Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 5:7:
- Kupsabiny: “No longer do many people live in the villages of Israel,
until Deborah came to become the mother of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “Until I, Deborah, became a mother in Israel,
Israel’s villages life stopped.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Only a-few now were-living in the towns of Israel, until you (sing.) arrived, Debora, you (sing.) who is-acknowledged/known as the mother of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “People left their small villages, and moved into the walled cities
until I, Deborah, became their leader.
I became like a mother to the Israeli people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
