complete verse (Deuteronomy 28:62)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 28:62:

  • Kupsabiny: “And then, you shall be a small community even though you are as many today as the stars in heaven. It will happen like that if you do not listen to the words that your God is saying.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Because you did not heed the word of the LORD your God, of you who were innumerable as the stars of the sky, only very few will remain.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Even if you (plur.) are numerous as the stars in heaven, only few will-be left among you (plur.) for you (plur.) did- not -follow the LORD your (plur.) God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You became as numerous as the stars in the sky, but only a few of you will remain alive, if you do not obey Yahweh your God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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