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

• Kupsabiny: “Soon after, a human hand appeared which wrote on the wall of the royal palace where (a) lamp flashed. The king watched as that hand wrote.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Suddenly a man’s hand appeared. There in the royal palace on a plaster coated wall in front of the lampstand light something was being written. The king watched the hand as it wrote.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Just suddenly, the king saw a hand writing on the wall of the palace near the light/lampstand.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Suddenly they saw a man’s hand writing on the plaster of the wall opposite the lampstand. The king also saw the hand as it was writing.” (Source: Translation for Translators)