Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 25:27:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, a man called Evil-merodach took over rulership of Babylon. Then, that king had mercy on king Jehoiakin who was in prison in Babylon, and then he released him. He was released on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month in the thirty-seventh year from when he was put in prison.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In the year that Evil-Merodach became king of Babylonia, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. This happened in the thirty-seventh year in the twelfth month on the twenty-seventh day after Jehoiachin had been taken away as prisoner.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In the 37th year of the exile of King Jehoyakin of Juda, Evil Merodac became king of Babilonia. He released Jehoyakin on the 27th day of the 12th month of that year.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Thirty-seven years after King Jehoiachin of Judah was taken to Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar’s son Evil-Merodach became the king of Babylon. He was kind to Jehoiachin, and on April 2 of that year, he released/freed Jehoiachin from prison.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
