Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 22:30:
- Kupsabiny: “The donkey answered, ‘Will I not always be your donkey? Have I ever before done like this?’ (He) answered, ‘No.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not the donkey you have been riding until today? Have I ever done like this to you [before]?"
Then he said, "[You] have never done like this."” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “The donkey said to Balaam, ‘Am I not your (sing.) donkey which you (sing.) always ride-on? Does- (it) -come-to-pass that I acted-wicked like this?’ Balaam answered, ‘No.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But the donkey answered, ‘I am your own donkey , the one that you have always ridden! Have I ever done anything like this previously?’
Balaam said, ‘No.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
