Cicero Test 3 (Day 9-11)

Quae tēcum, Catilīna, sīc agit et quōdam modō tacita loquitur:

She (the Republic) speaks with you, Catiline, in this way and, in a certain sense, speaks silently.

Nūllum iam aliquot annīs facinus exstitit nisi per tē, nūllum flāgitium sine tē.

For several years now, no crime has occurred except through you, and no disgraceful act without you.

Tibi ūnī multōrum cīvium necēs, tibi vexatio direptioque sociorum impunita fuit ac libera.

To you alone the murders of many citizens, to you the harassment and plundering of the allies have been unpunished and free.

Tū nōn sōlum ad neglegendās lēgēs et quaestiōnēs vērum etiam ad ēvertendās perfringendāsque valuistī.

You have been able not only to disregard laws and investigations, but also to overturn and violate them.

Quam ob rem discēde

For this reason, depart!

atque hunc mihi timōrem ēripe — sī est vērus, nē opprimar; sīn falsus, ut tandem aliquandō timēre dēsinam.

And remove this fear from me — if it is true, so that I may not be overwhelmed; but if it is false, so that at last I may stop being afraid.

"Refer" inquis "ad senātum."

"Refer it to the Senate," you say.

Id enim postulās, et sī hic ōrdō sibi placēre dēcrēverit tē īre in exsilium, obtemperātūrum tē esse dīcis.

For you request this, and you say that you will obey if this body decides that it wishes you to go into exile.

Nōn referam id quod abhorret ā meīs mōribus. et tamen faciam ut intellegās quid hī dē tē sentiant.

I will not refer this matter because it is contrary to my principles. Nevertheless, I will make you understand what these men think about you.

Ēgredere ex urbe, Catilīna!

Leave the city, Catiline!

Līberā rem pūblicam metū!

Free the Republic from fear!

In exsilium (sī hanc vōcem exspectās) proficīscere!

Depart into exile (if you are waiting for this word)!

Quid est, Catilīna?

What is it, Catiline?

Ecquid attendis?

Are you paying attention at all?

Ecquid animadvertis hōrum silentium?

Do you notice the silence of these men at all?

Patiuntur; tacent.

They tolerate it; they are silent.

Quid exspectās auctōritātem loquentium quōrum voluntātem tacitōrum perspicis?

Why do you expect the authority of those who are speaking, when you clearly see the wishes of those who are silent?

Quam ob rem (ut saepe iam dīxī), proficīscere —

For this reason (as I have often said already), depart!

ac sī mihi inimīcō (ut praedicās) tuō cōnflāre vīs invidiam, rēctā perge in exsilium.

And if you want to stir up unpopularity against me, your enemy (as you claim), go straight into exile.

Vix feram sermōnēs hominum (sī id fēceris).

I will scarcely endure people's talk if you do this.

Vix mōlem istīus invidiae, sī in exsilium iūssū cōnsulis ieris, sustinēbō.

I will scarcely bear the weight of that unpopularity if you go into exile at the consul's command.

Sīn autem servīre meae laudī et glōriae māvīs, ēgredere cum importūnā scelerātōrum manū!

But if you prefer to serve my praise and glory, depart with that troublesome band of criminals!

Cōnfer tē ad Mānlium!

Go to Manlius!

Concitā perditōs cīvēs!

Rouse the depraved citizens!

Sēcerne tē ā bonīs!

Separate yourself from the good men!

Īnfer patriae bellum!

Bring war upon the fatherland!

Exsultā impiō latrōciniō, ut ā mē nōn ēiectus ad aliēnōs sed invītātus ad tuōs īsse videāris.

Rejoice in your wicked banditry, so that you may seem to have gone not driven out by me to strangers, but invited to your own people.

Etenim, sī mēcum patria (quae mihi vītā meā multō est cārior), sī cūncta Ītālia, sī omnis rēs pūblica loquātur:

For indeed, if the fatherland were to speak with me (which is much dearer to me than my life), if all Italy, if the entire Republic were to speak:

“M. Tullī, quid agis?”

"Marcus Tullius, what are you doing?"

Tūne eum quem esse hostem comperistī, quem ducem bellī futūrum vidēs, quem exspectārī imperātōrem in castrīs hostium sentīs, auctōrem sceleris, prīncipem coniūrātiōnis, ēvocātōrem servōrum et cīvium perditōrum, exīre patiēre, ut abs tē nōn ēmissus ex urbe sed immissus in urbem esse videātur?

Will you allow this man, whom you have discovered to be an enemy, whom you see will be a leader of war, whom you know is being awaited as commander in the enemy camp, the author of crime, the leader of the conspiracy, and the inciter of slaves and depraved citizens, to leave, so that he may seem not to have been sent out of the city by you, but sent into the city?

Nōnne hunc in vincla dūcī, nōn ad mortem rapī, nōn summō suppliciō mactārī imperābis?

Will you not order this man to be led into chains, dragged to death, and subjected to the highest punishment?

Quid tandem tē impedit?

What, then, is stopping you?

Mōsne māiōrum tē impedit?

Is the custom of our ancestors stopping you?

At persaepe etiam prīvātī in hāc rē pūblicā perniciōsōs cīvēs morte multārunt.

But very often, even private citizens in this Republic have punished dangerous citizens with death.

An lēgēs tē impediunt quae dē cīvium Rōmānōrum suppliciō rogātae sunt?

Or are the laws stopping you, which were proposed concerning the punishment of Roman citizens?

At numquam in hāc urbe hominēs quī ā rē pūblicā dēfēcērunt cīvium iūra tenuērunt.

But never in this city have men who have defected from the Republic maintained the rights of citizens.

An invidiam posteritātis timēs?

Or do you fear the disapproval of future generations?

Praeclāram vērō populō Rōmānō refers grātiam, quī tē (hominem per tē cognitum, nūllā commendātiōne māiōrum) tam mātūrē ad summum imperium per omnēs honōrum gradūs extulit, sī propter invidiam aut alicuius perīculī metum salūtem cīvium tuōrum neglegis.

Indeed, you are showing a splendid gratitude to the Roman people, who raised you so quickly to the highest power through every step of political office (a man known through your own efforts, without any recommendation from your ancestors), if you neglect the safety of your fellow citizens because of disapproval or fear of some danger.

Sed sī quis est invidiae metus, nōn est vehementius sevēritātis ac fortitūdinis invidia quam inertiae ac nēquitiae pertimēscenda.

But if there is any fear of disapproval, the disapproval of severity and courage should not be feared more than that of inactivity and wickedness.

An cum bellō vāstābitur Ītālia, vexābuntur urbēs, tēcta ārdēbunt, tum tē nōn exīstimās invidiae incendiō cōnflāgrātūrum esse?

Or when Italy is devastated by war, cities are harassed, and homes burn, do you not think that you will then be consumed by the fire of public resentment?

Hīs ego sānctissimīs reī pūblicae vōcibus et eōrum hominum quī hoc idem sentiunt mentibus pauca respondēbō.

I will answer briefly to these most sacred voices of the Republic and to the thoughts of those men who feel the same thing.