complete verse (1 Chronicles 10:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 10:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “Saul died because he had sinned/rebelled against God and refused to keep his will. And again, he went to a sorcerer for (her) to show (him) things,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Saul died because he was not faithful to the LORD. For he did not obey God’s commands. He even consulted a medium that communicated with the dead.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Saul died because he was not faithful to the LORD. He did- not -obey the command of the LORD, and he even consulted the spiritualists” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Saul died because he did not faithfully obey what Yahweh told him to do. He even went to a woman who talks to the spirits of dead people and asked her what he should do,” (Source: Translation for Translators)