Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 12:8:
- Kupsabiny: “But Rehoboam neglected the words of those elders, and went to men of his generation/age-set who were advising him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But without listening to the advice of those elders, he took advice from the young men who had grown up with him and who now served him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Rehoboam did- not -obey their advice, instead he met-with the young-men who-had-grown-up-with him who serve him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But he ignored what the older men advised him to do. Instead, he consulted the younger men who had grown up with him, who were now his advisors/the ones who told him what would be good to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
