But he took from me a mighty oath not to tell you until at least the twelfth day should come, or you should yourself miss him and hear that he was gone, that you might not mar your fair flesh with weeping.
ἐμεῦ δ' ἕλετο μέγαν ὅρκον μὴ πρὶν σοὶ ἐρέειν , πρὶν δωδεκάτην γε γενέσθαι ἢ σ' αὐτὴν ποθέσαι καὶ ἀφορμηθέντος ἀκοῦσαι , ὡς ἂν μὴ κλαίουσα κατὰ χρόα καλὸν ἰάπτῃς .
ἐγώ δέ αἱρέω μέγας ὅρκος μή πρίν σύ εἴρω2 , πρίν δωδέκατος γε γίγνομαι ἤ σύ αὐτός ποθέω καί ἀφορμάω ἀκούω , ὡς ἄν μή κλαίω κατά χρώς καλός ἰάπτω .