480 Nú sitja þeir, þar til er dómar fara út. Þá kveðr Sámr upp
menn sína ok gengr til lögbergs.

Now stayed they there until the Court started out. Then summons/calls Sam up men his and goes to The Law Rock (?)

Now they stayed there until the Court convened Then Sam called his men to him and went to Court

 Var þar þá dómr settr. Sámr gekk djarfliga at dóminum.

Was there the court sitting Sam went boldly to court

Where the Court was sitting Sam sent boldly in

 Hann hefr þegar upp váttnefnu
ok sótti mál sitt at réttum landslögum á hendr Hrafnkeli goða, miskviðalaust með sköruligum flutningi.

He has immediately (called) witnesses by name and sought his case for justice of the Laws of the Land against Hrafnkell the Goði without mistakes and with Manly pleading

He immediately called his witnesses and sought his case for justice according to Law against Hrafnkell the goði, with no mistakes and with manly (noble/faultless) pleading

Þessu næst koma
485 þeir Þjóstarssynir með mikla sveit manna.

This next comes those Sons of Thjostar with a great troop of men

Next there was Thjostar's Sons with a great band of men

 Allir menn vestan af landi veittu þeim lið, ok sýndisk þat, at Þjóstarssynir váru
menn vinsælir.

All Men west of the Land gave them support, and it showed (was seen) that Thjorstar's Sons

were men popular

All the Western Men gave them support, this showed that the Thjorstarssons were popular

Sámr sótti málit í dóm, þangat til er Hrafnkeli var boðit til varnar, nema sá maðr væri þar við staddr, er
lögvörn vildi frammi hafa fyrir hann at réttu lögmáli.

Sam sought his case (lawsuit?) in court until the time that Hrafnkell was bidden to defend, unless another man was there present who was willing to defend in law, to present a lawful case

Sam presented his case in the Court until the time came for Hrafnkell to defend himself unless there was someone present willing to present his case for him

(here was where I stuck I think!!)

Rómr 490 varð mikill at máli Sáms. Kvazk engi vilja lögvörn fram bera fyrir Hrafnkel.

Applause great for case Sams. It was said no one was willing (to) lawfully defend Hrafnkell

There was great applause for Sam. It was said that  no one was willing to defend Hrafnkell

Menn hlupu til búðar Hrafnkels ok sögðu honum, hvat um var at vera.
Men ran (?) to booth Hrafnkels and said to him what was to be

Some men hurried to Hrafmkells Booth and told him what had happened

Hann veiksk við skjótt ok kvaddi upp menn sína ok gekk til
495 dóma, hugði, at þar myndi lítil vörn fyrir landi 

He responded with speed and called up men his \and goes to Court thinking there to remember

little defence before in the land (I think I lost the plot again there )

He responded speedily and called up his men and attended Court thinking there would be little

defence as before

 Hafði hann þat í hug sér at leiða smámönnum at sœkja mál á hendr honum.
Ætlaði hann at hleypa upp dóminum fyrir Sámi ok hrekja hann af málinu.

He had that (intent) his to (?discourage) lesser men  to seek case at hands his

Comsidered he to break up the Court, in front of Sam and drive him off the Case

he intended to discourage the small-fry from bringing cases against him

He considered/wanted to break up the Court infront of Sam and drive him off the case

 En þess var nú eigi kostr. Þar var fyrir sá mannfjölði, at Hrafnkell komsk hvergi nær.

But this was now no chance. there was before such a large crowd of men that Hrafnkell

could not come anywhere near

But there was no chance of this, he was faced with such a large crowd of men, Hrafnkell could not

get near at all

Var honum þrøngt 500 frá í brottu með miklu ofríki, svá at hann náði eigi at heyra mál
þeira, er hann sóttu.

was (to) him pushed from the way by great /overbearing force. So that he peace (?) none to hear

suit their that he was prosecuted

He was pushed from the way with force (/of the crowd?) So he had no ease to hear the

suit with which he was prosecuted

 Var honum því óhægt at fœra lögvörn fram fyrir sik. En Sámr sótti málit til fullra laga, til þess er
Hrafnkell var alsekr á þessu þingi.

Was to him difficult to bring defence at Law forward for himself

But Sam prosecuted his case for the Fullness of the Law till finally

Hrafnkel was to the greatest degree an Outlaw at this Thing

I was difficult for him to bring a legal case for himself.

But Sam prosecuted hus case to the fullest extent of the Law

til finally Hrafnkell was declared completely (?) outlawed at this Thing.

Alan I regret I may have done but badly, I really think I have just got the gist of it, any way I say

guilty and move for Murder one

Kveðja

Patricia