Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:10:
- Kupsabiny: “But that leader said to Daniel, ‘I am afraid of the king who said how that food should be eaten and accompanied by the wine. Maybe the king might hear that you are more thin and weak than the others are. Then, he will kill me.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But the chief official said to Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the King who gave order to give you this to eat and drink. If you are not seen to be healthy like the other young men your age he will cut my head off."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Ashpenaz said to him, ‘I am-afraid of the king. He was- the -one-who-said of what you (plur.) should-eat and should-drink, and if he sees that your (plur.) bodies are not good compared to the other young-men he might have-me-killed.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “but he was worried about what I suggested. He said, ‘My master, the king, has commanded that you eat the kinds of food and drink that he does. If you eat other things and as a result you become more thin and pale than the other young men who are your age, he will order his soldiers to cut off my head because of what you have done!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
