complete verse (Numbers 5:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 5:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “But if you have rebelled against your husband by a man sleeping with you, God will make you be cursed from/among your people. When you have drunk this ceremonial water, your stomach will swell and you will become barren.’ Then let the woman respond, ‘I agree/accept, let God do like that.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “the priest must speak like this to that woman causing her to swear an oath, ‘May the LORD cause this water that incurs a curse, having gone into your stomach, cause your stomach to swell and may it cause your womb to decay. May the LORD make it so that when the woman is punished for adultery, other people will curse and denounce her. When they curse any anyone, they use her name as an example in future curses.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I swear that you (sing.) will-be an example to the people of the curse of the LORD when the times that you (sing.) can- no-longer -give-birth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Your womb will shrivel up and your stomach will swell up. You will never be able to give birth to children, and as a result, everyone will curse you and avoid you. If you have committed adultery, when you drink this water, that is what will happen to you.’ Then the woman must answer, ‘If I am guilty, I will not object if that happens.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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