Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 40:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Johanan son of Kareah came with all the military leaders who were till around there in the highlands and they went to Mizpah where Gedaliah was.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Some time later Johanan the child of Karea and the other officials of the soldiers who had- not -surrendered to Babilonia went to Gedalia at Mizpa” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Some time later, Johanan and all the other leaders of the Israeli soldiers who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 40:14:
- Kupsabiny: “They went and said to Gedaliah, ‘Hey, don’t you know that Baalis who is the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to finish you?’ But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe their words.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and said, ‘Don’t you know that King Baalis of Ammon commanded Ishmael the child of Nethania to kill you?’ But Gedalia would- not -believe them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They said to him, ‘Do you know that Baalis, the king of the Ammon people-group, has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?’ But Gedaliah did not believe what they said.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 40:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Johanan son of Kareah secretly said to Gedaliah in Mizpah, ‘Why should this man be spearing you, so that he can cause the Jews whom you stay together with to disperse/spread out and the remnant of Judah be destroyed? Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah without anyone knowing it.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “After that, Johanan met secretly with Gedalia and said, ‘I will-kill Ishmael wherein no one will-know. Why should we let him kill you? This will-be the reason that the Jews who were left here in Juda whom you rule-over will-be-scattered and will-be-lost.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Later Johanan talked with Gedaliah privately. He said, ‘Allow me to go and murder Ishmael secretly. It would not be good to allow him to come and murder you! If you are killed, what will happen to all the Jews who have returned to this area? They will be scattered, and the other people who remain in Judah will all be killed!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 40:16:
- Kupsabiny: “But Gedaliah son of Ahikam answered Johanan son of Kareah, ‘Do not do something like that! The words that you are saying about Ishmael are not true.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Gedalia said to Johanan, ‘Do not do that. What you said concerning Ishmael is not true.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Gedaliah said to Johanan, ‘No, I will not allow you to do that. I think that you are lying about Ishmael.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Ishmael son of Nethaniah came from a house of kings (royal family). He was one of the big leaders/officials of the king. And in the seventh month he went with his ten soldiers to Mizpah where Gedaliah was. And/But when (he/they) were eating with Gedaliah,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This Ishmael is the child of Netania and grandchild of Elishama. He was a member of a royal family and one of the officials of the king in the past- time. Now, on the seventh month of that year, Ishmael went to Gedalia there at Mizpa together-with ten men. And while they are-eating,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Ishmael was a member of the king’s family. He had been one of King Zedekiah’s important officials. In October of that year, he went to Mizpah with ten other men to talk with Gedaliah. While they were eating together,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Ishmael and his ten people pulled swords and speared/killed Gedaliah to death.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Ishmael and the ten men who were with him stood-up and they killed Gedalia with the sword. Therefore the one that the king of Babilonia made governor in Juda was-killed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Ishmael and the other ten men jumped up, and with their swords they killed Gedaliah—the man whom the king of Babylon had appointed to be their governor!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Ishmael also killed all the people who came from the province of Judah who were with Gedaliah in Mizpah and also the soldiers of Babylon who were there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Ishmael and company also killed all the officials of the Jews there at Mizpa, as-well-as the soldiers of those from-Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Ishmael and the other men also killed all the Jews and the soldiers from Babylonia who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:4:
- Kupsabiny: “When one day had passed after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, before anyone know what had happened,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In-the-morning, before anyone had known that Gedalia was killed,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The next day, before anyone had found out that Gedaliah had been murdered,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
