Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 22:18:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, ‘Didn’t I tell you that this man never speaks anything good concerning me?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The King of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Didn’t I tell you earlier, that he only prophesies bad, not good concerning me?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “King Ahab said to Jehoshafat, ‘Did- not I -tell you (sing.) already that he never prophesies (anything) good about me but only pure bad?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, ‘I told you that he never predicts that anything good will happen to me! He always predicts that bad things will happen to me.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
