complete verse (Genesis 44:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 44:5:

  • Kankanaey: “Why have you stolen his silver cup? That is a heavy (i.e. serious) sin of yours, because that’s what-he-drinks-from and what he also uses to divine.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Why have you stolen the cup which my master uses to drink from and to test good and evil? You have done this very evil deed.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Why did- you (pl.) -take the cup that my master drinks-from and (that) he uses for divination? This (which) you (pl.) have-done is bad.’ ‘” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You have stolen the cup that my master drinks from! It is the cup that he uses to find out things that nobody knows! What you did was very wicked!”” (Source: Translation for Translators)