翻刻
頃ハ弘化四年未三月廿四日夜四ッ時頃関八州を始其外
近国地震する事しハらくの間成しか中にも信州水
内郡善光寺近辺ハ甚しく震ひて三十六坊山門仁王
門通中見せ地内こと〳〵くゆり倒し人々大地の底へ落
たりとおもふ折から忽ち山門前中店ヨり燃上り黒煙
り天を焦し寺中一面火焔となる折ふし開帳のことなれ
は諸国の男女参詣の人夥しく皆一心に如来の御名
を唱けれハ不思議なるかなさしもの大火に本堂へ移る
ぞして篭りし人々ハ恙なく夜もほの〳〵とあ明にける
これそ仏の御利益ならんと感しけるされとも地震
ハ強くして町ハ竹井小路ごんどう丁田丁がんせき
町横沢町西町たか町桜小路畑中町西横町下西門
物ミ町旅籠町のこらすゆり倒し火ハ益々熾にな
り人々逃場を失ひ男女泣叫ふ形勢誠に八方地獄の
ことくにて目もあてられぬ次第なり爰に不思議のこと
なるハ宿屋平左衛門所に泊りし客六百十八人有此内
三百九十八人ハ本堂にて助り又本堂へ篭りに行と
したくをなし店先まて立出たる処四十九人これハ
大坂のものなりまた七十四人ハ江戸本町大伝馬町中橋
まき丁の人々なり此人々ハ地震に驚きて逃先も不勝
現代語訳
時は弘化四年未年三月二十四日夜四つ時頃、関八州をはじめその外の近国で地震が発生し、しばらくの間続きました。中でも信州水内郡善光寺近辺は激しく震動し、三十六坊、山門、仁王門、通中、見世、地内がことごとく揺り倒され、人々は大地の底へ落ちたと思う折から、忽ち山門前の中店より燃え上がり、黒煙が天を焦がし、寺中一面が火炎となりました。折しも開帳の時期であったので、諸国の男女参詣人が夥しく、皆一心に如来の御名を唱えたところ、不思議なことに、あれほどの大火でも本堂へは移らず、籠っていた人々は無事で、夜もほのぼのと明けました。これこそ仏の御利益であろうと感じ入ったのでした。しかしながら地震は強く、町では竹井小路、権道町、田町、雁石町、横沢町、西町、高町、桜小路、畑中町、西横町、下西門、物見町、旅籠町が残らず揺り倒され、火はますます激しくなり、人々は逃げ場を失い、男女が泣き叫ぶ形勢は誠に八方地獄のようで、目も当てられない次第でした。ここに不思議なことは、宿屋平左衛門の所に泊まった客六百十八人がおり、この内三百九十八人は本堂にて助かり、また本堂へ籠りに行こうと支度をなし、店先まで立ち出た所の四十九人、これは大坂の者でした。また七十四人は江戸本町、大伝馬町、中橋、蒔町の人々でした。この人々は地震に驚いて逃げ先も分からず、
英語訳
The time was the fourth year of Kōka, year of the sheep, third month, twenty-fourth day, around the fourth hour of night (around 10 PM). An earthquake struck the eight provinces of Kantō and other neighboring provinces, continuing for some time. Among these areas, the vicinity of Zenkōji Temple in Minochi District, Shinshū Province was particularly severely shaken, and the thirty-six sub-temples, the mountain gate, the Niō gate, the approach, the shops, and the temple grounds were all shaken down. Just as people thought they had fallen to the bottom of the earth, fires suddenly flared up from the shops in front of the mountain gate, black smoke scorched the sky, and the entire temple complex became engulfed in flames. As it happened to be the time of the special temple exposition (kaichō), there were countless male and female pilgrims from various provinces, all chanting the name of Nyorai with one heart. Miraculously, despite such a great fire, it did not spread to the main hall, and the people who had taken refuge there remained safe, and night gradually gave way to dawn. They felt deeply moved, believing this to be the divine protection of Buddha. However, the earthquake was strong, and in the town, Takei Lane, Gondō-chō, Ta-chō, Ganseki-chō, Yokozawa-chō, Nishi-chō, Taka-chō, Sakura Lane, Hatanaka-chō, Nishi-yokochō, Shimo-nishimon, Monomi-chō, and Hatagoya-chō were all shaken down without exception. The fire became increasingly fierce, people lost places to flee, and the situation of men and women crying and screaming was truly like hell in all directions - a sight too terrible to behold. Here, something miraculous occurred: there were 618 guests staying at innkeeper Heizaemon's establishment. Of these, 398 people were saved in the main hall. Another 49 people, who were preparing to take refuge in the main hall and had come out to the shop front, were from Osaka. Additionally, 74 people were from Edo's Honchō, Ōtemma-chō, Nakabashi, and Maki-chō. These people, startled by the earthquake, did not know where to flee.