Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 1:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Immediately that king sent an army commander to go with fifty soldiers to catch Elijah.
That commander went and found Elijah sitting on top of a hill. Then he said to Elijah, ‘Hey, you person of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “Then the King sent a captain of the army with fifty of his soldiers to him. At that time Elijah was sitting on the top of a hill. The captain said to Elijah, "Oh man of God, the King has said ‘Come down immediately.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then the king sent an officer, together-with the 50 men to capture/seize Elias. When the officer arrived to Elias, who was-sitting at-that-time on the top of a hill, he said, ‘Servant of God, the king said that you go to him.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then the king sent an officer with 50 soldiers to seize Elijah. They found Elijah sitting on the top of a hill. The officer called out to him, ‘Prophet, the king commands that you come down here!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
