complete verse (1 Samuel 2:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 2:31:

  • Kupsabiny: “Listen carefully! The days are coming when I will kill all your sons and those from your family so there will be no man in your family to live to an old age.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “A time like that is coming when I will weaken your family and there will not be any old men in your family.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Mark/remember this, the time will-come that I will-destroy all the young-ones among you (plur.) and the other descendants of your (plur.) ancestors/[lit. old-ones]. You (plur.) will-suffer and you (plur.) will- not -experience/taste-of the abundance that I will-give to the Israel. No-one at-all will- live/(grow) old among you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Listen carefully! There will soon be a time when I will cause all the strong young men in your family to die. The result will be that no men in your family will live long enough to become old men.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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