Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 15:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Saul replied that, ‘Those things were taken from the Amalekites. My people left fat sheep and cows for burning sacrifices to God. But all the other things, we have destroyed.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Saul answered, "The soldiers brought them, having taken them from those Amalekites. They saved the nicest and best [of the] sheep, cows and oxen to sacrifice to the LORD your God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Saul replied, ‘Those (were) the best cows and sheep that the soldiers brought from the Amaleknon. They did- not -kill those for they will-be-offered to the LORD your (sing.) God, but we (excl.) totally killed the others/the rest.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Saul replied, ‘The soldiers took them from the Amalek people-group. They saved the best sheep and cattle, in order to offer them as sacrifices to Yahweh, your God. But we have completely destroyed all the others.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
