Letters to Atticus Passage 2

ut in his (quoniam intellego te distentissimum esse qua de Buthrotiis qua de Bruto, cuius etiam ludorum sumptuosorum curam et administrationem suspicor ex magna parte ad te pertinere) ut ergo in eius modi re tribues nobis paulum operae; nec enim multum opus est. mihi res ad caedem et eam quidem propinquam spectare videtur. vides homines, vides arma. prorsus non mihi videor esse tutus. sin tu aliter sentis, velim ad me scribas. domi enim manere, si recte possum, multo malo.

Since I understand that you are extremely occupied both with Buthrotum and with Brutus, and I suspect that much of the care and management of his costly games also falls upon you, please give me a little assistance in matters of this kind. Not much is needed. The situation seems to me to point toward slaughter, and slaughter close at hand. You see the men and the weapons. I do not think myself safe at all. But if you think otherwise, please write to me. For if I can properly remain at home, I much prefer it.

Puisque je comprends que tu es extrêmement occupé, tant par l’affaire de Buthrote que par celle de Brutus, et que le soin et l’administration de ses jeux coûteux retombent aussi, je le soupçonne, en grande partie sur toi, accorde-nous néanmoins un peu de ton travail pour ces questions; il n’en faudra pas beaucoup. La situation me paraît tendre à un massacre, et même prochain. Tu vois les hommes, tu vois les armes. Je ne me crois absolument pas en sûreté. Si tu penses autrement, écris-le-moi. Car, si je peux rester chez moi sans imprudence, je le préfère de beaucoup.