complete verse (Genesis 21:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:12:

  • Kankanaey: “But God said to him, ‘Don’t be worried on-account of your (sing.) slave and her child, but rather do what your (sing.) spouse said, because Isaac is still of-course the place-of-outcome of the agreement-that-I-presented concerning your (sing.) descendants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But God said to him — ‘Don’t let your heart be uneasy in the matter of your son and maid servant wife. Do like Sarah said. Your descendants will flow from Isaac.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But God said to him, ‘Do- not -let- your feelings -be-bad concerning Ishmael and Hagar. Follow what Sara wants, for from Isaac will-come your descendants whom I have-promised.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But God said to Abraham, ‘Do not be distressed about your son, Ishmael, and about your maidservant, Hagar. Do everything that Sarah tells you to do. Listen to her, because Isaac is the one who will be considered the ancestor of the descendants I promised to give you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)