Vergil's Aeneid Book IV Lines 160-197

Question 1

Interea magnō misceri murmure caelum incipit, insequitur commixtā grandine nimbus,

Answer 1

Meanwhile the sky begins to be mixed with a great murmur, a cloud with mixed hail follows

Question 2

et Tyrii comites passim et Troiana iuventūs Dardaniusque nepos Veneris diversa per agrōs tecta metū petiēre;

Answer 2

both the Tyrian companions everywhere and the Trojan youth and the Dardanian grandson of Venus through the diverse fields have sought roofs from fear;

Question 3

ruunt dē montibus amnes.

Answer 3

the streams rush from the mountains.

Question 4

Speluncam Dido dux et Troianus eandem deveniunt.

Answer 4

Dido and the Trojan leader come to the same cave.

Question 5

Prima et Tellus et pronuba Iuno dant signum;

Answer 5

Both the First Earth and Juno, the maid of honour give the signal;

Question 6

fulsēre ignes et conscius aether conubiīs summōque ulularunt vertice Nymphae.

Answer 6

the fires and upper air flashed aware of the marriage, and the nymphs wail from the highest summit.

Question 7

Ille dies primus letī primusque malōrum causa fuit;

Answer 7

That day first was the cause of death and first of bad things;

Question 8

neque enim speciē famāve movetur nec iam furtivum Dido mediatur amorem:

Answer 8

for Dido is not moved by appearance or reputation nor does she now pretend secret love:

Question 9

coniugium vocat, hoc praetexit nomine culpam.

Answer 9

she calls it marriage, with this name she cloaks fault.

Question 10

Extemplo Libyae magnas it Fama per urbes, Fama, malum quā non aliud velocius ullum:

Answer 10

Immediately Rumor goes through the great cities of Libya, Rumor, than which there is not any other evil more swift:

Question 11

mobilitate viget viresque adquirit eundō, parva metū primō,

Answer 11

she flourishes by her speed and she gains by going to men, at first small from fear,

Question 12

mox sēsē attollit in auras ingrediturque solō et capu inter nubila condit.

Answer 12

soon she lifts herself into the air and proceeds on the ground and hides her head among the clouds.

Question 13

Illam Terra parens irā inritata deorum extremam, ut perhibent, Coeō Enceladōque sororem progenuit pedibus celerem et pernicibus alīs,

Answer 13

Mother Earth enraged by the anger of the gods brought forth, as they say, that last sister to Coeus and Encaladus quick with feet and with swift wings,

Question 14

monstrum horrendum, ingens, cui quot sunt corpore plumae,

Answer 14

a terrible monster, huge, to whom there are as many feathers on the body,

Question 15

tot vigiles oculī subter (mirabile dictū), tot linguae, totidem ora sonant, tot subrigit aures.

Answer 15

so many watchful eyes beneath (amazing to say), so many tongues, so many mouths sound, she raises so many ears.

Question 16

Nocte volat caelī mediō terraeque per umbram stridens, nec dulcī declinat lumina somnō;

Answer 16

At night she flies in the middle of the sky and through the shade of the earth hissing, nor does she turn aside her eyes in sweet sleep;

Question 17

luce sedet custos aut summī culmine tectī turribus aut altīs, et magnās territat urbes,

Answer 17

By day she sits as guardian either on the top of the highest roof or on the high towers, and terrifies great cities,

Question 18

tam fictī pravīque tenax quam nuntia verī.

Answer 18

so tenacious of falsehood and wrong-doing as a messenger of the truth.

Question 19

Haec tum multiplicī populos sermone replenat gaudens, et pariter facta atque infecta canebat:

Answer 19

This rejoicing then was filling the people with duplicitous conversation and equally was singing of deeds and falsehoods:

Question 20

venisse Aenean Troianō sanguine cretum, cui sē pulchra virō dignetur iungere Dido;

Answer 20

Aeneas sprung from Trojan blood had come, to which man beautiful Dido deemed herself worthy to join;

Question 21

nunc hiemen inter sē luxū, quam longa, fovēre regnorum immemores turpīque cupidine captos.

Answer 21

now they were cherishing the winter among themselves in luxury, how long it may be, unmindful of their kingdoms and captured by shameful desire.

Question 22

Haec passim dea foeda virum diffundit in ora.

Answer 22

Everywhere this foul goddess spread into the mouths of men.

Question 23

Protinus ad regem cursūs detorquet Iarban incenditque animum dictīs atque aggerat irās.

Answer 23

Immediately it turns its course to King Iarbas and inflames his spirit with words and piles up his anger.