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I was hoping someone with more experience in Latin could help me confirm whether this translation is correct or not:
Ego sum dividitur. Ego sum libratum. Ego sum unum.
Does this translate properly the following?
I am divided. I am balanced. I am one.
Any help to correct it would be appreciated. Also the use of Ego sum even though not necessary on all parts was intentional for a repetitious effect. If you have a reason you believe I shouldn't phrase it that way I would like to hear it.
You can indeed say ego sum X for "I am X". This, especially repeated, gives a lot of emphasis, but that is not inappropriate here.
The X should be a noun, an adjective, or something else that can be used as a predicative. A personal form of a verb cannot be used as a predicative, so ego sum divitur is ungrammatical, much like "I am it is divided". Instead, I recommend the participle divisus, "divided".
With the mentioned change your choice of words sounds appropriate. The correct form depends on who speaks. If the speaker is a male, a female, or an inanimate thing, you need the predicatives (none of which are nouns here) to be in masculine, feminine, or neuter, respectively. This leads to three options:
Ego sum divisus/divisa/divisum. Ego sum libratus/librata/libratum. Ego sum unus/una/unum.
If an implicit noun is understood, as in ego sum [machina] divisa, then the grammatical gender of the predicatives should match that of the noun. The exact answer, as it often does, depends on the intended use context.
