Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 30:18:
- Kupsabiny: “The people who had not cleansed themselves for this festival were many. Many of those people came from Ephraim, Manasseh and Zebulun. So, the Levites slaughtered for all those people the lambs for the Festival of Passover. After that, king Hezekiah asked/prayed for those people, ‘Oh, God, you who are good, forgive every person” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Many among those who came from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Issachar had not yet purified themselves. Still, they celebrated the Passover festival, contrary to the rules. but Hezekiah prayed for them like this.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Most of those who came to Efraim, Manase, Issachar, and Zebulun had- not -cleansed themselves, but they still ate the offering for the Feast of the Passing-by of the Angel, even it is contrary to the law. But King Hezekia prayed for them. He said, ‘O LORD, may in your goodness you will-forgive each man” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Although most of the people who had come from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Issachar had not purified themselves, they ate the food of the Passover Festival anyway, ignoring the rules written by Moses. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying ‘Yahweh, you always do what is good; I pray that you will forgive everyone” (Source: Translation for Translators)
