Hannibal 1-2

he felt differently than before

alia atque anteā sentīret

he ordered that I make an oath

iūrāre iūssit

he went to the king

adiit ad rēgem

whom from afar

quem absēns

King Philip V of Macedon

Philippum

if you will not place me

sī nōn mē…posueris

as the leader

prīncipem

you will prepare for war

bellum parābis

you will frustrate you yourself

tē ipsum frūstrāberis

in this matter

in eō

if you will hide it from me

sī mē cēlāris

when indeed

cum quidem

you will not be unwise

nōn imprūdenter fēceris

about the Romans

dē Rōmānīs

being friendly

amīcē

therefore

quārē

if you will consider

sī quid…cōgitābis

of the same mind

eādem mente

for the rest of my life

reliquō tempore

had arrived

vēnissent

who were investigating

quī…explōrārent

after the Roman envoys

cum lēgātī Rōmānī

to him

ad quem

given from his father

patrī datum

that no one should be in doubt

ut nēminī dubium esse dēbeat

that I will be

sim futūrus

this formal oath

iūs iūrandum

I have so preserved

ita cōnservāvī

all the way since this age

ūsque ad hanc aetātem

with the Romans

cum Rōmānīs

before which

apud quam

that I would never be

numquam mē…fore

he prepared to make a sacrifice

sacrificāre īnstituerat

to the altar

ad āram

me touching (the altar)

eamque…tenentem

in a friendship

in amīcitiā

with others having been removed

cēterīs remōtīs

he led me

mē…addūxit

simultaneously

simul

which I ask

quam postulō

if you will give to me the trust

sī mihi fidem….dederis

I will do this

faciam

then he said

tum ille…inquit

from him

ab eō

that he not hesitate to lead (me)

nē dubitāret dūcere

and also I began to seek

atque…petere coepissem

if I wish to set out

vellemne…proficīscī

with him

sēcum

after I accepted this freely

id cum libenter accēpissem

into the army camps

in castra

he asked from me

quaesīvit ā mē

was being completed

cōnficiēbātur

and while this divine event

quae dīvīna rēs dum

to Jupiter Optimus Maximus

Iovī optimō maximō

marching into Spain

in Hispānium…proficīscēns

sacrificed the victims

hostiās immolāvit

in Carthage

Karthāgine

(my father) as emperor

imperātor

not being more than 9 years old

utpote nōn amplius novem annōs nātō

with me having been a little boy

puerulō mē

My father

pater meus

he said

inquit

he added this

hoc adiūnxit

about his fidelity and hatred

dē fidē sua et odiō

against the Romans

in Rōmānōs

And after he had recalled many things to him

eīque cum multa…commemorāsset

when the opportunity arose

tempore datō

from the more intimate plans

ab interiōribus cōnsiliīs

and saw that he was segregated

sēque…sēgregārī vīdisset

and these were not made

neque…fēcissent

in vain

frūstrā

and when Hannibal had learned it

idque Hannibal comperisset

corrupted by them

ab ipsīs corruptus

as if

tamquam

into suspicion to the king

in suspīciōnem rēgī

in order to bring Hannibal

ut Hannibalem…addūceret

by means of secret councils

cōnsiliīs clandestīnīs

and they gave attention

darentque operam

about his intention

dē ēius voluntāte

not to mention

ut omittam

with the Romans

cum Rōmānīs

from his fatherland

patriā

and required the help

et…opum indigēret

his life than (his hatred)

animam quam id

in spirit

animō

he never ceased

numquam dēstiterit

although he had been pushed

cum…pulsus esset

that he would sooner put aside

ut prius…dēposuerit

because he indeed

quī quidem

for

nam quotiēnscumque

to wage war

bellāre

toward the Romans

ergā Rōmānōs

of foreigners

aliēnārum

just as (this hatred) left behind in inheritance

velut hērēditāte relictum

but if he had not been debilitated

quod nisi…dēbilitātus esset

in bravery

fortitūdine

it must not be denied

nōn est īnfitiandum

all nations

cūnctās nātiōnēs

so conserved

sī cōnservāvit

he seems to have been able to conquer

vidētur superāre potuisse