complete verse (2 Samuel 1:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 1:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ ‘I am an Amalekite’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He asked me, ‘Who are you?’
    I said, ‘I am an Amalekite.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He asked me who I am. I answered that I am an Amaleknon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)