complete verse (1 Samuel 30:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 30:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “When David reached Ziklag, he divided/distributed those things they took from the Amalekites and sent some to be taken to the elders of Judah who were his friends. He sent a message to those people that, ‘I have given you these things we looted from God’s enemies.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After David arrived in Ziklag, having given the goods which had been retrieved to his friends, the elders of Judah, he said, "These goods which have been retrieved from the enemies of the LORD and brought [here] are given as a gift for you."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When David and-company arrived at Ziklag, he sent some of their plunder to the ones-who-rule Juda who (were) his friends, together with this message: ‘Here (is) my gift/present to you (plur.) from our (excl.) plunder from the enemies of the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When David and all the others arrived in Ziklag, David sent to his friends who were leaders in Judah some of the things that they had captured from the Amalek people-group. He said to them, ‘Here is a present for you. These are things that we took from Yahweh’s enemies.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)