Paroles et traduction Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik - Vitkispá

Vitkispá

Hljóðs bið ek allar helgar kindir,
Meiri ok minni mögu Heimdallar;
Viltu, at ek, Valföðr! vel framtelja
Forn spjöll fíra, þau er fremst um man.

Þá gengu regin öll á rökstóla,
Ginnheilug goð, ok um þat gættusk;
(á gengust eiðar, orð ok sœri,
Mál öll meginlig er á meðal fóru.)

Sól tér sortna, sígr fold í mar,
Hverfa af himni heiðar stjörnur;
Geisar eimi ok aldrnari,
Leikr hár hiti við himin sjalfan.

Þá gengu regin öll á rökstóla,
Ginnheilug goð, ok um þat gættusk;
(Skelfr Yggdrasils askr standandi,
Ymr it aldna tré, en jötunn losnar.)

Geyr nú Garmr mjök fyr Gnipahelli,
Festr mun slitna en freki renna;
Fjölð veit ek fræða, fram sé ek lengra
Um ragna rök römm sigtíva.

Bræðr munu berjask ok at bönum verðask,
Munu systrungar sifjum spilla;
Skelfr Yggdrasils askr standandi,
Ymr it aldna tré, en jötunn losnar.

Sér hon upp koma öðru sinni
Jörð ór ægi iðjagræna;
Falla forsar, flýgr örn yfir,
Sá er á fjalli fiska veiðir.

Sal sér hon standa sólu fegra,
Gulli þakðan á Gimléi;
þar skulu dyggvar dróttir byggja
Ok um aldrdaga ynðis njóta.

Prophecy of the Seeress

I ask for silence from all holy beings,
Greater and lesser sons of Heimdall;
Wilt thou, O Valfather! that I should well declare
The ancient lore of men, that which is most in memory.

Then all the gods went to their judgment-seats,
The holy gods, and concerning this they debated;
(Oaths had been sworn, and words and compacts,
All the great judgments that were made between them.)

The sun turns black, the earth sinks into the sea,
The bright stars vanish from heaven;
Vapor and flame rage together,
High heat plays against heaven itself.

Then all the gods went to their judgment-seats,
The holy gods, and concerning this they debated;
(Yggdrasil's ash trembles as it stands,
The ancient tree groans, and the giant is loosed.)

Garm barks greatly before Gnipa's cave,
Fetters will break, and the wolf run free;
Much do I know, still more can I see
Of the fate of the gods, the mighty in fight.

Brothers shall fight and slay one another,
Kindred shall break the bonds of kin;
Yggdrasil's ash trembles as it stands,
The ancient tree groans, and the giant is loosed.

She sees the earth rise again from the sea,
Ever green, fair as before;
The cataracts fall, the eagle flies over,
He who on the crags catches fish.

She beholds a hall, fairer than the sun,
Thatched with gold, in Gimle;
There shall the righteous people dwell,
And forever enjoy delights.