Prose Edda — Old Norse facing a living language
Nörfi eða Narfi hét jötunn, er byggði í Jötunheimum. Hann átti dóttur, er Nótt hét. Hon var svört ok dökk, sem hon átti ætt til. Hon var gift þeim manni, er Naglfari hét. Þeira sonr hét Auðr. Því næst var hon gift þeim, er Ánarr hét. Jörð hét þeira dóttir. Síðast átti hana Dellingr, ok var hann ása ættar. Var þeira sonr Dagr. Var hann ljóss ok fagr eftir faðerni sínu.
A giant named Norfi, or Narfi, lived in Jotunheim. He had a daughter called Night — she was dark and swarthy, as fit her kin. She was married first to a man named Naglfari; their son was named Aud. Next she married a man called Annar; their daughter was named Earth. Last of all, Delling had her, and he was of the Aesir's kin; their son was Day, bright and fair after his father's likeness.
Þá tók Alföðr Nótt ok Dag, son hennar, ok gaf þeim tvá hesta ok tvær kerrur ok sendi þau upp á himin, at þau skulu ríða á hverjum tveim dægrum umhverfis jörðina. Ríðr Nótt fyrri þeim hesti, er kallaðr er Hrímfaxi, ok at morgni hverjum döggvir hann jörðina af méldropum sínum. Sá hestr, er Dagr á, heitir Skinfaxi, ok lýsir allt loft ok jörðina af faxi hans."
Then Allfather took Night and her son Day, gave them two horses and two carts, and sent them up into the sky to ride around the earth once every two half-days. Night rides first, on the horse called Frost-Mane, and every morning he wets the earth with the foam from his bit. Day's horse is called Shining-Mane, and his mane lights up the whole sky and the earth."