Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 10:1:
- Kupsabiny: “There was a lady/woman who ruled the land of Sheba who had earlier been told about the wisdom that God had given Solomon. That woman went and tried/tested Solomon with hard questions.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When the Queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame and his relationship to the LORD. At that time she came to test Solomon with difficult questions.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the queen of Sheba heard the fame of Solomon, that gives honor to the LORD, she went to Solomon in-order to-test his wisdom through hard questions.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The queen who ruled the Sheba area heard that Yahweh had caused Solomon to become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult to answer.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
