LATIN 2013-14 / FINAL EXAM / beginners

Translations (basic meaning)

1) Amicitia nisi inter bonos non potest esse. Amicitia enim ex sapientia et amore et moribus bonis et virtute venit

Friendship cannot be except between good people. Friendship indeed comes from wisdom and love and good habits and virtue

2) Sex diebus fecit Dominus caelum et terram et mare et omnia, sed requievit in die septimo

In six days God made heaven and earth and the sea and all things, but he rested on the seventh day

3) Catilina, nobili genere natus, fuit magna vi et animi et corporis, sed ingenio malo pravoque.

Catilina, born from a noble family, was of great strength both in spirit and in body, but with a bad and wicked character.

4) Quid[1]facis, Catilina? Quid cogitas? Sentimus magna vitia insidiasque tuas. O tempora, o mores!

What are you going to do, Catilina? What do you think? We are aware of your crimes and your ambushes. O times, o terrible behaviors!

5) Cum copiis pugnant sed non semper servant rem publicam duces audaces.

Bold men fight with the troops but not always protect the state.

6) Sub Caesare perdidimus libertatem.

Under Caesar we lost freedom

7) Roma patria legum est. Multae antiquae leges a Roma veniunt.

Rome is the motherland of laws. Many ancient laws come from Rome.

8) Germania temporibus illis plena erat animalium ferorum.

Germany in those times was full of wild animals

9) Pastores erant in illa regione. Vox Domini dixit illis: Nolite timere: ecce enim nuntio vobis gaudium magnum. Hoc gaudium erit omni populo.Hodie vobis natus est Salvator[2]. Is est Christus[3]Dominus.”

In that region there were shepherds. The voice of the Lord told them: do not be afraid, behold, I announce to you a great joy. This joy will be for all the people. Today for you a Savior is born. He is Christ the Lord.

10) Civitas bella sine causa bona aut propter iram gerere non debet.

A city should not wage wars without a good reason or because of anger.