Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 1:4:

• Kupsabiny: “Then when I heard those words, I sat down and cried. In truth, I mourned for many days while denying myself food and praying to the God of heaven.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When- I -heard those, I sat-down and cried. For some days I mourned, fasted, and prayed in the presence of God of heaven.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Upon my hearing this, I sat-down crying. I mourned and fasted (lit. restrained my hunger) for how-many days while-meanwhile I prayed to God in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “When I heard that, I sat down and cried. For several days I mourned, and I fasted/abstained from eating food, and I prayed to our God, who is/rules in heaven.” (Source: Translation for Translators)