Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 19:25:
- Kupsabiny: “When they met, the king asked him that, ‘Mephibosheth, what happened to you that we did not go together when I escaped/fled?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When Mephibosheth came to Jerusalem to meet the king, David said to him, "Why didn’t you come with me?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Mefiboshet the grandchild of Saul went there also to meet David. He came from Jerusalem. He had- not -washed his feet, had- not -trimmed-his-beard, and had- not -changed his clothes from-the-day when David left Jerusalem until he was-able-to-returned without harm. When he arrived there, David asked him, ‘Mefiboshet, why you did- not -go with me?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When he arrived from Jerusalem to greet the king, the king said to him, ‘Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
