Ofudesaki 04:023–4
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| If the hand movements of the Joyous Service | nichi nichi ni Yōki Zutome no te ga tsuke ba | にち／＼に よふきづとめの てがつけば |
| are learned day by day, how delighted God will be. | Kami no tanoshimi ika hodo no koto | 神のたのしゆみ いかほとの事 |
| I impatiently await the performers of the Service | hayabaya to Tsutome no ninjū machi kaneru | はや／＼と つとめのにんぢう まちかねる |
| to gather quickly. What are you close to Me thinking? | soba na kokoro wa nani o omou ya | そばな心わ なにをふもうや |
Alternate English translations
Third Edition
If you become learned in the hand-gestures of the Yōki-Zutome, the Joyous Service, day by day, how delighted God will be!
I am impatiently waiting for the members of the Service to gather quickly. What are you close to Me thinking of it?
Inoue/Eynon
If a full number of celebrants perform the Joyous Service daily, how great God’s delight will be!
I am eagerly awaiting the Service celebrants; those of you close to Me, what are you thinking?
Commentary
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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 |
Ofudesaki chushaku
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4:23, 24 How delightful would it be to see all of you to learn and remember the hand movements of the Joyous Service each day. Those of you nearby: what are you thinking? You do not know how I anxiously await for the performers of the Service to gather in this manner as soon as possible. |
『おふでさき註釈』、p. 57 二三、二四、親神の望んでいるよふきづとめの手を、皆の者が日々に覚えてくれたら、親神はどれ程うれしいことであろう。こうしてつとめ人衆の集まって来るのを、一日も早く待っている親神のこの心を知らずに、そばな者は一体何を考えているのか。 |
Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)
From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 34:43
IV:23
This verse indicates that the Service is the foundation that will allow “marvelous things” and a reliable, delightful path to come into sight. “If the hand movements of the Joyous Service are learned” or mastered, “how delighted God will be.” A satisfactory performance of the Service will allow God the Parent to be high-spirited, resulting in more and more blessings being manifested. This, in fact, is what God is looking forward to. Thus, the Ofudesaki says, “[H]ow delighted God will be.” The Service is referred to as “the Joyous Service,” so it is important to perform it in a joyous way.
IV:24
God is eagerly waiting for the full number of performers of the Service to assemble. However, those who are close by do not understand what God desires. The Ofudesaki says, “What are you thinking?” We can sense that God is feeling very impatient.
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