Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 1:9:
- Kupsabiny: “The wife of that king was called Vashti. That woman also celebrated her own ceremony with the other women at the home of that king.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “At that very same time, Vashti also invited women to the royal palace of the great king Ahasuerus and gave them a feast.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While the men visitors were-feasting, Queen Basti also caused/held-a-feast for the women there in the palace of King Ahasuerus.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “At the same time, Vashti, the wife of the king, made a feast also for the women who were in the king’s house.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “At the same time, the king’s wife, Queen Vashti, invited the wives of the men who worked in the palace to a banquet in another room in the palace.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
