Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 24:16:
- Kupsabiny: “Parents must not be killed for the sins of their children and children must not be killed for the sins of their parents. A person is to be killed only for his own sin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “parents are not to be killed for their children and children are not to be killed for their parents. Each person must only die for his own sins.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘The parents should not be-put-to-death because of the sin of their children, or the children because of the sin of their parents; each one shall be-put-to-death because of his/her own sin.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Parents must not be executed for crimes that their children have committed, and children must not be executed for crimes that their parents have committed. People should be executed only for the crimes that they themselves have committed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
