complete verse (Isaiah 38:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 38:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “I am crying the whole night to be saved,
    like when/if a lion has broken my bones and destroyed me,
    you take me out from the light and put me in darkness.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I was on guard until morning.
    But like a lion breaks bones, he broke all my bones.
    All day and all night you brought my life to an end.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I waited patiently til the morning, thinking that I will-die as-if my bones are-being-smashed-into-pieces by a lion. From morning til evening I waited that you (sing.) are now to end-up my life.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I waited patiently all during the night,
    but my pain was as though I was being torn apart by lions.
    It seemed that my life was finished.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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