complete verse (2 Kings 18:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 18:31:

  • Kupsabiny: “Do not believe his words. The king of Assyria says, ‘Accept my words and make peace with me. Then each one among you will eat the fruits of his own vines, eat the fruits of his fig trees and drink water from his own well.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Don’t listen to Hezekiah’s words. The great king of Assyria has spoken like this: And if you join with me and come out to me, you will all get to eat fruit from your own grapevines and figs from your own fig trees and drink water from your own cisterns. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘[You (plur.)] do- not -listen to Hezekia! This is what the king of Asiria says: ‘[You (plur.)] no-longer fight against me; [you (plur.)] just surrender! Then I will-allow you (plur.) to eat the fruit of your (plur.) grape-vine and fig, and to drink from your (plur.) reserviors of water,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘o not pay attention to what Hezekiah says! This is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Come out of the city and surrender to me. If you do that, I will arrange for each of you to drink the juice from your own grapevines, and to eat figs from your own trees, and to drink water from your own wells.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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