Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:20:

• Kupsabiny: “Whenever the king inquired or consulted them about any question or matter, it was found that those four young men defeated (were more reliable/capable than) his magicians and those with unique spiritual powers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “In matters of wisdom and knowledge, no matter what he asked, the king found that they were much more learned and skilled than all the magicians and enchanters anywhere in the land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Of all the questions-asked by the king to them, he saw that their wisdom was ten times more than the wisdom of the magicians or enchanters in his entire kingdom.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “In all important matters, the king found that what we four men advised was ten times as good as what all the magicians and sorcerers/fortune-tellers in his kingdom advised.” (Source: Translation for Translators)