Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 1:5:

• Kupsabiny: “(Then) David asked that person again that, ‘How have you known that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “David asked the young man who brought that news, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan have died?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “David asked, ‘How do you (sing.) know that Saul and Jonatan are now dead?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “David said to the young man, ‘How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)