Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 2:17:

• Kupsabiny: “God is fed up with your words/matters. But you are asking, ‘How has God become fed up?’ He gets fed up when you say, ‘All people who do sin are good and God is happy with those people.’ And you also ask, ‘Where is this God who should do what is right/true/justice?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “You have made the LORD tired with your words.
  and still you say, "how have we made him tired?"
  By your saying, "Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the LORD, and he has delight in them," or "Where is God who is supposed to be just?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Malakias still said to the Israelinhon, ‘You (plur.) have-caused- the LORD -to-be-disgusted with what you (plur.) speak/say. But you (plur.) still ask, ‘Why, what (are) we (excl.) saying that makes- him -disgusted?’ You (plur.) are-saying that all who do evil/bad (are) good in the sight of the LORD and he (is) happy with them. You (plur.) even ridicule saying, ‘Where (is) now the God who will- judge?’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “God is already tired-of your words. You ask the reason for it, but the reason is your saying that all who are-doing what is evil are good in the viewpoint of God and you say that he is pleased with them. Likewise also your saying, ‘Where is the one they say is a just/righteous God.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh also says, ‘What you have said has caused me to become disgusted.’
  You reply, ‘What have we said that caused him to become disgusted?’
  The answer is that you have caused him to become disgusted by saying that Yahweh is pleased with all those who do evil things. You have caused him to become disgusted by constantly asking, ‘Why does God not act fairly?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “If you do not listen well to the words that I am saying and obey me, you will be punished. I shall curse the gifts/blessing you receive. I have already cursed you because you are not following the words that I am saying.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “If you do not listen. If you do not heed my word, to honor my name, I will send curse on you. I will curse your blessings. Because you pay no attention to my commands they already have been cursed," says The LORD Almighty.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “If you (plur.) do- not -listen to me and you (plur.) do- not -give (any)importance the honoring of me, I will-curse you (plur.) including the blessings that you (plur.) are-receiving as priests. In truth, I already did this for you (plur.) did- not -give (any) importance the honoring of me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “It-is-necessary that you honor/worship me by-means-of what you are-doing. If you don’t obey-me and your minds are not determined to praise me, I will curse you and all that you receive as your means-of-livelihood. The truth-of-it is, I have already cursed these-things because you are not determined to obey/fulfill my commands.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “The Commander of the armies of angels says this: ‘Pay attention to what I am saying, and then decide to honor me. If you do not do that, I will curse you, and I will curse the things that I have given to you to bless you. And I have already cursed them, because you have not honored me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 3:1:

• Kupsabiny: “The God of authority says, ‘Please you (plur.) take note, I shall send my messenger to go ahead to go and prepare the way for me. That lord you are looking/waiting for shall come to his house quickly. Truly, the messenger of the covenant that you rejoice over is coming.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD Almighty answers like this — "Look! I will send my messenger to prepare my way. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will surely come."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] listen to what the LORD Almighty is-saying, ‘I will-send my messenger to prepare my path/way. The Lord whom you (plur.) are-expecting-for will- suddenly -arrive/come to his temple. The messenger whom you (plur.) hope-for who will-grant/facilitate my covenant/agreement will-arrive/come.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “This is the answer of God the Highest Ruler, ‘Later indeed (predictive formula) I will send the one-who-will-prepare the road-I-will-take and suddenly I will arrive at my Temple, I who am God whom you are-seeking. My messenger whom you are-waiting-for will-come in-the-future to make-known the agreement- I -will-make.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “The Commander of the armies of angels says this: ‘Listen! I am about to send my messenger who will prepare the people to receive me when I come. You claim that you are wanting to see me, and I will suddenly come to my temple. The messenger who will tell you about a new agreement, the one whom you are eagerly awaiting, is certainly going to come to you.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 2:3:

• Kupsabiny: “Listen, I shall punish your children and smear their faces with dung from those animals that you are using as sacrifices for me, and then I shall throw you on the dunghill.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I will rebuke your descendants because of your actions. And I will rub the garbage of the animals that you sacrifice at the festival on your face. You also will be thrown out with the garbage. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) listen! Because of you (plur.) I will-punish your (plur.) descendants. And I will-spread on your faces the dung of the animals which you (plur.) offered, and you (plur.) will- also -be-thrown to the place-where-dung (is) -thrown.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “I will punish your descendants and will cause- you -to-be-shamed in front of the collective-people. Its comparison/illustration is, I will plaster your faces with the manure of the animals you are sacrificing and it will be as if you are added-to the manure to be thrown-out into the garbage-place.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “I will punish your descendants , and it will be as though I will splatter on your faces some of the material inside the stomachs of the animals that are brought to be sacrificed, and you will be thrown away with the rest of that material.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 3:2:

• Kupsabiny: “Who can endure the day when the lord comes? And who can stand (be brave) when that day arrives? He will be like a fire that cleanses metal or soap that cleanses clothes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Who will be able to endure his coming? Who will be able to stand when he appears? Because he is like the fire of a goldsmith and the soap of a washerman.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But who will-be-able-to endure/[lit. suffer] the day of his arrival? Who will-be-able-to-bear when he (is) to-appear now? For he (is) like fire that refines/purifies a metal or like a soap that cleanses. He will-clean the priests who (were) the descendants of Levi like the refining/purifying of silver and gold, so-that their lives will-become righteous as they offer to the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Absolutely no one will be able-to-survive his coming, because he is compared to fire and strong soap that cleans.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “But will anyone be able to survive when he comes? Will anyone be able to remain standing in front of him? Certainly not, because he will be like a blazing fire that refines/purifies metal/gold. He will be like a very strong soap that bleaches clothes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 2:4:

• Kupsabiny: “Then you shall know that I have given you this charge so that my covenant that I made with the house of Levi is not ruined.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then only will you know that I have sent this command so that the covenant I have made with Levi and his descendants may continue to exist," says The LORD Almighty.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) should know that I have-warned you (plur.) this so-that my covenant/agreement with your (plur.) ancestor Levi will-continue.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And that will be your means-of-knowing that I have commanded this to you so-that the agreement- I -presented to the Levita will-continue.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “When that happens, you will know that I warned you like this, in order that my agreement with you priests who are descendants of Levi will continue to be obeyed. That is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, am saying to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 3:3:

• Kupsabiny: “He will be like a person who melts silver as he is purifying (it). He will purify the Levites like when a person purifies gold or silver so that they may do for God sacrifices that are right.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “He is like the purifier of silver. He will purify the Levites and make them pure like gold and silver. At that point the Levites will again be able to offer fitting offerings to the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But who will-be-able-to endure/[lit. suffer] the day of his arrival? Who will-be-able-to-bear when he (is) to-appear now? For he (is) like fire that refines/purifies a metal or like a soap that cleanses. He will-clean the priests who (were) the descendants of Levi like the refining/purifying of silver and gold, so-that their lives will-become righteous as they offer to the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “He will come to judge and he will clean the Levita like the way one cleans gold and silver by-means-of fire so-that they will-be-righteous/just to offer-(something) to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “He will be like a worker who sits in front of his work to cause silver to become pure by burning all the impurities. Like a worker refines silver and gold, he will cause the descendants of Levi/priests to become pure, in order that they will again become acceptable to offer sacrifices that will be acceptable to him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 2:5:

• Kupsabiny: “I promised those people of Levi life and peace in my covenant. I gave (them) laws that they had to be following. They obeyed me and feared me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The covenant I made with the Levites was a covenant for life and peace. I gave it to them so that they would revere me. And they did revere me, and they glorified my name. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In my covenant to Levi, I have-promised him life and peace, as-long-as he honors me. And he honored me indeed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The agreement- I -presented was that I would give them a good and long life if they esteemed and feared me and that’s what they did.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “My agreement with your ancestor Levi was because I wanted the priests to live prosperously and peacefully. And that is what I have done for them. I required that they greatly respect me and revere me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)