Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Jeremiah 41:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “When all the people whom Ishmael had taken as prisoners looked behind, they saw Johanan son of Kareah and/with all the military leaders whom he came with. Then they became very happy.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the captives of Ishmael saw Johanan and his fellow/companion officials, they were glad.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When all the people whom Ishmael and his men had captured saw Johanan and the soldiers who were with him, they shouted joyfully.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 41:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “All those people whom Ishmael had captured in Mizpah turned around to welcome Johanan son of Kareah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “All of them whom Ishmael had-taken-captive from Mizpa ran toward Johanan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So all those who had been captured in Mizpah escaped, and they started to help Johanan.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 41:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “But Ishmael and eight of his soldiers fled and escaped narrowly Johanan and fled to the Ammonites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But Ishmael and his eight men fled to Ammon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Ishmael and eight of his men escaped and fled to the Ammon area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 41:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, Johanan and his soldiers got up and led all the people who were left in Mizpah those he had rescued from the hands of Ishmael. Those people were soldiers, women, children and people who had worked in the home/palace of the king. Johanan led all those people to return to Gibeon” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Johanan and his fellow/companion officials gathered all who were-taken-captive by Ishmael from Mizpa after he had-killed Gedalia the child of Ahikma. From there at Gibeon,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Johanan and the men who were with him gathered together all the people whom they had rescued at Gibeon. They included soldiers and women and children and some of the king’s palace officials. They were all people whom Ishmael and his men had captured after they had killed Gedaliah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 41:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “and they went to stay where it is called Geruth Kimham, where it is near Bethlehem to wait in order to cross over to Egypt.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “they went to Gerut Kimham near Betlehem, where they prepared to go to Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They took them all to Geruth-Kimham village near Bethlehem. And they all prepared to go to Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 41:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “(He/they) wanted to flee to Egypt as they were afraid of the Babylonians, because Ishmael had killed Gedaliah whom the king of Babylon had appointed to be in charge in that country.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For they were-afraid of those from-Babilonia because Ishmael killed Gedalia whom the king of Babilonia made governor of Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They were worried about what the soldiers of Babylonia would do to them when they found out that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, who had been appointed by the King of Babylonia to be their governor.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 42:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 42:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, all the leaders of soldiers got up together with Johanan son of Kareah and Azariah son of Hoshaiah and all the people from the big ones to the small ones.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, Johanan the child of Karea, Jezaria the child of Hoshaya, and their fellow/companion officials of the soldiers came-near to Jeremias, as-well-as all the people from the least to the greatest.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Johanan and Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the other leaders of the Israeli soldiers who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia, and many other people, including those who were important and those who were not important, came” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 42:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 42:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “They all came to me and said, ‘Please, listen to our pleas and pray for us the remainder for your God to save us. We used to be many long time ago, but now we are few who remain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They said to Jeremias, ‘We are-asking/requesting you that you will-pray to the LORD your God for us (excl.) who are left. You have seen that we were many before, but now just few.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “to me. They said, ‘Please listen to our request and pray to Yahweh our God for all of us. Although we were previously a huge number of people, you can see that now we are only a small number of people who have survived.” (Source: Translation for Translators)