Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 2:5:

• Kupsabiny: “(Then) David sent (word) to those people to be told that, ‘May God bless you because of the honor you gave to your leader/master, Saul in the way you buried him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “then he sent them this message, "May the LORD bless you for the devotion you showed for your master Saul and for burying his body.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “he sent messengers to them to say, ‘May the LORD will-bless you (plur.) for showing your (plur.) love to Saul your (plur.) master by burying him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “he sent messengers to the men of Jabesh to tell them this: ‘I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless you for having shown, by burying the body of Saul your king, that you were loyal to him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)