Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 20:17:
- Kupsabiny: “‘Days are coming when everything which you have in your homestead and everything that your forefathers have gathered until today will be plundered and taken to Babylon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The time will surely come when everything in your palace and everything your ancestors have collected until today will be taken off to Babylon, nothing will be left behind, the LORD has spoken.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The time will- surely -come that everything in your (sing.) palace will-be-brought to Babilonia, all that your (sing.) ancestors have-stored-up which are still there until now. Nothing at-all will-be-left, says the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “There will be a time when everything that is still in your palace, all the valuable things that were put there by you and your ancestors, will be carried away to Babylon. There will be nothing left here! That is what Yahweh says to you” (Source: Translation for Translators)
