complete verse (Daniel 5:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 5:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “One day, king Belshazzar organized a big feast. He invited one thousand noble guests to come and celebrate and they all drank wine.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “King Belshazzar put on a great feast for a thousand of his officials. He drank wine with them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When Belshezar was the king of Babilonia, he held a great banquet for a thousand noble men. While they were-drinking wine, Belshazar ordered-to-bring-in the gold and silver drinking-cups that his father Nebuchadnezzar had- taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem. He ordered- these -to-be-taken so-that his noble guests, his wives, and his other slave-wives could-drink-from-it. So when the drinking-cups were-brought-in to him, they drank-from it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Several years later, Belshazzar became the king of Babylon. One day he invited 1,000 of his officers to a big feast, and he drank a lot of wine with them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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