Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 23:25:

• Kupsabiny: “Saul with his people went on looking for David. When David was told that message, he descended to a place called Rock in the wilderness of Maon and stayed there. And when Saul heard like that, he followed David to that place in the wilderness.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Saul and his people went to search for David. On hearing this report, David went and stayed in the Maon desert where there were some large rocks. As soon as Saul heard this report, he went to the desert of Maon in search of David.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When- Saul and his men -arrived at Zif, they looked/searched for David. When David learned this, he hid in the large/big rock in the desolate-place of Maon, and he stayed there. When Saul heard-the-news of this, he went to the desolate-place of Maon looking/searching for David.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Saul and his soldiers went to search for David, but David heard about that. So he and his men went further south to a rocky hill/peak in the Maon Desert. When Saul heard about that, he and his men followed David and his men to the Maon Desert.” (Source: Translation for Translators)