Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 5:24:
- Kupsabiny: “When you hear something like footsteps of soldiers who are marching up in the trees, fight them. You will know from there that I go ahead of you and I will save you and kill the soldiers of those Philistines.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When you hear a sound that is like soldiers walking in the tops of the balsam trees, attack! for I will go before you to defeat the Philistine army."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If you (plur.) hear the like marching of the soldiers on top portion of the balsam trees, you (plur.) quickly attack for that is the sign that I am leading you (plur.) to attack the Filistinhon.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like an army marching, attack them, because I will have gone ahead of you to enable your army to defeat their army.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
