Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 18:20:

• Kupsabiny: “But, Joab told that boy that, ‘It is not you to take this news to the king today. If you want, you will take another day, not today, because the son of the king has been killed.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “But Joab answered, "You are not taking news today, on another day it would be good for you to take the news, but not today, for today the king’s son has died."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Joab said, ‘You are not the one to take-the-news to the king today. You may take-the-news some other day but not now, because the child of the king died.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But Joab said to him, ‘No, I will not allow you to take news to the king today. Some other day I will allow you to take some news, but not today. If you took news today it would not be good news for the king, because his son is dead.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)