Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 6:1:
- Kupsabiny: “When king Darius got that letter, he send an authority (message) to look/search for where the things/words/deeds of the rulers/kings in Babylon are kept.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then, in accordance with the decree of King Darius, [it] was looked for by pulling out the old papers which had been stored in the archives of Babylon.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So King Darius commanded to examine the records which were-hidden in its hiding-place in Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Later Darius became the ruler of the Persian Empire. When the enemies of the Israelis forced them to stop rebuilding the temple, the Persian officials sent a message to King Darius. They asked him to search the records in the archives/government records, in the building where the king stored the important documents, to find out whether King Cyrus had authorized that the temple should be rebuilt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
