翻刻
ては難済と又内蔵助江理を尽し諫けれは内蔵助近頃厚志之かた
〳〵かな拙者同心せさるにあらす御名跡断絶は不忠第一と云両人云尊君
二つなき命を捨代々の家を捨御鬱憤を被散に其事ならす大
学様御名跡無相違上に唐天竺を御添被下共上野介殿首を不
得して人前可被成候哉是非思召立たまへと云内蔵助か云始申ことく御願
申上置其否も不見届しては如何也其上露命難計上野介殿病死
あらは息左兵衛殿を可討拙者に任せ置て先江戸江下り時節を待た
まへと様々申達両人も頼母しく少し時日を延共本望をは可達と
思ふ内慮にて両人連立て江戸江下り申候追々数通之書状往
現代語訳
それでは事が成し遂げられないと、再び内蔵助に理を尽くして諫言したところ、内蔵助は「近頃厚志の方々
よ、私が同心しないわけではない。しかし御名跡断絶は不忠第一である」と言った。両人は言った。「尊君の
二つとない命を捨て、代々の家を捨てて御鬱憤を晴らすのに、そのようなことを言うのか。大
学様の御名跡が間違いなく再興された上で、たとえ唐や天竺まで御加増を下されても、上野介殿の首を取
らずして人前に出られるであろうか。ぜひとも思い立ってください」と言った。内蔵助が言うには「最初に申したように御願い
を申し上げており、その可否も見届けないでは如何なものか。その上、命は定めがたく、上野介殿が病死
したら、息子の左兵衛殿を討つことになる。私に任せておいて、まず江戸へ下り、時節を待って
ください」と様々に申し述べた。両人も頼もしく思い、少し時日を延ばしても本望は達成できると
思う内心で、両人連れ立って江戸へ下った。追々数通の書状のやりとり
英語訳
it would be difficult to accomplish, so they again reasoned earnestly with Kuranosuke. Kuranosuke replied, "You gentlemen of recent devotion,
it is not that I am unwilling to join you. However, the extinction of our lord's family line would be the greatest disloyalty." The two men said, "Our lord's
irreplaceable life was lost, our hereditary house was abandoned to dispel his resentment - do you speak thus? Even if Daigaku-sama's family line were restored without fail and he were granted additional lands extending to China and India, could you appear before people without having taken Kōzuke-no-suke-dono's head? Please, by all means, resolve yourself to this course." Kuranosuke said, "As I stated initially, we have submitted our petition, and how can we act without seeing whether it will be approved or denied? Moreover, life's span is unpredictable - if Kōzuke-no-suke-dono dies of illness, we would have to attack his son Sabyōe-dono instead. Leave this matter to me, and first go down to Edo and wait for the right moment," he explained in various ways. The two men also felt reassured, thinking in their hearts that even if they delayed a little, they could still achieve their heart's desire, so the two went down to Edo together. Subsequently, numerous letters were exchanged back and forth.