Áttir þú þat á þingi at gera en eigi í heraði
You had the right to do that at the assembly, not in the district.
Ok er hann kemr í búðarsundit þá gengr maðr í mót honum
And when he comes into the lane between the booths, then a man walks toward him.
Hon talar til Óspaks ok biðr hann sjá um ráð sitt
She speaks to Óspak and asks him to look after her affairs.
Váli lét líf sitt ok var flutt lík hans á Mel
Váli lost his life, and his body was carried to Melr.
Hvergi þykkir nú minni rausn né risna á búinu en áðr
There is now no less generosity or hospitality at the farm than there was before.
Oddr snýr nú at Óspaki ok biðr hann taka við búi
Oddr now turns to Óspakr and asks him to take over the household.
Gellir tekr við fénu Ok er þetta ráðit nú með þeim
Gellir takes the money, and this is now settled between them.
Þat sama haust fóru Hildiríðar synir með skatt ok fǿrðu konungi
That same autumn Hildiríðr's sons went with the tribute and brought it to the king.
Er nú víða leitat um fjǫll ok heiðar ok finnask eigi
Now a wide search has been made over mountains and heaths, but they are not to be found.
Oddi hugnar vel við Óspak lét hann mjǫk ráða fyrir búinu
Oddi gets along well with Óspak, and let him have a great deal of say in managing the farm.
Þat vil ek at vit sém báðir saman við okkrum mǫnnum
This is what I want: that we two stay together with our men.
Þetta skaltu þiggja af mér ef þú gengr eigi í móti málinu
You shall accept this from me, if you do not oppose the case.
Þú skalt fá hana fyrir halft hundrað silfrs sakir okkarrar vináttu
You shall get her for half a hundred of silver, for the sake of our friendship.
Helgi Ásbjarnarson hafði ekki lið til at ónýta mál fyrir þeim
Helgi Ásbjarnarson had no force to quash the case against them.
Konungr hafði veitt honum vingjafir eftir orrustu ok heitit vináttu sinni
The king had given him friendly gifts after the battle and promised him his friendship.
Sigldu þeir inn eftir Borgarfirði til þess er þraut sker ǫll
They sailed in along Borgarfjörður, until all the skerries had run out.
Þórolfr Kveld-Ulfsson ok Eyvindr lambi kómu um haustit heim ór víkingu
Þórolfr Kveld-Ulfsson and Eyvindr Lambi came home from a viking raid that autumn.
Frá því er sagt at þeir Styrmir ok Þórarinn talask við
It is told that Styrmir and Þórarinn talk with each other.
Gerðusk menn ok ekki til þess at sitja yfir hlut hans
And no men undertook to override his rights.
Óspakr lét vel yfir honum ok kvað hann vera rausnarmann mikinn
Óspakr spoke well of him and said that he was a truly magnificent man.
Ófeigr finnr þat kippir upp sem skjótast undir kápuna ok mǽlir
Ófeigr notices this, snatches it up as quickly as possible under his cloak, and says:
Þykkir þú hafa brǫgð undir brúnum svá sem þú ert ǽttborinn til
You seem to have a cunning look about you, just as befits your noble birth.
Eyjólfr saurr frændi hans drap þrælana hjá Skeiðsbrekkum upp frá Vatnshorni
Eyjólfr saurr, his kinsman, killed the thralls near Skeiðsbrekkur, up from Vatnshorn.
Kjartan spratt þegar af baki ok sneri í móti þeim Ósvífrs sonum
Kjartan immediately sprang off his horse and turned to face Ósvífr's sons.
Skilðusk þeir með kǽrleik ok mǽltu til vináttu mikillar milli sín
They parted from each other with affection and pledged great friendship between themselves.
Lǽtr hann nú síga fésjóð einn digran niðr undan kápunni
He now lets a big, fat purse slip down from under his cloak.
En síðan lagði Grímr sverðinu á Helga svá at stóð í gegnum hann
But then Grímr thrust the sword into Helgi, so that it went right through him.
Váru þeir þar komnir brǿðr Jǫkuls ok gengu þegar í milli þeirra
Jǫkull's brothers had arrived there and at once stepped in between them.