Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 9:2:
- Kupsabiny: “There was a certain servant of the house of Saul called Ziba. That servant was told to go to where David was. As Ziba arrived there, David asked, ‘Are you Ziba?’ (He/She) replied that, ‘I am the one, oh, master/lord.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In Saul’s family there was a servant named Ziba. David sent to summon him. The king asked him, "Are you Ziba?"
He answered, "Yes, I am your servant, Ziba."” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “He had-called a man whose name was Ziba, a former servant of the family of Saul. When- he -arrived he was-asked by David, ‘Are you Ziba?’ He answered, ‘Yes, Beloved King.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They told him that there was in Jerusalem a man named Ziba who had been a servant of Saul’s family. So David sent messengers to summon Ziba. When he arrived, the king asked him, ‘Are you Ziba?’ He replied, ‘Yes, your majesty, I am.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
