complete verse (1 Samuel 12:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 12:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will be praying for you always and teaching you what God desires from you because I would be doing sin/bad if I did not do like that.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As for me, May the day of my sinning before the LORD, by abandoning my prayer for you, be far from me. What is right to do and what is good to do I will teach you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘As for me/[lit. concerning me], I always pray to the LORD for you (plur.), for if not, I sin-against the LORD. And I will-teach you (plur.) to-live rightly and just.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But as for me, I have solemnly promised that I will not sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you what things are good and right for you to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)