Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 19:3:
- Kupsabiny: “The soldiers of David sneaked into the city like soldiers who are ashamed as if they had fled from battle/fighting.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They went into the city without talking, like ones who were ashamed, looking like they had run away, having been defeated in battle.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They returned silently/peacefully to the town of Mahanaim, like the soldiers who were-ashamed because had-fled from war.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The soldiers returned to the city quietly, like soldiers do when they are ashamed because they ran away from battle.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
