complete verse (Nehemiah 1:1)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “These are the words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.
    I, Nehemiah was in the great city called Susa in the month of Kislev in the twentieth year when Artaxerxes ruled the country of Persia.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This is the story concerning what Nehemias the child of Hacalia has-done.
    In the ninth month, which is the month of Kislev, on the 20th year of the reign of Artaserkses in Persia, I was there in the stone-walled city of Susa.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This is what Nehemias the child of Hacalias storied. In the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year of the ruling of Artaxerxes who was king in Persia, I was in Susa which was capital (loan kapital) of the country.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “I am Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. I am writing this account of what I did when I returned to Jerusalem. After King Artaxerxes had been ruling the Persian Empire for almost 20 years, near the end of that year, I was in Susa, the capital of Persia.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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