Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 26:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Then David removed Saul’s spear plus the water thing by his head. Then he left with Abishai. Nobody woke up from sleep, because God had made all of them have a deep sleep.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So David took the spear beside Saul’s head and the water bottle and went with Abishai. None of the soldiers sleeping in the cantonment were aware and none of them saw. They were sleeping in a sleep sent by the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So David took the spear and the container of water by the head of Saul, and they left. No one saw or knew what happened; no one woke-up because the LORD caused- their sleeping -to-be-deep-sleeping.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So David took the spear and the jug, and he and Abishai left. No one saw them or knew what they were doing, and no one woke up, because Yahweh had caused them to be sound asleep.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
