Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 42:2:

• Kupsabiny: “They all came to me and said, ‘Please, listen to our pleas and pray for us the remainder for your God to save us. We used to be many long time ago, but now we are few who remain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They said to Jeremias, ‘We are-asking/requesting you that you will-pray to the LORD your God for us (excl.) who are left. You have seen that we were many before, but now just few.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “to me. They said, ‘Please listen to our request and pray to Yahweh our God for all of us. Although we were previously a huge number of people, you can see that now we are only a small number of people who have survived.” (Source: Translation for Translators)