Aeneid 12.175–194

Aen. 12.175Tum pius Aenēās strictō sīc ēnse precātur:
Estō nunc Sōl testis et haec mihi Terra vocantī,
quam propter tantōs potuī perferre labōrēs,
et pater omnipotēns et tū Sāturnia coniūnx,
iam melior, iam, dīva, precor, tūque inclute Māvors,
180cūncta tuō quī bella, pater, sub nūmine torquēs;

Then dutiful Aeneas, his sword drawn, prays like this: 'Now let the Sun be my witness as I call, and this Land, for whose sake I have been able to bear such great labours, and the almighty Father, and you, his Saturnian wife (kinder now, goddess, kinder now, I pray), and you, famous Mars, father, who turn all wars under your power;

Note. Esto … testis: 'let (the Sun) be my witness'; estō is the future imperative of sum. quam propter: 'for whose sake'; the preposition follows. Sāturnia coniūnx: Juno. iam melior, iam … precor: 'kinder now, now, I pray', a prayer that Juno's anger end. Māvors: an old name of Mars. sub nūmine torquēs: 'you turn (wars) under your power'.

Aen. 12.181fontīsque fluviōsque vocō, quaeque aetheris altī
religiō et quae caeruleō sunt nūmina pontō:
cesserit Ausoniō sī fors victōria Turnō,
convenit Evandrī victōs discēdere ad urbem,
185cēdet Iūlus agrīs, nec post arma ūlla rebellēs
Aeneadae referent ferrōve haec regna lacessent,
sīn nostrum adnuerit nōbīs Victōria Mārtem
(ut potius reor et potius dī nūmine firment),
nōn ego nec Teucrīs Ītalōs pārēre iubēbō
190nec mihi regna petō: paribus sē lēgibus ambae
invictae gentēs aeterna in foedera mittant.

I call on springs and rivers, and whatever sanctity there is in the high heaven and the powers that dwell in the blue sea: if victory chances to go to Ausonian Turnus, it is agreed that the defeated will withdraw to Evander's city, Iulus will leave these lands, and the sons of Aeneas will never again take up arms in rebellion or attack this kingdom with the sword; but if Victory grants that the war is ours (as I rather think, and may the gods rather confirm it with their power), I will not order the Italians to obey the Trojans and I do not seek the kingdom for myself: let both nations, unconquered, enter on equal terms into an everlasting treaty.

Note. The terms of the oath. fontīs: accusative plural, 'springs'. quaeque … religiō: 'and whatever sanctity there is'. cesserit … fors: 'if by chance victory goes'; fors is used adverbially. convenit … discēdere: 'it is agreed that the defeated withdraw'. Evandrī … urbem: Pallanteum, on the future site of Rome. ferrōve: ferrō + -ve, 'or with the sword'. sīn … adnuerit: 'but if (Victory) grants'. paribus … lēgibus: 'on equal terms'. Aeneas promises a union, not a conquest.

Aen. 12.192Sacra deōsque dabō;

I will give the sacred rites and the gods;

Note. Sacra deōsque dabō: Aeneas will bring his Trojan gods and rites to the new nation.

Aen. 12.192socer arma Latīnus habētō,
imperium sollemne socer;

let Latinus my father-in-law keep his arms, my father-in-law his rightful command;

Note. habētō: future imperative, 'let him keep'. imperium sollemne: 'his rightful command', supply habētō again. socer … socer: anaphora; Aeneas stresses that Latinus will remain king.

Aen. 12.193mihi moenia Teucrī
cōnstituent, urbīque dabit Lāvīnia nōmen.

the Trojans will build walls for me, and Lavinia will give the city her name.'

Note. urbī … nōmen: the city will be called Lavinium after Lavinia.