complete verse (Nehemiah 9:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 9:32:

  • Kupsabiny: “So now, oh our God who is mighty, you have authority and are awesome, you observe/keep the covenant of your love. Do not forget all the suffering we have experienced. We have suffered all along together with our kings, our leaders, the priests, the prophets and our grandfathers, from the days we were defeated by the kings of Assyria.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘You (sing.) our (excl.) God is mighty and very awesome. You (sing.) fulfill your (sing.) covenant and you (sing.) show your (sing.) love. Now, do- not -forsake our (excl.) sufferings. We (excl.) all your (sing.) people had-suffered, as-well-as our (excl.) kings, leaders/[lit. heads], priests, prophets, and ancestors, since the time that the kings of Asiria oppressed us (excl.) until now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘You (sing.) are the amazing, all-powerful and fearsome God. You (sing.) fulfill the-agreement- you (sing.) -present and your (sing.) love does not change, therefore you (sing.) should not consider that the difficulty we (excl.) are experiencing is light. We (excl.) and all our (sing.) kings, officials, priests, prophets, our (excl.) ancestors and all your (sing.) people have experienced-it starting from the ruling of the kings who were from-Assyria until today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Our God, you are great! You are mighty! You are awesome! You faithfully love us as you promised in your agreement with us that you would do! But now we are experiencing great difficulties/hardships. Great troubles have come to us, to our kings, to our other leaders, to our priests, and to our prophets. We have been experiencing these troubles since the armies of the kings of Assyria conquered us, and we are still experiencing them. We ask that you sincerely think about all these things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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