Aeneid 2.526-543 (Priam Enraged)

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But look!

ecce autem

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Having slipped away

elapsus

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from Pyrrhus' slaughter, Polites,

Pyrrhi de caede Polites,

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one of Priam's children,

unus natorum Priami,

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through spears, through enemies,

per tela, per hostis

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flees along the long corridors

porticibus longis fugit

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and wanders the empty halls,

et vacua atria lustrat

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wounded.

saucius

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Burning with a desire to wound him,

illum ardens infesto vulnere

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Pyrrhus pursues him closely,

Pyrrhus insequitur,

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and now, now he grabs him

iam iamque tenet

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with his hand,

manu

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and presses with his spear.

et premit hasta.

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When at last [Polites] has lost [him],

ut tandem evasit

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in front of the eyes

ante oculos

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and faces of his parents,

et ora parentum,

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he falls,

concidit

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and pours out his life,

ac vitam fudit

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with much blood.

multo cum sanguine.

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Here Priam,

hic Priamus,

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although he is already

quamquam iam tenetur

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on the [very] point of death,

in media morte,

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didn't give up though,

non tamen abstinuit

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and didn't hold back his voice

nec voci pepercit:

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and his anger:

iraeque

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"For your crime," he screams,

"(at) pro scelere," exclamat,

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"for having dared [to do] such things,

pro talibus ausis

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if there is any respect in heaven

si qua est caelo pietas

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which cares for such things,

quae talia curet

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may the gods

di

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pay you back

tibi persolvant

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worthy thanks

grates dignas

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and may they repay you

et reddant

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the rewards you are owed,

praemia debita,

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you who made me look at

qui me cernere fecisti

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the death of my son

nati letum

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right in front of me

coram [me]

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and have polluted a father's sight

et patrios foedasti vultus

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with death.

funere.

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That [famous] Achilles,

(at) ille Achilles

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from whom you falsely say

quo te mentiris

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that you are descended,

satum

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was not like this

non talis fuit

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in [the case of his] enemy, Priam;

in hoste Priamo

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but he respected the laws

sed iura erubuit

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and faith of a suppliant,

fidemque supplicis

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and he returned

-que reddidit

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Hector's lifeless body

Hectoreum corpus exsangue

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for burial,

sepulcro

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And sent me back

meque remisit

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to my kingdom [safely]."

in mea regna