Lettres à Atticus Passage 5

quod quaeris quid Caesar ad me scripserit, quod saepe, gratissimum sibi esse quod quierim, oratque in eo ut perseverem. Balbus minor haec eadem mandata. iter autem eius erat ad Lentulum consulem cum litteris Caesaris praemiorumque promissis si Romam revertisset. verum cum habeo rationem dierum, ante puto tramissurum quam potuerit conveniri.

You ask what Caesar has written to me. As he has often written, he says he is most grateful that I have kept quiet and begs me to persevere in doing so. The younger Balbus brought the same instructions. His route, however, was to the consul Lentulus, carrying a letter from Caesar and promises of rewards if he returned to Rome. But when I reckon the days, I think Lentulus will have crossed before Balbus could meet him.

Tu demandes ce que César m’a écrit. Comme souvent, il dit que mon repos lui est très agréable et me prie d’y persévérer. Le jeune Balbus m’a transmis les mêmes instructions. Il se rendait auprès du consul Lentulus avec une lettre de César et la promesse de récompenses s’il revenait à Rome. Mais, lorsque je calcule les jours, je pense que Lentulus aura traversé avant que Balbus ait pu le rencontrer.