the large platform, the negi holds with his right hand and the hafuri with his left hand, pushing the sacred curtain with their ritual batons to enter the inner sanctuary. In this ceremony at the seven shrines, because the space is narrow, first the negi and then the hafuri proceed to the inner sanctuary in two stages. At Honmiya and Kifune there is no such ceremony. Among these, at Nara, Sawada, Ujigami and others, the entrances to the sacred doors are exceptionally narrow, so only during New Year's Day, the 15th, the April festival, purification ceremonies, and special festivals do both officials stand together to enter the inner sanctuary and offer sacred provisions. For other sacred ceremonies, both officials consult together to prepare and advance, withdraw, and have alternated in service with the negi and hafuri.
Next, the offering bearer rises from his seat and proceeds to the earthen platform《Note: Advancing, retreating, bowing and saluting are like the shrine officials》. Next, both officials roll up the sacred curtain. Next they advance the sacred provisions《Note: However, this sword attendant is attached to the shrine and serves in alternating shifts》
In this ceremony, the sword attendant brings the sacred container from the worship hall and passes it to the offering bearer《Note: repetition marks》. They ascend the large platform and advance (or insert?) into the inner sanctuary.
The items are: one set of sacred chopsticks《Note: Made of white wood from sumac wood. Sixteen sets are given from the administrator to the head priest for each ceremony. However, the dimensions and preparation method are the same as chopsticks for the communion feast. Prepared by the administrator》
Two bowls of shida fern rice《Note: This is cedar-shaped rice. The arrow attendant serves it in earthenware. At the offering hall, the sword bearer puts it in baskets in the sacred container》, one throat of hitotsu-mono《Note: Horse mackerel or mackerel? Has vine hanging》, four throats of salted sea bream《Note: However, Enpō 8》
《Note: Offered from New Year's Day. However, two pieces. After Jōkyō 4, two pieces were added, so now four pieces are prepared and offered》Four pieces of ray《Note: Four pieces, now with two pieces added making six pieces. Combined for eight shrines makes sixteen pieces, the additional portions are provided from within the shrine》
Sacred sake cups《Note: Three earthenware pieces, with stand and half-paper in two cuts, prepared and offered by the deputy minister. Sacred sake is served by the sword attendant at the western offering place》, four hōtō cakes《Note: Two are put in baskets by the head priest, two are put in baskets by the Oto shrine servants》, four rice cakes《Note: Same as above》, salted small fish《Note: Two fish, details see the section on Honmiya》etc. are put in the sacred container, and both officials offer them on the sacred serving tray. Next they lower the sacred curtain. Next the offering bearer performs one bow, withdraws and waits for the negi side beside the earthen platform. Next the negi performs one bow, exits the sacred inner sanctuary and returns to the worship hall《Note: Bowing salute and arranging robe hems as at the beginning》
Next the hafuri performs one bow, exits the sacred inner sanctuary, and prepares sacred provisions in the outer sanctuary.
In this ceremony, they exit the inner sanctuary, perform one bow, and immediately place the negi side's sacred serving tray on the large platform. At that time the offering bearer《Note: sword attendant and shrine servants》receives it, ascends the steps and passes it to the hafuri, who takes it and prepares it on the sacred serving tray. The items are seven sets of sacred chopsticks《Note: inner sanctuary》, round rice (seven bowls?), ray《Note: One complete portion served in mesh-pattern earthenware》five bowls, sacred sake cups《Note: Two earthenware pieces with stands》, one bowl of sacred tataki, one bowl of sacred soup, one bowl of salt, one bowl of sōmen noodles《Note: Each served in mesh-pattern earthenware. However, morning sacred offering》