Martial - Cures for bad dreams

Question 1

semper mane mihi de me mera somnia narras,

Answer 1

Every morning you describe to me entire dreams about myself,

Question 2

quae moveant animum sollicitentque meum.

Answer 2

which disturb and worry my mind.

Question 3

iam prior ad faecem, sed et haec vindemia venit,

Answer 3

The previous year’s wine has reached the dregs, but now this year’s vintage too,

Question 4

exorat noctes dum mihi saga tuas;

Answer 4

while the soothsayer [tries to] soothe your nights for me;

Question 5

consumpsi salsasque molas et turis acervos;

Answer 5

I have used up [all] my salted grain and heaps of frankincense;

Question 6

decrevere greges,

Answer 6

my flocks have decreased,

Question 7

dum cadit agna frequens;

Answer 7

while my lambs are constantly being killed;

Question 8

non porcus, non chortis aves, non ova supersunt

Answer 8

There isn’t a pig left, nor any birds in my hen-coops, nor even any eggs.

Question 9

aut vigila aut dormi, Nasidiane, tibi.

Answer 9

Either stay awake, Nasidianus, or keep your sleeping to yourself.