LAT 102: Chapter 30-31 Translations

Rogavit ubi illae duae discipulae dignae haec didicessent.

He asked where those two honorable students had learned these things.

Videbit quanta fuerit vis Illorum verborum felicium

He will see how great the force of those pleasing words were

Has insidias repente exposuit ne res publica opprimetur

He suddenly exposed this plot, lest the republic be oppressed

Hi taceant et tres ceteri expellantur ne occasionem similem have ant

Let these men be silent and let the remaining three men be expelled, lest they have a similar opportunity

Ita duras erat ut beneficia ne parentum quidem comprehendere non posset

He was so harsh that he was not able to comprehend even his parents’ kindness

Ceteri quidem nesciebant Quam acris esset mens natal eorum

Indeed, the others did not know how acute their daughter’s mind was

Denique princeps cognoscet cur potentior pars militum nos vitet

Finally, the emperor will understand why the stronger part of the military is avoiding us

Iam cognovi cur Clara facta vero non sint facillima

I now know why truly great deeds are not very easy

Mortuis haec arms mox dedicemus ne Honore egeant

Let us quickly dedicate these arms to the dead lest they be without honor

Fato Duce, Romulus Remusque Romam condiderunt; et, Remo necato, moenia urbis novae cito surrexerunt

Fate having been led, Romulus and Remus founded Rome; and, Remus having been killed, the walls of the new city quickly rose up

Nunc videtis quantum scelus contra rem publicam et leges nostras vobis pronuntiatum sit

Now, you see how great a crime against the republic and our laws has been announced to you

Quam dulcis sit libertas vobis protinus divan

I shall immediately tell you how sweet liberty is

Rogabat denique cur umquam ex urbe cessissent

He had finally asked why they had ever departed from the city

Nunc Scio quid sit amor

Now I know what love is

Videamus uter hic in medio foro plus scribere posit

Let us see which man is able to write more here in the middle of the forum

Multi dubitabant quid optimum est

Many men were doubting what was best

Incipiam exponere unde natura omnes res creet alatque

I shall begin to explain from which source nature creates and sustains all things

Dulce est videre quibus malis ipse careas

It is pleasant to see what evils you yourself lack

Auctorem Troiani belli relegi, Qui dicit quid sit pulchrum, quid turpe, quid utile, quid non

I reread the author of the Trojan Wars, who says what is beautiful, what is shameful, what is useful, what is not

Doctors rogabis qua ratione been agere cursum vitae posits, utrum virtutem Doctrina paret an natura ingeniumque dent, quid minuat curas, quid te amicum tibi faciat.

You will ask learned men by what reasoning you are able to lead the course of your life well, whether instruction produces virtue or one’s nature and innate talent give it, what lessens your concerns, what makes you a friend to yourself.

Isti autem rogant tantum quid habeas, non cur et unde

However, that man had asked how much you have, not why or from which source.

Errat, Qui finem vesani Quaerit amoris: verus amor nullum novit habere modus

He errs, who looks for a limit to insane love: true love knows no limit

Sed tempus est iam me discedere ut cicutam bibam, et vos discedere ut vitam agatis. Utrum autem sit melius, di immortales sciunt, hominem quidem neminem scire credo.

But it is time for me to leave so that I may drink hemlock, and for you to leave so you may lead your life. However, which of the two is better, only the immortal gods know, I trust that no human being knows.

Iam vero cognovimus Istas mentes duras ferrum pro pace offerum

Now we truly know that those harsh minds are offering war instead of peace

Ne natae geminae discant verba tam acerba et tam dura

Let not your twin daughters learn such bitter and such harsh words.

Cum hi decem viri digni ex moenibus semel discessissent, alia occasio pacis numquam oblata est

When these ten honorable men had once and for all left the city walls, another opportunity for peace was never offered

Tantum auxiliam nobis referet ut ne accerimi quidem milites aut pugnare aut hic remanere possint

He will bring back such great help to us that not even the fiercest soldiers will be able either to fight or to remain here.

Rogabat cur ceterae tantam Fidem apud nos praestarent et nobis tantam spem adferrent

He was asking why the other women were exhibiting such loyalty in our presence and offering us such great hope

Cum patria nostra tanta beneficia offerat, tamen quidam se in insidias furtim conferunt et contra Bonos mox pugnabunt

Although our country offers such great benefits, nevertheless certain men are secretly entering into a plot and will soon be fighting against good men

Denique audiamus quantae sint hae insidiae ac quot coniurati contra civitatem surgant

Let us finally hear how great this plot is and how many conspirators are rising up against the state

Haec scelera repente exposui ne Alia et similia ferrentis

I suddenly exposed these crimes lest you all might endure other similar ones

Responderunt plurima arms a militibus ad litus allata esse et in Navibus condita esse

They answered that many arms had been brought by soldiers to the shore and stored in the ships

Cum parentes essent vivi, felines errant; mortui quoque sunt beati

When your parents were alive, they were happy; but even in death they are also blessed

Nescio utrum tres coniurati maneat an in exsilium contenderint

I do not know whether the three conspirators are remaining or have hastened into exile

Nos conferamus ad cenum, mei amici, bibamus multam vini, consumamus noctem atque omnes curas nostras minuamus!

Let us go to dinner, my friends, drink much wine, consume the night and reduce all of our cares

Potestne haec lux esse tibi iucunda, cum scias hos omnes consilia tua cognovisse?

Can this light be pleasant for you, when you realize that all these men know your plans?

Themistocles, cum Graecium servitute Persica liberavisset et propter invidiam in exsilium expulsum esset, ingratae patriae iniuriam non tulit Quam ferre debuit

Themistocles, since he had liberated Greece from Persian slavery and been driven into exile on account of political animosity, did not endure his thankless nation’s injustice, which he ought to have endured

Quae cum ita sint, Catalina, confer te in exsilium

And since these things are so, Cataline, go into exile

O navis, novis fluctus belli te in mare referent! O quid agis? Unde erit ullum perfugium?

Oh ship of state, new waves of ware will carry you back into the sea! Oh what are you doing? From what source will there be any refuge?

Cum res publica immortalis esse debeat, doleo eam salutis egere ac in vita mius mortalis consistere.

Since the republic ought to be immortal, I grieve that it wants for safety and that it depends on the life of one mortal

Cum illum hominem esse servum novisset, eum comprehendere non dubitavit

When he found out that man was a slave, he did not hesitate to arrest him

Ille comprehensus, cum primo impudentur respondere coepisset, denique tamen Nihil negavit

That man, having been arrested, although he had initially begun to answer impudently, nevertheless ultimately denied nothing

Milo dicitur per stadium venisse cum bovem umeris ferret

Milo is said to have come through the stadium when he was carrying an ox on his shoulders

Quid vesper et somnus ferant, incertum est

It is uncertain what the evening and sleep may bring

Ferte misero tantam auxilium quantum potentis.

Bring this poor man as much help as you can

Hoc unum scio: quod fata ferunt, id feremus aequo animo

This one thing I know: whatever the Fates bring, we will endure it with a calm mind

Legum denique idcirco omnes servi sum us, ut liberi esse possums

Ultimately, we are slaves of the law for this reason—that we may be able to be free