complete verse (1 Samuel 14:45)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 14:45:

  • Kupsabiny: “But the people said that, ‘Jonathan cannot be killed because he is the one who made the Israelites defeat the enemies. The way the God who is living is (As surely as God is alive), nobody will ever touch Jonathan because God is the one who helped him today.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But the people said to Saul, "What! Should we kill Jonathan? This cannot happen! Should that Jonathan die, who achieved such a great victory for Israel? As surely as the Lord lives, not even one of hairs will fall to the earth, for today he has worked with God’s help." In this way the people saved Jonathan from dying.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the people said to Saul, ‘Jonatan was-the-one-who brought-victory to us (incl.)/[lit. caused- us (incl.) -to-win], and now we (incl.) will-kill him? (It) can- not -be! We (excl.) swear to the living LORD that nothing ever will-happen to him, for God was-the-one-who helped him in what he has-done today.’ So Jonatan was- not -put-to-death/killed, for the people rescued/saved him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But the Israeli soldiers said to Saul, ‘Jonathan has won a great victory for all us Israelis. Should he be executed for eating some honey ? Certainly not! Just as surely as Yahweh lives, we will not allow you to injure him in any manner , because today God helped Jonathan to kill many soldiers of the Philistia army!’
    So by saying that the Israeli soldiers rescued Jonathan, and he was not executed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)