complete verse (1 Kings 9:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 9:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “Other people then shall be saying, ‘It is so because they abandoned their God who brought their grandfathers/ancestors from the land of Egypt, and then they worshiped idols. That is what has brought God to put them into all this trouble.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “People will reply like this, ‘They abandoned the LORD their God who brought their ancestors out of Egypt and did puja to other gods. For that reason the LORD has brought this disaster upon them.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Others will-answer, ‘Because they rejected the LORD their God who brought-out their ancestors from Egipto, and they served and worshipped other gods. That is why the LORD sent these disaster on them.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And other people will reply, ‘It happened because the Israeli people abandoned Yahweh their God, the one who brought their ancestors out of Egypt. They started to accept and worship other gods. And that is why Yahweh has caused them to experience all these disasters.’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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