Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 28:11:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Hananiah said in front of all the people, ‘God is saying: This is how I am going to break the yoke that king Nebuchadnezzar put on all communities. I am doing like that in two years to come.’ Then I went away.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He then said to the people there: ‘This is what the LORD is-saying: The nations that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babilonia have-put-under-(his)-jurisdiction seems/as-if like he hitched-up with yoke. But I will-destroy the yoke within-(a period) of two years.’ Then Jeremias went-on-(his)-way/[lit. walked].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then he said this to all the people who were there: ‘This is what Yahweh says: ‘Just like Hananiah has broken this yoke, within two years I will cause King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to stop forcing the people to do what he wants, which has been like a heavy yoke on all their necks.’ ’ After Hananiah said that, I left the temple area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
