complete verse (Habakkuk 1:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 1:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “The people of Babylon catches people with hooks and pull (them) along in their nets. Those people rejoice when (they) do like that.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The wicked enemies catch
    them all with hooks and gather them,
    they are caught in their nets, being gathered in their great net.
    So they greatly rejoice.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The ones from-Babylon are-rejoicing and making-merry in their capturing their enemies just like fishes that were-caught by- means-of a hook or net.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Terrible things will happen to you people of Babylonia
    who cause people who live in nearby countries to become drunk.
    You force them to drink a lot of wine from wineskins
    until they are drunk and then they walk around naked,
    in order that you can see that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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