complete verse (Lamentations 3:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 3:30:

  • Kupsabiny: “Let him accept to be beaten,
    and allow himself to be mocked.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Let him turn his check towards the one who wants to hit him,
    and endure the sneer.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When someone-slapped you (sing.), offer your (sing.) cheek. And accept the insults of your (sing.) enemies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “If someone strikes us on one cheek,
    we should turn the other cheek toward that person in order that he may strike it, too,
    and accept/endure it when we are insulted.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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