complete verse (2 Samuel 14:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 14:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, king, I have come where you are because there are people who have threatened me. I thought from/in my head that if I tell you, you might listen to my cries.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I have come to tell you this matter because people have threatened me. I thought ‘If I get to talk with Your Honor, you would do what your maid servant says ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Beloved King, I came here to tell you my problem because I am afraid as to what my blood-relatives will-do. I thought of talking to you that maybe you will-do what I am asking-favor from you” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So I said to myself, ‘I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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