§70pro galea scaphium, pro insigni sit corolla plectilis, §71pro hasta talos, pro lorica malacum capiam pallium, §72ubi mihi pró equo lectus detur, scortum pro scuto accubet?
Instead of a helmet, a wash-basin, instead of a crest, let there be a woven garland; instead of a spear, dice, instead of a breastplate, I shall wear a soft cloak, where a couch is given to me instead of a horse, and a courtesan lies beside me instead of a shield?
§73apage a me, apage.
Away from me, away!
§73bAh, nimium ferus es.
Ah, you are too fierce.
§73cMihi sum.
I am so for myself.
§73dMalacissandus es.
You need to be softened.
§74equidem tibi do hanc operam.
Indeed, I am giving you this service.
§74bAh, nimium pretiosa es operaria.
Ah, you are a too expensive worker.
§75Simulato me amare.
Pretend to love me.
§75bVtrum égo istuc iócon adsimulem an serio?
Should I pretend this in jest or in earnest?
§76Heia, hoc agere meliust.
Come, this is better to do.
miles quom huc adveniat, te volo §77me amplexari.
When the soldier arrives here, I want you to embrace me.
§77bQuid eo mi opus est?
What need of that do I have?
§77cVt ille te videat volo.
I want him to see you.
§78scio quid ago.
I know what I am doing.
§78bEt pol égo scio quid metuo.
And by Pollux, I know what I fear.
sed quid ais?
But what do you say?
§78cQuid est?
What is it?
§79Quid si apud te eveniát desubito prandium aut potatio §80forte aut cena, ut solet in istis fieri conciliabulis,
What if a lunch or a drinking party suddenly happens at your place, or perhaps a dinner, as is wont to happen in those resorts, where shall I recline then?
At my place, my soul, so that a charming man may recline with a charming woman.
§82locus hic apud nos, quamvis subito venias, semper liber est.
This place at our house is always free, however suddenly you come.
§83ubi tu lepide vóles esse tibi, méa rosa, mihi dicito §84dato qui bene sit
: ego ubi bene sit tibi locum lepidum dabo.
When you want to be charming to yourself, my rose, tell me: give what is needed to be well, and I will give you a charming place where you may be well.
§85Rapidus fluvius est hic, non hac temere transiri potest.
This is a rapid river, one cannot cross here heedlessly.
§86Atque ecastor apud hunc fluvium áliquid perdundumst tibi.
And by Castor, at this river you must lose something.
§87manum da et sequere.
Give me your hand and follow.
§87bAha, minime.
Aha, by no means.
§87cQuid ita?
Why so?
Because nothing can be made more enticing than that: night, woman, wine for a young man.
§89Age igitur, equidem pol nihili facio nisi causa tua.
Come then, indeed by Pollux I care for nothing except for your sake.
§90ille quidem hanc abducet; tú nullus ádfueris, si non lubet.
He indeed will carry her away; you will not be present at all, if you do not like it.
§91Sumne autem nihili, qui nequeam ingenio moderari meo?
But am I worthless, who cannot control my own disposition?
§92Quid est quod metuas?
What is there that you should fear?
§92bNihil est, nugae.
It is nothing, trifles.
mulier, tibi me emancupo: §93tuos sum, tibi dedo operam.
Woman, I surrender myself to you: I am yours, I devote my service to you.
§93blepidus es.
You are charming.
nunc ego te facere hoc volo. §94ego sorori meae cenam hodie dare volo viaticam: §95eo tibi argentum iubebo iam intus ecferri foras; §96tu facito opsonatum nobis sit opulentum opsonium.
Now I want you to do this: I want to give a farewell dinner today to my sister; therefore I will order money to be brought out to you from inside; you see to it that a rich marketing of food is marketed for us.
§97Ego opsonabo, nam id flagitium meum sit, mea te gratia §98et operam dare mi ét ad eam operam facere sumptum de tuo.
I will do the marketing, for it would be my disgrace, for my sake, that you give me your service and make the expense for that service from your own pocket.
§99At ego nolo dare te quicquam.
But I do not want you to give anything.
§99bSine.
Allow it.
§99cSino equidem, si lubet.
Indeed I allow it, if you like.
§100propera, amabo.
Hurry, please.
§100bPrius hic adero quam te amare desinam.
I shall be here sooner than I cease to love you.
— §101Bene me accipies advenientem, mea soror.
You will receive me well when I arrive, my sister.
§101bQuid ita, obsecro?
Why so, I pray?
§102Quia piscatus meo quidem animo hic tibi hodie evenit bonus.
Because a good catch of fish, in my opinion at least, has happened to you here today.
§103Meus ille quidemst.
He indeed is mine.
tibi nunc operam dabo de Mnesilocho, soror, §104ut hic accipias potius aurum, quam hinc eas cum milite.
Now, sister, I will give you service regarding Mnesilochus, so that you may receive gold here rather than go hence with the soldier.
§105Cupio.
I desire it.
§105bDabitur opera.
Service will be given.
aqua calet: eamus hinc intro, ut laves.
The water is warm: let us go inside from here, so that you may bathe.
§106nám uti navi vecta es, credo timida es.
For as you have travelled by ship, I believe you are afraid.
§106bAliquantum, soror.
A little, sister.
§108Sequere hac igitur me intro in lectum, ut sedes lassitudinem.
Follow me inside this way, therefore, to the couch, to sit down your weariness.
For a long time, Pistoclerus, I have been following you in silence, waiting to see what you are doing in this attire.
For so may the gods love me, that Lycurgus indeed seems to me to be able to be led to wickedness here.
Where are you now betaking yourself from here up the street, with such a great pomp?
§114bHúc.
Here.
§114cQuid huc? quis istíc habet?
Why here? Who lives there?
Amor, Voluptas, Venus, Venustas, Gaudium, Iocus, Ludus, Sermo, Suavisaviatio.
§117Quid tibi commercist cum dis damnosissimis?
What business do you have with the most ruinous gods?
They are bad men who speak badly of good men; you do not speak rightly of the gods: you do not do what is fair.
§120An deus est ullus Suavisaviatio?
Is Suavisaviatio any god?
§121An non putasti esse umquam? o Lyde, es barbarus;
Did you think there never was?
§122quem ego sapere nimio censui plus quam Thalem, §123is stultior es barbaro poticio, §124qui tantus natu deorum nescis nomina.
Oh Lydus, you are a barbarian; whom I thought to be wise much more than Thales, you are more foolish than a barbarian Poticius, who, being so old, do not know the names of the gods.