complete verse (1 Samuel 5:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 5:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then those people sent for all the Philistine kings to come and they told those rulers/kings that, ‘Take back this Box of Covenant of God of Israel to where it came from so that we don’t perish with our people.’ The whole community panicked because God was punishing them a lot.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So, again they called together all the rulers of the Philistines, and said to them, "Send the ark of the covenant of God [away] from our place. Send this ark back to the place where [it] was kept [before]. Otherwise, all of us will have to die because of this." Because of death, the whole city was filled with fear. For the hand of the LORD had been lifted against them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So they called-together all the leaders/[lit. heads] of the Filistinhon and said, ‘[You (plur.)] take-back/return the Box of the God of Israel to its place, for if not, we (excl.) will- all -die.’ That is what they said because the punishment of God had- already -started in their town/city. They panicked for many had-died.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The people were terrified/in panic because they knew that God was starting to punish them severely. So they summoned the five kings of the Philistia people-group again, and pleaded with them, saying, ‘Take this sacred chest of the god of the Israelis back to its own place! If you do not do that quickly, we will all die!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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