Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 1:6:
- Kupsabiny: “Those people answered him, ‘A person met us and then he told us, ‘Return (plur.) to where the king is and tell him, ‘God says, hey, is there not a God in Israel so that you send people to come and ask matters from Baal-zebub, the god of the people of Ekron. So/Therefore, you will not get up from that bed, but you will surely die.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They replied to him, "A man came to meet us. He spoke to us like this, ‘Go back to the King and speak to him like this, "The LORD has spoken like this: What! Is there no God in Israel that you have sent messengers to ask Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? For that reason you will not get off the mattress you are lying on. you will certainly die.’’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They answered, ‘There-was a man who met us (excl.) and he said that we (excl.) were-to-go-back to you and tell you this which the LORD has-said: ‘Why did- you -send men to ask Baal Zebub the god of Ekron? Is-there no God in Israel? Therefore you will- no-longer -be-able-to-rise-up from the thing-on-which- you -lie-down. Very surely you will-die!’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They replied, ‘A man came to meet us, and said to us, ‘Return to the king who sent you and tell him that Yahweh says, ‘Is it because there no God in Israel that you are sending messengers to Ekron to consult Baalzebub, their god?/You seem to think there is no God in Israel, with the result that you are sending messengers to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, whether you will recover. Go tell the king that he will not recover from being injured; instead, he will surely die.’’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
