Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 19:43:
- Kupsabiny: “The people of Israel replied the people of Judah that, ‘But we are ten clans and you are only two. So, what we get from the king defeats you. Why do you despise us? Is it not us who first said that the king should be brought back?’ Those people threw one another with words (argued) like that, but the ones for Judah were more bitter than those of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, "The king has our ten parts and besides that David has still more of our rights. Why do you despise us? What! Were we not the first to speak of bringing back the king?
But the men of Judah responded even more harshly than the men of Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “The people of Israel answered, ‘We (excl.) are ten tribes of Israel, so ten times/fold is our (excl.) right to the king as to you (plur.). Why do you (plur.) under-estimate us (excl.)? Is-it not that we (excl.) were the first to-speak of bringing-back our (incl.) king?’ But the men of Juda would- not -agree, and they are harsh in answering the men of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The men of the other Israeli tribes replied, ‘There are ten tribes in Israel, and only one in Judah. So it is ten times more right for us to say that David is our king than it is for you to say that. So why are you despising us ? We were certainly the first ones to talk about bringing David back to Jerusalem to be our king again.’
But the men of Judah spoke more harshly than the men from the other tribes of Israel did.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
