Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 5:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Then the people replied, ‘We shall return everything and we shall have nothing to demand from the people. We shall do as you have said.’ Then I invited/called the priests and the leaders and the wealthy people took oaths before them that they would do as they had said.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They replied, ‘We (excl.) will-return all those to them. We (excl.) no-longer require-payment from them. We (excl.) will-obey what you (sing.) say.’
Then I had-called/summoned the priests and have-swore in-front/before them the leaders/[lit. heads] and officers that they will-fulfill what they had-promised.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - English: “The leaders replied, ‘We will do what you have said. We will return to them everything that we forced them to give to us, and we will not require that they give us anything more.’
Then I summoned the priests, and I forced the leaders to vow in front of them that they would do what they had promised to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
