complete verse (2 Chronicles 6:37)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 6:37:

  • Kupsabiny: “and then (they) repent while being in that country and pray to you saying, ‘We have done evil and sin,‘ listen to those people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “and in the land in which they have been taken captive they come to their senses and return to you in the land where they took them captive, [and] if they pray, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have behaved badly, we have done bad work.’,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and if some-time-later their hearts will-change there, and they will-repent and will-plead to you saying, ‘We (excl.) have-sinned, and what we (excl.) have-done (was) wicked,’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When that happens, while they are in the countries to which they were forced to go, if they are sorry for having sinned, if they say, ‘We have sinned; we have done things that are wrong and have done things that are very wicked,’” (Source: Translation for Translators)