complete verse (Esther 1:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 1:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “That ruler told those advisers that, ‘You elders, please see for yourselves these things! I sent my people of work to call for me this wife of mine to come, but she refused. So now, elders, what do our laws allow us to be done to such a woman like this who disobeyed me the king?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The great king asked them, "What kind of punishment ought to be given to Queen Vashti who disobeyed the order of the great king Ahasuerus, which I gave through the eunuchs? What does the law say?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The king asked them, ‘According to the law of Persia, what must be-done to Queen Basti for she had- not -obeyed my command that I caused-to-say through my servants?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru: “King Xerxes said to them, "I, King Xerxes, ordered my assistants to go to Queen Vashti and bring my command. But Queen Vashti did not listen. According to our laws/customs, what should be done to her?"” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • English: “The king said to them, ‘Queen Vashti has refused to obey me when I sent my servants to tell her to come here. What do our laws say that we should do to someone who acts/behaves like that?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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