Nakatomi Words of Blessing

The heavenly words of blessing

Akitsumikami to ōyashimagunishi roshimesu ōyamatonekosumera ga ōmae ni amatsukami no yogoto o tataegotosadame matsuraku to mōsu現御神と大八嶋国知し食す大倭根子天皇が御前に、天神の寿詞を称辞定め奉らくと申す

Takamanohara ni kamuzumari masu sumemutsukamurogikamuromi no mikoto o mochite yahoyorozu no kamitachi o tsudohe tamaite高天原に神留り坐す皇親神漏岐・神漏美の命を持ちて八百万の神等を集へ賜ひて

Sumemima no mikoto wa takamanohara ni kotohajimete toyoashihara no mizuho no kuni o yasukuni to tairakeku shiroshi meshite amatsu hitsugi no amatsu takamikura ni ohashimashite皇孫尊は高天原に事始めて豊葦原の瑞穂の国を安国と平らけく知し食して、天つ日嗣の天つ高御座に御坐して

Amatsu mike no nagamike no tōmike to chiaki no ihoaki ni mizuho o tairakeku yasurakeku yuniha ni shiroshi mese to kotoyosashi matsurite amakudari mashishi nochi ni天つ御膳の長御膳の遠御膳と、千秋の五百秋に瑞穂を平らけく安らけく由庭に知し食せと事寄さし奉りて天降り坐しし後に

Ame no Oshikumone no Kami and heavenly water

Nakatomi no tōtsu oyāmenokoyane no mikotosumemima no mikotonomimae ni tsukae matsurite amenōshikumone no kami o ame no futagami ni nobose matsurite中臣の遠つ祖天児屋根命、皇御孫尊の御前に仕へ奉りて、天忍雲根神を天の二上に上せ奉りて

Kamurogikamuromi no mikoto no mae ni uke tamahari mōsu ni sumemima no mikotonomiketsu mizu wa utsushi kuni no mizu ni amatsu mizu o kuhahete tatematsuramu to mōse to kotōshihe tamaishi ni yorite神漏岐・神漏美命の前に受け給はり申すに、皇御孫尊の御膳つ水は現し国の水に天つ水を加へて奉らむと申せと事教へ給ひしに依りて

Amenōshikumone no kamiamenōkigumo ni norite ame no futagami ni nobori mashite kamurogikamuromi no mikoto no mae ni mōse ba天忍雲根神、天の浮雲に乗りて天の二上に上り坐して、神漏岐・神漏美命の前に申せば

Ame no tamakushi o kotoyosashi matsurite ko no tamakushi o sashi tate yūhi yori asahi no teru ni itaru made amatsu norito no futonoritogoto o mochite nore天の玉櫛を事寄さし奉りて、此の玉櫛を刺し立て、夕日より朝日の照るに至るまで天つ詔戸の太詔刀言を以ちて告れ

Kaku nora ba makuhi wa wakahiru ni yutsu ihotakamuraohi idemu so no shita yori ame no yaīdemu kore o mochite amatsu mizu to kikoshi mese to kotoyosashi matsuriki此く告らば真杭は弱蒜に、斎つ五百篁生ひ出でむ、其の下より天の八井出でむ、此を持ちて天つ水と聞し食せと事寄さし奉りき

Yuki, Suki, and the Daijō ceremony

Kaku yosashi matsurishi manima ni kikoshi mesu yuniha no mizuho o yotsu no kuninōrabedomofutomani no uragoto o mochite tsukae matsurite此く寄さし奉りし任任に、聞し食す由庭の瑞穂を、四国の卜部等、太兆の卜事を持ちて仕へ奉りて

Yuki ni afumi no kuninoyasusuki ni taniha no kuninohikami o iwahi sadamete悠紀に近江国の野洲、主基に丹波国の氷上を斎ひ定めて

Mono no benohitodomosakatsukosakanamikobashirihahiyakikikoriahitsukurīna no minokimidomodaijiyaue no saijiyau ni mochi yumahari maikite物部の人等・酒造児・酒波・粉走・灰焼・薪採・相作・稲実の公等、大嘗会の斎場に持ち斎まはり参来て

Kotoshi no shimotsuki no nakatsu unohi niyushirītsushiri mochi kashikomi kashikomi mo kiyomahari ni tsukae matsuri tsuki no uchi ni hitoki o erabi sadamete今年の十一月の中つ卯日に、ゆしり・いつしり持ち、恐み恐みも清まはりに仕へ奉り、月の内に日時を撰び定めて

Sacred sake and the blessing of the reign

Tatematsuru yukisuki no kurokishiroki no ōmiki o ōyamatonekosumera ga amatsu mike no nagamike no tōmike to shiruni mo mini mo akani no honi mo kikoshi meshite献る悠紀・主基の黒木・白木の大御酒を、大倭根子天皇が天つ御膳の長御膳の遠御膳と、汁にも実にも赤丹の穂にも聞し食して

Toyonoakari ni akari ohashimashite amatsu kami no yogoto o tataegotosadame matsuru sumegamitachi mo chiakīhoaki no ahiname ni ahiuzunohi matsuri豊明に明り御坐して、天つ神の寿詞を称辞定め奉る皇神等も、千秋五百秋の相嘗に相うづのひ奉り

Kakiha ni tokiha ni iwahi matsurite ikashi miyo ni sakaeshime matsuri ametsuchitsukihi to tomo ni terashi akarashi ohashimasamu koto ni yogoto o tataegotosadame matsuraku to mōsu堅磐に常磐に斎ひ奉りて茂し御世に栄えしめ奉り、天地月日と共に照らし明らし御坐さむ事に寿詞を称辞定め奉らくと申す

Closing words for the court and the people

Matamōsaku sumera ga mikado ni tsukae matsureru mikotachiōkimitachimaetsukimitachimomo no tsukasanohitodomoame no shitayomo no kuninōomitakara又申さく、天皇が朝廷に仕へ奉れる親王等・王等・諸臣・百官の人等、天下四方の国の公民

Moromorōgonaharite mitamaetafutobi tamaeyorokobi tamaeki kitamae諸諸集侍りて見食べ尊び食べ歓び食べ聞き食べ

Sumera ga mikado ni ikashi yo ni yakuhae no gotoku tachi sakae tsukae matsurubeki hogi o kikoshi mese to kashikomi kashikomi mo mōshi tamahaku to mōsu天皇が朝廷に茂し世に八桑枝の如く立ち栄え仕へ奉るべき祷を聞し食せと、恐み恐みも申し給はくと申す