Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 2:20:
- Kupsabiny: “All that time Esther had not shown herself that she was a Jew. She was still following what Mordecai had told her, just like the way she followed when she was in his hands (under his authority).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Just as Mordecai had instructed [her], Esther had not let anyone know that she was a Jew. Mordecai had also said this to her, and, like a child, she had carefully obeyed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Ester had- never yet -told-anyone that she was a Jew, as Mordecai had-instructed her. Ester was- still -obeying Mordecai just as she did/does before when Mordecai was- still -taking-care of her.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “Queen Esther still hid not letting anyone know that she was a Jew. She did this following Mordecai’s instructions from before. She listened to and respected the words Mordecai told her, in the same way she obeyed Mordecai when she was a child.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “But Esther still did not tell anyone that she was a Jew. She continued to do what Mordecai had told her to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
