Nay, by Hercules, so that you may know I rejoice, do not give me a triobolus for her, I excuse you from it.
§1368bBenigne edepol facis.
By Pollux, you are kind.
§1369Immo tu quidem hercle vero.
Nay, indeed, by Hercules, it is you who are.
§1369bHeus tu, iám habes vidulum.
Hey you, you already have the trunk.
§1370Habeo.
I have it.
§1370bPropera.
Hurry up.
§1370cQuid properabo?
What shall I hurry for?
§1370dReddere argentum mihi.
To return the money to me.
§1371Neque edepol tibi do, neque quicquam debeo.
By Pollux, I won't give it to you, nor do I owe you anything.
§1371bQuae haec factio est?
What kind of behavior is this?
§1372non debes?
You don't owe it?
§1372bNon hercle vero.
Indeed not, by Hercules.
§1372cNon tu iuratus mihi es?
Didn't you swear to me?
§1373Iuratus sum, et nunc iurabo, si quid vóluptati est mihi: §1374ius iurandum rei servandae, non perdendae conditum est.
I swore, and I will swear now if it is any pleasure to me; an oath was established to preserve property, not to lose it.
§1375Cedo sis mihi talentum magnum argenti, periurissime.
Give me, please, the great talent of silver, you most perjured wretch.
§1376Gripe, quod tu istum talentum poscis?
Gripus, why do you demand that talent from him?
§1377bLibet iurare.
It is my pleasure to swear.
tun meo póntifex peiurio es?
Are you the priest of my perjury?
§1378Qua pro re argentum promisit hic tibi?
For what reason did he promise this money to you?
§1378bSi vidulum §1379hunc redegissem in potestatem eius, iuratust dare §1380mihi talentum magnum argenti.
If I should recover this trunk into his power, he swore to give me a great talent of silver.
§1380bCedo quicum habeam iudicem, §1381ni dolo malo instipulatus sis nive etiamdum haud siem §1382quinque et viginti annos natus.
Tell me with whom I can have an arbitrator, to prove that you did not stipulate with malicious intent, and that I am not yet twenty-five years old.
§1382bHabe cum hóc.
Have one with this man.
§1382cAliost opus.
Another is needed.
§1383Iám ab isto auferre haud potis sim, si istunc condemnavero.
I should not be able to take it from him now, even if I should condemn him.
§1384promisistin huic argentum?
Did you promise him the money?
§1384bFateor.
I admit it.
§1384cQuod servo meo §1385promisisti, meum esse oportet, ne tu, leno, postules §1386te hic fide lenonia uti: non potes.
What you promised to my slave ought to be mine, lest you, procurer, expect to practice your procurer's bad faith here; you cannot.
§1386bIam te ratu's
Did you already think you had found someone to defraud?
§1387nactum hominem quem defraudares? dandum huc argentum est probum: §1388id ego continuo huic dabo adeo, mé ut hic emittat manu.
Proper money must be paid here; I will immediately give it to him so that he may manumit me.
§1389Quando ergo erga te benignus ego fui atque opera mea §1390haec tibi sunt servata— §1390bImmo hercle mea, ne tu dicas tua.
Therefore, since I have been kind toward you, and by my efforts these things have been preserved for you— Nay, by Hercules, by mine, lest you say by yours.
§1391(Si sapies, tacebis) tum te mihi benigne itidem addecet §1392bene merenti bene referre gratiam.
(If you are wise, you will be silent.) Then it is likewise fitting that you kindly return favor to me who deserves well.
§1393bMirum quin tuom ius meo periclo aps te expetam.
It would be strange if I did not seek your right from you at my own risk.
§1394Salvos sum, leno labascit, libertas portenditur.
I am safe, the procurer is wavering, freedom is portended.
§1395Vidulum istunc ille invenit, illud mancipium meum est; §1396ego tibi hunc porro servavi cum magna pecunia.
He found that trunk, and that slave is mine; I furthermore preserved this for you with a large sum of money.
I am grateful, and concerning the talent, there is no reason why you shouldn't receive it, since I swore it to him.
§1398bHeus tu, mihi dato ergo, si sapis.
Hey you, give it to me then, if you are wise.
§1399Tacen an non?
Are you silent or not?
§1399bTu meam rem simulas agere, tibi mu.
You pretend to act for my interest, but for yourself you...
§1400non hercle istoc me intervortes, si aliam praedam perdidi.
by Hercules, you shall not cheat me of that, even if I have lost other booty.
§1401Vapulabis, verbum si addis istúc unum.
You shall be beaten, if you add one single word.
Even kill me, by Hercules, I shall never be silent on any other terms unless I am silenced by the talent.
§1403Tibi operam hic quidem dát.
He is indeed working for you.
tace.
Be silent.
§1403bConcede hoc tu, leno.
Come here, procurer.
§1403cLicet.
Very well.
§1404Palam age, nolo ego murmurillum neque susurrum fieri.
Act openly; I don't want any murmuring or whispering.
Tell me, how much did you buy your other young woman for, also, Ampelisca?
§1406bMille nummum denumeravi.
I paid a thousand coins down.
Do you want me to offer you a splendid proposal?
§1407bSane volo.
I certainly do.
§1408Dividuom talentum faciam.
I will divide the talent in two.
§1408bBene facis.
You do well.
For that other girl, so that she may be free, take half for yourself, and yield half here.
§1410Maxime.
Most willingly.
In return for that half, I will manumit Gripus, because of whom you found your trunk and I found my daughter.
§1412bQuam mox mi argentum ergo redditur?
How soon then is my money returned to me?
§1413Res soluta est, Gripe.
The matter is settled, Gripus.
ego habeo.
I have it.
§1413bÁt ego me hercle mavolo.
But I, by Hercules, would rather have it myself.
§1414Nihil hercle hic tibi est, né tu speres.
There is nothing here for you, by Hercules, do not hope for it.
iuris iurandi volo §1415gratiam facias.
I want you to excuse him from the oath.
§1415bPerii hercle.
I am ruined, by Hercules.
nisi me suspendo, occidi.
Unless I hang myself, I am dead.
§1416numquam hercle iterum defraudabis me quidem post hunc diem.
By Hercules, you shall never defraud me again after this day.
§1417Hic hodie cenato, leno.
Dine here today, procurer.
§1417bFiat, condicio placet.
So be it, the offer pleases me.
§1418Sequimini intro.
Follow me inside.
spectatores, vos quoque ad cenam vocem, §1419ni daturus nil sim neque sit quicquam pollucti domi, §1420nive adeo vocatos credam vos esse ad cenam foras.
Spectators, I would invite you to dinner too, unless I were going to give nothing, and there is nothing for a feast at home, and indeed I do not believe you have been invited to dine out.
§1421verum si voletis plausum fabulae huic clarum dare, §1422comissatum omnes venitote ad me ad annos sedecim.
But if you wish to give loud applause to this play, come all of you to revel with me in sixteen years.
§1423vos hic hodie cenatote ambó.
You two dine here today.
§1423bFiat.
So be it.
§1423cPlausum date.
Give your applause.