§10.16.1nihil post hominum memoriam gloriosius, nihil gratius, ne tempore quidem ipso opportunius accidere vidi quam tuas, Plance, litteras.
Plancus, I have seen nothing occur since the memory of man more glorious, nothing more pleasing, nor indeed more opportune in its very timing than your letter.
redditae sunt enim frequenti senatu Cornuto, cum is frigidas sane et inconstantis recitasset litteras Lepidi.
For it was delivered to Cornutus in a crowded Senate, just when he had read out the truly cold and inconsistent letter of Lepidus.
sub eas statim recitatae sunt tuae non sine magnis quidem clamoribus.
Immediately after that, yours was read, not indeed without great acclamations.
Cum rebus enim ipsis essent et studiis O beneficiisque in rem p. gratissimae, tum erant gravissimis verbis ac sententiis.
For while it was most welcome in its very facts, zeal, and services to the republic, it was also full of the most weighty words and sentiments.
flagitare senatus institit Cornutum ut referret statim de tuis litteris.
The Senate began to press Cornutus to refer the matter of your letter immediately.
ille se considerare velle.
He said he wished to consider it.
Cum ei magnum convicium fieret cuncto a senatu, quinque tribuni plebi rettulerunt.
When a great outcry was made against him by the entire Senate, five tribunes of the plebs brought the motion forward.
Servilius rogatus rem distulit; ego eam sententiam dixi, cui sunt adsensi ad unum.
Servilius, when asked his opinion, postponed the matter; I delivered the opinion to which they agreed to a man.
ea quae fuerit ex s. c. cognosces.
What that was, you will learn from the decree of the Senate.
§10.16.2tu quamquam consilio non eges vel abundas potius, tamen hoc animo esse debes ut nihil huc reicias neve in rebus tam subitis tamque angustis a senatu consilium petendum putes, ipse tibi sis senatus, quocumque te ratio rei p. ducet sequare, cures ut ante factum aliquid a te egregium audiamus quam futurum putarimus.
Although you do not lack counsel, or rather abound in it, yet you ought to be of such a mind that you refer nothing back here, nor think that counsel should be sought from the Senate in matters so sudden and so critical; be a Senate to yourself, follow wherever the interest of the republic shall lead you, and see to it that we hear of some outstanding deed performed by you before we could have thought it would be done.
illud tibi promitto, quicquid erit a te factum, id senatum non modo ut fideliter sed etiam ut sapienter factum comprobaturum. .
This I promise you, that whatever is done by you, the Senate will approve it as done not only faithfully but also wisely.