Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 8:47:
- Kupsabiny: “and then they repent while being in that country and pray to you saying, ‘We have done evil and sin,’ listen to them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “if, having been captured, they pray to you because of the trouble they experience in the land to which they have been taken, and they turn their hearts, feel repentance, and pray to You, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong intentionally, we have done evil work,’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and if some-time-later their hearts will-change there, and they will-repent and will-plead to you saying, ‘We (excl.) have-sinned, and what we (excl.) have-done were wicked,’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “If that happens, while they are in those countries to which they were forced to go, if they sincerely repent and plead with you there saying ‘We have sinned and have done things that are very wicked,’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
