complete verse (2 Kings 8:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 8:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “Hazael selected everything good in Damascus. After that, he loaded those things onto forty camels and went to greet Elisha. When he arrived there, he said to Elisha, ‘Sir, the king of Syria has sent me. He is asking. ‘Night I recover from this sickness?’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Hazael loaded 40 camels with the very best things of Damaskus. Then he went to meet Elijah. Having met him, Hazael said, "Your servant, Ben-hadad, the king, has sent me to you to ask whether he will recover or not."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Hazael had-loaded 40 camels with the best products of Damascus and brought them to Elisha as a gift. When he arrived to Elisha, he said, ‘I was-commanded by your (sing.) servant King Ben Hadad of Aram, to ask you if he will- yet -be-cured/healed from his sickness.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Hazael went to talk with Elisha. He took with him forty camels that were carrying many kinds of goods that were produced in Damascus. When Hazael met him, he said to him, ‘Your friend Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, sent me to ask you whether you think he will recover from his illness.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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