complete verse (1 Samuel 12:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 12:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “When your grandfathers were in Egypt, they were hated by the people of that nation. Then they pleaded/cried to God. God sent Moses and Aron to go and bring them from there and he gave them this place where we live today.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After Jacob went to Egypt, Later Egyptians oppressed to his descendants. Then they called to the LORD for help. Like that, sending Moses and Aaron to the land of Egypt, He then brought your ancestors out. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘When the descendants of Jacob (were) there in Egipto, they asked-for help from the LORD, and the LORD sent Moises and Aaron who were the-(ones-who) brought- them -out of Egipto and brought them to this land.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘any years after Jacob went to Egypt, our ancestors pleaded to Yahweh to help them. So Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron to them, and they led our ancestors out of Egypt, and eventually they settled in this land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)