Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 18:23:

• Kupsabiny: “Those people went and told David that message. But David replied them that, ‘You think it is a joke for one to marry a king’s daughter? I am a poor man, and I am not well known.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “And Saul’s people spoke with David like this. He said to them, "Do you think that it is a small matter to get married to the daughter of a king? I am just a person who doesn’t have anything. For me this is a very big matter."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When they said this to David, he said, ‘I can- not -afford to-pay Saul so-that I can-marry his child/(daughter). I (am) just poor and not even known.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So they told that to David. But David said, ‘It would be a great honor to become the king’s son-in-law. But I do not think that I should do that, because I am only a poor and insignificant man.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)