complete verse (2 Kings 13:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 13:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “There was a time when Elisha became sick with a very serious disease while Joash son of Jehoahaz was ruling. Then Joash went to visit Elisha. When he arrived there, he bent where he was on the bed and mourned saying, ‘Oh no, my father! How can the chariots of the people of Israel now save when Elisha is no longer there/alive!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Sometime before the death of King Jehoash, the prophet Elisha became very ill. It looked like he would die. At that time King Jehoash of Israel went to meet him. The King wept and said, "O my father, O my father! the chariots and horsemen of Israel!"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “While King Jehoash was still alive, Elisha got-sick and (it) seemed that he was- already about -to-die. King Jehoash went to him and cried over him. Jehoash said, ‘My father, My father! The chariots and charioteers of Israel!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Elisha became very ill. Just before he died, King Jehoash went to Elisha and cried in front of him. Saying the same words that Elisha had said when Elijah was taken to heaven, he said, ‘My father/master! My father/master! The chariots of us Israeli people and their drivers are taking my master away!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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