Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 32:21:
- Kupsabiny: “They worshipped idols causing me pain
and they made me jealous on account of useless things.
I shall make them jealous on account of people who are not Jews
I will made them angry on account of those who do not know things.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “They, by doing puja to gods who are not gods,
have made my heart jealous,
and by their useless idols,
have provoked my anger.
So now, by a people who are not a people group,
I will also make their hearts jealous.
By a foolish nation
I will provoke their anger.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “They caused- me -to-be-jealous with what is not true god,
and provoked- me -to-anger with their worthless idols.
Therefore I will-make- them -envious also by the other people-groups.
I will-make- them -angry by blessing the foolish nation.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - English: “They f + fr 32:21 fq Because they ft heyf*made me very angry because of their worshiping idols, which are not really gods;
they have caused me to be jealous because I want them to worship only me.
So now, in order to cause them to become jealous,
I will send to attack them an army of a nation of worthless and foolish people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
