Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 40:15:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, Johanan son of Kareah secretly said to Gedaliah in Mizpah, ‘Why should this man be spearing you, so that he can cause the Jews whom you stay together with to disperse/spread out and the remnant of Judah be destroyed? Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah without anyone knowing it.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “After that, Johanan met secretly with Gedalia and said, ‘I will-kill Ishmael wherein no one will-know. Why should we let him kill you? This will-be the reason that the Jews who were left here in Juda whom you rule-over will-be-scattered and will-be-lost.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Later Johanan talked with Gedaliah privately. He said, ‘Allow me to go and murder Ishmael secretly. It would not be good to allow him to come and murder you! If you are killed, what will happen to all the Jews who have returned to this area? They will be scattered, and the other people who remain in Judah will all be killed!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)