§512si apstuleris, mirum et magnum facinus feceris.
If you take it away, you will have done a wondrous and great deed.
§513Faciam.
I will do it.
§513bSi non apstuleris?
And if you do not take it away?
§513cVirgis caedito.
Beat me with rods.
§514sed quid, si apstulero?
But what if I do take it away?
I give Jupiter as witness to you, that you shall spend your life unpunished.
§515bFacito ut memineris.
See to it that you remember.
§516Egon ut cavere nequeam, cui praedicitur?
Am I to be unable to be on my guard, when I am forewarned?
§517Praedico, ut caveas.
I forewarn you to be on your guard.
dico, inquam, ut caveas.
I say, I repeat, be on your guard.
cave.
Watch out.
§518em istis mihi tu hodie manibus argentum dabis.
Look, today you will give me the money with those very hands of yours.
§519Edepol mortalem graphicum, si servat fidem.
By Pollux, an exquisite fellow, if he keeps his word.
§520Servitum tibi me abducito, ni fecero.
Drag me away to serve you as a slave, if I do not do it.
§521Bene atque amice dicis.
Indeed, you speak well and in a friendly manner.
†nam nunc, nam meust.
For now, for he is mine.
§522Vin etiam dicam quod vos magis miremini?
Do you want me to tell you something at which you will wonder even more?
§523Studeo hercle audire, nam ted ausculto lubens.
By Hercules, I am eager to hear it, for I listen to you gladly.
§524Prius quam ístam pugnam pugnabo, ego etiam prius §525dabo aliam pugnam claram et commemorabilem.
Before I fight that battle of yours, I will even before perform another battle, famous and memorable.
§526Quam pugnam?
What battle?
§526bEm ab hoc lenone vicino tuo §527per sycophantiam atque per doctos dolos §528tibicinam illam, tuos quam gnatus deperit, §529ea círcumducam lepide lenonem.
Look, from this neighboring pimp of yours, by means of trickery and clever deceits, the flute-girl whom your son is dying of love for, I will beautifully swindle the pimp out of her.
§529bQuid est?
What is that?
§530Effectum hoc hodie reddam utrumque ad vesperum.
I will render both of these accomplished today by evening.
If indeed you achieve those deeds, as you declare, you will surpass King Agathocles in valor.
But if you do not do it, is there any reason why I should not lock you up in the treadmill immediately?
Not for one day, but indeed, by Hercules, for all of them, as many as there are.
But if I accomplish it, will you give me the money immediately, which I may give to the pimp, of your own free will?
Pseudolus asks what is fair and right; say "I will give." But indeed, do you know what has come into my mind?
§539quid si hisce inter se consenserunt, Callipho, §540aut de compecto faciunt consutis dolis, §541qui me argento intervertant?
What if these men have conspired among themselves, Callipho, or by agreement are acting with stitched-up deceits, to cheat me out of my money?
Who would be more audacious than me, if I should dare such a deed?
§543si sumus compecti seu consilium umquam iniimus §544aut si de ea re umquam inter nos convenimus, §545stilis me totum usque ulmeis conscribito.
No indeed, Simo: if we are in agreement or have ever entered into a plan, or if we have ever agreed between ourselves on this matter, write all over me with elm-wood pens.
§546Indice ludos nunciam, quando lubet.
Announce the games right now, whenever you please.
Give me your assistance for this day, Callipho, I beg you, so that you do not occupy yourself with any other business.
§549Quin rus ut irem iám heri mecum statueram.
Why, I had already decided yesterday to go to the country.
§550At nunc disturba quas statuisti machinas.
But now, break up the plans you have established.
Now I am resolved not to go for your sake; it is my pleasure to watch your games, Pseudolus.
And if I see this man not giving you the money which he said, rather than let it not happen, I will give it.
§555Non demutabo.
I will not change my mind.
For indeed, by Pollux, if you do not give it, you will be demanded of with great and loud clamor.
Go, remove yourselves from here inside now, and in turn give place to my deceits.
§559Fiat, geratur mos tibi.
Let it be done, your wish shall be complied with.
§560bQuin tibi hanc operam dico. —
Why, I dedicate this service to you.
§561At ego ad forum ibo.
But I will go to the forum.
iam hic ero. —
I will be here soon.
§561bActutum redi.
Return immediately.
§562suspicio est mihi nunc vos suspicarier, §563me idcirco haec tanta facinora promittere, §564quo vos oblectem, hanc fabulam dum transigam, §565neque sim facturus quod facturum dixeram.
I suspect that you now suspect, that I promise these great deeds for this reason, that I may delight you while I carry out this play, and that I am not going to do what I said I would do.
§566non demutabo.
I will not change my mind.
atque etiam certum, quod sciam, §567quo id sim facturus pacto nil etiam scio, §568nisi quia futurumst.
And indeed, as far as I know, by what method I am going to do it, I do not know yet at all, except that it will be.
nam qui in scaenam provenit, §569novo módo novom aliquid inventum adferre addecet; §570si id facere nequeat, det locum illi qui queat.
For he who comes out onto the stage ought to bring some new invention in a new manner; if he cannot do that, let him give place to one who can.
I wish to retire inside from here for a little while, while I marshal the trickeries in my heart.
But soon I will come out, I will not keep you waiting; meanwhile, the flute-player will have delighted you here.
§574Pro Iúppiter, ut mihi, quídquid ago, lepide ómnia prospereque éveniunt:
By Jupiter, how beautifully and prosperously everything turns out for me, whatever I do!
§575neque quód dubitem neque quód timeam, meo in péctore conditumst cónsilium.
There is no plan hidden in my breast for me to doubt or fear.
§576nam ea stúltitiast, facinús magnum timidó cordi credére; nam omnes §577rés perinde sunt §578ut agás, ut eas magní facias; nam ego ín meo pectore príus
For that is foolishness, to entrust a great deed to a timid heart; for all things are just as you manage them, as you value them highly; for I beforehand in my breast...