Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 3:8:
- Kupsabiny: “But God has filled me with his power
and his Spirit.
I have authority to show you the truth.
I shall reveal to you Israelites your sins
and tell to the stomach of Jacob its evil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “But I am filled with the power of the LORD,
filled with Spirit of the LORD
and filled with justice and might
to tell Jacob his crime
and to Israel their sin.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “‘But I on-the-other-hand, filled with the Spirit/[Espiritu] of the LORD who is-namely the one (who) gives me power to exercise/cause-to-spread justice and a courage to tell the people of Israel and of Juda that they have-sinned.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But as for me, I am full of God’s power,
power from the Spirit of Yahweh.
I am courageous and strong
to declare to the Israeli people
that they have sinned and rebelled against Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
