complete verse (2 Samuel 3:33)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 3:33:

  • Kupsabiny: “David sang this song mourning for Abner.
    ‘Oh, Abner!
    Why did you die like a fool?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the king sang [lit.: made] this song of lamentation for Abner,
    "What, did Abner have to die like a criminal?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “King David sang this lament for Abner:
    ‘Why-is-it that Abner died like a criminal?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “David sang this sad song to lament for Abner:
    ‘t is not right that Abner died like outlaws die!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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