complete verse (2 Chronicles 6:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 6:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “Solomon continued to pray saying, ‘God, are you really able to live/stay down in the earth with people? When even heaven is not adequate for you, how about this house that I have built? That is not adequate/fitting at all.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But what, O God, can you actually live in the midst of people on the earth? If heaven is small for you, how in the world will this temple I have built suffice? ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘But can – you really -dwell, O God, here on earth with the people? In fact you can- not -fit even in the highest part of heaven, how much more in the temple I have-built?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘But, my God, will you really live on earth among people? There is surely not enough space for you in the sky, or even in the heaven! So there is surely not enough space for you to live in this temple that my workers have built.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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