5. kafli - Hróaldr vó Gauta ok féll fyrir Hrana

Hroadr Killed Guati and Died because of Hrani

Hróaldr galti hét maðr. 

Hroaldr "Hog" was the name of a man.

Hann bjó á Torfastöðum í Vopnafirði. 

He lived at Torfastad (Turf-place) in Vopnafirth (Weapon-firth).

Hann var bróðir Sigfúsar, er Hrani drap, hroðamaðr mesti ok illr viðrskiptis. 

He was a brother of Sigufus, whom Hrani killed, the most disturbing man and ill to get along with.

Átti hann ok sökótt víða. 

He also had quarrels far and wide.

Frétti hann nú fall bróður síns ok varð mjök illa við, heitir nú at hefna. 

He now heard about (the) death of his brother and repsonded poortly, now promises to take vengeance.

Býr hann sik nú at heiman við sjaunda mann ok fór um fjall vestr allt at Mývatni. 

He how gets ready at home with six men and went west across the mountain all the way to Myvatni.

Var þat næsta sumar eftir fall Sigfúsar. 

It was the next summer after Sigfus's slaying.

Koma þeir síð dags at Gautlandi. 

The arrived late in the day at Gautland.

Gauti var í túni ok húskarlar þrír. 

Guati was in (his) yard and also three house-servants (were there).

Gauti heilsar Hróaldi ok bauð gisting um nóttina.

Gauti greets Hroaldr and invited (him to accept) accomodations during the night.

Kvaðst Hróaldr þat þiggja mundu. 

Hroaldr stated for himself he would accept it.

"Hefi ek," segir hann, "erendi við þik, eða er Sigfúss, bróðir minn, hér?"

"I have," he says, "business with you, is Sigfus, my brother, here?"

Gauti mælti: "Eigi er hann hér." 

Gauti said: "He is not here."

Ok segir hann nú Hróaldi galta allan málavöxt ok býðr honum fébætr fyrir Sigfús vegna Hrana hrings.

And he now tells Hroaldr "Hog" all the state of the case and asks him for compensatioin for Hrana "Ring's" slaying of Sigfus.

En Galti kvaðst ekkert þiggja vilja utan líf Hrana, - "ok vildi ek, at þú vísaðir mér leið til Hrana ok styrktir mik at hefna bróður míns."

But Galti said for himself (that he) wanted to accept nothing except for Hrani's life, "and I wanted, that you show me the way to Hrani and assist me in avenging hy brother."

Gauti svarar: "Aldri styrki ek til at vinna á Hrana, ok býð ek enn bætr fyrir hann, ella geng ek í lið með honum."

Gauti answers: "I will never assist to get the better of Hrani, and I would still ask to compensate for him, or I go in assistance to him."

Galti svarar: "Hrakliga ferr þér at máli eftir Sigfús. 

Galti answers: "You proceed wretchedly in comparison with Sigfus's case.

Var hann þó með þér vel ok lengi ok vann dyggiliga, en nú viltu engu slíkt umbuna, þat er eigi neinu sé vert, ok er makligt, at þú njótir þess at nokkuru."

Yet he was with you well and long and worked faithfully, and/but now you will want no such recompensation, that is not any would be worthy, and is deserving, that you benefit from that from anyone."

Reiðir hann nú upp öxi ok hjó til Gauta, en Gauti brá sér undan, ok missti hann höggsins. 

He now raises on an axe and struck at Gauti, but Gauti pulled himself out of the way (i.e., "dodged the blow"), and the blow missed him.

Spjót stóð í túninu, ok grípr Gauti þat ok skýtr at Galta, en hann brá skildi fyrir ok sakaði eigi. 

A spear stood in the yard, and Gauti seizes it and thrusts it at Galti, but he raised (his) shield in front (of him) and it didn't harm (him).

Nú hlaupa hvorirtveggju til vopna, ok sótti Hróaldr mjök fast at Gauta, ok lyktaði svo, at Gauti féll ok einn húskarl hans.

Each now jumps to (his) weapons, and Hroaldr attacked Gauti very hard, and it (or "he"?) finished thus, that Gauti and one (of) his house-servants fell (dead).