Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 7:9:
- Kupsabiny: “He began his journey by leaving Babylon on the first day of the first month, and reached Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, because God blessed him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He had come out from Babylon on the first day of the first month. And by God’s help [he] arrived in Jerusalem the 1st day of the 5th month.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Ezra left Babilonia on the first day of the first month. And with the help of God, he was-able-to-arrive in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, on the seventh year of the reign of Artaserkses.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “We left Babylon on April 8, which was the first day of the Jewish year. Because God was very kind to us, we arrived safely in Jerusalem on August 4 of that year.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
