# to put himself under curses

If in your language you have to name the person who curses someone, state God. AT: "to say for God to curse him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# rooster immediately crowed

The rooster is a bird that calls out very early in the morning. The loud sound he makes is "crowing."

# a second time

"Second" is an ordinal number. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# he broke down

This idiom means that he was overwhelmed with grief and lost control of his emotions. AT: "he was overwhelmed with grief" or "he lost control of his emotions" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])