complete verse (Isaiah 30:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 30:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “What Egypt can help those people with is useless.
    So, I gave Egypt the name
    to be called
    ‘Monster that can do nothing.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The help from the land of Egypt has gone very much in vain.
    So I have called it ‘Rahab, the one who does nothing.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This nation is Egipto, whose help has no value. Therefore I call it ‘Dragon that Lies-Down.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The promises made by the king of Egypt are worthless;
    therefore I call Egypt ‘the sea monster/dragon that does nothing’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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