Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 5:11:
- Kupsabiny: “You suppress the weak
and rob them of their food on account of taxes.
So, you will never live in your houses
that you have built from beautiful stones,
and you will never drink the wine of your grapes
that come from your gardens/fields.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “You are oppressing the poor
and you robbed them of their grain.
Therefore though you built fancy stone mansions
you will not live in them.
And though you have planted pleasant vineyards
you will not drink wine from them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) mistreat/oppress the poor-ones and force/insist (them) to give you (plur.) their produce/harvest. Therefore you (plur.) can- not -live in the mansions which you (plur.) built, and you (plur.) can- not -drink wine from the grapes you (plur.) planted.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You oppress poor people and force them to pay big taxes.
You have built big stone mansions for yourselves,
but you will not be able to live in them.
You have planted vineyards,
but there will not be any grapes for you to harvest to make wine.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
