complete verse (1 Kings 3:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 3:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “and said to him, ‘Since you have requested for wisdom, I shall grant you everything you asked for. It is good for you not to have requested for a long life, or wealth or death of your enemies but you have requested for what will be helping to now what is bad and what is good. I will make you be wiser than any other person who came before, and never shall there be any one more wiser than you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then God said to him, "You have asked for wisdom to justice my people well without asking for a long life nor for wealth and property for yourself, nor for the death of your enemies.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So God said to him, ‘Since you (sing.) have-asked for wisdom to rule-over my people and you (sing.) did- not -ask for a long life or wealth or death of your (sing.) enemies,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “God said to him, ‘You did not request that you live for many years or that you become very rich or that you be able to kill all your enemies. Instead, you have requested that I enable you to be wise, in order that you will be able to know and to do what is right while you govern these people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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