complete verse (2 Samuel 14:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 14:32:

  • Kupsabiny: “Absalom replied that, ‘My servants did like that because I have sent people to go and call you, but you did not like/accept to come. I wanted you to go and tell the king for me that why did I return from there in Geshur and came to live in Jerusalem when he does not want to see me? If his words/things are like that, it was better if I remained there in Geshur. So, I want to see/visit the king, and if I am guilty, let (him) kill me.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Absalom said, "Look, I sent to summon you here, thinking I would be able to send a message through you to the king. Why did I have to come from Geshur to live here? If I had been staying there it would surely have been quite all right. So Now I must go to stand before the king. Then if I have done anything wrong [lit.: if I have any fault], let him kill me."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Absalom answered, ‘Because you would- not -come here when I sent for you. I would like/[lit. wish] you to go to the king to ask him why he had- me -taken from Geshur. (It) would be better if I just stayed there. Now, I want to see the king; if I had-sinned, let- him -put- me -to-death.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Absalom replied, ‘Because you did not come to me when I sent messages to you requesting that you come. I wanted to request that you go to the king to say to him, ‘Absalom wants to know what good it did/says that is was useless for him to leave Geshur and come here. He thinks that it would have been better for him to have stayed there. He wants you to allow him to talk to you. And if you think that he has done something that is wrong, you can command that he be executed.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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