Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:18:

• Kupsabiny: “Daniel told them to pray to the God of heaven to be merciful to them over/for what had come to them so that they might not be destroyed/executed together with the other wise men of Babylon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “He pleaded with his friends to pray to the God of heaven, saying, "By [your] mercy please reveal to us the mystery [lit.: hidden meaning] of that dream so that we may not also have to die with the other wise men of Babylon."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Daniel told them to-pray so-that the God of heaven might-have-mercy on them that they might-know the meaning of the dream of the king, so-that they would- not -be-killed along-with the other wise men in Babylon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I urged them to ask God, who lives/rules in heaven, to have mercy on us by telling us the secret meaning of what the king dreamed, in order that we and the other wise men in Babylon would not be executed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)