Iug. 111.1Ad ea Sulla prō sē breviter et modicē, dē pāce et commūnibus rēbus multīs disseruit.To this Sulla replied briefly and modestly on his own account, and spoke at length about peace and their common affairs. Iug. 111.1Dēnique rēgī patefacit, quod polliceātur, senātum et populum Rōmānum, quoniam armīs amplius valuissent, nōn in grātiam habitūrōs;Finally he makes it plain to the king that the senate and people of Rome, since they had proved superior in arms, would feel no gratitude for what he was promising; Iug. 111.1faciundum eī aliquid, quod illōrum magis quam suā rettulisse vidērētur.he must do something which would appear to be more in their interest than in his own. Iug. 111.1Id adeō in prōmptū esse, quoniam cōpiam Iugurthae habēret.This was indeed close at hand, since he had Jugurtha within his reach. Iug. 111.1Quem sī Rōmānīs trādidisset, fore ut illī plūrumum dēbērētur;If he handed him over to the Romans, they would owe him a very great debt; Iug. 111.1amīcitiam foedus Numidiae partem, quam nunc peteret, tum ultrō adventūram.friendship, a treaty and the part of Numidia which he was now seeking would then come to him of their own accord.
Iug. 111.2Rēx prīmō negitāre: cognātiōnem, adfīnitātem, praetereā foedus intervēnisse;The king at first kept refusing: kinship, ties of marriage and besides a treaty stood in the way; Iug. 111.2ad hoc metuere, nē fluxā fidē ūsus populārium animōs āvorteret, Quīs et Iugurtha cārus et Rōmānī invīsī erant.moreover, he feared that by showing fickle faith he might alienate the minds of his people, to whom Jugurtha was dear and the Romans hateful. Iug. 111.3Dēnique saepius fatīgātus lēnītur et ex voluntāte Sullae omnia sē factūrum prōmittit.At length, worn down by repeated urging, he relents and promises to do everything according to Sulla's wishes. Iug. 111.4Cēterum ad simulandam pācem, Quoius Numida dēfessus bellō avidissumus erat, quae ūtilia vīsa cōnstituunt.Moreover, they arrange what seemed useful for feigning a peace, which the Numidian, weary of war, very eagerly desired. Iug. 111.4Ita conpositō dolō dīgrediuntur.Having thus laid their plot, they part.