complete verse (Isaiah 50:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 50:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “I persevered/offered my back to those how beat me,
    and I allowed for my beards to be plucked out.
    I persevered insults
    and being spit in the eyes/face.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I didn’t turn away,
    but submitted to having my back beaten and,
    as for those who plucked my beard,
    From ridicule and spitting
    I did not turn my face away.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I offered my back to those who beat me and my face to those who-pull out my beard. I let them put- me -to-shame and to spit on my face.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I allowed people to beat me on my back
    and to pull out the whiskers in my beard because they hated me.
    I did not turn away from them
    when they made fun of me and spat on me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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