complete verse (Daniel 9:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 9:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then during the first year of the reign of Darius, the son Ahasuerus, (who came from Media), in the country of Babylon, I, Daniel was reading the books of God. The message that God told prophet Jeremiah was disturbing my mind. He told him about the defeat/destruction of Jerusalem that would stretch for seventy years.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I, Daniel, learned from scripture that according to the word of the LORD given to the prophet Jeremiah, Jerusalem would remain destroyed for 70 years.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Darius the Medianhon child of Ahasuerus was the king of the whole Babylon at-that-time. During the first year of his reign, I learned from the Laws that Jerusalem would-remain ruined for a period/[lit. inside] of 70 years, as the LORD said to Prophet Jeremias.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “During the first year that he was the king, I, Daniel, was studying/reading the holy books/Scriptures the message that Yahweh had given to the prophet Jeremiah. In that message Jeremiah had written that Jerusalem would be destroyed and remain ruined for seventy years.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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