Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 40:1:
- Kupsabiny: “When Nebuzaradan had released me in Ramah God spoke to me. He found me having been bound/tied in chains together with all the other people of Jerusalem and Judah who were being led/driven to go to Babylon..” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said something to Jeremias after he was released by Nebuzaradan the leader of the guards there at Rama. Jeremias that time was chained with the captives who are from-Jerusalem and who are from-Juda to be brought to Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The soldiers from Babylonia captured me and many other people from Jerusalem and other places in Judah. They planned to take us to Babylon. So they fastened chains around our wrists and took us to Ramah town north of Jerusalem. While we were there, I was released. This is how it happened:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
