Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 9:5:
- Kupsabiny: “They continued to the ridge of Zuph. Then Saul told the slave he was with that, ‘Let us go back home, because the old man might be so worried of our lives that he may no longer be thinking of the donkeys.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They went up to the district of Zuph. Saul said to the servant who came with him, "Come here! Let’s return home. Otherwise my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and will get worried about us.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When they reached the place of Zuf, Saul said to his servant, ‘Come, let- us (incl.) just -go-back now, for maybe we (incl.) (are) now the-(ones) worried-about by father instead-of the donkeys.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Finally, they came to the area of Zuph. Then Saul said to the servant, ‘Let’s go back home. If we do not do that, my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
