Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 8:5:
- Kupsabiny: “You are saying, ‘When will the new moon festival be over so that we can go and sell our food? When will the day of Sabbath be over so we can go and sell our wheat? We want to squeeze the things we use to measure with so that we can sell our things for a high price.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You say,
"We can’t wait for the New Moon holy day to finish,
so that we can sell our grain.
We can’t wait for the Sabbath to end,
so that we can sell wheat?
we can cheat by making measuring vessels smaller
and leads heavier and using false scales.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) are in-a-hurry that the Feast of the New Moon or the Rest Day will-be-finished so-that you (plur.) can- now -sell grains and can-cheat when you (plur.) measure-liquid-and-dry-goods, measure-the-length/size, measure-the-volume-and-weight” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You habitually say,
‘We wish that the new moon festival would end soon,
in order that restrictions on doing business during the festival will be ended
and we can sell grain.
We wish that the Sabbath would end soon,
in order that we will again be permitted to sell our wheat’—
and when you sell it,
you charge a big price for it,
and you cheat people by using scales that do not weigh correctly.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
