Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:57:
- Kupsabiny: “I will make drunk its leaders and wise people,
its kings, its councilors and its soldiers.
They shall lie down never to get up again.
I am the God of power.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “I will-make-drunk her officials, wise men, rulers, commanders, and her soldiers. They will fall asleep and no longer can wake up. I, the King, (am) the-(one) saying this. LORD Almighty is my name.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The king, the Commander of the armies of angels says,
‘I will cause the city officials and wise men, the army captains and soldiers in Babylon to become drunk.
They will fall asleep,
but they will never wake up again!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
