Misha

Dear friends! I am editing a Russian text for a comics. In it, there is one phrase in Latin (which I do not know):

<<Arcuballistarius pete, bestia. Glans solum in manuballistula habemus. Si labaris -- vae nobis.>>

By author’s intention, it is supposed to mean:

<<Aim at the arbalester. There is a single bullet in the revolver. Woe unto us if you miss.>>

Is his Latin OK? If it is not, could please suggest a correct phrase in Latin. I would extremely appriciate it.

Ithilien Nubifera

I know some Latin, so I'll try to help a bit.
I found arcuballistarius is supposed to mean catapul or arbalet...s
petesso, petere - to wish something with all your soul.
bestia,ae - animal, beast
glans, glandis - it is a sort of a bullet, made out of lead or burnt earth
solum - reffers to one, a single, etc.
ballista - means a war machine that works with projectiles. I suppose manusballistula is an invention of the author as such a weapon as a revolver did not exist back in Roman times. so it is a hand fire-gun. manus- hand
habemus - it comes from habe-habere(to have) and it means "we have"
I cannot track "labaris" down, but it migh mean "to totter"
Si - if
vae - woe (same as in vae victis - woe the defeated, if you know the phrase
nobis - means us
To me it seams pretty much ok. Should anyone know any different, please let us know. I hope I was of some service anyway.

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