Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 25:25:
- Kupsabiny: “Ishmael son of Nethaniah came from a house of rulers. And in the seventh month he went with ten of his soldiers to Mispah where Gedaliah was. When he arrived, he fought with Gedaliah until he killed him. He also killed Jews/Judahites and some people of Babylon who were with Gedaliah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But during the seventh month, Ishmael, son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama of the king’s family took ten men and killed Gedaliah and the men of Judah and Babylon who were with him in Mizpah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But in the seventh month of that year, Ishmael the child/(son) of Netania and grandchild/(grandson) of Elishama, who was a member of a kingly family, went to Mizpa with ten men and they killed Gedalia and his companions from/of-Juda and from-Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But in October of that year, Ishmael, whose grandfather Elishama was one of the relatives of the descendants of King David, went to Mizpah along with ten other men and assassinated/killed Gedaliah and all the men who were with him. There were also men from Judah and men from Babylon whom they assassinated.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
