翻刻
一死人千九百七十二人 一怪我人六百八十壱人
一斃馬五十六疋 一半潰家千七十三軒
一潰家四千九百七十壱軒 一御高札場并堂社其外倉之
類村方申立不分明二付調之候
同
又々今般四月十三日七ッ時大変之次第御注進申上候
先便申上之候通丹波川歩行渡二御座候処追々少々ッゝ水
口明船壱艘にて相渡候処しハらく安心仕山崩二候故
容易二水多分不参哉大丈夫二御座候処当月十日前代
未聞の大風雨にて大木吹折殊之外大荒二御座候引続
雨天二而河水日々相増丹波河上小市笹原山崩にて松
本辺まて十里餘も湖水二相成大海も及はぬ姿二相成一
同難渋日々水嵩当惑致諸社祈祷神仏之加護を祈候
処当国一ノ宮諏訪大明神之神主を松代真田様江御頼
御祈念候処十三日二ハ川明可申哉御神慮申上
候七ッ時より夜五ッ時まて二湖水一円二水引以前之平水
二相成誠二神徳之験如何斗難有神之加護一入申
触候右水口山崩落彼川中嶋へ落込候処丹波川江ハ中
々水納り不申平一面之川と相成川巾凡三四里斗にて
水押流し善光寺川中嶋平一面満水にて家不残流死
現代語訳
一、死人千九百七十二人 一、怪我人六百八十一人
一、斃馬五十六匹 一、半潰家千七十三軒
一、潰家四千九百七十一軒 一、御高札場並びに堂社その他倉の
類、村方申し立て不分明につき調べ候
同じく
また今般四月十三日七つ時、大変の次第御注進申し上げ候
先便申し上げ候通り、丹波川は歩行渡りに御座候処、追々少々ずつ水
口が開き、船一艘にて相渡り候処、しばらく安心仕り、山崩れに候故
容易に水が多分参らぬかと大丈夫に御座候処、当月十日前代
未聞の大風雨にて大木吹き折れ、殊の外大荒れに御座候。引き続き
雨天にて河水日々相い増し、丹波河上の小市・笹原の山崩れにて松
本辺りまで十里余りも湖水に相成り、大海も及ばぬ姿に相成り、一
同難渋、日々水嵩に当惑致し、諸社祈祷、神仏の加護を祈り候
処、当国一の宮諏訪大明神の神主を松代真田様へ御頼み、
御祈念候処、十三日には川が明くべきかと御神慮申し上げ
候。七つ時より夜五つ時まで湖水一円に水引き、以前の平水
に相成り、誠に神徳の験、いかばかり難有き神の加護、一入申し
触れ候。右水口の山崩れ落ち、彼の川中島へ落ち込み候処、丹波川へは中
々水納まり申さず、平一面の川と相成り、川幅およそ三四里ばかりにて
水押し流し、善光寺・川中島平一面満水にて家残らず流れ、死
英語訳
1. Deaths: 1,972 people 1. Injured: 681 people
1. Dead horses: 56 horses 1. Half-collapsed houses: 1,073 houses
1. Collapsed houses: 4,971 houses 1. Official notice boards, temples and shrines, and other structures like storehouses - village reports unclear, so investigating
Same [location]
Again, regarding the extraordinary events at the seventh hour on April 13th of this occasion, I report as follows:
As reported in the previous correspondence, the Tanba River could only be crossed on foot, but gradually the water outlet opened little by little, and it became possible to cross with one boat. We felt relieved for a while, but due to landslides, we thought it would be safe as water would not easily flow in large quantities. However, on the 10th of this month, there was unprecedented heavy wind and rain that broke large trees, causing extraordinary devastation. The rainy weather continued,
and the river water increased daily. Due to landslides at Koichi and Sasahara upstream of the Tanba River, an area extending over ten ri to the vicinity of Matsumoto became a lake, creating a scene surpassing even great seas. Everyone was in distress, perplexed daily by the rising water levels. We prayed at various shrines for divine protection from gods and buddhas. We requested the head priest of Suwa Daimyōjin, the primary shrine of this province, to come to Matsushiro (Sanada domain) for prayers. When he performed the ritual, the divine will indicated that the river would clear on the 13th. From the seventh hour until the fifth hour of night, the water completely receded from the entire lake area, returning to the previous normal water level. This was truly a manifestation of divine virtue - how grateful we are for this divine protection, which we announce with even greater reverence. The aforementioned landslide at the water outlet fell into Kawanakajima, but the water did not settle into the Tanba River at all. It became a river covering the entire plain, with a width of approximately three to four ri, and the rushing water completely flooded Zenkōji Temple and the entire Kawanakajima plain, washing away all houses and causing deaths