§161Quem ego credo manibus pedibus obnixe omnia §162Facturum; magis id adeo mihi ut incommodet §163Quam ut obsequatur gnato.
Whom I believe will obstinately do everything with hands and feet; and that rather so that he may annoy me, than that he may comply with my son.
§163bQuapropter?
Why so?
§163cRogas?
You ask?
§164Mala mens, malus animus.
A bad mind, a bad heart.
Quem quidem ego si sensero— §165Sed quid opus est verbis? Sin eveniat quod volo, §166In Pamphilo ut nil sit morae, restat Chremes, §167Qui mi exorandus est: et spero confore.
Whom indeed if I perceive— But what need is there of words? But if that which I wish should happen, so that there is no delay on Pamphilus' part, Chremes remains, who must be persuaded by me; and I hope it will turn out well.
§168Nunc tuum est officium has bene ut adsimules nuptias: §169Perterrefacias Davum: observes filium, §170Quid agat, quid cum illo consili captet.
Now it is your duty to feign this wedding well, terrify Davus, and watch my son, what he does, what plan he takes with him.
§170bSat est:
That is enough.
§171Curabo: eamus nunc iam intro.
I will take care of it; let us go inside now.
§171bI prae, sequar.
Go ahead, I will follow.
§172Non dubium est quin uxorem nolit filius: §173Ita Davum modo timere sensi, ubi nuptias §174Futuras esse audivit.
There is no doubt that my son does not want a wife; so I perceived just now that Davus was afraid when he heard that the wedding would take place.
Sed ipse exit foras.
But here he comes out.
I was wondering if this would go off thus, and I was always fearing where my master's constant leniency would turn out.
§177Qui postquam audierat non datum iri filio uxorem suo §178Numquam cuiquam nostrum verbum fecit, neque id aegre tulit.
Who, after he had heard that a wife would not be given to his son, never said a word to any of us, nor took it ill.
§179At nunc faciet; neque, ut opinor, sine tuo magno malo.
But now he will do so; and, as I think, not without great harm to you.
§180Id voluit, nos sic nec opinantes duci falso gaudio, §181Sperantes, iam amoto metu, interea oscitantes opprimi, §182Ut ne esset spatium cogitandi ad disturbandas nuptias: §183Astute.
He wanted this: that we, thus unsuspecting, should be led by false joy, hoping, fear now removed, and meanwhile yawning should be crushed, so that there would be no time of thinking for disrupting the wedding: cleverly.
§183bCarnufex, quae loquitur?
The rascal, what is he saying?
§183cHerus est, neque provideram.
It is the master, and I had not seen him.
§184Dave.
Davus.
§184bHem, quid est?
Ah, what is it?
§184cEhodum ad me!
Come here to me!
§184dQuid hic volt?
What does he want?
§184eQuid ais?
What do you say?
§184fQua de re?
About what?
§184gRogas?
You ask?
§185Meum gnatum rumor est amare.
There is a rumor that my son is in love.
§185bId populus curat scilicet.
The people care about that, of course.
§186Hocine agis, an non?
Are you paying attention to this, or not?
§186bEgo vero istuc.
Indeed I am paying attention to that.
But now, for me to inquire into those things is the part of an unjust father.
Nam quod antehac fecit nihil ad me adtinet.
For what he did before this does not concern me.
§188Dum tempus ad eam rem tulit, sivi animum ut expleret suum: §189Nunc hic dies aliam vitam affert, alios mores postulat.
While time allowed for that matter, I permitted him to satisfy his mind; now this day brings another life, demands other manners.
§190Dehinc postulo, sive aequum est te oro, Dave, ut redeat iam in viam.
Henceforth I demand, or if it is fair I beg you, Davus, that he return now to the right path.
§191Hoc quid sit?
What is this?
§191bOmnes qui amant graviter sibi dari uxorem ferunt.
All who are in love take it badly that a wife is given to them.
§192Ita aiunt.
So they say.
§192bTum siquis magistrum cepit ad eam rem improbum §193Ipsum animum aegrotum ad deteriorem partem plerumque applicat.
Then if anyone has taken a wicked guide for that matter, he usually directs the already sick mind to the worse side.
§194Non hercle intelligo.
By Hercules, I do not understand.
§194bNon? hem!
No? Ha!
§194cNon: Davus sum, non Oedipus.
No: I am Davus, not Oedipus.
§195Nempe ergo aperte vis quae restant me loqui.
Assuredly, then, you want me to speak openly what remains.
§195bSane quidem.
Certainly indeed.
§196Si sensero hodie quicquam in his te nuptiis §197Fallaciae conari quo fiant minus, §198Aut velle in ea re ostendi quam sis callidus, §199Verberibus caesum te in pistrinum Dave dedam usque ad necem, §200Ea lege atque omine, ut si te inde exemerim ego pro te molam.
If I perceive anything today in this wedding of trickery attempted by you so that they may not happen, or that you want to show off in that matter how clever you are, I will give you up, Davus, beaten with blows, to the mill even to death, on this condition and omen, that if I ever release you from there, I shall grind in your place.
§201Quid, hoc intellextin? an nondum etiam ne hoc quidem?
Well, did you understand this? Or not even this yet?
On the contrary, extremely well; you have just spoken the matter itself so openly, using no circumlocution.
§203Ubi vis facilius passus sim, quam in hac re, me deludier.
On any occasion I would more easily allow myself to be trifled with than in this matter.
§204Bona verba, quaeso.
Good words, please.
§204bIrrides: nil me fallis.
You mock me; you do not deceive me at all.
Edico tibi §205Ne temere facias: neque tu hoc dicas tibi non praedictum.
I tell you beforehand not to act rashly; and do not say that this was not forewarned to you.
Cave.
Take care.
§206Enimvero, Dave, nil loci est segnitiae neque socordiae, §207Quantum intellexi modo senis sententiam de nuptiis: §208Quae si non astu providentur me aut herum pessum dabunt.
Indeed, Davus, there is no room for sluggishness or laziness, as far as I have just understood the old man's opinion about the wedding: which, if they are not guarded against with cunning, will ruin me or my master.
§209Nec quid agam certum est: Pamphilumne adiutem an auscultem seni.
Nor is it certain what I should do: whether to help Pamphilus or obey the old man.
If I abandon the former, I fear for his life; but if I help him, [I fear] the threats of the latter; whom it is difficult to deceive.
Primum iam de amore hoc comperit: §212Me infensus servat ne quam faciam in nuptiis fallaciam.
First, he has already found out about this love: he hostilely watches me lest I play any trick regarding the wedding.