Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 9:3:
- Kupsabiny: “The leaders who were near the king, those of/in all the provinces and those of/in every community were helping the Jews. They did like that because they feared/respected Mordecai.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “And because they feared Mordecai, the king’s own people, [and] all the courtiers and officials of all the provinces helped the Jews.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Even all the officers of the provinces with their governors, leaders/[lit. heads] and administrators, helped the Jews because they were also afraid of Mordecai.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “The chiefs and the people who had authority in every town in every place, including the servants (hands and feet) of the king, helped the Jews, because they were afraid of the authority of Mordecai.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “All the governors and other officials and important people in all the provinces helped the Jews, because they were afraid of Mordecai.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
