1. kafli - Frá Gnúpa-Bárði ok sonum hans

Concerning Gnupi-Bardr (Peak-Bardr) and His Son

Bárðr hét maðr, sonr Heyangrs-Bjarnar hersis úr Sogni. 

A man named Bardr (was) local-chief Heyangr-Bear's son from Sogni.

Hann fór út til Íslands í landnámatíð ok nam Bárðardal allan frá Kálfborgará til Svartár beggja vegna. 

He travelled out to Iceland in the taking possession of the land as a settler and all from Kalfborgara (Calf-fortified-town-river) to Svartar (Black) on both sides.

Hann bjó at Lundarbrekku. 

He lived at Lundarbrekku (Temper-slope (?)). 

Hans synir vóru þeir Þorsteinn ok Sigmundr, Nefsteinn ok Egill.

His sons were Thorstein and Sigmundr, Nefsteinn and Egil.

Bárði þótti eigi viðra vel í dalnum ok eirði því ekki þar til lengdar. 

It didn't seem to Bardr that it was good weather in the valley, and it didn't agree with  him there for a long time.

Eitt vor sendi hann syni sína suðr yfir heiðar at forvitnast, hversu þar félli út veðráttufar. 

One spring he sent his sons south across (the) heath to enquire how (the) weather ran out there.  

Var þat um gói. 

It was during mid February to mid March.

Kómu þeir aftr at hálfs mánaðar fresti ok létu vel af landi. 

They came back at a half month's delay and reported well about (the) land.

Fundu þeir þá góubitla ok annan gróðr. 

They then found (góubitla) and other crops.  (Not sure about this. "gróðr" = crops, but that's the nominative form, and I would expect the object form here. "Góubitla" is a word that apparently appears only in this saga. If gróðr = crops, then góubitla must be a specific crop. However, I am not sure what crops people would be finding in Iceland near the end of February!)

Annat vor tók Bárðr sik upp með allan sinn varnað ok fór suðr Vonarskarð, þar nú heitir Bárðargata. 

The next spring, Bardr move himself with all his household people and went south (to) Vonarskard (Hope-mountain-pass), there (where) it is now called Bardargata (Bardr's road).

Hann nam síðan Fljótshverfi ok bjó at Gnúpi, ok var hann því Gnúpa-Bárðr kallaðr.

He then claimed Fljotshverfi (river/lake-cluster of farms) and lived at Gnupi (Peak), and he was called that: Peak-Bardr.

En Egill, sonr Bárðar, bjó eftir at Lundarbrekku. 

And/but Egill, Bardr's son, lived afterwards at Lundarbrekku. 

Hann átti Salgerði, dóttur Þóris snepils at Lundi. 

He married Salgerdi, Thoris "Snip's" daughter at Lund.

Þeirra sonr var Hrani hringr, sem því var kallaðr hringr, at hann hafði rauðan hring á vinstri kinn. 

Their son was Hrani "Ring," who was then called Ring, because he had a red ring on (his) left cheek.

Hrani var snemma gerviligr ok inn mesti maðr.

Hrani was very soon accomplished and the greatest man.

2. kafli - Útkoma Helga króks ok landnám

Helgi "Hook's" Coming out to Iceland and Settlement

Maðr er nefndr Helgi krókr, sonr Goðlaugs Ásgeirssonar úr Sogni. 

A man is named Helgi "Hook," son of Godlaug Asgeirson from Sogn.

Hann fór frá Suðreyjum til Íslands ok hélt skipi sínu í Skjálfandafljótsós. 

He travelled from the Hebrides to Iceland and steered his ship to Skjálfandafljótsós (Tremble-eye-river-mouth ?)

Hann var skyldr Agli á Lundarbrekku ok Þorsteini í Reykjahlíð. 

He was related to Agl at Lundarbrekku and Thorstein in Smoke-mountainside.

Helgi reið frá skipi sínu at Lundarbrekku. 

Helgi rode from his ship at Lundarbrekk.

Þeir feðgar tóku vel við honum, ok var hann þar um hríð.

They, father and son, received him well, and he stayed there a while.

Eitt sinn kom hann at máli við Egil, at hann vildi staðfestast þar í dalnum, en þá var allr Bárðardalr byggðr.

One time he arrived to speak to Egil, that he wanted to live (Z. "take up his abode") there in the valley, but/and then Bardr's Valley was completely settled.

Egill mælti: "Hugat hefi ek at bólfestu hér fram til dala, ok er víða mjök byggiligt, ok skaltu eiga land allt milli Skjálfandafljóts ok Mjóadalsár fram til Sanda."

Egil said: "I have looked after an estate held by lease here up to (the) valley, and it is largely very inhabitable, and you shall own all (the) land between Skjalfandafljot and Mjoadalsar (Slender-chief-river?) up to Sanda."

Eftir þetta riðu þeir Egill ok Helgi krókr at heiman ok skoðuðu landit ok kölluðu Króksdal fram með fljóti. 

After this they, Egill and Helgi "Hook," rode home and viewed the land and called (it) Hook-valley along (the) lake.

Helgi reisti bæ á Króksdal ok kallaði Helgastaði. 

Helgi built a fram at Hook-valley and called (it) Helgi-place.

Hann átti konu þá, er Hallveig hét.

He then married a woman who was named Hallveig.