complete verse (1 Chronicles 15:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 15:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “God became angry with us when we were to bring that Box the first time because we did not take care of that Box the way is must be taken care of. It is the people of Levi who must carry that Box.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Since you had not been there previously, [and] since we did not ask Him how the Ark of the Covenant must be brought, God became angry with us."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Because you (plur.) were not the ones who carried the Box of the Agreement the first time, the LORD our (incl.) God punished us (incl.) in his anger. We (incl.) did- not -ask the LORD how to carry it in the right way.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The first time that we tried to bring it, we did not ask Yahweh how we should carry it {it should be carried}. You descendants of Levi were not the ones who carried it, so Yahweh our God punished us.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)