俗語之種. [5] - 翻刻

翻刻

爰に善左衛門家内かり宿の有さまを記して
其悲歎を子孫の禁めにかたる廿五日朝
五っ時過しころ善左衛門は病気のうへに
斯大災に悩み足腰ふるひ起居不自由な
れは人に背負れ漸くにして権堂東たん
ほに仮居しつ世穂なる時は何事によらす
手伝来る人も心の儘なれともかゝるに災害の
時なれは誰ありてか手伝すへきは素より
音信する人もなく数千度すれあひて右に
往左りに還るといへとも面を見合せて泪の

袖をしほるのみにて悲歎やるかたなし爰に
妻子は気力をはけみて少しの家財を持
運ふといへとも女性幼少の事なれは手足を労
するに甲斐なくしかする中に東町より権堂に
続きて火は炎〳〵と燃くたるゆゑに此處に
ありけくは事の危しとて人々に連やさき
人におくれしと荷物を運ふゆゑにまた〳〵
此處を逃たる頃しも誰いふとなく地震にて
山抜崩れ犀川の流れを止めて一滴の水
なく往来船を待すして自由に歩行す又

現代語訳

ここに善左衛門の家族が仮宿での有様を記して、その悲嘆を子孫への戒めとして語る。二十五日朝、五時を過ぎた頃、善左衛門は病気の上にこのような大災害に悩み、足腰が震えて起き上がることも自由にならないので、人に背負われてようやく権堂東の田んぼに仮住まいした。世の中が穏やかな時は、何事につけても手伝いに来る人も心のままであるが、このような災害の時であるから、誰がいて手伝ってくれるだろうか。元より音信する人もなく、何千度もすれ違って右に行き左に戻るといっても、顔を見合わせて涙の袖を絞るばかりで、悲嘆のやりどころがない。

ここで妻子は気力を奮い立たせて少しの家財を持ち運ぼうとするが、女性や幼少の者のことなので、手足を働かせても甲斐がない。そうしている間に東町から権堂に続いて火が激しく燃え上がったため、ここにいては危険だということで、人々に連れられ、先を急ぐ人に遅れまいと荷物を運んだため、またしてもここを逃げ出した。その頃、誰が言うともなく地震で山が崩れ、犀川の流れを堰き止めて一滴の水もなく、往来する船を待つこともなく自由に歩行できると（いう話があった）。また

英語訳

Here I record the circumstances of Zenzaemon's family at their temporary lodging, telling of their grief as a lesson for their descendants. On the morning of the 25th, past five o'clock, Zenzaemon, suffering from illness and tormented by such a great disaster, had trembling legs and could not move freely, so he was carried on someone's back and barely managed to take temporary shelter in the rice fields east of Gondo. In peaceful times, people who come to help with anything do so willingly, but in times of such disaster, who would be there to help? There was no one to communicate with from the beginning, and though they passed each other thousands of times, going right and returning left, they could only look at each other's faces and wring their tear-soaked sleeves, with no way to ease their grief.

Here, his wife and children summoned their strength and tried to carry their few household goods, but being women and small children, their efforts were in vain despite working their hands and feet. Meanwhile, as fire blazed fiercely from Higashimachi continuing to Gondo, people said it was dangerous to stay here, so they were led by others and carried their luggage trying not to fall behind those hurrying ahead, and thus fled this place once again. Around this time, someone said that due to the earthquake, a mountain had collapsed and blocked the flow of the Sai River, leaving not a drop of water, and one could walk freely without waiting for boats to pass. Also...