Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 19:23:
- Kupsabiny: “I wish that my words were written down
written down in a book so they could be kept!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “If [only] my word was written on stones,
if [only] it was written on one scroll, ” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “(It) would-have-been/[wish particle] good if what I have-spoken were-written in a book,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘I wish/desire that someone would take these words of mine
and write them permanently in a book in order that people can read them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
