§1.20.1Tum sacerdotibus creandis animum adiecit, quamquam ipse plurima sacra obibat, ea maxime, quae nunc ad Dialem flaminem pertinent. §1.20.2sed quia in civitate bellicosa plures Romuli quam Numae similes reges putabat fore iturosque ipsos ad bella, ne sacra regiae vicis desererentur, flaminem Iovi adsiduum sacerdotem creavit insignique eum veste et curuli regia sella adornavit.
Then he turned his attention to appointing priests, although he himself performed many sacred rites, especially those which now belong to the flamen of Jupiter. But because he thought that in a warlike state there would be more kings like Romulus than Numa, and that they themselves would go to war, lest the sacred rites of the royal office should be neglected, he created a constant priest to Jupiter as a flamen, and adorned him with a special vestment and the royal curule chair.
huic duos flamines adiecit, Marti unum, alterum Quirino; §1.20.3virginesque Vestae legit, Alba oriundum sacerdotium et genti conditoris haud alienum.
To this one he added two other flamines, one for Mars and the other for Quirinus; and he chose virgins for Vesta, a priesthood originating from Alba and by no means foreign to the family of the founder.
iis, ut adsiduae templi antistites essent, stipendium de publico statuit, virginitate aliisque caerimoniis venerabiles ac sanctas fecit. §1.20.4Salios item duodecim Marti Gradivo legit tunicaeque pictae insigne dedit et super tunicam aeneum pectori tegumen caelestiaque arma, quae ancilia appellantur, ferre ac per urbem ire canentes carmina cum tripudiis sollemnique saltatu iussit. pontificem deinde Numam Marcium, §1.20.5Marci filium, ex patribus legit eique sacra omnia exscripta exsignataque attribuit, quibus hostiis, quibus diebus, ad quae templa sacra fierent atque unde in eos sumptus pecunia erogaretur. §1.20.6cetera quoque omnia publica privataque sacra pontificis scitis subiecit, ut esset, quo consultum plebes veniret, ne quid divini iuris neglegendo patrios ritus peregrinosque adsciscendo turbaretur; §1.20.7nec caelestes modo caerimonias sed iusta quoque funebria placandosque manes ut idem pontifex edoceret, quaeque prodigia fulminibus aliove quo visu missa susciperentur atque curarentur.
For them, so that they might be constant guardians of the temple, he established a stipend from the public treasury, and made them venerable and sacred through virginity and other ceremonies. He likewise chose twelve Salii for Mars Gradivus, and gave them the distinction of the embroidered tunic, and over the tunic a bronze breastplate, ordering them to carry the heavenly weapons, which are called ancilia, and to go through the city singing hymns with triple-beat leaps and solemn dancing. Then from the patricians he chose as pontifex Numa Marcius, the son of Marcius, and assigned to him all the sacred rites written out and sealed, showing with what victims, on what days, at which temples the sacred rites should be performed, and from what source the money for those expenses should be paid. He also subjected all other public and private sacred rites to the decrees of the pontifex, so that there might be someone whom the common people could come to consult, lest any part of the divine law should be disturbed by neglecting ancestral rites and adopting foreign ones; and so that the same pontifex might instruct them not only in celestial ceremonies but also in the proper funeral rites and how to appease the shades of the dead, and what portents sent by lightning or any other sight should be accepted and expiated.
ad ea elicienda ex mentibus divinis Iovi Elicio aram in Aventino dicavit deumque consuluit auguriis, quae suscipienda essent.
To elicit these from the divine minds, he dedicated an altar on the Aventine to Jupiter Elicius, and consulted the god by auguries as to which portents should be accepted.