complete verse (2 Chronicles 32:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 32:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “Hezekiah is saying that your god will save you from the hands of the king of Assyria but he is misleading you so that famine and thirst will destroy you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “By saying ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Asyria,’ hasn’t Hezekiah been deceiving you to kill you by keeping you from having anything to eat or drink?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Hezekia said to you (plur.) that the LORD your God will-save you (plur.) from the hand of the king of Asiria. But he is only misleading you (plur.), for if you (plur.) stay-behind in Jerusalem you (plur.) will-die of hunger and thirst.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Hezekiah says to you, ‘Yahweh our God will save us from being defeated by the army of the king of Assyria,’ but he is misleading you. He wants you to die from having no food or water.” (Source: Translation for Translators)