Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 1:27:

• Kupsabiny: “Is this something you have done, oh king? May you have chosen Adonijah to succeed you before letting your servants know it?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “What! Is it true that this is according to your order? You have indeed not told us, your servants, who will sit on your throne after you".” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Did- you really -do this, Beloved King, that you did- not -let- us (excl.) -know who will-succeed you as king?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Did you, as the king, say that they should do this without telling your other officials who you want to become king after you are no longer the king?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)