Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 1:2:
- Kupsabiny: “My brother Hanani visited me at that time together with other people from Judah. There and then, I asked them for news about the Jews who had returned from slavery/servanthood and also about how things were in Jerusalem.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “One of my brothers who was Hanani came to me there from Juda with some other men. I asked them concerning Jerusalem and the Jews who returned from being-captive in Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Hanani who was one of my siblings came from Juda and he had (lit. there-were his) travelling-companions who were other men. I asked-for-a-report from them concerning the Judio who had been forcibly taken far-away who returned and concerning Jerusalem.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “My brother Hanani came to visit me. He and some other men had just returned from Judah. I queried them about the Jews who were living there, whose parents had been exiled/taken forcefully to Babylonia many years previously. I also asked them about what was happening in Jerusalem.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
