翻刻
道場成に狼藉は何ものぞ早々ひけとぞ
呼わつたり大勢の中ゟおとなしやか成男欠
出てさないわれぞ御坊殿住寺に咎は勿れ
共角屋やなばの雑物を預￣リ置るに相違なし
尋常に出せばよしいぎに及ばゝ寺とはいわ
せじ坊主共いわすまし片はじふつて打潰ス
如何に〳〵と詈れば御坊大に腹を立聞訳も
なきもの共かな上人は江戸留主隠居監寺
は用事有て遠方へ行留主に居るは此同心計り
すみや簗場の雑物預たる覚へなし茶椀去り
かわされてもこの坊主か云訳立ぬ場こ〳〵と云はせも
果ず大勢込入それ其坊主引くゝつて白状させ
よそれぶて扣けと大勢立寄踏たり蹴たり
てうちやくしさあ預かつたか預からぬか正直にぬかせ
いじばると坊主あたまをなすわりにするぬかせ〳〵と
責られてアゝそんなら申ます〳〵預かつたに相違は
現代語訳
「道場に対する狼藉とは何事か、早々に退け」と呼ばわった。大勢の中からおとなしそうな男が駆け出てきて、「そうはいかぬ。御坊殿、住職に咎はないとしても、角屋や梁場の雑物を預かり置いたに相違ない。穏やかに出せばよし、いざとなれば寺とは言わせまい。坊主共、言わすまじ、片端からぶっ打ち潰す。いかにいかに」と罵ると、御坊は大いに腹を立て、「聞き分けもない者共よ。上人は江戸へ留守、隠居・監寺は用事があって遠方へ行き、留守に居るのはこの同心ばかり。角屋や梁場の雑物を預かった覚えはない」と言いわけをするが、茶碗去られてもこの坊主の言い訳は立たぬ場、こちこちと言わせも果てず、「大勢、踏み込め、それ、その坊主を引っ括って白状させよ。それ、ぶって扣けろ」と、大勢が立ち寄り踏んだり蹴ったり、懲らしめをして、「さあ、預かったか、預からなかったか、正直に言え。意地を張るか」と坊主の頭を茄子割りにするほど責められて、「ああ、それならば申します、申します。預かったに相違は……」
英語訳
"What sort of outrage is this against a sacred hall? Withdraw at once!" he shouted. From among the great crowd, a man who appeared calm and composed came running forward, saying: "Not so fast. Reverend, we lay no blame on the resident priest, but there is no doubt that you have stored away the goods from Kadoya and Yanaba. Hand them over peacefully and all will be well — but if it comes to a confrontation, we will not let this place off as a mere temple. As for you monks, we'll let none of you speak — we'll smash you all from one end to the other. What say you?" The monk grew greatly angered and replied: "What unreasonable people you are! The head priest is away in Edo, the retired priest and the kan-ji supervisor have gone to distant places on business, and only this attendant monk remains here. I have no recollection of having stored goods from Kadoya or Yanaba." Though the monk tried to justify himself, it was a situation where even if so much as a teacup had gone missing, his excuses would not hold. Before he could finish speaking, the mob cried: "Everyone, rush in! Seize that monk and make him confess! Beat him down!" The crowd surged forward, kicking and stomping and beating him. "Now then — did you take custody of the goods or not? Speak the truth! Are you going to be stubborn about it?" They pressed on the monk's head so hard it seemed they might split it like an eggplant, until finally he cried: "Ah, very well then, I'll tell you, I'll tell you! It is certain that I did store them..."