complete verse (Deuteronomy 13:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 13:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “Do not take anything that has been set aside to be destroyed. Do like that for God to abandon/leave his fierce anger and show you his love and have mercy on people. He will make you become very many as he vowed to your grandfathers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Do not take any of the devoted things. By doing this the LORD’s anger will subside, He will have compassion and be merciful to you, as He promised on oath to your ancestors, [He] will increase your numbers.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You should not [emphasis] keep anything there that was destined to be destroyed. If you (plur.) will-obey all this, the LORD will-let-go of his fierce anger, and he will-show mercy. And in his mercy, he will-increase- your (plur.) -numbers as what he has sworn to your (plur.) ancestors.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “None of you Israelis must take for yourselves anything that Yahweh has said must be destroyed. But if you do what I say, Yahweh will stop being angry with you, and he will act mercifully toward you. And he will cause you to have many children/descendants, which is what he promised our ancestors that he would do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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