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Fabulae Faciles 76
The bargain with Pelias
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: The Argonauts. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō76.1Tandem post multa perīcula Iāsōn in eundem locum pervēnit unde profectus erat.
At last, after many dangers, Jason arrived at the same place from which he had set out.
76.2Tum ē nāvī ēgressus ad rēgem Peliam, quī regnum adhūc obtinēbat, statim sē contulit, et vellere aureō mōnstrātō ab eō postulāvit ut regnum sibi trāderētur; Peliās enim pollicitus erat, sī Iāsōn vellus rettulisset, sē regnum eī trāditūrum.
Then, landing from the ship, he went at once to king Pelias, who still held the kingdom, and showing him the golden fleece he demanded that the kingdom be handed over to him; for Pelias had promised that if Jason brought back the fleece, he would hand the kingdom over to him.
Note. pollicitus erat … sē regnum eī trāditūrum: indirect statement after a verb of promising, with the future infinitive.
76.3Postquam Iāsōn quid fierī vellet ostendit, Peliās prīmō nihil respondit, sed diū in eādem trīstitiā tacitus permānsit; tandem ita locūtus est: "Vidēs mē aetāte iam esse cōnfectum, neque dubium est quīn diēs suprēmus mihi appropinquet.
After Jason had shown what he wanted done, Pelias at first made no answer, but remained silent a long time in the same gloom; at last he spoke as follows: "You see that I am already worn out with age, and there is no doubt that my last day is approaching.
76.4Liceat igitur mihi, dum vīvam, hoc regnum obtinēre; cum autem tandem dēcesserō, tū mihi succēdēs."
So let me hold this kingdom as long as I live; but when at last I have died, you will succeed me."
Note. Liceat mihi: a wish, 'may I be allowed'. dēcesserō: future perfect, 'I shall have died', where English says 'when I die'.
76.5Hāc ōrātiōne adductus Iāsōn respondit sē id factūrum quod ille rogāsset.
Persuaded by this speech, Jason replied that he would do what Pelias had asked.
Vocabulary
| tandem, adv. | at length or last, finally |
| post, adv. | after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| perīculum, -ī, n. | danger, peril, risk |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come through, come, arrive, reach |
| unde, adv. | whence |
| proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum | set out, depart, march |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus | go out or forth, go ashore, disembark |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| rēx, rēgis, m. | king |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| regnum, -ī, n. | royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm |
| adhūc, adv. | to this point, up to this time, yet, still |
| obtineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentus | hold |
| statim, adv. | on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| cōnferō, cōnferre, contulī, conlātus | bring together; grant, confer; sē cōnferre, to betake oneself, make one's way |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| vellus, velleris, n. | fleece |
| aureus, -a, -um | of gold, golden |
| mōnstrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | point out, show |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| postulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask, request, demand |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report |
| enim, conj. | for |
| polliceor, -licērī, -licitus | promise |
| sī, conj. | if |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia |
| postquam, conj. | later than, after, when |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| fīō, fierī, factus sum | be done or made, become, happen |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus | stretch out before, show, explain |
| prīmō, adv. | at first |
| nihil, n., indecl. | nothing |
| respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus | reply, answer |
| sed, conj. | but |
| diū, adv. | for a long time, a long time or while, long; comp |
| trīstitia, -ae, f. | sadness |
| tacitus, -a, -um | silent |
| permaneō, -manēre, -mānsi, -mānsus | remain |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| loquor, loquī, locūtus | speak |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| aetās, -tātis, f. | age |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| cōnficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | make or do completely, complete, finish, accomplish, make; wear out |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| dubius, -a, -um | doubtful, uncertain |
| quīn, conj. | so that ... not, but that, but |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| suprēmus, -a, -um | highest, last |
| appropinquō, -propinquāre, -propinquāvī, -propinquātus | approach to, approach |
| licet, -ēre, -uit or -itum est, impers. | is lawful or permitted |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctus | live |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| dēcēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus | go away, depart |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| succēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus | go or come under, follow after, succeed |
| ōrātiō, -ōnis, f. | speech; ōrātiōnem habēre, to deliver an oration, speak |
| addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead to, bring, take; induce, influence |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |