complete verse (Joel 3:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 3:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “Make your hoes/plows to become swords,
    make your sickles become spears.
    Let (the/a) weakling say
    ‘I, too, am strong/fierce.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Hammer your ploughshares into swords
    and make spears from your sickles.
    Let the weak say,
    "I am strong!"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] make the tip of your (plur.) plows into swords and [you (plur.)] make your (plur.) thing-for-cutting/mowing into spears. Even the ones-who-are-weak must fight.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Make-into swords your plows and (into) spears your sickles. Even the weak, it-is-necessary that he join-in-warring.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Take your plows and make swords from them,
    and take your pruning knives and make spears from them.
    Even the weak people must also be like strong soldiers.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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