御霊が鳩のように天から下って、この方の上にとどまられるのを私は見ました。

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English Translation

I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.

Furigana

御霊(みたま)が鳩(はと)のように天(てん)から下(くだ)って、この方(ほう)の上(うえ)にとどまられるのを私(わたし)は見(み)ました。

Romanji

Mitama ga hato no yōni ten kara kudatte, kono hō no ueni todomarareru no o watashi wa mimashita.

Words

御霊 (みたま、ごりょう)

spirit of a deceased person

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

鳩 (はと、ハト)

pigeon; dove

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

天 (てん、あめ、あま)

sky; heaven; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism)

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

下る (くだる)

to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

止まる (とどまる)

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...