Oss verðr ey, nema þessum
aldr várn boðum haldim
(menn búisk mǫrgu sinni)
meiri ógn (við þeiri),
hver þvít hætt rôð bǫrva
hljóms á øfsta dómi
upp fyr allri skepnu
ósǫgð koma lǫgðis.
Oss verðr ey meiri ógn, nema haldim þessum boðum aldr várn; menn búisk við þeiri mǫrgu sinni, þvít hver ósǫgð hætt rôð bǫrva hljóms lǫgðis koma upp fyr allri skepnu á øfsta dómi.
Our terror will always increase unless we keep these commands during our lives; let men prepare themselves for it many a time, since all unconfessed, dangerous counsels of the trees of the sound of the sword [BATTLE > WARRIORS] will become known before all creation at the Last Judgement.
[1] ey: ‘[...]’ B, BRydberg, (ei)(?) 399a‑bˣ, BFJ
[1] ey ‘always’: B is badly worn, and no traces of the word are now visible. All previous eds have accepted 399a-bˣ’s reading ei, even though the transcript indicates some uncertainty here.