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Bellum Iugurthinum 71

The plot discovered

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Iug. 71.1Sed quom eae litterae adlātae, forte Nabdalsa exercitō corpore fessus in lectō quiēscēbat, ubi cognitīs Bomilcaris verbīs prīmō cūra, deinde, utī aegrum animum solet, somnus cēpit.But when that letter was delivered, Nabdalsa, as it happened, tired from bodily exercise, was resting on his couch, where, after reading Bomilcar's words, first anxiety and then, as usually happens to a troubled mind, sleep overcame him. Iug. 71.3Erat eī Numida quīdam negōtiōrum cūrātor, fīdus acceptusque et omnium cōnsiliōrum nisi novissumī particeps.He had a certain Numidian as steward of his affairs, trusted and well liked, and privy to all his plans except the latest. Iug. 71.4Quī postquam adlātās litterās audīvit et ex cōnsuētūdine ratus operā aut ingeniō suō opus esse in tabernāculum introiit, dormiente illō epistulam super caput in pulvīnō temerē positam sūmit ac perlēgit, Dein properē cognitīs īnsidiīs ad rēgem pergit.When this man heard that a letter had been delivered, and, thinking as usual that his help or advice was needed, entered the tent, he took the letter, which had been carelessly placed on the cushion above his sleeping master's head, read it through, and then, having discovered the plot, hurried off to the king.

Iug. 71.5Nabdalsa paulō post experrēctus ubi neque epistulam repperit et rem omnem, utī ācta erat, cognōvit, prīmō indicem persequī cōnātus, postquam id frūstrā fuit, Iugurtham plācandī grātiā adcēdit: dīcit.Nabdalsa, waking a little later, when he did not find the letter and learned the whole affair as it had happened, at first tried to pursue the informer, and when that proved vain, went to Jugurtha to appease him; he told him Iug. 71.5Quae ipse parāvisset facere, perfidiā clientis suī praeventa;that what he himself had been preparing to do had been forestalled by the treachery of his dependant; Iug. 71.5lacrumāns obtestātur per amīcitiam perque sua anteā fidēliter ācta, nē super tālī scelere suspectum sēsē habēret.with tears he implored him, by their friendship and by his own faithful conduct in the past, not to hold him under suspicion of such a crime.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×4, indirect statement ×3, gerunds and gerundives ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (99 words)
sed, conj.but
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
litterae, -ārum f. pl.letters (of the alphabet); a letter, dispatch
adferō, adferre, attulī, adlātusbear to, bring
forte, adv.by chance, accidentally
exerceō, -ercēre, -ercuī, -ercitusexercise
corpus, corporis, n.body
fessus, -a, -umexhausted, worn out, weary
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
lectus, -ī m.bed, couch
quiēscō, -ere, quiēvī, quiētusrest, keep quiet
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitusfind out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
verbum, -ī, n.word
prīmō, adv.at first
cūra, -ae f.care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern)
deinde, adv.then, next
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
aeger, -gra, -grumsick, ill; as noun, a sick man
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
soleō, -ēre, solitus sumbe accustomed, usually do
somnus, -ī, m.sleep, drowsiness
capiō, capere, cēpī, captustake, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.a certain, certain
negōtium, -ī, n.business, matter; task, trouble, difficulty
cūrātor, -ōris m.manager, agent; guardian, trustee
fīdus, -a, -umfaithful, loyal, trustworthy
acceptus, -a, -um (+ dat.)welcome, popular (with)
que, enclitic conj.and
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
omnis, -eall, every
cōnsilium, -ī, n.advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
nisi, conj.if not, unless
novus, -a, -umnew; novissimus, last
particeps, -cipissharing in, taking part in (+ gen.); as noun: partner
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
postquam, conj.later than, after, when
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
cōnsuētūdō, -inis f.custom, habit; way of life
reor, rērī, ratus sumthink, suppose, reckon
opera, -ae, f.effort, work, labor
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
ingenium, -ī n.natural ability, talent, cleverness; character
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
opus, operis, n.work, task
tabernāculum, -ī n.tent
introeō, -īre, -iī, -itumgo in, enter
dormiō, -īre, -īvīsleep
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
epistula, -ae f.letter
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
caput, capitis, n.head
pulvīnus, -ī m.cushion, pillow
temerē, adv.rashly
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positusplace, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptustake under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
perlegō, -ere, -lēgī, -lēctusread through, read out
properē (adv.)quickly, in haste
īnsidiae, -ārum, f. plur.ambush; plot, stratagem
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
rēx, rēgis, m.king
pergō, -ere, perrēxī, perrēctumgo on, press on
paulō, adv.by a little, a little, somewhat
post, adv.after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
expergīscor, -ī, experrēctus sumwake up, rouse oneself
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
reperiō, reperīre, repperī, repertusfind, discover
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
index, -icis m. and f.informer; sign, indication
persequor, -sequī, -secūtusfollow up, pursue
cōnor, -ārī, -ātustry, attempt
frūstrā, adv.in vain
plācō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscalm, appease
grātia, -ae, f.favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
accēdō, -ere, accessī, accessumcome near, approach; be added
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake ready, prepare
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
perfidia, -ae f.treachery, bad faith
cliēns, -entis m.client, dependent
praeveniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventumcome before, arrive first, get ahead of
lacrimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusweep, shed tears
obtestor, -testārī, -testātuscall to witness; beseech, implore
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
amīcitia, -ae f.friendship, alliance
anteā, adv.before
fidēliter, adv.faithfully, loyally
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
tālis, -esuch
scelus, sceleris, n.wickedness, crime
suspectus, -a, -umsuspected, mistrusted
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
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.