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The sword of Damocles by
Hic tyrannus ipse
demonstravit quam beauts esset.
This tyrant himself demonstrated how happy he was. For when one of his yes men, Damocles, recounted on his troops, his grand palaces, the abundace of things
abundantiam, negaretque quemquam umquam beatiorem fuisse, Dionysius “Visne igitur,” inquit, “ O Damocle, ipse hanc vitam degustare et fortunam meam experiri?”
and denying anyone ever to be happier, Dionysius said, " do you therefore wish, o damocles, yourself to taste this life and to test my fortune?"
Cum ille se cupere dixistit, hominem in aureo lecto collocari jussit mensasque ornavit argento auroque. Tum pueros bellos jussit cenam exquisitissimam inferre.
when he said that he wanted it, he ordered the man to be laid on a golden bed and decorate the tables in gold and silver. Then he ordered the good looking boys to bring in the most unique dinner.
Fortunatus sibi Damocles videbatur. Eodem autem tempore Dionysius gladium supra caput eius saeta equine demitti jussit. Damocles, cum gladium vidisset, timens
Damocles seemed happy to himself. Howerver at that time Dionysius ordered a sword to be let down over his head held by a horse hair. Trembling Damocles, when
oravit tyrannum ut ei abire liceret, quod iam “beatus” nollet esse. Satisne Dionysius videtur demonstravisse nihil esse ei beatum cui semper aliqui metus impendeat?
he saw the sword, begged the tyrant to allow him to go because now he was not happy. Sufficiently does Dionysius seem to have demonstrated that nothing is happy to him to whom some fear is always waiting.
Vocabulary
Assentator assentatoris m flatterer commemoro 1st recount
Maiestas maiestatis f greatness abundantia ae f abundance
Quisquam quidquam anyone degusto 1st taste
Aureus a um golden lectus I m couch
Colloco place argentums I n silver
Exquisitus a um excellent aurum I n gold
Supra above saeta equine by a horsechair
Demitto let down aliquot aliqua aliquod some
Impendeo impendeo hang over, threaten
The Lord’s Prayer from the Vulgate by Matthew.
Et cum orates non eritis sicut hypocritae, qui amant in synagogis et in angulis platearum stantes orare ut videantur ab hominibus: amen dico vobis, receperunt mercedem suam. Tu autem cum orabis, intra in cubiculum tuum et clauso ostio tuo, ora Patrem tuum in abscondito; et Pater tuus qui videt in abscondito reddet tibi…….Sic ergo vos orabitis: Pater noster qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum; adveniat regnum tuum; fiat voluntas tua sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum supersubstantialem da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris; et ne inducas nos in temptationem; sed libera nos a malo.
And when you are praying you are not to be as the hypocrites, who love to pray in synagogues and standing on street corners to be seen by men: amen I say to you they received their reward. You however when you will pray go into your room and close your door, pray to your Father in quiet; and your father who sees in quiet will reward you....so therefore you will pray: Our Father who is in heaven, your name be holy; your kingdom come; your will be done as in heaven and on earth. Give us today our bread needed for daily living, and forgive us our debts and as we forgive our debtors; and let us not come into temptation; but free us from evil.
Vocabulary
Sicut just as hypocrita ae M hypocrite
Synagoga ae f synagogue angulus I corner
Platea ae street amen truly
Merces mercedis f wages intro intrare intravi enter
Cubiculum I n bedroom claudo claudere clausi claussum close
Ostium ostii door in abscondito in a secret place
Redo reddere reddidi give back ergo therefore
Sanctificio sanctificiare to treat as holy regnum regni kingdom
Voluntas voluntatis will et also
Panis panis m bread supersubstantialis e necessary to the support
of life
dimitto dimmittere to sent away debitum I n debt
debitor debitoris m one who owes temptation temptationis f temptation
Large gifts, but they are only bait by Martial
Munera magna tamen misit. Set misit in hamo,
Et pisscatorem piscis amare potes?
Vocabulary
Munus muneris n gift hamus I m Hook
Piscator piscatoris m fisherman piscis is m fish