Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 16:1:
- Kupsabiny: “The people of Moab drive their sheep to Jerusalem,
driving them from the city of Sela in the desert,
who/which have come to support the king of Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “From Sela thither towards the wilderness
as a gift for the ruler of the land
of the mountain of Jerusalem
send a sacrificial lamb.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Those of/from-Moab who fled to Sela, a town in the desolate-place, sent young lambs to the one-reigning in Jerusalem as gift.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The rulers of Moab will say to each other,
‘We must send some lambs from Sela city as a gift to the ruler of Judah to persuade him to not allow his army to attack us any more.
We should send them through the desert to the king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
