complete verse (Esther 8:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 8:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Esther again came and pleaded with the king until she knelt before (him). She cried to him until tears fell seeking the king to prevent the plot of the evil man Haman on which he wanted to do for/against the Jews.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After that Esther lay prostrate at the king’s feet and asked again that Haman the Agagite’s evil plot done in hostility to the Jews be cancelled.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Ester again requested King Ahasuerus, kneeling at his feet-side and crying. She begged-for-mercy that the evil plan of Haman the Agagnon against the Jews no-longer be-executed/continued.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru: “Queen Esther gave another request to king Xerxes. She knelt and did obeisance before the king, and she wept also asking pity/favor from the king. She asked the king to block the evil of Haman from the clan of Agag wanting to kill all the Jews.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • English: “Esther again came to talk to the king. She prostrated herself at his feet, crying. She wanted to plead for him to stop what Haman had planned, to kill all the Jews.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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