Lettres à Atticus Passage 2

ad me autem, cum Cassi tabellarium dimisissem, statim Balbus. o dei boni, quam facile perspiceres timere otium! et nosti virum quam tectus. sed tamen Antoni consilia narrabat; illum circumire veteranos ut acta Caesaris sancirent idque se facturos esse iurarent, ut castra omnes haberent eaque duoviri omnibus mensibus inspicerent. questus est etiam de sua invidia eaque omnis eius oratio fuit ut amare videretur Antonium. quid quaeris? nihil sinceri.

Immediately after I had dismissed Cassius' courier, Balbus came to see me. Good gods, how easily one could perceive that he fears peace! You know how guarded the man is. Yet he described Antony's plans: Antony was visiting the veterans to make them ratify Caesar's acts and swear that they would do so; all were to have camps, and commissioners were to inspect them every month. Balbus also complained about the unpopularity directed against himself. His whole discourse was designed to make him appear fond of Antony. In short, there was nothing sincere.

Aussitôt après que j’eus congédié le courrier de Cassius, Balbus est venu chez moi. Bons dieux, comme on voyait facilement qu’il craignait la paix! Tu sais pourtant combien cet homme sait se dissimuler. Il racontait néanmoins les projets d’Antonius: celui-ci faisait la tournée des vétérans afin qu’ils garantissent les actes de César et jurent de le faire; tous devaient avoir leurs camps, que des duumvirs inspecteraient chaque mois. Il s’est même plaint de l’hostilité qu’il suscite, et tout son discours était arrangé pour donner l’impression qu’il aimait Antonius. Que veux-tu savoir? Rien de sincère.