complete verse (2 Samuel 1:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 1:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “When Jonathan would use his bow,
    his enemies would not escape.
    When Saul took hold of his sword
    it would not go in vain.
    When they pierced the enemies with their weapons
    blood spilled out and/with (the) fat.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “From the blood of those who have died,
    and from the bodies of the strong ones
    Jonathan’s bow and arrow never turned back.
    Saul’s sword never came back into the sheath without killing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “By means of the sword of Saul and by means of the bow-and-arrow of Jonatan, they killed many of the brave enemies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “instead, it was stained with the blood of those whom he had killed,
    and the fat of mighty enemy soldiers was smeared on it.
    Jonathan did not retreat carrying his bow and arrows,
    and Saul always defeated his enemies when he fought them with his sword.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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