Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 12:9:
- Kupsabiny: “I am saying, David, why did you despise my laws? Why did you did commit a sin? You made the Ammonites kill Uriah in war and married his wife.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But you have done the very thing that is not good in the LORD’s eyes. Why have you despised the word of the LORD? You caused to kill Uriah the Hittite with the sword. And you have taken his wife away and made [her] your wife. You caused to kill that man with the sword of the Ammonites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So why you did- not -fulfill my word by doing this evil things in my sight? You have-caused-to-be-killed Uria the Hittite in battle; you have-caused- him -to-be-killed by the Ammonhon, and you even took his wife.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So why have you despised my commandment about not committing adultery? You have done what I consider to be very evil! You have arranged for Uriah to be killed in a battle by the Ammon people-group’s soldiers, and you have taken his wife to be your wife!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
