complete verse (Daniel 2:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “I give you thanks
    and I praise you, oh God of our forefathers.
    You gave me knowledge and braveness/courage,
    and again you have shown me
    what we requested you to reveal/show.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “O God of our ancestors,
    Giving thanks, I will praise you.
    I will honor you.
    You have given me strength and wisdom.
    You have answered my prayer.
    And you have shown [me] the king’s dream."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So I praise and thank you (sing.), O God of my ancestors.
    You are-the-one-who-gave me wisdom and strength/capability.
    And you (sing.) have-given us (excl.) what- we (excl.) -have-asked of you (sing.) by revealing to us (excl.) the meaning of the dream of the king.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “God, whom my ancestors worshiped,
    I thank you and I praise you,
    because you have caused me to be wise and made me strong.
    You have told me what my friends and I asked you to tell us;
    and you have revealed to us what the king demanded to know.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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