complete verse (Daniel 2:2)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “Then that king asked that they bring to him the prophets, magicians, sorcerers and wise men of the Babylonians. He wanted them to come and tell him the meaning of those dreams. All those people came where the king was.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The king sent to summon the magicians, enchanters [lit.: omen seekers], astrologers, and diviners [lit.: auspicious time seekers] of the land to tell him the dream that he had dreamed. When they had come to stand before the king,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He caused-to-be-called/summoned his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers, to explain his dreams.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The next morning he summoned his men who worked magic, fortune-tellers, those who worked sorcery, and those who studied the stars. Because he had forgotten what he had dreamed, he insisted that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood there in front of the king,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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