Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 39:1:
- Kupsabiny: “In the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah having ruled Judea, king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and all his soldiers attacked and surrounded/besieged Jerusalem.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is how Jerusalem was captured/placed-under-jurisdiction: On the tenth month of the ninth year of the reign of Zedekia in Juda, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babilonia and all his soldiers attacked Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After King Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar came in January with his army, and they surrounded Jerusalem.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
