Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 1:5:
- Kupsabiny: “The sun shines and goes down.
The sun dashes forth towards where it shines strongly.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “The sun rises and sets.
Then it goes to where it came from and from there it comes, rising again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “The sun rises, and then sets; it just returns to its source/place-of-origin.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Each morning the sun rises, and each evening it sets,
and then it hurries around to where it started from.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
