complete verse (Esther 7:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 7:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Esther sat on a chair which was like a bed. Haman fell/knelt there at that chair hoping/trying to plead. When he had fallen/knelt there, the king arrived immediately at the doorway. When the king had a glance/looked at it, he said, ‘‘Oh boy, this is something unbelievable. This man even wants to sleep/lay with my wife while I am watching, really!’ Before the words got finished from that king’s mouth, they closed/blindfolded Haman’s eyes immediately, showing he was going to perish.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When the king returned from the garden to the dining room, he saw Haman lying on the bed where Queen Esther was resting.
    Then being amazed, the king spoke like this, "What! — Do you intend to sleep with her while the queen is staying with me in the palace — or what?" As soon as these words came from the kings’ lips the attending eunuchs who were there covered Haman’s head.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Haman was-lying-face-down on the place-of-lying-down that Ester was-reclining while begging-for-mercy. When the king who has-returned from the garden saw him, the king exclaimed/said, ‘Aba/(surprise particle), you (sing.) still want to rape the queen here in the palace even I’m here’
    As soon as the king finished speaking, the servants covered Haman’s head.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru: “But when he bowed himself down at the couch where queen Esther was relining, at that moment the king came back from the garden and entered the room. When he saw Haman near the place where queen Esther was, he called out loudly: "Help! This person is wanting to do evil with my wife in my very own home!"
    While the king was still speaking the group of servants came and put cloth over Haman’s head.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • English: “He threw himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining. But at that moment the king returned from the garden to the room where they had been eating. He saw Haman, and assumed he was preparing to rape Esther. He exclaimed, ‘Are you going to rape the queen while she is here with me in my own palace?’ As soon as the king said that, some officials covered Haman’s head, as they did to people who were about to be hanged.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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