complete verse (1 Samuel 30:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 30:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “He was given some food prepared from figs and two cakes of grapes which had been pressed. When that man had finished eating, he got energy/strength because he had gone without food for three days.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They gave him dried figs and two clusters of raisins. After he had eaten them, his strength returned, for he had not eaten and drunk for three days and three nights.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “which was-made from the fruit of a fig-tree, and two bunches of raisins, because he had- not -eaten or -drunk for three days. After he ate, he became-strong.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They also gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters/packs of raisins. The man had not had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights, but after he ate and drank he felt refreshed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)