Baucis and Philemon 5-6

interea totiens haustum cratera repleri sponte sua per seque vident succrescere vina;

Meanwhile they saw that as often as the mixing bowl was drained it was refilled of its own accord and that the wine was pouring of its own accord

attoniti novitate pavent manibusque supinis concipiunt Baucisque preces timidusque philemon et veniam dapibus nullisque paratibus orant

baucis and timid Philemon were afraid, startled by the strange night and, with palms facing upwards, they uttered prayers and begged forgiveness for the meal and their lack of preparation

unicus anser erat, minimae custodia villae, quem dis hospitibus domini matctare parabant

there was one goose, the guard of the tiny house, its masters planned to slaughter it for their divine guests

ille celer penna tardos aetate fatigat eluditque diu tandemque est visus ad ipsos confugisse deos.

quick on its wings it tired them out, slow from age and eluded them for a long time and finally seemed to take refuge with the gods themselves

superi vetuere pecari ‘di’ que ‘sumus, meritasque luet vicinia poenas impia’ dixerunt

the gods forbade it to be killed and said, ‘we are gods and this impious neighborhood will pay a deserved penalty.

vobis immunibus huius esse mali dabitur. modo vestra relinquite tecta ac nostros comitate gradus et in ardua montis ite simul

you will be allowed to escape this disaster. just leave your house and follow our steps and go together onto the slopes of the mountain

parent ambo baculisque levati nituntur longo vestigia ponere clivo

they both obeyed and, leaning on their strides, they struggled to place their footsteps on the long slope.

tantum aberant summo, quantum semel ire sagitta missa potest

they were as far from the top as a single arrow shot can go

flexere oculos et mersa palude cetera prospiciunt, tantum sua tecta manere

they turned their eyes and saw everything else submerged in a swamp, only their house remained