complete verse (Job 17:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 17:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “But I wish to leave for the world of the dead,
    where I can go and sleep/rest with darkness covering me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If the grave is the house [in which] I put my hope,
    if I make my bed in darkness,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If I indeed will-hope, what I will-hope-for is that I can- now -dwell/stay in the place of the dead. I want now to place my something-to-lie-down in this dark place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “If my home will be the place where dead people are,
    where will I sleep in the darkness?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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