complete verse (Jeremiah 51:39)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:39:

  • Kupsabiny: “Are they greedy?
    I shall prepare for them something to eat.
    I shall make them drunk
    so that they are about to faint.
    And when they want to sleep,
    (they) shall sleep forever without getting up.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And since they are hungry, I will-cause/allow- them -to-have-a-feast. I will-make- them -drunk, make-happy and make- (them) -sleep that cannot wake up anymore.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But while they are extremely hungry,
    I will prepare a different kind of feast for them.
    It is as though I will cause them to drink wine until they are very drunk,
    with the result that they will fall asleep.
    But they will never wake up from that sleep!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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