Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 19:8:
- Kupsabiny: “God has blocked me so that there is nowhere I am able to go through.
He has covered my path in darkness.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “He has blocked my path so that I am not able to pass over.
He has covered my path with darkness” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “God has-blocked my way so-that I can- not -pass. He covered with darkness my way.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “It is as though God has blocked my way,
with the result that I cannot go where I want to;
it is as though he has forced me to try to find my way in the darkness.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
