§989bPithecium haec est prae illa et spinturnicium.
Pyrgopolynices: This one is a little monkey or an ugly bird compared to her.
§990viden tu illam oculis venaturam facere atque aucupium auribus?
Palaestrio: Do you see her hunting with her eyes and fowling with her ears?
§991Iam est ante aedis circus ubi sunt ludi faciundi mihi.
Milphidippa: Now before the house is the ring where I must play my games.
§992dissimulabo, hos quasi non videam néque esse hic etiamdum sciam.
Milphidippa: I shall pretend as if I do not see them, and do not even know yet that they are here.
§993Tace, subauscultemus ecquid de me fiat mentio.
Pyrgopolynices: Sh! Let us listen if any mention is made of me.
§994Numquis nam hic própe adest qui rem alienam potius curet quam suam, §995qui aucupet me quid agam, qui de vesperi vivat suo?
Milphidippa: Is there anyone near here, I wonder, who cares more for other people's business than his own, Milphidippa: to spy on what I am doing, who lives at his own expense?
§996eos nunc homines metuo, mihi ne obsint neve opstent uspiam, §997domo si bitat, dum huc transbitat, quae huius cupiens corporist, §998quae ámat hunc hominem nimium lepidum et nimia pulchritudine, §999militem Pyrgopolynicem.
Milphidippa: Those are the people I fear now, lest they get in my way or hinder me anywhere, Milphidippa: if she leaves her house, while she crosses over here, she who is longing for his body, Milphidippa: she who loves this man, too charming and of too much beauty, Milphidippa: the soldier Pyrgopolynices.
§999bSatin haec quoque me deperit?
Pyrgopolynices: Is she too dying of love for me?
§1000meam laudat speciem.
Pyrgopolynices: She praises my appearance.
edepol huius sermo haud cinerem quaeritat.
By Pollux, her speech is not looking for ashes.
§1001Quo argumento?
Palaestrio: By what proof?
§1001bQuia enim loquitur laute et minime sordide.
Pyrgopolynices: Because she speaks elegantly and not in the least meanly.
§1002Quippini? istaec de te loquitur: nihil attrectat sordidi.
Palaestrio: Why not? She speaks of you: she touches on nothing mean.
§1003Tum autem illa ipsa est nimium lepida nimisque nitida femina.
Pyrgopolynices: Moreover, she herself is a too charming and too splendid woman.
§1004hercle vero iam adlubescit primulum, Palaestrio.
Pyrgopolynices: By Hercules, indeed I am already beginning to fancy her a little, Palaestrio.
§1005Priusne quam illam oculis tuis videas?
Palaestrio: Before you see her with your own eyes?
§1005bVideo id quod credo tibi.
Pyrgopolynices: I see what I believe from you.
§1006tum haec celocula autem absentem subigit me ut amem.
Pyrgopolynices: Besides, this little cutter urges me to love her in her absence.
§1006bHercle hanc quidem §1007nil tu amassis; mi haec desponsast: tibi si illa hodie nupserit, §1008ego hanc continuo uxorem ducam.
Palaestrio: By Hercules, this one indeed Palaestrio: you must not love; she is betrothed to me: if that woman marries you today, Palaestrio: I shall immediately take this one as my wife.
§1008bQuíd ergo hanc dubitas conloqui?
Pyrgopolynices: Why then do you hesitate to speak with her?
§1009Sequere hac me ergo.
Palaestrio: Follow me this way then.
§1009bPedisequos tibi sum.
Pyrgopolynices: I am your follower.
Milphidippa: I wish that he, for whose sake I Milphidippa: have come out, the opportunity of meeting him may fall to me.
§1011Erit, ét tibi exoptatum óptinget, bonum habe ánimum, ne formída; §1012homo quidamst qui scit, quód quaeris ubi sít.
Palaestrio: It shall, and your wish shall happen to you; have a good heart, do not fear; Palaestrio: there is a certain man who knows where what you seek is.
§1012bQuem ego hic audívi?
Milphidippa: Whom did I hear here?
§1013Sociúm tuorum concíliorum et partícipem consiliorum.
Palaestrio: A partner of your counsels and participant of your plans.
§1014Tum pól ego id quod celo haú celo.
Milphidippa: Then by Pollux, I do not hide what I hide.
§1014bImmo et célas et non célas.
Palaestrio: Nay, you both hide it and do not hide it.
§1015Quo argúmento?
Milphidippa: By what proof?
§1015bInfidós celas: ego súm tibi firme fidus.
Palaestrio: You hide it from the unfaithful: I am firmly faithful to you.
§1016Cedo sígnum, si harunc Báccharum es.
Milphidippa: Give me a sign, if you are of these Bacchants.
§1016bAmat múlier quaedam quéndam.
Palaestrio: A certain woman loves a certain man.
§1017Pol istúc quidem multae.
Milphidippa: By Pollux, indeed many do.
§1017bAt nón multae de dígito donum míttunt.
Palaestrio: But not many send a gift from their finger.
§1018Enim cógnovi nunc, fécisti modo mi éx proclivo plánum.
Milphidippa: Indeed I know now; you have just made it plain for me from a slope.
§1019sed hic númquis adest?
Milphidippa: But is there anyone here?
§1019bVel adést vel non.
Palaestrio: Either there is, or there is not.
§1019cCedo té mihi solae sólum.
Milphidippa: Give yourself to me, alone with me alone.
§1020Brevin án longinquo sérmoni?
Palaestrio: For a short or a long talk?
§1020bTribus vérbis.
Milphidippa: In three words.
§1020cIam ad te rédeo.
Palaestrio: I am coming back to you now.
§1021Quid ego? híc astabo tántisper cum hac fórma et factis frústra?
Pyrgopolynices: What of me? Shall I stand here in the meantime with this beauty and deeds in vain?
§1022Patere átque asta, tibi ego hánc do operam.
Palaestrio: Endure and stand there, I am working this for you.
§1022bPropera, éxpectando excrúcior.
Pyrgopolynices: Hurry, I am tortured by waiting.
§1023Pedetémptim (tu hoc scis) tráctari satiúst hasce huius modi mércis.
Palaestrio: Step by step (you know this) it is better to handle merchandise of this kind.
§1024Age age út tibi maxume cóncinnumst.
Pyrgopolynices: Well, well, do as it is most convenient for you.
§1024bNullúmst hoc stolidius sáxum.
Palaestrio: There is no stone more stupid than this.
§1025redeo ád te.
Palaestrio: I return to you.
quid me vóluisti?
What did you want of me?
Milphidippa: In what way you would have me approach this Ilium, Milphidippa: so that I might carry counsel from you.
Palaestrio: As if she were dying of love for him— Milphidippa: I understand that.
§1027Conlaúdato formam ét faciem et virtútis commemoráto.
Palaestrio: Praise his beauty and appearance, and commemorate his valor.
§1028Ad eám rem habeo omnem aciém, tibi uti dudúm iam demonstrávi.
Milphidippa: For that matter, I have all my wits sharp, as I demonstrated to you just now.
§1029Tu cétera cura et cóntempla et de meís venator vérbis.
Palaestrio: You take care of the rest and watch, and hunt from my words.
§1030Aliquám mihi partem hodie óperae des deníque, tandem ades, remelígo.
Pyrgopolynices: Give me at last some share of your attention today, come here at last, you drag-chain.
§1031Adsum, ímpera, si quid vís.
Palaestrio: I am here, command if you wish anything.
§1031bQuid illaec narrát tibi?
Pyrgopolynices: What is she telling you?
§1031cLamentári §1032ait íllam, miseram crúciari et lacrimántem se adflictáre, §1033quia tís egeat, quia té careat.
Palaestrio: She says that she Palaestrio: is lamenting, that the wretched woman is tortured and afflicting herself with tears, Palaestrio: because she lacks you, because she is without you.
ob eám rem huc ad te míssast.
For that reason she was sent here to you.
§1034Iube adíre.
Pyrgopolynices: Bid her approach.
§1034bAt scin quid tú facias? facitó fastidi plénum,
Palaestrio: But do you know what you should do?
§1035quasi nón lubeat; me inclámato, quia síc te volgo vólgem.
Show yourself full of disdain, Palaestrio: as if it does not please you; and scold me, because I thus make you common to the crowd.
§1036Memini ét praeceptis párebo.
Pyrgopolynices: I remember and I shall obey your instructions.
§1036bVocon érgo hanc quae te quaérit?
Palaestrio: Shall I then call this one who is looking for you?
§1037Adeát, si quid volt.
Pyrgopolynices: Let her approach, if she wants anything.
§1037bSí quid vis, adi, múlier.
Palaestrio: If you want anything, approach, woman.
§1037cPulcher, sálve.
Milphidippa: Beautiful one, hail.
§1038Meum cógnomentum cómmemoravit.
Pyrgopolynices: She mentioned my surname.
di tíbi dent quaecumque óptes.
May the gods grant you whatever you wish.