complete verse (1 Samuel 25:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 25:28:

  • Kupsabiny: “Sir, I also request you to forgive me. For sure, God will make you become a leader/king and that leadership will be inherited to your descendants. It will be so because the war you are fighting is for God. Sin should never appear in you forever.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Oh my Lord, if your maid servant has done wrong, please forgive [me]. The LORD will make an everlasting dynasty for you, for you have done battle for God. May nothing be wrong in your whole life.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Please forgive me of my shortcomings. Surely the LORD will-cause- you (sing.) and your descendants -to-reign, because you (sing.) fight for him. May-it-be that you (sing.) not do evil while you (sing.) live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Please forgive me if I have done anything wrong to you. Yahweh will surely reward you by allowing many of your descendants to become kings of Israel, because you are fighting the battles that Yahweh wants you to fight. And I know that throughout all your life you have not done anything wrong.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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