§744Omnem rem?
Everything?
§744bAd me? qui, quaeso, istuc?
To me? How, I pray, is that?
Because, while I am eager to return and restore your sister to you, I have suffered many things, these and of this kind.
§746Ubi ea est?
Where is she?
§746bDomi apud me.
At home, at my house.
§746cHem, quid est?
Ah, what is that?
§747Educta ita uti teque illaque dignum est.
Brought up in such a way as is worthy of you and of her.
§747bQuid ais?
What do you say?
§747cId quod res est.
That which is the fact.
§748Hanc tibi dono do, neque repeto pro illa quicquam abs te preti.
I give her to you as a gift, nor do I seek any price for her from you.
§749Et habetur et referetur, Thais, a me ita uti merita es gratia.
Gratitude is both held and shall be returned by me, Thais, just as you have deserved.
§750At enim cave ne prius quam hanc a me accipias, amittas Chreme; §751Nam haec ea est quam miles a me vi nunc ereptum venit.
But mind that you do not lose her, Chremes, before you receive her from me; for she is the one whom the soldier now comes to snatch from me by force.
§752Abi tu, cistellam, Pythias, domo effer cum monumentis.
Go, Pythias, bring the casket from the house with the tokens.
§753cIn risco.
In the chest.
Odiosa cessas?— §754Militem secum ad te quantas copias adducere?
Are you lingering, you troublesome thing?— what a large force the soldier is bringing with him to your house?
§755Atat.
Uh-oh!
§755bNum formidolosus obsecro es, mi homo?
Surely you aren't afraid, I pray, my good man?
§755cApage sis:
Get away, please!
§756Egon formidolosus? nemo est hominum qui vivat minus.
I afraid? There is no man alive who is less so.
§757Atque ita opus est.
And so indeed it is necessary.
§757bAh, metuo qualem tu me esse hominem existimes.
Ah, I fear what kind of man you think I am.
§758Immo hoc cogitato; quicum res tibi est peregrinus est, §759Minus potens quam tu, minus notus, minus amicorum hic habens.
Nay, consider this: he with whom you have to do is a foreigner, less powerful than you, less known, having fewer friends here.
§760Scio istuc.
I know that.
Sed tu quod cavere possis stultum admittere est.
But it is foolish to allow what you can guard against.
§761Malo ego nos prospicere quam hunc ulcisci accepta iniuria.
I prefer that we look out beforehand than to avenge ourselves after receiving an injury from him.
§762Tu abi, atque obsera ostium intus, dum ego hinc transcurro ad forum.
Go, and lock the door from inside, while I run across from here to the forum.
§763Volo ego adesse hic advocatos nobis in turba hac.
I want legal advisors to be present for us here in this crowd.
§763bMane.
Stay.
§764Melius est.
It is better.
§764bMane.
Stay.
§764cOmitte; iam adero.
Let go; I will be here soon.
§764dNihil opus est istis, Chreme:
There is no need of those, Chremes.
Only say this: that she is your sister, and that you lost her as a little girl; now you have recognized her.
nunc cognosse. Signa ostende.
Show the tokens.
§766bAdsunt.
They are here.
§766cCape.
Take them.
§767Si vim faciet, in ius ducito hominem: intellextin?
If he uses force, drag the man to court; do you understand?
§767bProbe.
Perfectly.
§768Fac animo haec praesenti dicas.
See that you say these things with a resolute mind.
§768bFaciam.
I will do so.
§768cAttolle pallium.
Gird up your cloak.
§769Perii! huic ipsi est opus patrono quem defensorem paro.
I am ruined! This very defender whom I prepare needs a protector himself.
§770Hancine ego ut contumeliam tam insignem in me accipiam, Gnatho?
Am I to accept such a prominent insult to myself, Gnatho?
§771Mori me satius est.
It is better for me to die.
Simalio, Donax, Syrisce, sequimini.
Simalio, Donax, Syrisce, follow.
§772Primum aedes expugnabo.
First, I will storm the house.
§772bRecte.
Rightly.
§772cVirginem eripiam.
I will snatch the girl.
§772dProbe.
Excellent.
§773Male mulcabo ipsam.
I will give her a good thrashing.
§773bPulchre.
Beautifully.
§773cIn medium huc agmen cum vecti Donax; §774Tu, Simalio in sinistrum cornu; tu Syrisce in dexterum.
Donax, with your crowbar, to the center of the line here; you, Simalio, to the left wing; you, Syrisce, to the right.
§775Cedo alios: ubi centurio est Sanga, et manipulus furum?
Bring the others: where is the centurion Sanga, and his maniple of thieves?
§775bEccum adest.
Here he is.
§776Quid ignave? peniculon pugnare, qui istuc huc portes, cogitas?
What, coward? Are you thinking of fighting with a sponge, since you carry that here?
§777Egone? Imperatoris virtutem noveram et vim militum; §778Sine sanguine hoc fieri non posse; qui abstergerem vulnera.
Me? I knew the valor of the commander and the strength of the soldiers; and that this could not happen without blood; so I brought this to wipe the wounds.
§779Ubi alii?
Where are the others?
§779bQui, malum, alii? solus Sannio servat domi.
What the plague 'others'? Only Sannio is keeping watch at home.
§780Tu hosce instrue: hic ego ero post principia: inde omnibus signum dabo.
You draw these up; I will be here behind the vanguard; from there I will give the signal to everyone.
§781Illuc est sapere! ut hosce instruxit, ipsus sibi cavit loco.
That is wisdom! Just as he drew these up, he secured safety for himself by his position.
§782Idem hoc iam Pyrrhus factitavit.
Pyrrhus did this very same thing.
§782bViden tu Thais quam hic rem agit?
Do you see, Thais, how he is conducting this matter?
§783Nimirum consilium illud rectum est de occludendis aedibus.
Without doubt, that plan of locking up the house is right.
§784Sane quod tibi nunc vir videatur esse hic nebulo magnus est.
Indeed, this scoundrel seems to you now to be a great man.
§785Ne metuas.
Don't fear.
§785bQuid videtur?
What do you think?
§785cFundam tibi nunc nimis vellem dari, §786Ut tu illos procul hinc ex occulto caederes: facerent fugam.
I would very much wish a sling were given to you now, so that you might pelt them from afar from a hiding place: they would take to flight.
§787Sed eccam Thaidem ipsam video.
But look, I see Thais herself.
§787bQuam mox irrimus?
When do we charge?
§787cMane.
Wait.
§788Omnia prius experiri quam armis sapientem decet.
It becomes a wise man to try everything before arms.
§789Qui scis an quae iubeam sine vi faciat?
How do you know whether she may do what I order without force?
§789bDi vestram fidem!
Ye gods!
§790Quanti est sapere! numquam accedo quin abs te abeam doctior.
How great is wisdom! I never approach you without going away more learned.
§791Thais, primum hoc mihi responde; cum tibi do istam virginem §792Dixtine hos mihi dies soli dare te?
Thais, first answer me this: when I gave you that girl, did you say you would give these days to me alone?
§792bQuid tum postea?
What then?
§793Rogitas, quae mihi ante oculos coram amatorem adduxti tuum?
Do you ask, you who brought your lover before my very eyes?
§794Quid cum illo agas?
What are you doing with him?