complete verse (Job 42:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 42:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Job answered God,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Job answered the LORD in this way,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Job replied to the LORD,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Job 42:1

Then Job answered the LORD is another of the many prose introductions to speeches in the book. It is identical to 40.3. In spite of this identification, Good News Translation puts “Job” before verse 2.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, Wiliam. A Handbook on Job. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1992. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .