§1105hic quidémst pater Mnesilochi.
This is indeed the father of Mnesilochus.
§1105bEúge, socium aerúmnae et mei mali vídeo.
Excellent, I see the partner of my distress and misfortune.
§1106Philoxéne, salve.
Philoxenus, greetings.
§1106bEt tu.
And you.
unde ágis?
Where do you come from?
§1106cVnde homo miser átque infortunátus.
From where a wretched and unfortunate man does.
§1107At pól ego ibi sum, esse ubi míserum hominem decet átque infortunátum.
But by Pollux, I am in the very place where it is fitting for a wretched and unfortunate man to be.
§1108Igitúr pari fortuna, aétate ut sumus, útimur.
Therefore we experience equal fortune, just as we are of equal age.
§1108bSic est.
So it is.
séd tu, §1109quíd tibist?
But you, what is the matter with you?
§1109bPól mihi par, idem est quód tibi.
By Pollux, the same as yours, it is the very same thing that you have.
§1110Númquid nam ad fílium haec aégritudo áttinet?
Surely this distress does not relate to your son?
§1111Ádmodum.
Exactly so.
§1111bIdém mihi mórbus in péctorest.
The same disease is in my breast.
But for me, that 'excellent man' Chrysalus has ruined my son, myself, and all my property.
§1114Quíd tibi ex fílio nam, óbsecro, aegrést?
What distress, I pray, do you have from your son?
You shall know: that he is ruined along with yours; both have mistresses alike.
§1116Qui scís?
How do you know?
§1116bVidi
I saw.
§1116cEí mihi, dísperii.
Alas for me, I am completely ruined.
§1117Quíd dubitamus púltare atque huc évocare ambós foras?
Why do we hesitate to knock and summon both of them out here?
§1118Haud moror.
I have no objection.
§1118bHeus Bacchis, iube sis actutum aperiri fores, §1119nisi mavoltis fores et postes comminui securibus.
Hey, Bacchis, order the doors to be opened immediately, unless you prefer the doors and doorposts to be shattered to pieces with axes.
§1120Quis sónitu ac tumúltu tantó nominát me atque púltat aedes?
Who calls me and knocks at the house with such a great noise and tumult?
§1121Ego átque hic.
I and this man here.
§1121bQuid hóc est negóti nam, amábo?
What business is this, I pray?
§1121aquis hás huc ovís adegit?
Who drove these sheep here?
§1122Ovís nos vocánt pessumaé.
These worst of women are calling us sheep.
Their shepherd is asleep, since these go about bleating like this away from the flock.
§1124At pól nitent, haud sórdidae vidéntur ambae.
But by Pollux, they are clean, both seem by no means dirty.
§1125Attonsae haé quidem ámbae usque súnt.
These two indeed are shorn all the way to the skin.
§1126bSine suo úsque arbitrátu.
Let them do so as much as they please.
§1127Rerín ter in annó tu has tónsitari?
Do you think these sheep are shorn three times a year?
§1128Pol hódie altera iám bis detónsa certo est.
By Pollux, today one of them certainly has already been shorn twice.
§1129Vetulaé sunt, † thimiame.
They are old sheep, †...†.
§1129bAt bonás fuisse crédo.
But I believe they were good ones.
§1130Vidén limulís, obsecró, ut intuéntur?
Do you see, I pray, how they look at us with sidelong glances?
§1131Ecástor sine ómni arbitrór malitia ésse.
By Ecastor, I think they are without any malice.
§1132Merito hóc nobis fít, qui quidem húc venerímus.
This happens to us deservedly, since indeed we came here.
§1133Cogántur quidem íntro.
Let them indeed be driven inside.
I don't know what need there is for that, since they have neither milk nor any wool.
sic sine ástent.
Let them stand there as they are.
Whatever they were once worth to pay off, all the fruit has already fallen from them.
non vidés, ut palántes §1137solaé liberaé
Don't you see how, wandering about, they roam alone and free?
Indeed, I believe they are mute because of their age: they do not even bleat when they are away from the rest of the flock.
§1139stultae átque haud malaé videntur.
They seem foolish and by no means bad.
§1140Revórtamur íntro, sorór.
Let's return inside, sister.
§1140bIlico ámbae
Both of you stay there immediately!
§1140amanéte: haec ovés volunt vos.
These sheep want you.
§1141Pródigium hoc quidémst: humana nós voce appellánt oves.
This is indeed a prodigy: sheep are calling us with a human voice.
§1142Haec oves vobis malam rem magnam, quam debent, dabunt.
These sheep will give you a great misfortune, which they owe you.
§1143Si quam debes, te condono: tibi habe, numquam abs te petam.
If you owe any, I forgive you: keep it for yourself, I will never demand it from you.
§1144sed quid est quapropter nobis vos malum minitamini?
But what is the reason why you threaten us with trouble?
§1145Quia nostros agnos conclusos istic esse aiunt duos.
Because they say our two lambs are shut up in there.
§1146Et praeter eos agnos meus est istic clam mordax canis: §1147qui nisi nobis producuntur iam atque emittuntur foras, §1148arietes truces nos erimus, iam in vos incursabimus.
And besides those lambs, my biting dog is there in secret: unless they are brought out to us now and let out of doors, we shall be fierce rams and we will charge at you immediately.
§1149Soror, ést quod te volo sécreto.
Sister, there is something I want to tell you in secret.
§1149bEho, amábo.
Come, please, what is it?
§1149cQuo illaec ábeunt?
Where are those women going?
§1150Senem illúm tibi dedo ultériorem, lepide út lenitum réddas; §1151ego ad húnc iratum adgrédiar, si possúmus nos hos intro ínlicere huc.
I hand over that further old man to you, so that you may render him nicely pacified; I will approach this angry one, if we can entice these men inside here.
§1152Meum pénsum ego lepide accúrabo, quamquam ódiost mortem ampléxari.
I will take care of my task nicely, although it is disgusting to embrace death.
§1153Facito út facias.
See that you do it.
§1153bTaceás.
Be silent.
tu tuom facito: égo quod dixi haud mútabo.
You do yours: I will not change what I have said.
§1154Quid illaéc illic in cónsilio duae sécreto consúltant?
What are those two consulting over there in secret council?
§1155Quid aís tu, homo?
What do you say, man?
§1155bQuid mé vis?
What do you want of me?
§1155aPudet dícere me tibi quíddam.
I am ashamed to say something to you.
§1156Quid est quód pudeat?
What is there to be ashamed of?
§1156bSed amíco homini tibi quód volo credere cértumst.
But I am resolved to entrust to you, a friendly man, what I wish.
§1157nihilí sum.
I am of no worth.
§1157bIstuc iam prídem scio.
I have known that for a long time.
sed quí nihili es? id mémora.
But how are you of no worth? Tell me that.
I have been caught violently by birdlime; my heart is pierced with a sting.
§1159bPól tibi multo aequíus est coxendícem.
By Pollux, it is much more fitting for you to have your hip-joint pierced.
§1160sed quíd istuc est? etsí iam ego ipsus quid sít probe scire putó me;
But what is that?
§1161verum aúdire etiam ex té studeo.
Although I myself already think I know well what it is; but still I desire to hear it even from you.
§1161bViden hánc?
Do you see this woman?
§1161cVideo.
I see her.
§1161dHaud mala est múlier.
She is not a bad woman.