§579íta paravi cópias, §580duplicís triplicis dolos pérfidias, ut, ubíquomque hostibus cóngrediar §581(maiórum meúm fretus vírtute dícam, §582mea índustria ét malitiá fraudulénta), §583facile út vincam, facile út spoliem meos pérduellis meis pérfidiis.
In this way I have prepared my forces, double and triple deceits and treacheries, so that, wherever I engage with the enemy (relying on the valor of my ancestors, shall I say, or rather on my own industry and deceitful malice), so that I may easily conquer, easily despoil my enemies with my treacheries.
§584núnc inimicum ego húnc communem meum átque vostrorum ómnium, §585Bállionem, exbállistabo lépide: date operam modo; §586atque húc meas legionés adducam; si éxpugno §586a(facilem hánc rem meis civíbus faciam), §587post ád oppidum hoc vetus cóntinuo meum exércitum protinus óbducam: §588inde me ét simul participés omnis meos praéda onerabo atque ópplebo, §589metum ét fugam perduéllibus meis me út sciant natum.
Now I will elegantly blow away this common enemy of mine and of you all, Ballio, like a ballista: just pay attention; and I will lead my legions here; if I capture it (I will make this easy for my fellow citizens), afterwards I will immediately march my army straight on to this old town: from there I will load and fill both myself and all my comrades with booty, so that my enemies may know that I was born to bring them fear and flight.
§590éo sum genere gnátus: magna mé facinora décet efficere, §591quae póst mihi clara et diú clueant.
I was born of such a race: it is fitting for me to accomplish great deeds, which afterwards may be celebrated as famous for me for a long time.
§592sed hunc quém video? quis hic ést qui oculis meis óbviam ignobilis óbicitur?
But whom do I see here? Who is this unknown fellow who presents himself before my eyes?
§593lubet scíre quid hic veniát cum machaéra et huic, quám rem agat, hinc dabo insídias.
I want to know why he comes here with a sword, and from here I will lay an ambush for him to see what he is up to.
§594_595Hi lóci sunt atque hae régiones quae mi áb ero sunt demónstratae, §596ut ego óculis rationém capio quam mi íta dixit erus méus miles, §597septumás esse aedis á porta ubi ille hábitet leno, quoí iussit §598symbólum me ferre et hoc árgentum.
These are the places and these are the regions that were pointed out to me by my master, as I grasp the calculation with my eyes, just as my master, the soldier, told me, that the seventh house from the gate is where that pimp lives, to whom he ordered me to bring the token and this money.
nimis vélim, certum qui id míhi faciat, §599Ballió leno ubi hic hábitat.
I would very much like someone to make it certain for me, where the pimp Ballio lives here.
§601novo cónsilio nunc míhi opus est, §601anova rés subito mi haec óbiectast: §602hoc praévortar principio; illa omnia missa habeo, quae ante agere occepi.
Now I need a new plan, this new matter has suddenly presented itself to me: I will turn my attention to this first; I dismiss all those things which I had begun to do before.
§603iam pol ego hunc stratioticum nuntium advenientem probe percutiam.
By Pollux, now I will beautifully cheat this soldier's messenger as he arrives.
§604óstium pultábo atque intus évocabo aliquém foras.
I will knock at the door and call someone out from inside.
§605Quisquis es, compendium ego te facere pultandi volo; §606nam ego precator et patronus foribus processi foras.
Whoever you are, I want you to spare yourself the trouble of knocking; for I have come out of the door as an intercessor and protector.
§607Tune es Ballio?
Are you Ballio?
§607bImmo vero ego eius sum Subballio.
No indeed, I am his Sub-Ballio.
§608Quid istuc verbist?
What kind of word is that?
§608bCondus promus sum, procurator peni.
I am the storekeeper and dispenser, the manager of the provisions.
§609Quasi te dicas atriensem.
As if you were calling yourself the hall-keeper.
§609bImmo atriensi ego impero.
No indeed, I command the hall-keeper.
§610Quid tu, servon es an liber?
What about you, are you a slave or a free man?
§610bNunc quidem etiam servio.
At present, indeed, I am still a slave.
§611Ita videre, et non videre dignus qui liber sies.
So you seem, and you do not seem worthy to be a free man.
§612Non soles respicere te, quom dicis iniuste alteri?
Are you not accustomed to look at yourself when you speak unjustly to another?
§613Hunc hominem malum esse oportet.
This fellow must be a rogue.
The gods preserve and love me, for this is my anvil: today I will forge many deceits from here.
§615Quid illic secum solus loquitur?
What is that fellow talking about to himself alone?
§615bQuid ais tu, adulescens?
What do you say, young man?
§615cQuid est?
What is it?
§616Esne tu an non es ab illo milite Macedonio, §617servos eius qui hinc a nobis est mercatus mulierem, §618qui argenti ero meo lenoni quindecim dederat minas, §619quinque debet?
Are you or are you not from that Macedonian soldier, the slave of him who bought the woman from us here, who had given fifteen minae of silver to my master, the pimp, and owes five?
§619bSum.
I am.
sed ubi tu me novisti gentium
But where on earth did you get to know me, or see me, or speak with me?
§620aut vidisti aut conlocutu’s? nam equidem Athenas antidhac §621numquam veni, neque te vidi ante hunc diem umquam oculis meis.
For indeed, before this never came to Athens, nor have I ever seen you with my eyes before this day.
§622Quia videre inde esse; nam olim quom abiit, argento haec dies §623praestitutast, quoad referret nobis, neque dum rettulit.
Because you seem to be from there; for when he departed some time ago, this day was appointed for the money to be brought to us, and he has not brought it yet.
§624_625Immo adest.
Nay, it is here.
§624_625bTun attulisti?
Did you bring it?
§624_625cEgomet.
I myself.
§624_625dQuid dubitas dare?
Why do you hesitate to give it?
§626Tibi ego dem?
Am I to give it to you?
§626bMihi hercle vero, qui res rationesque eri §627Ballionis curo, argentum accepto et quoi debet dato.
To me indeed, by Hercules, who take care of the affairs and accounts of master Ballio, receive money and pay to whom he owes.
§628Si quidem hercle etiam supremi promptas thensauros Iovis, §629tibi libellam argenti numquam credam.
By Hercules, even if you keep the treasures of supreme Jupiter, I will never trust you with a single penny of silver.
§630bVinctam potius sic servavero.
I would rather keep it thus tied up.
§631Vae tibi, tu inventu’s vero, meam qui furcilles fidem.
Woe to you, indeed you are found to pinch my credit.
§632quasi mihi nón sescenta tanta soli soleant credier.
as if six hundred times as much were not accustomed to be trusted to me alone.
§633Potest ut alii ita arbitrentur et ego ut ne credam tibi.
It may be that others think so, and that I do not trust you.