complete verse (Judges 14:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 14:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then the Spirit of God came to Samson in/with power. He went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty people of that city. After that, he took the big day/feast clothes of those people and gave them to the young men who had been telling (out) his riddle. Then, Samson returned to his home being very angry.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Spirit of the Lord gave Samson strength. He went down the Ashkelon, and there he killed 30 Philistines, and he took off their clothes and gave them to the men who had solved his riddle. He was burning with anger and went to his father’s house.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Once-more Samson was-empowered by the Spirit of the LORD. He went to Ashkelon and there he killed the 30 men and took-away-(from-them) properties/belongings and clothes. Then he gave the clothes to the men who were-able-to-answer his riddle. Afterwards, he went-home to his parents very much furious because of what-happened.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Yahweh’s Spirit powerfully took control of Samson. He went down to the coast at Ashkelon town, and killed 30 men. He took their clothes and went back to Timnah and gave them to the men who had told him the meaning of the riddle. But he was very angry about what had happened, so he went back home to live with his mother and father.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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