- Source
- Terence. Publii Terentii Comoediae Sex. Parry, Edward St. John, editor. London: Whittaker and Co.; George Bell, 1857.
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- urn:cts:latinLit:phi0134.phi005.humanitext-lat2:827-880b
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-10-27
Bacchis reveals the truth about the ring, showing that Pamphilus was the one who had assaulted Philumena. Pamphilus, learning from Parmeno that the misunderstandings are resolved, thanks Bacchis, and they conclude the play happily while keeping the secret.
Nescio quid suspicarier;1 magis coepi instare ut dicat.
”Bacchis: (To herself) I began to suspect something; I began to press him more to speak.”
Homo se fatetur vi in via nescio quam compressisse;
”The man confesses that he forced some woman, I know not whom, on the street;”
Dicitque sese illi annulum, dum luctat, detraxisse.
”and he said that he snatched the ring from her while she was struggling.”
Eum haec cognovit Myrrhina in digito modo me habente.2
”Myrrhina here recognized this ring when I was just now wearing it on my finger.”
Rogat unde sit? narro omnia haec: inde est cognitio facta
”She asked where it was from; I related all this: thence the discovery was made”
Philumenam compressam esse ab eo, et filium inde hunc natum.
”that Philumena had been forced by him, and that this son was born from that.”
Haec tot propter me gaudia illi contigisse laetor;
”I rejoice that so many joys have come to him through me;”
Etsi hoc meretrices aliae nolunt; neque enim est in rem nostram
”even though other courtesans do not wish this; for indeed it is not to our interest”
Ut quisquam amator nuptiis laetetur: verum ecastor
”that any lover should rejoice in marriage: but, by Castor,”
Nunquam animum quaesti3 gratia ad malas adducam partes.
”I will never bring my mind to evil parts for the sake of gain.”
Ego dum illo licitum est usa sum benigno et lepido et comi.
”As long as it was allowed, I enjoyed him as kind, pleasant, and polite.”
Incommode mihi nuptiis evenit: factum fateor.
”It turned out inconveniently for me due to his marriage: I confess it happened.”
At pol me fecisse arbitror ne id merito mihi eveniret.
”But, by Pollux, I think I have so acted that this did not happen to me deservedly.”
Multa ex quo fuerint commoda, eius incommoda aequum est ferre.
”It is fair to bear the inconveniences of him from whom many benefits have come.”
Vide, mi Parmeno, etiam sodes ut mihi haec certa et clara attuleris,4
”Pamphilus: See, my Parmeno, please, whether you have brought these things certain and clear to me,”
Ne me in breve coniicias tempus gaudio hoc falso frui.
”lest you cast me for a short time to enjoy this false joy.”
Visum est.b Certen?c Certe.d Deus sum, si hoc ita est.e Verum reperies.
”Parmeno: It was seen.””Pamphilus: For certain?””Parmeno: For certain.””Pamphilus: I am a god, if this is so.””Parmeno: You will find it true.”
Manedum sodes: timeo ne aliud credam, atque aliud nunties.
”Pamphilus: Wait a moment, please: I fear lest I believe one thing, and you report another.”
Maneo.b Sic te dixisse opinor, invenisse Myrrhinam
”Parmeno: I am waiting.””Pamphilus: I think you said this, that Myrrhina found out”
Bacchidem annulum suum habere.b Factum.c Eum quem olim ei dedi;
”that Bacchis had her ring.””Parmeno: Done.””Pamphilus: That one which I formerly gave to her;”
Eaque hoc te mihi nuntiare iussit: itane est factum?b Ita, inquam.
”and she ordered you to report this to me: is it so done?””Parmeno: Yes, I say.”
Quis me est fortunatior, venustatisque adeo plenior?
”Pamphilus: Who is more fortunate than I, and indeed fuller of love’s joy?”
Egone te pro hoc nuntio quid donem? Quid? quid? Nescio.
”What shall I give you for this news? What? What? I do not know.”
At ego scio.b Quid?c Nihil enim.
”Parmeno: But I know.””Pamphilus: What?””Parmeno: Indeed, nothing.”
Nam neque in nuntio neque in me ipso tibi boni quid sit scio.
”For I know what good there is for you neither in the news nor in myself.”
Egon, qui ab Orco mortuum me reducem in lucem feceris,
”Pamphilus: Shall I, whom you have brought back to light when dead from Orcus,”
Sinam sine munere a me abire? Ah, nimium me ingratum putas.
”allow to go away from me without a reward? Ah, you think me too ungrateful.”
Sed Bacchidem eccam video stare ante ostium.
”But look, I see Bacchis standing before the door.”
Me exspectat, credo: adibo.b Salve, Pamphile.
”She is waiting for me, I believe: I will go to her.””Bacchis: Greetings, Pamphilus.”
O Bacchis, O mea Bacchis, servatrix mea.
”Pamphilus: O Bacchis, O my Bacchis, my preserver!”
Bene factum, et volup est.b Factis ut credam facis;
”Bacchis: Well done, and it is a pleasure.””Pamphilus: You make me believe by your deeds;”
Antiquamque adeo tuam venustatem obtines,
”and you indeed retain your former charm,”
Ut voluptati obitus, sermo, adventus tuus, quocunque adveneris,
”so that your meeting, conversation, and arrival, wherever you come,”
Semper siet.b Ac tu ecastor morem antiquum atque ingenium obtines,
”are always a pleasure.””Bacchis: And you indeed, by Castor, retain your old manner and character,”
Ut unus omnium homo te vivat nusquam quisquam blandior.
”so that of all men living, there is no one anywhere more flattering than you.”
Ha! ha! hae! tun mihi istuc?b Recte amasti, Pamphile, uxorem tuam;
”Pamphilus: Ha! ha! ha! Do you say that to me?””Bacchis: You have rightly loved your wife, Pamphilus;”
Nam nunquam ante hunc diem meis oculis eam, quod nossem, videram.
”for never before this day had I seen her with my eyes, so as to know her.”
Perliberalis visa est.b Dic verum.c Ita me Di ament, Pamphile.
”She seemed very ladylike.””Pamphilus: Tell the truth.””Bacchis: So may the gods love me, Pamphilus.”
Dic mihi, harum rerum numquid dixti iam patri?b Nihil.c Neque opus est
”Tell me, have you told your father anything of these matters yet?””Pamphilus: Nothing.””Nor is there any need”
Adeo muttito: placet non fieri hoc itidem ut in comoediis,
”of even a whisper: I prefer that this should not happen in the same way as in comedies,”
Omnia omnes ubi resciscunt: hic quos par fuerat resciscere
”where everyone finds out everything: here, those whom it was fit should find out”
Sciunt; quos non autem aequum est scire neque resciscent neque scient.
”know; but those whom it is not fair should know, will neither find out nor know.”
Immo etiam hoc qui occultari facilius credas dabo.
”Bacchis: Nay, I will even give you this, that you may more easily believe it will be kept secret.”
Myrrhina ita Phidippo dixit, iuriiurando meo
”Myrrhina spoke thus to Phidippus, that she had put trust”
Se fidem habuisse, et propterea te sibi purgatum.b Optime est;
”in my oath, and that on that account you were cleared to her.””Pamphilus: That is excellent;”
Speroque hanc rem esse eventuram nobis ex sententia.
”and I hope this matter will turn out for us according to our wish.”
Here, licetne scire ex te hodie quid sit quod feci boni;
”Parmeno: Master, is it permitted to know from you today what good it is that I have done;”
Aut quid istuc est quod vos agitis?b Non licet.c Tamen suspicor.
”or what is that which you are doing?””Pamphilus: It is not permitted.””Parmeno: Nevertheless, I suspect.”
Egone hunc ab Orco mortuum? quo pacto?b Nescis, Parmeno,
”Did I bring him back when dead from Orcus? How?””Pamphilus: You do not know, Parmeno,”
Quantum hodie profueris mihi, et me ex quanta aerumna extraxeris.
”how much you have benefited me today, and from how great a trouble you have drawn me out.”
Immo vero scio; neque hoc imprudens feci.b Ego istuc satis scio.
”Parmeno: On the contrary, indeed, I know; nor did I do this unknowingly.””Pamphilus: I know that well enough.”
An temere quicquam Parmenonem praetereat quod facto usus sit?5
”Parmeno: Or would anything slip by Parmeno by chance, of which there was need to be done?”
Sequere me intro, Parmeno.b Sequor. Equidem plus hodie boni
”Pamphilus: Follow me inside, Parmeno.””Parmeno: I follow. Indeed, more of good today”
Feci imprudens quam sciens ante hunc diem unquam.b Plaudite.
”have I done unknowingly than ever knowingly before this day.””All: Applaud.”
- 827subspicarier
An archaic form of the present passive/deponent infinitive suspicari. This archaism is frequently found in early Latin comedy, such as Terence's plays.
- 830me habente
Ablative absolute construction. Meaning "while I was just now having [it on my finger]".
- 836quaesti
Archaic genitive singular of the fourth-declension noun quaestus (gain, profit), used instead of the standard form quaestus.
- 841vide... ut mihi haec certa et clara attuleris
"vide ut" is used here to mean "see to it whether" or "look whether". "attuleris" is in the perfect subjunctive.
- 878facto usus sit
The construction "usus est" + ablative (here the perfect participle neuter ablative "facto") meaning "there is need of doing" or "it is useful to do". It is used with the subjunctive "sit" in the relative clause.