§989ego sum Iovi dicto audiens, eius iussu nunc huc me adfero.
I am obedient to the word of Jupiter; by his command I now bring myself here.
§990quam ob rem mihi magis par est via decedere et concedere.
For which reason it is more fitting for people to make way for me and yield.
§991pater vocat me, eum sequor, eius dicto imperio sum audiens; §992ut filium bonum patri esse oportet, itidem ego sum patri.
My father calls me, I follow him, I am obedient to his word and command; just as a good son ought to be to his father, likewise am I to my father.
§993amanti subparasitor, hortor, adsto, admoneo, gaudeo.
I act as a subordinate parasite to him in love, I encourage, I stand by, I advise, I rejoice.
§994si quid patri volup est, voluptas ea mi multo maxumast.
If there is anything pleasing to my father, that pleasure is by far the greatest to me.
§995amat: sapit; recte facit, animo quando obsequitur suo, §996quod omnis homines facere oportet, dum id modo fiat bono.
He is in love: he is wise; he does rightly, since he complies with his own desire, which all men ought to do, provided only that it is done in a good way.
§997nunc Amphitruonem volt deludi meus pater: faxo probe §998iam hic deludetur, spectatores, vobis inspectantibus.
Now my father wishes Amphitruo to be deluded: I shall make sure that he is thoroughly deluded here now, spectators, with you looking on.
§999capiam coronam mi in caput, adsimulabo me esse ebrium; §1000atque illuc sursum escendero: inde optume aspellam virum §1001de supero, cum huc accesserit; faciam ut sit madidus sobrius.
I shall put a wreath on my head and pretend to be drunk; and I shall climb up yonder: from there I shall most excellently drive the man away from above, when he comes here; I shall make a sober man wet.
§1002deinde illi actutum sufferet suos servos poenas Sosia: §1003eum fécisse ille hodie arguet quae ego feceró hic.
Then immediately his servant Sosia will suffer punishment from him: he will argue today that he did those things which I shall have done here.
quid mea?
What is that to me?
§1004meo me aéquomst morigerum patri, eius studio servire addecet.
It is right for me to be obedient to my father, it is fitting to serve his desire.
§1005sed eccum Amphitruonem, advenit; iam ille hic deludetur probe, §1006siquidém vos voltis auscultando operam dare.
But look, here is Amphitruo, he is coming; now he will be thoroughly deluded here, if indeed you are willing to give your attention by listening.
§1007ibo intro, ornatum capiam qui potis decet; §1008dein susum ascendam in tectum, ut illum hinc prohibeam.
I shall go inside, and get a disguise that is suitable; then I shall climb up onto the roof, so that I may keep him away from here.
§1009Naúcratem quem cónvenire vólui, in navi nón erat, §1010neque domi neque in urbe invenio quemquam qui illum viderit.
Naucrates, whom I wanted to meet, was not on the ship, nor do I find anyone at home or in the city who has seen him.
§1011nam omnis plateas perreptavi, gymnasia et myropolia; §1012apud emporium atque in macello, ín palaestra atque in foro, §1013in medicinis, in tonstrinis, apud omnis aedis sacras §1014sum defessus quaeritando: nusquam invenio Naucratem.
For I have crawled through all the streets, gymnasia, and perfume shops; at the market and in the provision market, in the wrestling school and in the forum, in the doctors' offices, in the barber shops, and at all the sacred temples I am exhausted with searching: nowhere do I find Naucrates.
§1015nunc domum ibo atque ex uxore hánc rem pergam exquirere, §1016quis fuerit quem propter corpus suom stupri compleverit.
Now I shall go home and proceed to inquire into this matter from my wife, who it was for whose sake she filled her body with disgrace.
For it is better for me to die than to let that inquiry go uninvestigated today.
sed aedis occluserunt.
But they have locked up the house.
eugepae,
Excellent!
§1019pariter hoc fit atque ut alia facta sunt.
This happens just like everything else has happened.
feriam foris.
I shall beat on the door.
§1020aperite hoc.
Open up!
heus, ecquis hic est? ecquis hoc aperit ostium?
Hey, is anyone here? Is anyone opening this door?
§1021Quís ad fores est?
Who is at the door?
§1021bÉgo sum.
It is I.
§1021cQuid ego sum.
What do you mean, "It is I"?
§1021dÍta loquor.
That is what I say.
Jupiter and all the gods are certainly angry with you, since you smash the doors like this.
§1023Quo modo?
In what way?
§1023bEo modo, ut profecto vivas aetatem miser.
In that way, so that you will certainly live your life in misery.
§1024Sosia.
Sosia!
§1024bIta, sum Sosia, nisi me esse oblitum existimas.
Yes, I am Sosia, unless you think I have forgotten myself.
§1025quid nunc vis?
What do you want now?
§1025bSceleste, at etiam quid velim, id tu me rogas?
You scoundrel, do you even ask me what I want?
§1026Ita, rogo.
Yes, I ask.
paene effregisti, fatue, foribus cardines.
You have almost broken the hinges off the doors, you fool.
§1027an foris censebas nobis publicitus praeberier?
or did you think doors were provided for us at public expense?
§1028quid me aspectas, stolide? quid nunc vis tibi? aut quis tu es homo?
Why are you staring at me, you blockhead? What do you want now? Or who on earth are you?
§1029Verbero, etiam quis ego sim me rogitas, ulmorum Acheruns?
You whip-rascal, do you even ask who I am, you Acheron of elm-whips?
§1030quem pol ego hodie ob istaec dicta faciam ferventem flagris.
Whom, by Pollux, I shall make hot with whips today because of those words.
§1031Prodigum te fuisse oportet olim in adulescentia.
You must have been a spendthrift once in your youth.
§1032Quidum?
How so?
§1032bQuia senecta aetate á me mendicas malum.
Because in your old age you are begging for trouble from me.
§1033Cum cruciatu tuo istaec hodie, verna, verba funditas.
To your own torment you pour out those words today, you home-born slave.
§1034Sacrufico ego tibi.
I am offering sacrifice to you.
§1034bQui?
How?
§1034cQuia enim te macto infortunio.
Because indeed I am sacrificing you to misfortune.
§1034_frg1At ego te cruce et cruciatu mactabo, mastigia.
But I shall sacrifice you to the cross and torment, you whip-scoundrel.
§1034_frg2Érus Amphitruost occupatus.
My master Amphitruo is busy.
§1034_frg3abiendi nunc tibi etiam occasiost.
Now you still have a chance to depart.
§1034_frg4Optimo iure infringatur aula cineris in caput.
By the best right, a pot of ashes should be shattered on your head.
§1034_frg5Ne tu postules matulam unam tibi aquae ínfundi in caput.
Do not expect a chamber pot of water to be poured on your head.
§1034_frg6Laruatu's.
You are possessed by spirits.
edepol hominem miserum.
By Pollux, what a miserable man.
medicum quaerita.
Look for a doctor.
§1034_frg7Exiúravisti te mihi dixe per iocum.
You swore to me that you said it in jest.
§1034_frg8Quaeso advenienti morbo medicari iube: §1034_frg8atu certe aut laruatus aut cerritus es.
I pray, order the approaching disease to be cured; you certainly are either possessed by spirits or crazy.
§1034_frg9Nisi hoc ita factum est, proinde ut factum esse autumo, §1034_frg9anon causam dico quin vero insimules probri
Unless this has happened in the way I claim it has happened, I do not object to your accusing me of disgrace.
§1034_frg10Cuius? quaé me absente corpus volgavit suom.
Whose disgrace? Of her who made her body common while I was away.