complete verse (2 Samuel 10:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 10:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then David said, ‘I will be good to Hanun because his father listened to me.’ He sent his people to tell him sorry for the death of his father.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “King David said, "I must honor Hanun for his father always honored me." So, expressing condolence, giving the message to messengers, he sent them.
    But when David’s messengers arrived in Ammon,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “David said, ‘I will-show goodness to Hanun because his father was good to me.’ So David sent some officers to show/express his sympathy to the sadness/[lit. difficulty] of Hanun because of the death of his father.
    But when the officials of David arrived in the land of the Ammonhon,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “David thought, ‘Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son.’ So David sent some officials there, to tell Hanun that David was sorry that Hanun’s father had died.
    When those messengers arrived in the land where the Ammon people-group lived,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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