Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 25:4:

• Kupsabiny: “And when David was in the wilderness, he was told that Nabal was busy cutting wool for his sheep today.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, when David (was) there at the desolate-place, he heard-the-news that Nabal was-shearing his sheep.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “One day while David and his men were in the desert, someone told him that Nabal was cutting the wool from his sheep.” (Source: Translation for Translators)