Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 17:34:

• Kupsabiny: “David told him that, ‘I look after my father’s sheep. If any lion or any other wild animal would come to take a sheep,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “But David said to Saul, "Look, at times when a bear or a lion would come to snatch sheep from the flock, at that time your servant would be the one who was caring for his father’s sheep,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But David answered, ‘Sir, from time-past I (was) one-who-watches-over the sheep of my father. When a lion or a bear would-catch-in-its-mouth a sheep,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “David replied, ‘I have been taking care of my father’s sheep for many years. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,” (Source: Translation for Translators)