complete verse (2 Kings 8:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 8:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “Hazael asked, ‘But why are you crying, sir?’ Elisha answered him, ‘I am crying because I know the calamities you will bring to the people of Israel. You will burn their cities with fire and kill the young men with the sword. You will destroy their small children and stab the stomachs of their pregnant women.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Hazael asked, "O my lord, why are you weeping?"
    Elisha replied, "I know what kind of evil deeds you will do to the people of Israel. You will set fire to their fortresses. You will kill their young men with the sword, you will kill their little children by dashing them to the ground. And you will rip open the tummies of pregnant women."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Hazael asked him, ‘Sir, why are- you -crying?’ He replied, ‘Because I know the evil-thing you will-do to the Israelinhon. You will-burn their stone-walled towns, you will-kill their young-ones, you will-crush their little children, and you will-rip-open the belly/stomach of their pregnant women.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Hazael said, ‘Sir, why are you crying?’
    Elisha replied, ‘Because Yahweh has enabled me to know the terrible things that you will do to the people of Israel: You will burn their cities with walls around them, you will kill their fine young men with a sword, you will bash the heads of their children, and you will rip open the bellies of their pregnant women with a sword.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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