Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 12:17:
- Kupsabiny: “His advisers went to him and pleaded with him to get up from the ground. But he refused completely and did accept to eat with those people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The leaders who were in the house tried to get him to stand up, but he refused, and he also did not want to eat with them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “His officers went to him to get-him-up, but he would not, and he would- not -eat with them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
