§1208nam illam epistulam ipsus verus Harpax huc ad me attulit.
Ballio: For that letter, the real Harpax himself brought here to me.
§1209_1210Harpax ego vocor, ego servos sum Macedonis militis; §1211ego nec sycophantiose quicquam ago nec malefice, §1212neque istum Pseudolum mortalis qui sit novi neque scio.
Harpax: I am called Harpax, I am the servant of the Macedonian soldier; I do nothing in a sycophantic or mischievous way, nor do I know or have any acquaintance with who on earth that Pseudolus of yours is.
§1213Tu, nisi mirumst, leno, plane perdidisti mulierem.
You, unless it is a wonder, pimp, have clearly lost the woman.
§1214Edepol ne istuc magis magisque metuo, quom verba audio.
Ballio: By Pollux, I fear that more and more when I hear these words.
By Pollux, for a long time now that Syrus has made my heart run cold, the one who received the token from this man.
mira sunt ni Pseudolust.
It is a wonder if it is not Pseudolus.
§1217eho tu, qua facie fuit, dúdum quoi dedisti sumbolum?
Hey you, what did he look like, the one to whom you gave the token just now?
§1218Rufus quidam, ventriosus, crassis suris, subniger, §1219magno capite, acutis oculis, ore rubicundo, admodum §1220magnis pedibus.
Harpax: A certain red-haired fellow, pot-bellied, with thick calves, swarthy, with a large head, sharp eyes, a ruddy face, and very large feet.
§1220bPerdidisti, postquam dixisti pedes.
Ballio: You ruined me after you mentioned the feet.
§1221Pseudolus fuit ipsus.
It was Pseudolus himself.
actumst de me.
It's all over with me.
iam morior, Simo.
I am a dead man now, Simo.
Simo: By Hercules, I will not let you die unless my money is returned to me, the twenty minae.
§1223bAtque etiam mihi aliae viginti minae.
Harpax: And also to me another twenty minae.
§1224Auferen tu id praemium a me, quod promisi per iocum?
Ballio: Will you take away that reward from me which I promised in jest?
§1225De improbis viris auferri praemium et praedam decet.
Simo: It is fitting for a reward and prey to be taken away from dishonest men.
§1226Saltem Pseudolum mihi dedas.
Ballio: At least hand Pseudolus over to me.
§1226bPseudolum ego dedam tibi?
Simo: I hand Pseudolus over to you?
§1227quid deliquit? dixin, ab eo tibi ut caveres, centiens?
What did he do wrong? Didn't I tell you a hundred times to beware of him?
§1228Perdidit me.
Ballio: He has ruined me.
§1228bAt me viginti modicis multavit minis.
Simo: But he has fined me twenty moderate minae.
§1229Quid nunc faciam?
Ballio: What shall I do now?
§1229bSi mi argentum dederis, te suspendito.
Simo: If you give me the money, hang yourself.
§1230Di te perdant.
Ballio: May the gods destroy you.
sequere sis me ergo hac ad fórum, ut solvam.
Follow me then this way to the forum, so that I may pay.
§1230bSequor.
Simo: I am following.
§1231Quid ego?
Harpax: What about me?
§1231bPeregrinos absolvam, cras agam cum civibus.
Ballio: I will settle with foreigners first, and tomorrow I will deal with citizens.
§1232Pseudolus mihi centuriata hábuit capitis comitia, §1233qui illum ad mé hodie adlegavit, mulierem qui abduceret.
Pseudolus held a centuriate assembly for my life, the one who suborned that man to come to me today, to carry off the woman.
§1234sequere tu.
Follow me, you.
nunc ne expectetis, dum hac domum redeam via; §1235ita res gestast: angiporta haec certum est consectarier.
Now do not expect me to return home by this street; the matter is settled: I am determined to search through these alleys.
§1236Si graderere tantum quantum loquere, iam esses ad forum.
Simo: If you walked as much as you talk, you would already be at the forum.
— §1237Certumst mi hunc emortualem facere ex natali die.
Harpax: I am determined to make this day of death out of his birthday.
— §1238Bene ego illum tetigi, bene autem servos inimicum suom.
Simo: Well did I touch him, and well did the servant touch his enemy.
§1239nunc mihi certum est alio pacto Pseudolo insidias dare, §1240quam in aliis comoediis fit, ubi cum stimulis aut flagris §1241insidiantur: at ego iam intus promam viginti minas, §1242quas promisi si effecisset; obviam ei ultro deferam.
Now I am determined to lay a trap for Pseudolus in another way than is done in other comedies, where they lay traps with whips or scourges: but I will now bring out the twenty minae from inside, which I promised if he achieved it; I will bring them to meet him of my own accord.
§1243nimis illic mortalis doctus, nimis vorsutus, nimis malus; §1244superavit dolum Troianum átque Vlixem Pseudolus.
That fellow is too clever, too crafty, too mischievous; Pseudolus surpassed the Trojan trick and Ulysses.
§1245nunc ibo intro, argentum promam, Pseudolo insidias dabo. —
Now I will go inside, bring out the money, and lay a trap for Pseudolus.
§1246Quid hóc? sicine hóc fit, pedés? statin án non?
Pseudolus: What is this? Is it thus, feet? Are you standing or not?
§1247an íd voltis, út me hinc iacéntem aliquis tóllat?
Or do you want this, that someone should lift me up lying here?
§1248nam hércle si cécidero, véstrum erit flagítium.
For by Hercules, if I fall, it will be your disgrace.
§1249pérgitin pérgere? ah, sérviendúm mihi §1250hodie ést; magnum hoc vitiúm vino est: §1251pedés captat prímum, luctátor dolósust.
Are you going to keep going? Ah, I must be obedient today; this is a great fault of wine: it catches the feet first, a crafty wrestler.
§1252profécto edepol égo nunc probe habeo madúlsam: §1253ita víctu excurato, íta magnis mundítiis et dis dígnis, §1254itaque ín loco festivó sumus festíve accepti.
Indeed, by Pollux, I am now thoroughly soaked: so well-cared-for a feast, so great elegance and worthy of the gods, and so in a festive place we were festively received.
§1255quid opúst me multas agere ámbages? hoc
What need is there for me to make many roundabouts?
§1256est hómini quam ob rem vítam amet, §1257hic ómnes voluptatés, in hoc omnés venustatés sunt: §1258deis próximum esse árbitror.
This is why a man should love life, here are all pleasures, in this are all beauties: I think it is nearest to the gods.
§1259nam úbi amans complexúst amantem, úbi ad labra labélla adiungit, §1260úbi alter alterúm bilingui mánifesto inter sé prehendunt, §1261ubi mámmam mammicula ópprimit aut, si lúbet, corpora condúplicantur, §1262manu cándida cantharum dúlciferum propínat amicissíma amico: §1263ibi iám neque esse alium alii ódiosum §1264nec mólestum nec sermónibus morologís uti, §1265unguénta atque odóres, lemníscos, coróllas §1266darí dapsilés, non ením parce prómi §1267(victúm ceterum ne quís me roget): §1268hóc ego modo átque erus minor húnc diem súmpsimus prothyme,
For when a lover embraces a lover, when she joins lips to lips, when they openly catch each other with double tongues, when breast presses breast, or, if they please, their bodies are doubled, and with a white hand the dearest mistress pledges a sweet cup to her lover: there now, neither is one hateful to another, nor troublesome, nor do they use foolish talk, ointments and perfumes, ribbons, garlands are given abundantly, for they are not brought out sparingly (as for the rest of the food, let no one ask me): in this way I and the younger master have eagerly taken this day, after I accomplished all my work as I wished, with the enemies routed.
§1269_1270póstquam opus meum ómne ut volui pérpetravi hóstibus fugatis. §1271illós accubántis, potántis, amántis
those men reclining, drinking, loving