Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 16:12:
- Kupsabiny: “When it was the thirty-ninth year that Asa was ruling, an illness attacked his legs so he became very ill. Although it was like that, Asa did not cry to God to heal him, but he went to witch-doctors.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In the thirty-ninth year of his reign he was afflicted with a bad foot disease. Though this was a very severe disease, he did not take refuge in the LORD, [rather] he took refuge in the doctors.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In the 39th year of the reign of Asa, he suffered from a disease in his feet. Even though his disease was so severe, he did- not -ask help from the LORD but-rather from the doctors.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When Asa had been ruling for almost 39 years, he was afflicted with a disease in his feet. The disease was very severe, but in spite of that, he did not request help from Yahweh. Instead he sought help only from doctors.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
