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)
