翻刻
一内蔵助義妻子引れ但州豊岡江参舅石束源五兵衛宅江罷越妻
と二男を致義絶源五兵衛江相渡主税には元服仕せ父子弐人豊岡を罷立
江府江も罷越し様子見合夫より京都江罷越し町人に成り不行跡之
体絶言語候扨上杉弾正殿御蔵屋敷京都屋敷預り之者江手を尽し
取入候様子難尽筆上候内蔵助病気に付気晴之ため遊山遊所江
罷越五七日も病気分にして引込居申候右之趣共屋敷番之仁も心入
之様子互に馴染に而存念不残体に成将亦内匠様浪人共京都に
有之分は大形志無之者に候得は尚又無心元様子も無之候故弾正
殿より忍ひ外聞之者も有之候得共余り気遣ひも不仕体に相聞
現代語訳
内蔵助は妻子を連れて但州豊岡へ参り、舅である石束源五兵衛の宅へ向かいました。妻と二男を義絶として源五兵衛に引き渡し、主税には元服をさせて、父子二人で豊岡を立ち江戸へ向かいました。その後様子を見計らってから京都へ向かい、町人となって素行の悪い体を装い、言語に絶する振る舞いをしました。さて、上杉弾正殿の御蔵屋敷や京都屋敷の預かりの者に手を尽くして取り入ろうとする様子は、筆では尽くしがたいものがありました。内蔵助は病気のため気晴らしとして遊山や遊所へ出かけ、五、七日も病気の振りをして引きこもっておりました。このような事情を屋敷番の人々も心得ており、お互いに馴染みとなって思惑を隠さない様子になりました。また、内匠頭様の浪人たちで京都にいる者は、大方志のない者たちでしたので、なおさら心もとない様子もありませんでした。そのため弾正殿からも密かに外聞を探る者もおりましたが、あまり気遣いもしない体に聞こえました。
英語訳
Kuranosuke took his wife and children to Toyooka in Tajima Province and went to the home of his father-in-law, Ishizuka Gengobyōe. He formally severed ties with his wife and second son, entrusting them to Gengobyōe, while having his son Chikara undergo the coming-of-age ceremony. The father and son then left Toyooka for Edo. After observing the situation there, they proceeded to Kyoto, where they became townspeople and deliberately displayed dissolute behavior that was beyond description. Now, regarding the efforts to ingratiate themselves with the retainers in charge of Lord Uesugi Danjō's treasury residence and Kyoto residence - this situation was indescribable in its complexity. Kuranosuke, claiming illness, went to scenic spots and pleasure quarters for diversion, and would seclude himself for five to seven days at a time, feigning sickness. The mansion guards understood these circumstances, and as they became familiar with each other, their true intentions became apparent. Moreover, since most of Lord Takumi-no-kami's retainers in Kyoto were men without ambition, there was no particular cause for concern about their reliability. Therefore, although Lord Danjō had secret agents gathering intelligence, it appeared that he was not overly concerned about the situation.