complete verse (Job 17:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 17:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “A sense of danger has overtaken me and my days are over.
    The only thing there is, is for me to go to the world of the dead!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “It is becoming difficult for me to breathe,
    my day is finished,
    and the grave is waiting for me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘I am about to die/am nearly to pass-away; as-if my breath will- now -be-cut-off. The place-of-burial is now ready for me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “My life/time to live is almost ended; I have no strength left;
    my grave is waiting for me. ” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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