Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 14:6:
- Kupsabiny: “But/And when Ahijah heard the footsteps of that woman as she was about to reach at the door, he said, ‘Please come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why have you pretended to be someone else? I have been instructed to tell you bad news.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Hearing the sound of her steps at the door, Ahijah said, "O wife of Jeroboam, come in! Why are you making a pretense like this? I have bad news for you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So when Ahia heard that she is-entering the door, Ahia said, ‘Come, enter. I know that you are the wife of Jeroboam. Why are- you -disguising-yourself? I have- bad -news for you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But when Ahijah heard her footsteps as she entered the doorway, he said to her, ‘Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why do you pretend that you are someone else?/It will not help you to pretend that you are someone else. Yahweh has given me bad news to tell you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
