Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:29:
- Kupsabiny: “And at midnight, God killed all the firstborns in the land of Egypt beginning from the firstborn son of the ruler down to the one of (a) prisoner and the firstborns of the animals.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “At midnight the Lord killed all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoners in jail and the firstborn of all the animals as well.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “At about midnight the LORD killed all the first-born males in Egipto, from the first-born of the king, who will-succeed to the throne, to the first-born of the prisoners who are in prison. And he also killed all the first-born of the livestock/animals.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And in the middle of the night Chief God struck all the firstborn children of the Isip people so that they died. He killed the firstborn child of the great chief of the Isip people and the firstborn children of all the people with big status and the people having no status and as far as the firstborn children of the people who were sitting in the house of punishment. And he killed the tame animals’ firstborn children also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “At midnight, The Lord hit firstborn males of Egypt. Even though he be son of king who sits on his throne, even though he be son of prisoner who they put jail, even if it be child of animal, The Lord killed them all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “At midnight Yahweh killed all the oldest sons of the Egyptian people, all over Egypt. That included the king’s oldest son, the oldest sons of the prisoners in the dungeon/jail, and the oldest sons of everyone else. He also killed the oldest males of all the Egyptians’ livestock.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
