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

• Kupsabiny: “In the third year of Jehoiakim’s rulership/kingship of Judah, king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon went to (the) city of Jerusalem and surrounded that city with the intention to attack it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “In the 3rd year of Jehoiakim king in the land of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of the country of Babylon came to Jerusalem to make war. And his army besieged the city.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In the third year of the reign of Jehoyakim in Juda, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his soldiers attacked Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “After King Jehoiakim had been ruling in Judah for almost three years, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem with his army and surrounded the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)