Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 3:25:
- Kupsabiny: “The servants waited until they started to worry. And when they saw that he did not open the door, they took the key and opened the door. But when they looked, they found that their king had died!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They waited and waited for the long time [until] they felt embarrassed. But seeing that the door of the room did not open, taking a key they opened the door. They discovered the king inside, having died, curled up on the floor.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So they just never opened the door and they waited outside. But later-on they were no-longer at-ease for the king still did- not -open the door. So they just took the key and opened the door, and they saw their king lying on the floor already dead.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So they waited, but when the king did not open the doors of the room, after a while they were worried. They got a key and unlocked the doors. And they saw that their king was lying on the floor, dead.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
