Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 15:23:
- Kupsabiny: “When the people of Jerusalem saw David passing by with his people, they shouted (in pain). David and all his people crossed the valley of Kidron and went towards the wilderness.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way, while all their people went out, all the people who lived in the land wept bitterly. The king passed over the Kidron valley, and all the people proceeded toward the wilderness.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The people of Jerusalem wept so hard as the men of David were-passing-by. While David was-crossing-over Kidron which is the passageway/channel of water, his men who were ahead of him were-going-toward the desolate-place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “All the people along the road cried when they saw them walking by. The king and all the others crossed the Kidron Valley and then they all went up the hill toward the desert.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
