翻刻
油断しけるにやおつ取刀にて寐眼をする〳〵走り懸るを一と
太刀一鑓宛切捨歩行不叶者は其侭捨置申候又新手之
者へ渡り合討て懸る内蔵助下知して火之元に心を付火災
無之様にと申触る四拾六人之者とも大音に而浅野内匠頭家来
亡主の敵討と声々に五拾人組百人組と呼り前後ゟ切入候故
寄手の人数難計屋敷之者とも夥敷寄手有之と驚き
申候由玄関と鑓之間に而当番之士防き申候内非番之者共
馳付少々切合申候内近習之者共上野殿を隠し申候由居
間之方へ切入候処小姓に鈴木貞之進坊主に牧野春喜立合候而
現代語訳
油断していたのか、慌てて取り上げた刀で寝ぼけ眼をしながら次々と走り掛かってくるのを、一太刀一槍ずつ切り捨てた。歩行できない者はそのまま捨て置いた。また新手の者へ渡り合って討ちかかる中、内蔵助が下知して火の元に心を付け、火災が無いようにと申し触れた。四十六人の者どもが大声で「浅野内匠頭家来、亡主の敵討ち」と声々に叫び、五十人組、百人組と呼ばわって前後から切り入ったため、寄せ手の人数は計り難く、屋敷の者どもは夥しい寄せ手があると驚いたという。玄関と槍の間にて当番の士が防ぎ戦っている間に、非番の者どもが馳せ付け、少々切り合いを行った間に、近習の者どもが上野殿を隠したという。居間の方へ切り入った所、小姓に鈴木貞之進、坊主に牧野春喜が立ち合った。
英語訳
Perhaps caught off guard, they hastily grabbed their swords and came running one after another with sleepy eyes, but they were cut down one by one with single sword strikes or spear thrusts. Those unable to walk were left as they were. While engaging in combat with fresh opponents, Kuranosuke gave orders to be careful about fire hazards and had it announced that there should be no fires. The forty-six men loudly proclaimed "Retainers of Asano Takumi-no-Kami, avenging our deceased lord!" and calling out "fifty-man group, hundred-man group," they attacked from front and rear. This made it difficult to count the number of attackers, and the mansion's people were reportedly surprised by what seemed like a vast number of assailants. While the samurai on duty defended at the entrance and spear room, the off-duty men rushed to help. During the brief sword fighting that ensued, the close retainers hid Lord Ueno. When they cut into the living quarters, page Suzuki Sadanosin and monk Makino Haruki stood to face them.