complete verse (Deuteronomy 32:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 32:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Think about the days that have passed,
    the years of the old age-sets/generations.
    Ask you father so that he may show you,
    ask your elders so that can tell you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Remember the things of old, ask your parents,
    what happened earlier.
    Ask the ones who are older than you,
    They will tell you of the former things.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) remember the years that had-past; you (plur.) think the generations that had-past.
    You (plur.) ask your (plur.) ancestors what had-happened for they will-tell you (plur.).
    You (plur.) ask your (plur.) (the) ones-who-rule for they will-make- (it) -clear to you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Think about what happened long ago;
    consider what happened to your ancestors.
    Ask your parents, and they will inform you;
    ask the older people, and they will tell you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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