Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 13:17:

• Kupsabiny: “So I asked the leaders of Judah, ‘What have you done so as to profane/destroy the Sabbath?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore I rebuked the leaders/[lit. heads] of Juda and told (them), ‘What is this wicked thing you (plur.) are-doing? You (plur.) do- not -make-holy the Day For-Resting!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So I rebuked the Jewish leaders and told them, ‘This is a very evil thing that you are doing! You are causing the Sabbath days to be unholy.” (Source: Translation for Translators)