翻刻
【右丁】
私共彼地出立迄にも追々潰家之中より掘出候死人有之候由
尤旅人之儀は人数急速相分兼候趣に御座候私共旅宿之義も
震 潰（ツフ）レ漸助命可仕候得共荷物其外家之下に相成翌朝
明に至り掘出候儀に御座候塩崎村之儀は出火も少々弐三軒
焼失に而已に御座候大地震之節は四方遠近一時之出火
大煙り一同に相成候故中何十度となく山鳴震人声夥敷岩
崩落候響強く田畑往還共巾弐三尺より四五尺位迄堅#1横に
地割水吹出し又は泥土等吹出し世にも滅如く被存候儀に
御座候右割れ候場所一二尺位段違に相成泥土を吹出し候場所は
匂ひ甚悪敷硫黄之気にも有之哉尤水吹出候場所は
匂ひは無御座候
【左丁】
一去月十日より善光寺開帳に付諸国より参詣之旅人夥敷多泊候
節は壱軒之旅籠屋え千弐百四拾人泊右之内千弐百人は
旅籠銭請取残り四拾人は無賃にてとどめ候由右様群集之
折柄大地震にて善光寺町荒方震潰レ其上大火にて死人
何程歟数限り無之如来堂に籠り候旅人凡三千人余是は
無難に立退候得共衣類其外路金等はいつれも焼失之由
遠国之者抔は別て難渋及ひ候様子に御座候如来堂并山門
而已相残り其外は市中一同焼失致候由承り申候死人之義は
中々以難相分噂には善光寺町中計にて即死弐三万人も
可有之由同町人別之者も廿五日跡残居候者漸二三百人な
らては無之趣噂に御座候得共是迚も 逃去者も可有之儀
現代語訳
**【右丁】**
私どもがその地を出立するまでの間にも、次々と潰れた家の中から掘り出された死人がいたとのことでございます。もっとも旅人については、人数を急いで確認し難い趣にございます。私どもの旅宿も震動で潰れ、かろうじて命だけは助かりましたが、荷物その他は家の下敷きになり、翌朝明るくなってから掘り出した次第でございます。塩崎村については、出火もわずかで二、三軒の焼失にとどまりました。大地震の折には、四方遠近いたる所で一斉に出火して大きな煙が同時に上がり、その中で何十度となく山鳴り・地震が繰り返され、人声はおびただしく、岩が崩れ落ちる響きが激しく、田畑・往還ともに幅二、三尺から四、五尺ほどまで、縦横に地割れが生じ、水が吹き出し、あるいは泥土なども吹き出し、この世の終わりかとも思われる有様でございました。右の割れた箇所は一、二尺ほど段差ができ、泥土を吹き出した場所は匂いがはなはだ悪く、硫黄の気でもあるのでしょうか。もっとも水が吹き出した場所は匂いはございませんでした。
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**【左丁】**
一、去る月十日より善光寺開帳につき、諸国からの参詣の旅人が夥しく多く宿泊し、最も混んだ節には一軒の旅籠屋へ千二百四十人が泊まり、そのうち千二百人は旅籠銭を受け取り、残り四十人は無賃にて留め置いたとのことでございます。かかる群集の折柄、大地震にて善光寺町はほぼ震い潰れ、その上大火にて死人がどれほどかと数え切れないほど出ました。如来堂に籠っていた旅人はおよそ三千人余り、これは無事に立ち退くことができましたが、衣類その外の路銀などはいずれも焼失したとのことでございます。遠国の者などは別して難渋に及んでいる様子でございます。如来堂ならびに山門だけが残り、その他は市中一同焼失したとのことを承りました。死人の義は到底確認しがたく、噂では善光寺町中だけで即死二、三万人にもなるべしとのことで、同町の人別の者も、二十五日後に残っていた者はわずかに二、三百人にすぎないとの噂でございますが、これとて逃げ去った者もあるべき儀で、
英語訳
**[Right folio]**
Even up until the time we departed from that location, it is said that the dead continued to be dug out one after another from beneath the collapsed buildings. As for travelers passing through, it was difficult to determine their numbers quickly. Our own lodging also collapsed in the earthquake, and though we barely escaped with our lives, our luggage and other belongings were buried under the house, and it was only upon digging them out the following morning when it grew light that we were able to retrieve them. As for Shiozaki Village, fires broke out only to a small extent, with no more than two or three houses burned. At the time of the great earthquake, fires broke out simultaneously in all directions, near and far, with great columns of smoke rising all at once; amid this, the mountains rumbled and the earth shook dozens of times, people's voices rose in an enormous clamor, the roaring sound of rocks crashing down was intense, and in the fields, paddies, and roads alike, the earth split open both lengthwise and crosswise — cracks ranging from two or three shaku to four or five shaku in width — from which water spurted forth, and in some places mud and soil were ejected, making it feel as though the end of the world had come. The places where the earth had cracked were displaced by steps of one or two shaku, and the places from which mud was ejected had a very foul odor — perhaps it was the smell of sulfur. However, the places from which water spouted had no odor at all.
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**[Left folio]**
One item: From the 10th of last month onward, owing to the unveiling ceremony (kaicho) at Zenkoji Temple, great numbers of pilgrims from all over the country had been lodging in the area; at the most crowded time, one single inn lodged 1,240 people, of whom 1,200 paid the lodging fee, while the remaining 40 were put up free of charge. It was during this great gathering of people that the earthquake struck, and Zenkoji-machi was almost entirely shaken to rubble; on top of that, a great conflagration broke out, causing deaths too numerous to count. Approximately 3,000 or more pilgrims who had taken refuge inside the Hall of the Nyorai (the main hall of Zenkoji) were able to evacuate safely; however, their clothing and traveling funds were all lost to the fire. Those from distant provinces were said to be in particularly dire straits. We have heard that only the Hall of the Nyorai and the Sanmon gate survived, and that everything else throughout the town was completely destroyed by fire. As for the number of dead, it is utterly impossible to determine with any certainty; by rumor, there may be as many as twenty to thirty thousand people killed outright in Zenkoji-machi alone. It is also rumored that of the town's registered inhabitants, those who remained after twenty-five days numbered no more than two or three hundred; however, since there are those who may have fled,