Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 4:4:
- Kupsabiny: “(There was a grandchild of Saul who was called Mephibosheth. He was the child of Jonathan and he had five years when his grandfather and father died. When the news arrived coming from Jezreel that Saul and Jonathan had been speared/killed, (his) caretaker/nurse grabbed (him) and (she) wanted to flee immediately. But, that boy slipped from her hands and fell down and both legs broke making (him) lame.)” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “(Saul’s son Jonathan had a son. His name was Mephibosheth. When the news came from Jezreel that Saul and Jonathan had died Mephibosheth was five years old. Hearing the matter/news, picking him up, his care person ran away. But, feeling rushed when they went to escape, Mephibosheth fell on the way and became crippled. He was crippled in both feet)” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “(Aside from Ishboshet Saul has still a descendant that was left who was Mefiboshet, the child of Jonatan. He was five years of age when Saul and Jonatan died at Jezreel. When the nanny/caretaker of Mefiboshet heard-the-news that Saul and Jonatan died, she picked- him -up and fled. But while the nurse was-in-a-hurry to flee, she accidentally-drop the child, and the result was he/[lit. it] became-lame.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Saul’s son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth. When Mephibosheth was five years old, Saul and Jonathan died in the battle. When people brought that news from Jezreel, Mephibosheth’s nursemaid picked him up and ran away. She ran very fast, with the result that she dropped him, and his legs became crippled.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
