complete verse (1 Kings 5:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 5:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “God promised my father that, ‘Your son who is going to succeed you as king is the one to build a house for me to be worshiped in.’ So, I want to build a house for my God in which he is to be worshiped.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Please look, God has spoken to my father David like this, ‘A son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build a temple for my name.’ Now I have decided to build that temple for the sake of honoring the name of the LORD my God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore I am thinking to build now a temple for the honor of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD had-told my father David. This is what he said to David: ‘Your child whom I will-cause-to-succeed you as king is-the-one who will-build the temple for me.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh promised my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will enable to be king after you are no longer king, will build a temple for me.’ Because of that, I have decided to build a temple in which we can worship Yahweh our God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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