complete verse (Isaiah 50:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 50:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Why was no one at home when I came?
    And why did no one hear me when I called?
    Was I so weak that I was unable to rescue you?
    Or could I not at all save you?
    I can say to the ocean
    and the rivers to dry up.
    Thirst would kill the fish
    and make it rot for the lack of water.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Why wasn’t there even a single person there when I came?
    Why wasn’t there even a single [person] there to give an answer when I called?
    What! Has my hand become too short to be able to set you free?
    What! Have I lost the power to save?
    When I speak with my mouth the ocean becomes dry ground.
    And rivers change into the wilderness.
    And not having water there, the fish will rot and feeling /phyarə phyarə/ (फ्‍यार फ्‍यार) will die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “How come you (plur.) did- not -pay-attention when I arrived? Why you (plur.) did- not -answer when I called? Am I not able to save you (plur.)? I am even able-to-dry-up the sea in just one command and make the desert into rivers, which will be the reason of the dying of the fish.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When I came to you to rescue you,
    why did no one answer when I called out to you ?
    Was there no one there ?
    Or, did you think that I do not have the power to rescue you ?
    Think about this:
    I can speak to a sea and cause it to become dry!
    I can cause rivers to become deserts,
    with the result that the fish in the rivers die from thirst and they rot.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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