§274Pro di immortales, quem conspicio? quis illic est?
Oh, immortal gods, whom do I see? Who is that over there?
§275estne hic parasitus qui missust in Cariam?
Is this the parasite who was sent to Caria?
§276heus Phaedrome, exi, exi, exi, inquam, ocius.
Hey Phaedromus, come out, come out, come out, I say, more quickly.
§277Quid istíc clamorem tollis?
Why are you raising a shout there?
Your parasite I see running, look at him, all the way at the end of the street.
§279hinc auscultemus quid agat.
Let us listen from here to what he is doing.
§279bSane censeo.
Indeed, I agree.
§280Dáte viam mihi, nóti ignoti, dúm ego hic officiúm meum §281facio: fugite omnes, abite et de via decedite, §282ne quem in cursu capite aut cubito aut pectore offendam aut genu.
Give way to me, acquaintances and strangers, while I perform my duty here: flee all of you, go away and get out of the way, lest in my course I should strike anyone with my head or elbow or chest or knee.
§283ita nunc subito, propere et celere obiectumst mihi negotium, §284nec homo quisquamst tám opulentus, qui mi obsistat in via, §285nec strategus nec tyrannus quisquam, nec agoranomus, §286nec demarchus nec comarchus, nec cum tanta gloria, §287quin cadat, quin capite sistat in via de semita.
so suddenly, hastily and quickly has a business been thrust upon me now, nor is there any man so wealthy as to withstand me in the way, neither general nor tyrant, nor market-overseer, nor demarch nor comarch, nor one with such great glory, but that he must fall, but that he must land on his head in the street from the path.
§288tum isti Graeci palliati, capite operto qui ambulant, §289qui incedunt suffarcinati cum libris, cum sportulis, §290constant, conferunt sermones inter sese drapetae, §291obstant, obsistunt, incedunt cum suis sententiis, §292quos semper videas bibentes esse in thermipolio, §293ubi quid subripuere: operto capitulo calidum bibunt, §294tristes atque ebrioli incedunt: eos ego si offendero, §295ex unoquoque eorum exciam crépitum polentarium.
Then those Greeks in cloaks, who walk with covered heads, who go about stuffed with books, with baskets, who stand still, exchange talk among themselves, those runaways, they block, they withstand, they walk with their maxims, whom you may always see drinking in the warm-drink shop, when they have stolen something: with covered head they drink hot stuff, sad and tipsy they walk: if I bump into them, I will knock a barley-groats fart out of every single one of them.
§296tum isti qui ludunt datatim servi scurrarum in via, §297et datores et factores omnis subdam sub solum.
Then those slaves of buffoons who play catch in the street, both givers and catchers, I will thrust them all under the ground.
§298proin se domi contineant, vitent infortunio.
Therefore let them keep themselves at home, let them avoid misfortune.
§299Recte hic monstrat, si imperare possit.
He advises rightly, if he could command.
nam ita nunc mos viget, §300ita nunc servitiumst: profecto modus haberi non potest.
For so now the custom flourishes, such now is the slave-class: indeed, no limit can be held.
§301Ecquis est qui mihi commonstret Phaedromum genium meum?
Is there anyone who can point out to me Phaedromus, my guardian spirit?
§302ita res subita est, celeriter mihi hómine convento est opus.
the matter is so sudden, I need to meet the man quickly.
§303Te ille quaerit.
He is looking for you.
§303bQuid si adeamus? heus, Curculio, te volo.
What if we go up? Hey, Curculio, I want you.
§304Quis vocat? quis nominat me?
Who calls? Who names me?
§304bQui te conventum cupit.
He who desires to meet you.
§305Haud magis me cupis quam ego te cupio.
You do not desire me more than I desire you.
O my opportune moment, longed-for Curculio, greetings.
§306bSalve.
Greetings.
cedo tuam mi dexteram.
Give me your right hand.
ubi sunt spes meae?
Where are my hopes?
§308eloquere, obsecro hércle.
speak out, I pray, by Hercules.
§308bEloquere, te óbsecro, ubi súnt meae?
Speak out, I pray you, where are mine?
§309Quid tibist?
What is the matter with you?
§309bTenebrae oboriuntur, genua inedia succidunt.
Darkness is rising, my knees are giving way from hunger.
§310Lassitudine hercle credo.
From weariness, by Hercules, I believe.
§310bRetine, retine me, obsecro.
Hold me, hold me, I pray.
§311Viden ut expálluit? datin isti sellam, ubi assidat, cito §312et aqualem cum aqua? properatin ocius?
Do you see how pale he has grown? Won't you quickly give him a chair to sit on, and a pitcher with water? Won't you hurry up?
§312bAnimo male est.
I feel faint.
§313Vin aquam?
Do you want water?
§313bSi frustulenta est, da, obsecro hercle, obsorbeam.
If it is full of bits, give it, I pray, by Hercules, let me swallow it.
§314Vae capiti tuo.
Plague on your head.
§314bObsecro hercle, facite ventum ut gaudeam.
I pray, by Hercules, make a wind so that I may enjoy it.
§315Maxume.
Most gladly.
§315bQuid facitis, quaeso?
What are you doing, pray?
§315cVentum.
Wind.
§316bQuid igitur vis?
What then do you want?
§316cEsse, ut ventum gaudeam.
To eat, so that I may rejoice that food has arrived.
§317Iuppiter te dique perdant.
May Jupiter and the gods destroy you.
§317bPerii, prospicio parum, §318gramarum habeo dentes plenos, lippiunt fauces fame, §319ita cibi vacivitate venio lassis lactibus.
I am undone, I see poorly, I have my teeth full of rheum, my throat is blear-eyed with hunger, so from the emptiness of food I come with tired intestines.
§320Iám edes aliquid.
Soon you shall eat something.
§320bNolo hercle aliquid: certum quam aliquid mavolo.
I don't want "something", by Hercules: I prefer "something certain" to "something".
§321Immo si scias, reliquiae quae sint.
Nay, if you only knew what leftovers there are.
where they are, for indeed my teeth have great need to meet them.
Ham, belly, sow's udder, kernel— Do you say all these?
§324in carnario fortasse dicis.
Perhaps you mean in the meat-larder.
No, on the platters, which are prepared for you, since we knew you were coming.
§326bIta me amabit quám ego amo, ut ego haud mentior.
So may she whom I love love me, as I am not lying.
§327sed quod te misi, nihilo sum certior.
But about what I sent you for, I am no more certain.
§327bNihil attuli.
I have brought nothing.
§328Perdidisti me.
You have ruined me.
§328bInvenire possum, si mi operam datis.
I can find it, if you give me your attention.
§329postquam tuo iussu profectus sum, perveni in Cariam, §330video tuom sodalem, argenti rogo uti faciat copiam.
After I set out by your command, I arrived in Caria, I see your friend, I ask him to make supply of money.
§331scires velle gratiam tuam, noluit frustrarier, §332ut decet velle hominem amicum amico, atque opitularier: §333respondit mihi paucis verbis, atque adeo fideliter, §334quod tibi est item sibi esse, magnam argenti ínopiam.
You might know he wanted your favor, he did not want to disappoint you, as it becomes a friend to wish for a friend, and to help: he answered me in few words, and indeed so faithfully, that what you have, he likewise has, namely a great scarcity of money.
§335Perdis me tuis dictis.
You destroy me with your words.
§335bImmo servo et servatum volo.
Nay, I save you and wish you saved.
§336postquam mihi responsum est, abeo ab illo maestus ad forum
After I was answered, I departed from him sad to the forum