augur Apollineis modo dilectissimus aris, testor inane Chaos (quid enim hic iurandus Apollo?), crimine non ullo subeo nova fata, nec alma sic merui de luce rapi; scit iudicis urna Dictaei verumque potest deprendere Minos.
An augur who was recently highly favored at Apollo's altars, I call upon the void of Chaos to bear witness (because how can Apollo be invoked here?): I am not suffering this strange fate for any crime and I have not deserved to be snatched from the nurturing daylight. The urn of the Dictaean judge knows this and Minos can discover the truth.