59.1Iāsōn igitur cum calceum āmissum nūllō modō recipere posset, ūnō pede nūdō in rēgiam pervēnit.So Jason, since he could in no way get back the lost shoe, arrived at the palace with one foot bare. 59.2Quem cum Peliās vīdisset, subitō timōre adfectus est; intellēxit enim hunc esse hominem quem ōrāculum dēmōnstrāvisset.When Pelias saw him, he was suddenly seized with fear; for he understood that this was the man whom the oracle had pointed out.Note. Quem: a relative pronoun at the start of a sentence connects it to the one before: 'and when Pelias saw him'. 59.3Hoc igitur cōnsilium iniit.So he formed this plan. 59.4Rēx erat quīdam Aeētēs, quī regnum Colchidis illō tempore obtinēbat.There was a certain king Aeetes, who at that time ruled the kingdom of Colchis. 59.5Huic commissum erat vellus illud aureum quod Phrixus ōlim ibi relīquerat.To him had been entrusted that famous golden fleece which Phrixus had once left there. 59.6Cōnstituit igitur Peliās Iāsonī negōtium dare ut hōc vellere potīrētur; cum enim rēs esset magnī perīculī, eum in itinere peritūrum esse spērābat.So Pelias decided to give Jason the task of getting possession of this fleece; for since the undertaking was very dangerous, he hoped that he would die on the journey.Note. hōc vellere potīrētur: potior takes the ablative. peritūrum esse: future infinitive, 'that he would die'.
59.7Iāsonem igitur ad sē arcessīvit, et eum cohortātus quid fierī vellet docuit.So he summoned Jason to him and, after encouraging him, told him what he wanted done.Note. quid fierī vellet: 'what he wanted to be done', an indirect question. 59.8Ille etsī intellegēbat rem esse difficillimam, negōtium libenter suscēpit.Jason, although he understood that the task was very difficult, gladly undertook it.