complete verse (Job 3:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 3:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then I would have slept/laid like rulers/kings and leaders,
    who built for themselves houses that have become deserted ruins.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “[I] would have been with the kings and counsellors of the world, [and] of the earth,
    who built places for themselves that have been destroyed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “with the kings and leaders/[lit. heads] of the world who built palaces which are ruined now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I would be resting with kings whose beautiful palaces that they built are now in ruins (OR, who rebuilt palaces that had previously been destroyed),
    and I would be resting with their officials who have also died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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