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若(も)し大事を真言師・調伏するならばいよいよいそいで此の国ほろぶべしと申せしかば

“If so grave a matter is entrusted to them, then the situation will only worsen rapidly and our country will face destruction.”

“If they do, the nation will fall to ruin even more quickly".

“If the Shingon priests pray for a grave matter, this country will face ruin more quickly.”

頼(より)綱(つな)問うて云く、いつ(何)ごろ(頃)よ(寄)せ候べき、

[Hei no Saemon-no-jō] Yoritsuna then asked, “When do you think the Mongols will attack?”.

Then Yoritsuna asked,“When will they attack?".

Yoritsuna then asked, “When do you think the Mongols will attack?”.

予言く、経文にはいつ(何時)とはみ(見)へ候はねども天の御気(みけ)色(しき)いかりすくなからず・きう(急)に見へて候、

I replied,“The sacred scriptures do not indicate the time. But the signs show that heaven is extremely angry. It would appear that the attack is imminent.

I replied,“I am unable to read the timing from the sutras, but judging by the signs from the heavens, which show the guardian deities becoming increasingly furious, it will not be long before the Mongols arrive and invade the land.

I replied, “The sutras do not indicate that timing. But the symptoms show that heavens are extremely angry. It would appear that the attack is imminent.

よも今年はすごし候はじと語りたりき、

It will probably occur before this year has ended.”

The invasion is likely to happen before the end of this year".

It will certainly occur before this year has ended.”

此の三つの大事は日蓮が申したるにはあらず、只(ただ)偏(ひとえ)に釈迦如来の御(み)神(たましい)・我身に入りかわせ給いけるにや　　　　

Yet it was not I, Nichiren, who made these three important pronouncements. Rather it was in all cases the spirit of the Thus Come One Shakyamuni that had taken possession of my body.

These three remonstrations were not made by Nichiren, but by Shakyamuni Buddha, whose soul entered my body.

It is not that I, Nichiren, stated these three important pronouncements. This was because the sacred soul of tathagata Buddha superseded my body.

我が身ながらも悦(よろこ)び身にあまる。　

And having personally experienced this, I am beside myself with joy.

Though these are the personal experience, I myself am full of joy.

つづく 　Ｎｅｘｔ

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