complete verse (1 Samuel 4:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 4:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Oh no! We are as good as dead. Who is now able to rescue us from this God of power who sent painful miseries/troubles to the Egyptians.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Now nothing good will happen to us. Who will deliver us from all these great gods? These are the gods who brought destruction in the wilderness by inflicting various kinds of plagues upon the Egyptians.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “We (incl.) are- very -pitiful/[need-of-mercy]! Who can-save/deliver us (incl.) from their mighty gods? They (were) the gods which killed the Egiptohanon in the desolate-place through a different kinds of afflictions/evils/disasters.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Who can/Can anyone save us from their powerful gods ? They are the gods who struck the people of Egypt with many plagues before the Israelis left Egypt and traveled through the desert.” (Source: Translation for Translators)