Ofudesaki 06:080–5
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| This world was a muddy ocean. | kono yō wa doro umi naka no koto narushi | このよふわ どろうみなかの 事なるし |
| Therein was Tsukihi alone. | naka ni Tsukihi ga itaru made nari | なかに月日が いたるまでなり |
| An idea came to Tsukihi: | Tsukihi yori shinjitsu omoi tsuitaru wa | 月日より しんぢつをもい ついたるわ |
| how promising it would be to begin a world. | nanto sekai o hajime kaketara | なんとせかいを はじめかけたら |
| It was difficult to begin a world which did not exist. | nai sekai hajime kakeru wa muzukashii | ないせかい はじめかけるハ むつかしい |
| I prepared to find what could be used as instruments. | nanto dōgu o midasu moyō o | なんとどふぐを みたすもよふを |
| Looking carefully within, I found loaches, | mi-sumaseba naka ni dojō mo uo mī mo | みすませば なかにどぢよも うをみいも |
| a fish and a serpent, and other creatures, too. | hoka naru mono mo miete arunari | ほかなるものも みへてあるなり |
| I called them together and conferred with them | sono mono omina hiki-yosete danji-yai | そのものを みなひきよせて たんぢやい |
| to begin My providence for human beings. | ningen shugo hajime kaketara | にんけんしゆご はぢめかけたら |
| In order to begin a world which did not exist, | nai sekai hajime yō tote kono Tsukihi | ないせかい はじめよふとて この月日 |
| I, Tsukihi, devoted Myself at every step. | dandan kokoro tsukushi taru yue | たん／＼心 つくしたるゆへ |
Alternate English translations
Third Edition
This world was a muddy ocean. And therein was I, Tsukihi, living alone.
I, Tsukihi, was struck by an idea, imagining how hopeful it would be to create the world.
It is indeed difficult to create a world which does not exist. I prepared to find what could be used as instruments.
Looking carefully through the muddy ocean, I found loaches, a fish and a serpent and others, too.
I called those together and conferred with them how to begin to create human beings.
Because, I, Tsukihi, have endeavored step by step to create this world which did not exist.
Inoue/Eynon
The world was brought forth out of the muddy seas, in which I, Tsuki-Hi, previously existed alone.
Then the sincere thought came to Me, Tsuki-Hi: how wonderful it would be if I created the human world!
It was difficult to create the world from nothing. Therefore, I made preparations to somehow find instruments.
Looking carefully through the muddy seas, I discerned many mudfish, a merman, a white snake and other beings.
After I drew all these beings around Me, I consulted them so as to create human beings according to My Providence.
In order to create the world from nothing I, Tsuki-Hi, have constantly dedicated My heart.
Commentary
Ofudesaki chushaku
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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 |
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6:80–85 The beginning of this world was a muddy ocean. Therein was only Tsukihi. At that time, the following idea came to Tsukihi: “There is no delight in just the two of us. Let us make a world for human beings.” Yet it was quite a difficult task to begin the world out from where it did not exist. Upon looking through the muddy ocean to find instruments to use in the creation of the world and human beings, Tsukihi saw there were loaches, a fish, a serpent, and other instruments. Then, after summoning them and discussing the matter with them, it was finally decided to embark on the creation of human beings. In this way, humans came to be because Tsukihi exerted our mind gradually from the thought to create them and the world from where they did not exist. |
『おふでさき註釈』、p. 104–5 八〇―八五、この世の元初まりは泥の海であって、中に月日両神がいたばかりである。その時月日両神の思い付いたのは、「我々だけでは何の楽しみもない。なんと、人間世界を創めようではないか。」という事である。ところで、ない世界を創めるというのはなかなかむつかしい仕事である。何とかして世界人間創造のために使う道具を見つけようと思って、その泥海の中をじいっと見澄ますと、その中にどじょうもうをもみもその他の道具も見えて来た。そこで、皆引き寄せて相談して、いよいよ人間創造に着手する事となった。このように、無い人間無い世界を創造しようとて、親神がだんだんと心を尽したならばこそ、人間が出来て来たのである。
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