Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 5:9:
- Kupsabiny: “And when that Box had reached there, God punished the people of that city and made them panic. He even/also sent boils to attack those people right from the young/small ones to the big/elder ones.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But as soon as the ark arrived there the LORD lifted His hand against the people living there in the city, and the people who lived in that city became very much afraid. He punished all the young men and old men living there with a sprouting disease (boils).” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But when this/it now arrived there, the LORD also punished the people of that town/city. They panicked for the LORD also caused- the tumors -to grow-upon them, both young and old/[lit. child or also elderly].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But after they took it to Gath, Yahweh powerfully struck the people of that city also, with the result that many men, including young men and old men, got tumors on their skin. Then the people became very afraid.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
