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| "Ek em útlendr maðr hér," segir hann | "I am a foreigner here", he says |
| Vil ek eigi, at þit verðið fyrir sjónum þeira | I don't want you two to come in their sight |
| þá kom hann í eyjar þær er Syllingar heita | Then he came to the islands called the Syllingar |
| "Sigurð kalla menn mik," segir hann, "ok em ek kenningarson Búa" | "People call me called Sigurðr", he said, "and I am said to be Búi's son" |
| Unni búandi honum mikit | The farmer loved him dearly |
| Far vel þú þá! | Then fare well (i.e. have a safe journey) |
| Ok er þat at segja af ferð þeirra, at þeir kómu til Íslands fyrir alþingi | And it is to be said about their journey, that they came to Iceland before the General Assembly |
| Ek skal fara með þér | I will go with you |
| Þá sendi hon Hákon ok gott fǫruneyti með honum austr til Eiríks Svíakonungs | Then she sent Hákon, and good travel-companions with him, east to King Eiríkr of Sweden |
| Satt eitt hefi ek þér sagt | I have told you the truth |
| Ek em konungs dóttir ok konungs systir | I am a king's daughter and a king's sister |
| Þetta spyrr Eysteinn konungr ok safnar her í móti þeim | King Eysteinn hears of this and gathers an army against them |