complete verse (1 Kings 13:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 13:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “But when that prophet heard those words, he said, ‘That man is the prophet of God who refused to follow what God told him. God sent to him a lion and tore him into pieces and killed him following what God told him.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Hearing that report the old prophet said, "It is the prophet who did not obey the word of the LORD. So as the LORD had said to him, He sent a lion to attack and kill him.”” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the old prophet heard this, he said, ‘He was the servant of God who disobeyed what the LORD had-said. The LORD has-given him to the lion who attacked and killed him, according to what the LORD had-said to him.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the old man who had brought the prophet from Judah to his home heard about it, he said, ‘That is the prophet who disobeyed what Yahweh told him to do! That is why Yahweh allowed the lion to attack him and kill him. That is what Yahweh said would happen!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)