Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 1:8:

• Kupsabiny: “After that those people of the clan of Judah fought the city of Jerusalem and took it. They killed the people of that city with swords and set fire to that city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and captured it. They killed the people there with the sword and burned that city.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The descendants of Juda attacked Jerusalem and they captured it. They killed the residents of it and burned the city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The army of Judah fought against the men of Jerusalem, and they captured the city. With their swords they killed the people who lived there and they burned the houses in the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)