Dóttur áttu þau saman, þá er Hildr hét, ok var hún meyja fríðust. 

They had a daughter together, then who was named Hildr, and she was the most beautiful girl. 

Fór Signý þá til föður síns ok var með honum. 

Signy then went to her father and lived with him.

Drottning fekk sótt, þá hana leiddi til bana, en konungr barst lítt af, en Signý var í skemmu ok hafði sorg mikla eptir konung sinn ok móður. 

The queen became ill, then it led her to (her) death, and/but the king was much cast down, and/but Signy was in a lady's bower and much sorrow for her king and mother.

Konungr fekk þá drottningu, er Grímhildr hét. 

The king then married the queen, who was named Grimhildr.

Hún var fögr at sjá, en innan var hún it mesta flagð. 

She was fair to see, but inside she was the greatest ogress.

Konungr unni henni mikit. 

The king loved her much.

Þau gátu at eiga sjau dætr, ok brá þeim öllum til móður sinnar ok urðu inar mestu flagðkonur. 

They had 8 daughters, and brought them all to their mother, and they became the greatest ogresses.

Þat bar til í ríkinu við kvámu Grímhildar, at maðr hvarf hverja nótt, ok ætluðu allir, at Grímhildr mundi því valda. 

That happened in the kingdom with Grimhildar's arrival, that a man was lost to sight each night, and everyone thought that Grimhildr would be the cause.

Konungr tók nú at eldast, ok þótti drottningu minna verða af hjáhvílum en hún vildi. 

The king now became old, and it seemed to the queen reminds to come to pass concubines if she wanted.

Hugsar hún nú at svíkja konung ok fá sér annan ungan. 

Her thinking now (is) to deceive the king and get herself another young one.

Gefr hún honum nú eitr at drekka, ok fær hann þegar bana af, ok var hann heygðr hjá drottningu sinni. 

She now gives him poison to drink, and he immediately gets death from (it), and he was buried next to his queen.

Grímhildr illskaðist nú svá, at hún eyddi allt ríkit bæði af fé ok mönnum.

Grimhildr now waxed so wroth and furious that she destroyed all the kingdom both of wealth and people.

Eptir þessi verk Grímhildar gekk hún til skemmu þeirar, er Signý sat ok dóttir hennar, en er hún kemr þar, mælti hún svá: "Þú, Signý," segir hún, "hefir lengi í sæmd mikilli ok sælu setit, en ek skal þat allt af þér taka, ok þat legg ek á þik, at þú hverfir í burt ok byggir í helli ok verðir in mesta tröllkona. 

After this work (of) Grimhildr's, she went to the lady's bower, where Signy and her daughter stayed, and/but when she came there, she spoke thus: "You, Signy," she says, "have long in great honor and bliss stayed, but I shall take all that from you, and I impose that on you, that you turn away and live in a cave and become the largest orgress. 

Þú skalt Gríðr nefnast. 

You shall call yourself Gridr.

Dóttir þín skal fara með þér, ok hverr maðr, sem hana lítr, skal fella til hennar mikla ást. 

Your daughter shall go with you, and every man, who looks at her, shall fall much in love with her.

Þú skalt hvern myrða, er þú sér í hennar sæng. 

You shall murder each who you see in her bed.

Þú hefir átt þér sjau systr. 

You have a family your seven sisters.

Þær skulu hverja nótt eiga við þik bardaga. 

They shall each night have a battle with you.

Þær skulu alla vega þik sundra, höggva ok meiða, en aldri at heldr skaltu deyja, ok aldri skaltu fyrr frelsast af þessum álögum en þú hittir þann mann, er eigi hræðist þitt it ógurliga sax, þá er þú reiðir þat, en með því at þeim mun þat ógurligt sýnast, mun sá ekki finnast."

They shall all slay you asunder, strike and maim, but never any the more shall you die, and you shall never escape before from this spell than you meet that man who is not afraid of your awful short sword, then you brandish it, but with that that it would seem to them awful, it will so not be pleased."