Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 18:12:
- Kupsabiny: “It happened like this because the people of Israel had refused to listen to God. They broke the covenant of God which he gave them through his servant Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “It happened like this because the Israelites had not observed the commands of the LORD. They broke his covenant, and they had no concern for any commands that Moses, the servant of the LORD had given.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This happened to those of/from-Israel because they did- not -obey the LORD their God, but-rather they violated the agreement of the LORD with them — all the commands that the LORD had-given through his servant Moises. They neither listened nor obeyed them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “That happened because the Israelis did not obey Yahweh their God. They disobeyed the agreement that Yahweh had made with their ancestors, and all the laws that Moses, the man who served Yahweh very well, had told them to obey. They would not obey those laws; they would not even listen to them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
