Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 17:25:

• Kupsabiny: “Absalom had set aside/appointed Amasa to lead the army to replace/take over the position of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether, who was from the clan of Ishmael, but the mother was Abigail daughter of Nahash, was the sister of Zeruiah Joab’s mother.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. He was the son of Jether, an Israelite, and the son of Abigail, [who was the] daughter of Nahash, and [the] younger sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Absalom chose Amasa to substitute Joab as commander of the soldiers. This Amasa was the child of Jeter the Ishmaelinhon. His mother Abigail, the child of Nahash, sibling of the mother of Joab which is Zeruya.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Absalom had appointed his cousin Amasa to be the commander of his army, instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether, a descendant of Ishmael. Amasa’s mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)