Lines 219 - 237 Jupiter speaks

Talibus orantem dictis arasque tenentem/ audiit Omnipotens,

The all-powerful one heard him praying with such words and gripping the altars,

oculosque ad moenia torsit/ regia et oblitos famae melioris amantes.

and he turned his eyes towards the royal city and the lovers, forgetful of their better reputation.

tum sic Mercurium adloquitur ac talia mandat:

Then he thus addressed Mercury and commanded him so:

"vade age, nate, voca Zephyros et labere pennis/ Dardaniumque ducem,

"Off you go, son, call the west wind and glide on your wings and address the Trojan leader,

Tyria Karthagine qui nunc/ exspectat fatisque datas non respicit urbes,

who now waits around in Tyrian Carthage and does not regard the cities given by fate,

adloquere et celeres defer mea dicta per auras.

and convey my words on the quick breeze.

non illum nobis genetrix pulcherrima talem/ promisit

His most beautiful mother did not promise him to be like this,

Graiumque ideo bis vindicat armis;

nor did she rescue him twice from Greek weapons;

sed fore qui gravidam imperiis belloque frementem/ Italiam regeret,

but to be the one who would rule Italy, pregnant with empire and seething for war,

genus alto a sanguine Teucri/ proderet, ac totum sub leges mitteret orbem.

he would produce a people from Troy's high blood, and bring the whole world under the rule of the law.

si nulla accendit tantarum gloria rerum

If the glory of such things doesn't inflame him at all,

nec super ipse sua molitur laude laborem,

and he doesn't even exert himself for his own honour,

Ascanione pater Romanas invidet arces?

does the father begrudge the citadels of Rome to Ascanius?

quid struit? aut qua spe inimica in gente moratur

What is he planning? With what hope does he delay among alien people,

nec prolem Ausoniam et Lavinia respicit arva?

forgetting Ausonian offspring of the Lavinian fields?

naviget! haec summa est, hic nostri nuntius esto."

Let him sail! That is the most important thing, let that be my message."