Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 39:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Isaiah got up and went to ask Hezekiah, ‘What did those people want and where did they come from?’ Hezekiah answered, ‘They visited me coming from far away, over there in Babylon.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Isaiah the prophet went to king Hezekiah and asked, "What were those men saying? From where did they come to you?"
Hezekiah said, "They had come from the distant land of Babylon."” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Now, Prophet Isaias went to King Hezekia and asked, ‘Where those people came-from, and what do they need?’ Hezekia replied, ‘They came from a far place, in Babilonia.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then I went to King Hezekiah and asked him, ‘Where did those men come from, and what did they want?’
He replied, ‘They came from the far away land of Babylon.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
