翻刻
其おりからにおきのしんどうの音ものすごくおこるくろ
くも只ごとならず舟をはやめてくるおりからにながれより
くる子供のしがい舟へ引あげよく〳〵みればまがうかた
なきわが子であればあはておどろきかいほうのうちに神の
たすけかいきふきかへしあやめわからねくらやみながらもどる
わがやは跡なくなりて母や女ぼのゆくへもしれずとほう
くらみてゆめぢのごとくうつゝながらによ明てみればものゝ
ふしぎや女ぼうこそは母のてを引もどりしゆへにことのよう
すをよく〳〵聞に十丈あまりの其あらなみに山へふたりは
うちあげられてつゆの命をひろいしなりとおや子四人が
其よろこびはこれぞ正直親こう〳〵のとくとみな〳〵かん
しんいたす扨もてびろきあればであればおそれおゝくも
天ちやうよりもくだしおかれしおすくい高は岩手県下へ壱
万円よ宮木県三千円につゞく青もり其県内へ下る
おすくい一千円よろこへべいこくがいこく迄もこんどあれ
ばへみなたいまへのみまへ金とてきうじよをいだす猶も
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現代語訳
そのおり、沖の震動の音ものすごく起こり、黒雲ただごとならず、舟を急がせて戻るおりから、流れよりくる子供の死骸を舟へ引き上げ、よくよく見れば、まごうかたなきわが子であれば、慌てて驚き、介抱のうちに神の助けか、急いき（急に息）吹き返し、わけのわからぬ暗闇ながら戻る。わが家は跡形なくなりて、母や女房のゆくえも知れず、途方に暮れて夢路のごとく、うつつながらに夜が明けてみれば、ものの不思議や、女房こそは母の手を引いて戻りしゆえに、ことの様子をよくよく聞くに、十丈あまりのその荒波に、山へふたりは打ち上げられて、露の命を拾いしなりと。親子四人が、その喜びは、これぞ正直・孝行の徳と、みなみな感心いたす。
さても、手広き（広大な）ことであれば、おそれ多くも、天朝より下しおかれし御救い金は、岩手県下へ一万円余り、宮城県三千円、続く青森、その県内へ下る御救い一千円余り。喜ぶべし、米国・外国までも、今度あれば（今回の災害に際し）、みな、対前（体面）・御見舞金とて、救助を出す。なお も
英語訳
Just at that moment, the thunderous roar of the offshore tremor arose with terrifying force, and the black clouds were like no ordinary sight. As Jinnosuke hastened his boat homeward, a child's body came drifting toward him in the current. He pulled it aboard, and upon looking closely, there was no mistaking it — it was his own child. In his panic and astonishment, he tended to the boy, and whether by the grace of the gods or not, the child suddenly revived and drew breath. Though barely conscious and lost in a kind of darkness, he made his way home — only to find that his house had vanished without a trace, and the whereabouts of his mother and wife were unknown. Utterly at a loss, as if wandering through a dream, he pressed on through the night. When at last dawn broke, a wondrous thing was revealed: his wife had taken his mother by the hand and returned safely. Hearing the full account of what had happened, it emerged that the great waves, more than ten jō in height, had hurled the two of them up onto the mountain, and thus they had narrowly saved their dew-like, fragile lives. The joy of the family of four reunited was beyond words — truly, said everyone, this is the reward of honesty and filial piety — and all who heard were deeply moved.
Now, given the vast scale of this disaster, it is with great reverence that we report: from the Imperial Government, relief funds were bestowed — over ten thousand yen to Iwate Prefecture, three thousand yen to Miyagi Prefecture, and over one thousand yen to the neighboring Aomori Prefecture. And cause for gratitude there is, too, that even the United States and foreign nations, upon learning of this calamity, have sent expressions of sympathy and relief funds. Furthermore...