Helés, kémta sod, uraði os sunem, víranda sod já eynu.
bee, mother honeycombs-GEN, to_approach-3SG-PST towards gods-ACC, while_to_bear honeycombs-ACC and honey-ACC.
Seus, aukna þeyn pölviti heli, ténaði épola ym atu der atavisas.
Zeus, happy from offer-ACC bee-GEN, to_order-3SG-PST to_give to_her everything-ACC that to_ask-3SG-FUT.
Helés plágaði "épol vösum lænáran jödu, der nornas roxa ósu vexenem já trægem já roxa asutrökku.»
bee to_say-PST-3SG to_give-IMP-2SG thy-DAT servant-DAT sting-ACC, that to_be_able_to-FUT-3SG to_protect mine-ACC fruits-ACC and labour-ACC and to_protect myself.
Seus hav kódaði þarl eja ju tolðeru heli, sjádu and ástaði tregfölu.
Zeus not to_know-PST-3SG what to_do with request-ABL bee-GEN, because he to_love-PST-3SG humanity-ACC.
Já takk, and plágaði hélum, «ás helf eja li; avl eyð ragl tregðú uras os oku já atavisas eisana ógu eynu já atavisat égata þeyn önu, jada! Avl sóp der eyð natat jad, ésjálas.»
And thus, he to_say-3SG-PST bee-DAT, “I cannot to_do that-ACC; but if some human to_approch-3SG-FUT towards thou-ACC and to_want-3SG-FUT to_take thy-ACC honey-ACC and to_want-2SG-FUT to_remove him-ACC, sting! but to_remember-IMP-2SG that if to_use-2SG-FUT sting-ACC, to_die-2SG-FUT.