complete verse (2 Samuel 14:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 14:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “The king said that, ‘It is Joab, who sent you to tell me these words, isn’t it?’ That woman replied that, ‘You have said the truth, oh king. It is Joab who told me to tell you these words.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the king asked her, "Did Joab provoke you to do like this?"
    She replied, "I will say, swearing an oath by the name of your life, when you ask a question, there is no way to evade it [lit.: to give an answer, there is no path to the right or left.] Yes, it was your servant Joab who put me up to this. [lit.: who taught me this whole matter] and he was the one who put all these words in my mouth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The king asked, ‘Did Joab teach you this?’ The woman answered, ‘I can- not [emphatic marker] -refuse/escape to answer your question, Beloved King. Yes, Joab your servant who commanded me to do this and he was- the(-one-who) taught/directed as to what will- I -say.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The king said, ‘Was Joab the one who told you to do this?’ She replied, ‘Yes, Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I cannot avoid telling you what is true. Yes, indeed, it was Joab who told me to come here, and who told me what to say.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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