Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 9:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Our evil has become great/big from the days of our fathers/ancestors up to now. We, our kings and our priests have been handed over to the power of foreign rulers. We were killed, taken to be slaves, robbed of our wealth and insulted because of our evil/sin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “From the time of our ancestors to this very day, we have sinned greatly. Because of our sin, we, our king and our priests have fallen under the hands of foreign kings. Some of us have been killed, some have been captured and taken to foreign countries. We have been plundered, greatly despised, dishonored. Until this very day it has continued to be like that.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “From the time of our (excl.) ancestors until now, our (excl.) sins have been great; and because of this, we (excl.) and our (excl.) kings and the priests are- always -being-subjected by the kings of other nations. They killed some of us (excl.), and others were-taken-captives, robbed and disgraced, like what is-happening to us (excl.) now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Since the time that our ancestors lived until now, we have been very guilty. That is the reason that we and our kings and our priests have been defeated by the armies of the kings of other lands. They killed some of our people, they captured some, they robbed some, and they caused them all to be disgraced, just like we are today.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
