complete verse (Jeremiah 41:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “But Ishmael and eight of his soldiers fled and escaped narrowly Johanan and fled to the Ammonites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But Ishmael and his eight men fled to Ammon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Ishmael and eight of his men escaped and fled to the Ammon area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Jeremiah 41:15

Ishmael … escaped … with eight men: It may be necessary to identify these eight men as Ishmael’s men, so that the reader may not assume that Ishmael managed to take eight of the prisoners with him.

To the Ammonites may be rendered “to the land of Ammon” (Good News Translation). The other person who conspired with Ishmael was Baalis, king of Ammon (40.13).

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .