- Source
- Terence. Publii Terentii Comoediae Sex. Parry, Edward St. John, editor. London: Whittaker and Co.; George Bell, 1857.
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- AI-generated (gemini-3.5-flash) — machine translation; may contain errors
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- urn:cts:latinLit:phi0134.phi005.humanitext-lat2:774-826
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-10-27
Bacchis agrees to enter the house to clear the women's suspicions, while Parmeno returns from his fruitless errand. Laches sends Parmeno to summon Pamphilus as the ring's secret is revealed, and Bacchis recalls the night she received the ring.
Haec res hic agitur: Pamphilo me facere ut redeat uxor
”Bacchis: (To herself) This business is being transacted here: it is necessary for me to bring it about that his wife returns to Pamphilus;”
Oportet; quod si perficio, non poenitet me famae,1
”and if I accomplish this, I do not regret the reputation,”
Solam fecisse id quod aliae meretrices facere fugitant.
”of having done alone what other courtesans avoid doing.”
Phidippe, nostras mulieres suspectas fuisse falso
”Laches: Phidippus, we have found in the matter itself that our women were falsely suspected”
Nobis in re ipsa invenimus: porro hanc nunc experiamur:
”by us; furthermore, let us now test this woman.”
Nam si compererit crimini tua se uxor credidisse,
”For if your wife finds out that she believed a false accusation,”
Missam iram faciet: sin autem est ob eam rem iratus gnatus,
”she will lay aside her anger. But if, on the other hand, my son is angry for this reason,”
Quod peperit uxor clam, id leve est; cito ab eo haec ira abscedet.
”because his wife gave birth secretly, that is a light matter; this anger will quickly depart from him.”
Profecto in hac re nihil mali est quod sit discidio dignum.
”Certainly there is no evil in this matter that is worthy of divorce.”
Velim quidem hercle.b Exquire: adest: quod satis sit faciet ipsa.
”Phidippus: I indeed wish it, by Hercules.” “Laches: Inquire; she is here; she herself will do what is sufficient.”
Quid mihi istaec narras? an quia non tute ipse dudum audisti
”Phidippus: Why do you tell me these things? Or is it because you yourself did not hear just now”
De hac re animus meus ut sit, Laches? illis modo explete animum.
”what my mind is regarding this matter, Laches? Just satisfy their minds.”
Quaeso edepol, Bacchis, mihi quod es pollicita tute ut serves.
”Laches: I beg you, by Pollux, Bacchis, that you yourself keep what you promised me.”
Ob eam rem vis ergo intro eam?b I atque exple animum iis, ut credant.
”Bacchis: Do you want me to go inside for that reason then?” “Laches: Go, and satisfy their minds, so that they may believe.”
Eo; etsi scio pol iis fore meum conspectum invisum hodie;
”Bacchis: I am going; although I know, by Pollux, that my appearance will be hated by them today;”
Nam nupta meretrici hostis est, a viro ubi segregate est.
”for a wife is an enemy to a courtesan when she is separated from her husband.”
At haec amicae erunt, ubi quamobrem adveneris resciscent.
”Laches: But they will be friendly to you, when they find out why you have come.”
At easdem amicas fore tibi promitto, rem ubi cognoverint.
”Phidippus: And I promise you that they will be friendly, when they know the matter.”
Nam illas errore et te simul suspicione exsolves.
”For you will free them from error and yourself at the same time from suspicion.”
Perii: pudet Philumenae. Sequimini me huc intro ambae.
”Bacchis: I am ruined: I am ashamed to face Philumena. Both of you, follow me in here.”
Quid est quod mihi malim quam quod huic intelligo evenire,
”Laches: (To himself) What is there that I would rather have than what I understand is happening to her,”
Ut gratiam neat2 sine suo dispendio, et mihi prosit?
”namely, that she gains favor without any expense to herself, and benefits me?”
Nam si est ut haec nunc Pamphilum vere ab se segregarit,
”For if it is the case that she has now truly separated Pamphilus from herself,”
Scit sibi nobilitatem ex eo et rem natam et gloriam esse,
”she knows that reputation, interest, and glory have accrued to her from him,”
Referetque gratiam ei, unaque nos sibi opera amicos iunget.
”and she will return the favor to him, and at the same time by the same effort join us to herself as friends.”
Edepol nae meam herus esse operam deputat parvi preti,3
”Parmeno: (To himself) By Pollux, truly my master thinks my service is of little value,”
Qui ob rem nullam misit, frustra ubi totum desedi diem,
”who sent me for nothing, where I have sat idle the whole day in vain,”
Myconium hospitem dum exspecto in arce Callidemidem.
”while waiting for the Myconian guest Callidemides in the citadel.”
Itaque ineptus hodie dum illic sedeo, ut quisque venerat,
”And so, while I sat there today like a fool, as each person came by,”
Accedebam. "Adolescens, dic dum, quaeso, es tu Myconius?"
”I approached: ‘Young man, tell me, pray, are you Myconian?’”
"Non sum." "At Callidemides?" "Non." "Hospitem ecquem Pamphilum
”’I am not.’ ‘But Callidemides?’ ‘No.’ ‘Do you have any guest of Pamphilus”
Hic habes?" Omnes negabant: neque eum quenquam esse arbitror.
”here?’ All denied it: nor do I think he is anyone. “
Denique hercle iam pudebat: abii. Sed quid Bacchidem
”Finally, by Hercules, I was now ashamed; I went away. But why do I see Bacchis”
Ab nostro affine exeuntem video? Quid huic hic est rei?
”coming out from our relation’s house? What business has she here?”
Parmeno, opportune te offers: propere curre ad Pamphilum.
”Laches: Parmeno, you present yourself opportunely: run quickly to Pamphilus.”
Quid eo?b Dic me orare ut veniat.c Ad te?d Immo ad Philumenam.
”Parmeno: Why there?” “Laches: Say that I entreat him to come.” “Parmeno: To you?” “Laches: On the contrary, to Philumena.”
Quid rei est?b Tua quod nihil refert percontari desinas.
”Parmeno: What is the matter?” “Laches: Cease to inquire into what does not concern you.”
Nihil aliud dicam?b Etiam; cognosse annulum illum Myrrhinam
”Parmeno: Shall I say nothing else?” “Laches: Yes; say that Myrrhina has recognized that ring”
Gnatae suae fuisse quem ipsus olim mihi dederat.b Scio.
”to be her daughter’s, which he himself had formerly given to me.” “Parmeno: I know.”
Tantumne est?b Tantum: aderit continuo, hoc ubi ex te audierit.
”Is that all?” “Laches: That is all: he will be here immediately when he hears this from you.”
Sed cessas?b Minime equidem; nam hodie mihi potestas haud data est;
”But are you hesitating?” “Parmeno: By no means, indeed; for today no opportunity of resting was given to me;”
Ita cursando atque ambulando totum hunc contrivi diem.
”thus by running about and walking I have wasted this whole day.”
Quantam obtuli adventu meo laetitiam Pamphilo hodie!
”Bacchis: (To herself) How great a joy have I brought to Pamphilus today by my arrival!”
Quot commodas res attuli! quot autem ademi curas!
”How many beneficial things have I brought, and how many cares indeed have I removed!”
Gnatum ei restituo, paene qui harum ipsiusque opera periit:
”I restore his son to him, who almost perished by the work of those women and of himself;”
Uxorem, quam nunquam est ratus posthac se habiturum, reddo;
”I return his wife, whom he never thought he would have hereafter;”
Qua re suspectus suo patri et Phidippo fuit, exsolvi
”I have freed him from that which made him suspected by his father and Phidippus.”
Hic adeo his rebus annulus fuit initium inveniendis:4
”Indeed, this ring was the beginning for discovering these matters.”
Nam memini abhinc menses decem fere ad me nocte prima
”For I remember about ten months ago, at the first of the night, he”
Confugere anhelantem domum, sine comite, vini plenum,
”fled panting to my house, without a companion, full of wine,”
Cum hoc annulo: extimui ilico. "Mi Pamphile," inquam, "amabo,
”with this ring. I was immediately terrified. ‘My Pamphilus,’ I said, ‘please,”
Quid exanimatus es, obsecro? aut unde annulum istum nactus es?
”why are you out of breath, pray? Or where did you obtain that ring?”
Dic mihi." Ille alias res agere se simulare: postquam video,
”Tell me.’ He pretended to be doing other things; after I saw...”
- 775non poenitet me famae
The impersonal verb poenitet takes an accusative of the person experiencing the feeling (me) and a genitive of the cause of the feeling (famae).
- 795neat
The word neat in the text is likely a scribal error or variant reading for ineat (from ineo), forming the idiomatic expression gratiam inire (to win favor).
- 799parvi preti
A genitive of value. Used in combination with the verb deputat (reckon, estimate) to express that the master values Parmeno's service (operam) lowly.
- 821inveniendis
A gerundive agreeing in gender, number, and case (feminine plural dative) with the noun phrase his rebus. It functions as a dative of purpose, meaning "for discovering these matters."
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-22) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-22)
- 2026-09-22 AI review — source 1