Caesar Book V Ch. 44-45

Ordo, ordinis

rank

Quinam, quaenam, quonam

which

Contentio, -onis

rivalry, contest;

certamen, certamenis (n)

competition

Antefero, -ferre, -tuli, -latus

hold as superior, regard as superior

Erant in ea legione fortissimi viri, centuriones, qui primis ordinibus appropinquarent, Titus Pullo et Lucius Vorenus. Hi perpetuas inter se controversias habebant, quinam anteferretur

There were in that legion, very brave men, Centurions, who were approaching the first rank, Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus. These were having continuous arguments between themselves, which should be regarded as superior

Certamen, -inis

competition

Uterque, utraque, utrumque

both

Uter, utra, utrum

which of 2

Verso, -are

turn, deal with

Diiudico, -are=iudico, -are

decide, judge

Sic fortuna in contentione et certamine utrumque versavit, ut alter alteri inimicus auxilio salutique esset, neque diiudicari posset, uter utri virtute anteferendus videretur.

Thus fortune in rivalry and competition turns/deals with both, so that each enemy is help and safety to the other, and it is not possible to judge, which of the 2 must be seen as superior to the other.