Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 19:23:
- Kupsabiny: “You insulted God through your people saying,
‘I climbed every hill with my many chariots
and I broke through every mountain of Lebanon.
I felled the tall cedars of that place
and the straight podo trees.
I entered into a forest
where no person had touched its trees.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “Through your messengers
you have severely disgraced the LORD.
You have spoken like this,
‘Coming with many chariots I have conquered the very high mountains and the very remote peaks of Lebanon.
I cut down its tallest cedar trees and good cyprus trees
And I went to its remotest places and its thickest forests.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Through your (sing.) servants, you (sing.) spoke-bad-thing-about/mocked me.
You (sing.) still said, ‘With my many chariots I was-able-to-climb-up the high mountains, the peak of the mountains of Lebanon.
I have-cut-down its tallest cedars and the-best/finest sipres (trees).
I was-able-to-reach its peak that has leafy trees.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - English: “The messengers that you sent made fun of me.
You said, ‘With my many chariots I have gone to the highest mountains,
even to the highest mountains in Lebanon.
We have cut down its tallest cedar trees
and its nicest pine/cyprus trees.
We have been to the most distant/remote peaks
and to its dense forests.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
