complete verse (Esther 1:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 1:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, king, if you are willing, you pass a decree in this empire of Persia and Medes which nobody can ever revoke/tamper with which says, ‘Vashti will never again come to be seen before the king.’ And then, the king should marry a girl who is fit to become the king’s wife.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If it is your desire, give a royal command that from today on Queen Vashti will never again get to come into your presence. Have this command written in the law of the Medes and Persians as [one] that will never change. And allow a woman to become queen who is more worthy and more beautiful than Queen Vashti. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘So if you (sing.) want, Beloved King, [you (sing.)] make a decree that says that Queen Vashti will- no-longer -see you (sing.), and the responsibility as a queen will- now -be-given to another who is much better than her. Let- this decree -be-written and be-included in the laws of our (excl.) kingdom Persia and Media so-that (this) can- not -be-changed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru: “Oh king, if you feel it is right, then we ask you to put out a new decree and write in into the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be changed. And give the authority of Queen Vashti to another woman who is better than she.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • English: “So if it pleases you, O king, you should write a law. Like all the other laws of Persia and Media, it will be a law that no one can change/cannot be changed. Write a law that states that Queen Vashti will never be allowed to see you again and will not continue to be the queen. Then you can choose another woman to be queen, a woman who deserves to be queen more than Vashti does.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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