Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 11:8:
- Kupsabiny: “His wisdom goes beyond the heaven/up,
where you are unable to go.
God knows the place of the dead,
where/which you do not know/understand.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “It is higher than heaven, what can you do?
It goes deeper than the grave. Do you understand that?” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “This is higher than heaven and deeper than the place of the dead. It is wider than the earth and broader than the sea. So, can- your (sing.) mind -reach it?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “What there is to know about God is greater than the distance from earth to heaven;
so there is no way that you can understand it all.
It is greater than the distance from here to the place of the dead;
so it is impossible for you to know it all.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
