Þeir bræður, Úlfur aurgoði og Valgarður hinn grái, fóru að biðja Unnar og
giftist hún Valgarði án ráði allra frænda sinna

The brothers Ulf aurgoði and Valgard the Grey went to ask for Unn. and she married herself to Valgard against all the advice of her kinsmen

en það þótti Gunnari illa og
Njáli og mörgum öðrum því að Valgarður var maður grályndur og óvinsæll.

Gunnar thought ill (of this) and (so did) Njall and many others because Valgard was a spiteful (Z) and unpopular (Z) man

Þau gátu sér son er Mörður hét og er sá lengi við þessa sögu.

The had a son named Morð and he saw long with this Saga (?long life - major role)

 Þá er hann var
fullkominn að aldri var hann illa til frænda sinna og einna verst til
Gunnars. Hann var slægur í skapferðum og illgjarn í ráðum.

When he was full-grown, he was bad to his kinsmen amd the worst (of all) to Gunnar. He was cunning in nature and ill-willed in counsel (gave bad advice)

Nú skal nefna sonu Njáls. Skarphéðinn hét hinn elsti. Hann var mikill maður

Now shall be named the sons of Njall. Skarpheðin  was the eldest he was a tall man

vexti og styrkur, vígur vel, syndur sem selur, manna fóthvatastur,skjótráður og öruggur, gagnorður og skjótorður en þó löngum vel stilltur.

well-made/grown and strong, a good fighter, swam like a seal, a man fleet of foot, hastily decided (Z) but trusty(Z.4) Speaking to the point (Z) and quick to speak though mostly restrained  (Z)

Hann var jarpur á hár og sveipur í hárinu, eygður vel, fölleitur og
skarpleitur, liður á nefi og lá hátt tanngarðurinn, munnljótur nokkuð og þó
manna hermannlegastur.

He was reddish brown of hair and (it) curled and fine eyes, light skinned and sharp featured, hooked nosed and good teeth  with a somewhat ill-shaped mouth and looked like a warrior

Grímur hét annar sonur Njáls. Hann var svartur á hár og þó fríðari sýnum en
Skarphéðinn og var bæði mikill og sterkur.

Grim was the name of Njals second son, he was black of hair, and more handsome than Skarpheðin and was both tall and strong

Helgi hét hinn þriðji sonur Njáls. Hann var fríður maður sýnum og hærður
vel. Hann var sterkur maður og vel vígur.

Helgi was the name of the third son of Njal he was a handsome man with a fine head of hair. He was strong and a good fighter

Hann var vitur maður og stilltur vel. Allir voru þeir ókvongaðir synir Njáls.

he was a lnowledgeable/clever man and calm tempered All these sons of Njal  were unmarried / not spoken for

Höskuldur hét hinn fjórði sonur Njáls. Hann var laungetinn. Móðir hans hét
Hróðný og var Höskuldsdóttir, systir Ingjalds frá Keldum.

Hoskuld was the name of Njal's fourth son. He was born out of wed-lock, his mother was Hrodny - Hoskuld's daughter and sister of Ingjald of Keldur

Njáll spurði Skarphéðinn ef hann vildi kvongast. Hann bað föður sinn ráða.

Njall inquired of Skarpheðin if he wished to be married, He asked his father to advise/take care of it

(Cook - "told his Father to see to it")

Bað Njáll þá til handa honum Þórhildar dóttur Hrafns úr Þórólfsfelli og átti
hann því þar annað bú síðan.

Njall asked (for him) the hand of Thorhild - daughter of Hrafn of Thorolf's Fell, and he had thus another farm after (i.e. because of this marriage)

Skarphéðinn fékk Þórhildar og var þó vistum með
föður sínum.

Skaepheðin married Thorhild but was still lived with his Father

Til handa Grími bað hann Ástríðar af Djúpárbakka. Hún var ekkja
og auðig mjög. Grímur fékk hennar og var þó með Njáli.

For the hand of Grim he asked for Astrid of Djúpárbakka - she was a widow and wealthy

Grim married her but even so  lived with Njall