YOU SAID:
The only reason to get rid of him was to make sure he didn’t get hurt
INTO JAPANESE
彼を追い出す唯一の理由は、彼が怪我をしないようにするためだった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The only reason to kick him out was to keep him from getting hurt.
INTO JAPANESE
彼を追い出す唯一の理由は、彼が怪我をしないようにするためだった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The only reason to kick him out was to keep him from getting hurt.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.