§756bEloquere.
Speak.
§756cMittin me intro?
Will you let me inside?
§756dMendax es, abi.
You are a liar, go away.
§757unum aiebas, tria iam dixti verba, atque ea mendacia.
You said one word, but you have already spoken three, and those are lies.
— §758Abiit intro, exclusit.
She has gone inside and shut me out.
egon ut haec mihi patiar fieri?
Am I to suffer such things to be done to me?
§759iam hercle egó tibi, inlecebra, ludos faciam clamore in via, §760quae adversum legem accepisti a plurimis pecuniam; §761iam hercle apud nóvos omnis magistrátus faxo erit nomen tuom, §762post id égo te manum iníciam quadrupuli, venefica, §763suppostrix puerum.
By Hercules, you temptress, I will make a mockery of you with my shouting in the street, you who have accepted money from so many against the law; by Hercules, I will make sure your name is before all the new magistrates, after that, you sorceress, I will lay hands on you for a fourfold penalty, you substituter of children.
égo edepol iam tua probra aperibo omnia.
By Pollux, I will now lay open all your disgraceful deeds.
§764nihil me prohibet, perdidi omne quod fuit: fio impudens, §765nec mi adeost tantillum pensi iam, quos capiam calceos.
Nothing restrains me, I have lost all that I had: I am becoming shameless, nor do I care even a tiny bit now what shoes I wear.
§766sed quid ego hic clamo? quid si me iubeat intromittier?
But why am I shouting here? What if she should order me to be let inside?
§767conceptis me non facturum verbis iurem, si velit.
I would swear in set terms that I will not do it, if she wished.
§768nugae sunt.
It is nonsense.
si stimulos pugnis caedis, manibus plus dolet.
If you strike goads with your fists, your hands hurt more.
§769de nihilo nihil est irasci, quae te non flocci facit.
It is useless to be angry about nothing at one who does not care a straw for you.
§770sed quid hoc ést? pro di immortales, Calliclem video senem, §771meus qui adfinis fuit, ancillas duas constrictas ducere, §772alteram tonstricem húius, alteram ancillam suam.
But what is this? By the immortal gods, I see old Callicles, who was my kinsman, leading two bound maidservants, one the hair-dresser of that woman, the other his own maidservant.
§773pertimui: postquam una cura cor meum movit modo, §774timeo ne male facta antiqua mea sint inventa omnia.
I am terrified: since one anxiety just now moved my heart, I fear lest all my old misdeeds have been discovered.
§775Egon tibi male dícam tibique aut male velim? ut animus meust,
Would I speak ill of you or wish you ill?
§776propemodum expertae estis, quam ego sim mitis tranquillusque homo.
From my natural disposition, you have nearly experienced how mild and calm a man I am.
§777rogitavi ego vos verberatas ambas pendentis simul; §778commemini, quo quicque pacto sitis confessae scio; §779hic nunc volo scire eodem pacton sine malo fateamini.
I questioned you both as you were beaten and hanging together; I remember it well, and I know in what manner you confessed; now here I want to know if you will confess in the same manner without punishment.
§780quamquam vos colubrino ingenio ambae estis, edico prius, §781ne duplicis habeatis linguas, ne ego bilinguis vos necem, §782nisi si ad tintinnaculos voltis vos educi viros.
Although you are both of a serpentine disposition, I tell you beforehand, do not have double tongues, lest I put you to death as two-tongued, unless you wish to be led out to the bell-ringing executioners.
§783Vis subigit verum fateri, ita lora laedunt bracchia.
Force compels us to confess the truth, so much do the straps hurt our arms.
§784At si verum mi eritis fassae, vinclis exsolvemini.
But if you confess the truth to me, you will be released from your bonds.
§785Etiamnum quid sit negoti, falsus incertusque sum, §786nisi quia timeo tamen, egomet quia quod peccavi scio.
Even now I am mistaken and uncertain what the matter is, except that I am still afraid, because I myself know where I have sinned.
§787Omnium primum diversae state—em sic, istuc volo; §788neve inter vos significetis, ego ero paries.
First of all, stand apart — there, like that, that is what I want; and do not signal to each other, I will be the wall between you.
loquere tu.
Speak, you.
§789Quid loquar?
What should I say?
§789bQuid puero factumst, mea quem peperit filia,
What became of the boy whom my daughter gave birth to, my grandson?
§790meo nepote? capita rerum ede expedite.
State the main points quickly.
§790bIstae dedi.
I gave him to that woman there.
§791Iam tace.
Quiet now.
accepistin puerum tú ab hac?
Did you receive the boy from her?
§791bAccepi.
I received him.
§791cTace.
Quiet.
§792nil moror praeterea.
I care for nothing further.
satis es fassa.
You have confessed enough.
§792bInfitias non eo.
I do not deny it.
§793Iam livorem verbo scapulis istoc concinnas tuis.
With that word you are already preparing a bruise for your shoulders.
§794conveniunt adhuc utriusque verba.
So far the statements of both agree.
Alas, wretched me, my misdeeds are now being laid open, which I hoped would remain secret.
§796Loquere tu.
Speak, you.
qui dare te huic puerum iussit?
Who ordered you to give the boy to her?
§796bEra maior mea.
My older mistress.
§799Loquere tu.
Speak, you.
quid eo fecisti puero?
What did you do with that boy?
§799bAd meam eram detuli.
I brought him to my mistress.
§800Quid eo puero tua era fecit?
What did your mistress do with that boy?
§800bErae meae extemplo dedit.
She immediately gave him to my mistress.
§801Quoi, malum, erae?
To what mistress, plague take it?
§801bDuae sunt istae.
There are two of them.
§801cCave tu nisi quod te rogo.
Mind you don't say anything except what I ask you.
§802ex te exquiro.
I am asking you.
§802bMater, inquam, filiae dono dedit.
The mother, I say, gave him to her daughter as a gift.
§803Plus quam dudum loquere.
You are speaking more than just now.
§803bPlus tu rogitas.
You are asking more.
Answer more quickly: what did she do to whom the boy was given?
§804bSupposivit.
She substituted him.
§804cCui?
For whom?
§804dSibi.
For herself.
§805Pro filiolon?
As her own little son?
§805bPro filiolo.
As her own little son.
§805cDi, obsecro vostram fidem, §806ut facilius alia quam alia eundem puerum unum parit: §807haec labore alieno puerum peperit sine doloribus.
Ye gods, I implore your protection, how much more easily one woman gives birth to the very same single boy than another: this woman gave birth to the boy through another's labor without any pains.
The boy is indeed fortunate: he has two mothers and two grandmothers; now I fear how many fathers there will be.
vide sis facinus muliebre.
Look, if you please, at this female deed.
§810Magis pol haec malitia pertinét ad viros quam ad mulieres: §811vir illam, non mulier praegnatem fecit.
By Pollux, this malice belongs more to men than to women: a man, not a woman, made her pregnant.
§811bIdem ego istuc scio.
I know that very thing myself.