Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 12:18:

• Kupsabiny: “On that day Samuel prayed to God, and shortly after, there was a thunderstorm and it rained. All the people respected/feared God and Samuel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “So Samuel made the request of the LORD, and that very day the LORD caused rain and the voice of thunder to come. After that all the people were very much afraid of the LORD and of Samuel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So Samuel prayed to the LORD, and in that very/same day, the LORD caused-(it)-to-thunder and caused-(it)-to-rain. All the people (were) afraid of the LORD and of Samuel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Samuel prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh caused it to thunder and lightning and rain. So all the people became very afraid of Yahweh and of Samuel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)