Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 28:18:

• Kupsabiny: “God has now done to you like that because you refused to obey his law when he told you to destroy the Amalekites when he became angry to those people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “You did not obey the LORD’s command and [you] did not carry out the LORD’s anger against the Amalekites. So the LORD has done like this to you today.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD did this to you (sing.) because you (sing.) did- not -obey his command to-destroy the Amaleknon completely.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “You did not obey Yahweh. Yahweh was very angry with the Amalek people-group. You did not kill all of their animals, with the result that you did not show that he was very angry with them. That is the reason that he has done this to you today.” (Source: Translation for Translators)