complete verse (Obadiah 1:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Obadiah 1:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “And you ought not to have entered the city of my people and have plundered their things on that day when they were in trouble. You should not have rejoiced on account of the disaster that they met with.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You should not have gone into the gates of their city
    when my people were in trouble.
    You should not have gloat
    when they were in trouble,
    You should not have seized their wealth
    when they were in trouble.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Wish you (plur.) did- not -enter into the city of my people at the time of their destruction, and took their properties. And wish you (plur.) did- not -rejoice at the time of their suffering.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They are my people,
    so you should not have entered their city gates when they were experiencing those disasters
    and you should not have laughed at them.
    And you should not have taken away their valuable possessions.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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