complete verse (Daniel 3:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 3:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “Soon after, Nebuchadnezzar jumped/stood up in fear/wonder and said, ‘Hey, were those people who were tied up and thrown into the fire not three?’ His people replied to the king, ‘Certainly, that is how it was, your majesty!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “King Nebuchadnezzar, being amazed, suddenly stood up and asked his counsellors, "What! It was only three men that we bound and threw into the fire, wasn’t it?"
    They answered, "Yes, Great King."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “While watching King Nebuchadnezzar immediately stood-up in much amazement. He asked his officials, ‘Were not just three men that we (incl.) tied-up and thrown into the fire?’ They answered, ‘Yes, Beloved King.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But as Nebuchadnezzar was watching, he was amazed. He suddenly jumped up and shouted to his advisors, ‘Did we tie up three men and throw them into the flames, or not?’
    They replied, ‘Yes, O king, we did.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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