Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 4:7:
- Kupsabiny: “they were immediately afraid. They said that, ‘These Hebrews are together with their God! We are now in a terrible suffering/problem. Nothing like this has ever happened.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Philistines, being very afraid, spoke like this: "A god has come to their tents! It will not be good for us now! An event like this has never yet ever been seen before.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “they were- very -afraid. They said, ‘We (incl.) (are) in-danger/trouble for there-is a god which has-arrived/come to the camp of the Israelinhon. This has- not -happened to us (incl.) [from] before.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then the Philistines became very afraid. They said, ‘One of the Israelis’ gods has come into their camp to help them We are in big trouble now! Nothing like this has happened to us before!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
