Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 20:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, God said, ‘My servant Isaiah has been walking around for three years without clothes and shoes. This matter shows what shall happen to the country of Egypt and Cush.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the LORD said, "Just as my servant Isaiah had to go walking, naked and without shoes, for three years as sign of the terrible trouble for the lands of Egypt and Cush,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Later on the LORD said, ‘My servant Isaias walked-around naked and barefooted for a period/[lit. inside] of three years. This is a sign which warns Egipto and Etiopia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh said this to the people of Judah: ‘My servant Isaiah has been walking around naked and barefoot for the past three years. That is to show the terrible disasters that I will cause the people of Egypt and Ethiopia to experience.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
