Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 14:5:

• Kupsabiny: “When the ruler was told that the Israelites had escaped, he changed his minds together with his leaders and said that, ‘Now what is this that we have done? Why have we allowed the Israelites to go, so now we lack people of work?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When the king of Egypt came to know that they had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds and they said, ‘What have we done"? We have let them go instead of making them our slaves.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When the king of Egipto heard-the-news that the Israelinhon had-fled, his thinking changed and his officials (thinking changed) about the leaving of the Israelinhon. They said, ‘What have- we (incl.) -done? Why did- we (incl.) -let- the Israelinhon -go? Now we (incl.) do- not -have slaves.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “And the great chief of the Isip people heard talk that the Israel people fled and went, therefore he together with his leaders changed their minds back again and so were ill disposed toward the Israel people and so said, ‘Why is it that we (incl.) allowed the Israel people to go? Today who will do our work?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “When they told going of people of Israel for king of Egypt, thought his and thoughts of chiefs of his servants, it changed. They said «What is it that we (incl.) did for it thus? And we (incl.) let go people of Israel go, there is no ones who will do for us (incl.) service.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “When someone told the king that the Israeli people had left during the night, he and his officials changed their minds and said, ‘What have we done?/What we have done was stupid! The Israeli people will no longer be our slaves!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)