complete verse (Job 2:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 2:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “And/But when three friends of Job heard how Job was suffering, they called one another to go and visit him. These friends were: Eliphaz from the town of Teman, Bildad from Shua and Zophar from Naama, They all went to visit Job.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Job’s three friends, Elipaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about the trouble that had happened to Job. So they went together from their homes to his place to give him consolation.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Job has three friends who were Elifas who comes-from-Teman, Bildad who comes-from-Shua, and Zofar who comes-from-Naama. When they heard all the difficulties that came upon Job, they agreed-with-each-other to go to him in-order to-take-participation/to-be-united with his sorrow and comfort-(him).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Among Job’s friends were Eliphaz from Teman town, Bildad from Shuah land and Zophar from Naamah land. When they heard about all the terrible things that had happened to Job, they left their home areas and went together to Job to console/comfort him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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