Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 18:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Then Saul told David that, ‘This is my oldest daughter who is called Merab. I will give (her) to you to become your wife, if you become a courageous man in war and fight for God.’ Saul had said like that because he wanted the Philistines to kill David because he himself never wanted to kill him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then Saul said to David, "I will give you my eldest daughter Merab in marriage, but in return for that you will have to serve me and do battle for the LORD." For Saul thought to have David killed not by his own hand but by the hand of the Philistines.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now Saul said to David, ‘I (am) ready/prepared to-have- my eldest child/(daughter) Merab -marry/[lit. -be-wived] to you (sing.) on the condition that you (sing.) show your bravery/courage in battle for the LORD.’ What Saul thought (was) that in this way David would-be-killed by the Filistinhon, and (it would) no-longer (be) necessary that he would-be-the-one to kill him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “One day Saul said to David, ‘I am ready to give you my oldest daughter, Merab, to be your wife. I will do that if you serve me bravely by fighting battles for Yahweh against the Philistines’. He said that because he thought, ‘I will not try to get rid of David by myself. I will allow the Philistines to do that.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)