complete verse (Daniel 8:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “I lost strength and my body became ripe/fell fatigued for many days. But when I regained (strength), I went back to do my work in the king’s home as usual. But these visions caught my mouth/left me spellbound/surprised that I did not understand them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After that was very tired, I became ill for some days. After that I got up and went to work for the king [lit.: went into the work of the king]. Still, I was troubled because of the vision I had seen. [lit.: I became what to do what to do because of the vision I had seen] I was not able to understand it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “After that, I, Daniel, was-weak and was-sick for several days. When- I -was- well, I went-back to the work the king assigned to me. But I am still confused/bothered by that vision that I saw. That (was) difficult to understand.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then I, Daniel, became weak, and I was sick for several days. Then I arose and returned to doing the work that the king had given to me, but I was perplexed/confused about the vision, and I could not understand it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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