In a message dated 11/19/2004 4:07:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, sarahbowen@... writes:
Auðun svarar:  "Herra, þat er á yðru valdi, en engu játum vér øðru en þessu er vér
Auðun answers: "Lord, that is (with)in your power, but nothing (else do) we confess other than this is (what) we
høfum áðr ætlat."  Þá mælti konungr: "Hví mun eigi þat til, at þú farir leið þína, sem
have already decided."  Then spoke the king: "Why should it not be, that you go your way,
þú vill?  Ok kom þá til mín, er þú ferr aptr, ok seg mér hversu Sveinn konungr
as you wish?  And then come to me, when you travel back, and tell me how King Sveinn
launar þér dýrit.  Ok kann þat vera, at þú sér gaefumaðr."  "Því heit ek þér," sagði
repays you for the bear/animal?  And it could be, that you are blessed."  "That I promise you," said Auðun.
Auðun.

Pål Hansen