Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 21:30:

• Kupsabiny: “But David did not go there to pray to God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “But David was not able to go there to worship God, for, having seen the sword of the angel of the LORD, he was very much afraid.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But David would- not -go there to ask God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But David did not want to go there to request God to tell him what he wanted him to do, because he was afraid that the angel sent from Yahweh might strike him with his sword.” (Source: Translation for Translators)