complete verse (Isaiah 7:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 7:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “‘Ask your God to show you a sign so that you can know that he speaks the truth. You may ask words/matters that are in the world of the dead or up in heaven.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Ask for a sign from the LORD your God. Let that sign be from the depths of Sheol or let it be from heaven above.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘[You (sing.)] ask for a sign from me, the LORD your (sing.) God, to prove that I will-fulfill my promise. Even if this will-come-out of the depths, there at the place of the dead-ones, or from above, there in heaven.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He said to tell him, ‘Request me, Yahweh your God, to do something that will enable you to be sure that I will help/protect you. What you request can be from a place that is as high as the sky or as low as the place where the dead people are.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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