Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 16:2:
- Kupsabiny: “‘You Baasha was just a useless thing, but I uplifted you and made you rule my people of Israel. Now you follow the ways of Jeroboam and has made my people of Israel to fall into sin until they have made me angry!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘I lifted you up from the dust and made you ruler of my people Israel, but, being like Jeroboam, you have caused my people to sin. and through their sin you have provoked my anger.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘I took- you -out from a lower situation, and made (you) into a leader/[lit. head] of my people Israelinhon. But you followed the ways of Jeroboam and you became the reason of the sinning of my people, and you provoked/caused- me -to-anger because of their sins.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘You were very insignificant/unimportant when I caused you to become the ruler of my Israeli people. But you have caused me to become very angry by doing the kinds of evil things that King Jeroboam did. You have also caused me to become angry by causing my people to sin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
