Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 5:15:

• Kupsabiny: “This was different from the way the former leaders/governors did. They broke people down by laying on them heavy burdens. They required that people would be giving them food and wine every day together with forty silver pieces. Their assistants, too, used to oppress people very much. But I did not continue to act like that, because I respect/obey God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But the governors who were before me became a burden to the people, because they really asked for their daily food and wine aside from the 40 pieces of silver. Including their officers abused the people. But I never did those, because I have a respect to God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The men who were governors before I became the governor had burdened the people by requiring them to pay a lot of taxes. They had forced each person to pay to them 40 silver coins every day, in addition to giving food and wine to them. Even their servants/officials oppressed the people. But I did not do that, because I revered God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)