Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 1:31:
- Kupsabiny: “Strong people will become a torch
and their evil deeds will start a fire.
Those people and their matters shall burn
and there is no person who reduces the fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “The very strongest men,
will become weak like thread,
Whatever they do will be like spark.
Both will be burned completely.
no one to quench the fire” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Those among you (plur.) who are mighty will-become like dry tree/wood that easily burns, and their wicked deeds will-become like a flash/spark that will-burn them, and no one can-quench/[lit. stop] that fire.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
