Ofudesaki 01:064

Ofudesaki
Author: Miki Nakayama Date Published: 1998 Pages: 486 (English ed.) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 unnumbered set

Ofudesaki 01:064 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

Sixty more years from this year,	kotoshi yori rokujū nen wa shikkari to	ことしより　六十ねんハ　しいかりと
God promises you with certainty.	Kami no hō ni wa shika to ukeyau	神のほふにハ　しかとうけやう

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

I, God, guarantee you sixty more years from this year assuredly.

Inoue/Eynon

From this year, for the next sixty years, I, God, shall certainly protect your life.

Commentary

Ofudesaki chushaku

This section contains translated material that has not yet been subjected to peer-review to check for accuracy and clarity. While the translator(s) have given their best effort to render Japanese text into English, we would like readers to keep in mind that the present translation may require further revising and refining. Any input to improve the present translation is greatly welcomed. Translator(s): Roy Forbes

1:64 For 60 years from this year, I, Oyagami, shall secure this with certainty. *Note: This verse refers to Shuji, as he was 49 at the time.

『おふでさき註釈』、p. 15 六四、今年からもう六十年は、親の方では確か受け取る。 註　右は、秀司先生に仰せられた事で、先生は当時四十九才であった。

Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)

From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 32:45

1:64 [Verses 63 and 64] are concerned with the matter of Shuji’s marriage. Since he is already 49 at this point, we might think that he is well past marriageable age. From God’s perspective, however, he has “many years ahead of” him, and God promises him at least “[s]ixty years… with certainty.

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