Bellum Iugurthinum 110

Bocchus speaks to Sulla

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Iug. 110.1"Numquam ego ratus sum fore utī rēx maxumus in hāc terrā et omnium, quōs nōvī, prīvātō hominī grātiam dēbērem.'I never thought it would come about that I, the greatest king in this land and of all whom I know, should owe gratitude to a private man. Iug. 110.2Et mehercule, Sulla, ante tē cognitum multīs ōrantibus, aliīs ultrō egomet opem tulī, nūllīus indigus.And by Hercules, Sulla, before I knew you, I gave help to many at their request and to others of my own accord, needing no one's help myself. Iug. 110.3Id inminūtum, quod cēterī dolēre solent, ego laetor.That this is diminished, a thing which others usually lament, I rejoice. Iug. 110.3Fuerit mihi eguisse aliquandō pretium tuae amīcitiae, quā apud meum animum nihil cārius est.Let my having been in need for once be the price of your friendship, than which nothing is dearer to my heart. Iug. 110.3Id adeō experīrī licet.This indeed you may put to the test. Iug. 110.4Arma virōs pecūniam, postrēmō quicquid animō lubet, sūme ūtere, et, quoad vīvēs, numquam tibi redditam grātiam putāverīs: semper apud mē integra erit;Arms, men, money, in short whatever you please, take it, use it, and as long as you live, never think that my gratitude has been repaid: it will always remain undiminished with me; Iug. 110.4dēnique nihil mē sciente frūstrā volēs.in short, nothing you wish for, if I know of it, will you wish for in vain.

Iug. 110.5Nam, ut ego aestumō, rēgem armīs quam mūnificentiā vincī minus flāgitiōsum est.For, as I judge, it is less disgraceful for a king to be outdone in arms than in generosity. Iug. 110.6Cēterum dē rē pūblicā vostrā, Quoius cūrātor hūc missus es, paucīs accipe.But hear in a few words about your commonwealth, whose agent you have been sent here. Iug. 110.6Bellum ego populō Rōmānō neque fēcī neque factum umquam voluī;I neither made war on the Roman people nor ever wished it to be made; Iug. 110.6at fīnīs meōs advorsum armātōs armīs tūtātus sum.but I defended my borders with arms against armed men. Iug. 110.7Id omittō, quandō vōbīs ita placet.This I let pass, since such is your wish. Iug. 110.7Gerite quod voltis cum Iugurthā bellum.Wage what war you will with Jugurtha. Iug. 110.8Ego flūmen Muluccham, quod inter mē et Micipsam fuit, nōn ēgrediar neque id intrāre Iugurtham sinam.I shall not cross the river Muluccha, which was the boundary between me and Micipsa, nor shall I allow Jugurtha to enter. Iug. 110.8Praetereā sī quid mēque vōbīsque dignum petīveris, haud repulsus abībis."Besides, if you ask for anything worthy of me and of you, you will not go away refused.'

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (117 words)

numquam, adv.	never
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
reor, rērī, ratus sum	think, suppose, reckon
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
omnis, -e	all, every
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
nōscō, -ere, nōvī, nōtum	get to know (perf. nōvī: know)
prīvātus, -a, -um	private
homō, hominis, m.	man
grātia, -ae, f.	favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	owe; with infin., ought
mehercule, mehercle (interj.)	by Hercules!, so help me, truly
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.	before
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus	find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
multus, -a, -um	much, great; plur., many
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	speak; beg, pray
alius, -a, -ud	another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
ultrō (adv.)	of one's own accord; besides (ultrō citrōque: back and forth)
ops, opis f.; pl. opēs, -um	help; (pl.) resources, wealth, power
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus	bear, bring
nūllus, -a, -um	not any, none, no
indigus, -a, -um	needing, in want of; needy
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
imminuō, -ere, -uī, -ūtus	lessen, diminish; passive: go down
cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	the other, the remaining, the rest of
doleō, -ēre, doluī, dolitum	grieve, be pained
soleō, -ēre, solitus sum	be accustomed, usually do
laetor, -ārī, -ātus sum	rejoice, be glad
egeō, -ēre, eguī (+ abl. or gen.)	need, lack, be in want of
aliquandō, adv.	at some time or other; finally, at length
pretium, -ī, n.	price, charge
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
amīcitia, -ae f.	friendship, alliance
apud, prep, with acc.	among, with
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
animus, -ī, m.	mind; heart; spirit, courage
nihil, n., indecl.	nothing
cārus, -a, -um	dear, precious
adeō (adv.)	so far, to such a degree; so
experior, -īrī, expertus sum	try, test, experience
licet, -ēre, -uit or -itum est, impers.	is lawful or permitted
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.	arms, weapons
vir, virī, m.	man
pecūnia, -ae, f.	money (the possession of cattle constituting wealth in early times)
postrēmō (adv.)	finally, at last
quisquis, quidquid (quicquid)	whoever, whatever
libet, -ēre, libuit (impers.)	it pleases; mihi libet: I like, I want
sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptus	take under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment
ūtor, ūtī, ūsus	use
quoad (conj.)	as long as; until
vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctus	live
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give back, return, restore; render
putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	think
semper, adv.	always
integer, -gra, -grum	untouched, fresh, whole
dēnique, adv.	lastly, finally
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
frūstrā, adv.	in vain
volō, velle, voluī	wish
nam, conj.	for
aestimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	value, reckon
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
mūnificentia, -ae f.	generosity, open-handedness
vincō, -ere, vīcī, victum	conquer, defeat
minus, comp. adv.	less
flāgitiōsus, -a, -um	shameful, disgraceful
cēterum (adv.)	but, however; for the rest
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
pūblicus, -a, -um	public, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state)
vester, -tra, -trum	your
cūrātor, -ōris m.	manager, agent; guardian, trustee
hūc, adv.	to this place, hither
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	few
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
bellum, -ī, n.	war
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
Rōmānus, -a, -um	Roman
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
umquam, adv.	ever
at, conj.	but
fīnis, -is, m.	end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country
adversum (prep. + acc.; also adversus)	against, opposite
armātus, -a, -um	armed
tūtor, -ārī, -ātus sum	protect, guard
omittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	let go, neglect, disregard, throw away, lose
quandō (adv.)	when; (after sī) ever
vōs	plur. of tū
ita, adv.	in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
placeō, -ēre, placuī, placitum (+ dat.)	please (placuit eī: he decided)
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus	carry, wear; carry on, do
cum, prep, with abl.	with
flūmen, -minis, n.	river
inter, prep, with acc.	among, between
nōn, adv.	not
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go out or forth, go ashore, disembark
intrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	go within or into, enter
sinō, -ere, sīvī, situs	allow, permit, let
praetereā, adv.	besides this, besides, moreover
sī, conj.	if
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.	any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
que, enclitic conj.	and
dignus, -a, -um (+ abl.)	worthy (of), deserving
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus	seek, ask; attack
haud, adv.	not at all, by no means, not
repellō, repellere, reppulī, repulsus	drive back or away, repulse, repel
abeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrus	go away, depart

Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum. Latin text: the Perseus digital text of Sallust's Jugurthine War, with chapter 79 onwards in part from A. W. Ahlberg (Teubner, 1919), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.