Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 2:5:
- Kupsabiny: “There was a certain Jew in the home of the king in Susa who was called Mordecai son of Jair. That man descended/hailed from the clan of Benjamin and came from the umbilical cord of/descended from Shimei son of Kish.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “It happened that there was a Jew named Mordecai living in the capitol city Susa. He was the son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin, and [was of] the lineage of Kish and Shimei.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, there was a Jew who was-living in the stoned-wall city of Susa, his name was Mordecai. His father was Jair, and his grandfather was Shimei the son of Kis from the tribe of Benjamin.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “In the city of Susa there was a Jew by the name of Mordecai, the son of Jair. A came from the tribe/group of Benjamin, and Shimei and Kish were his grandfather and great grandfather.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “At that time there was a Jew living in Susa, the capital, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair. Jair was a descendant of Shimei. Shimei was a descendant of King Saul’s father Kish. They were all from the tribe descended from Benjamin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
