Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 6:16:

• Kupsabiny: “When these words/matters reached our enemies together with the people who have surrounded us, they became frightened and ashamed/humiliated. They knew that God is the one who helped us to accomplish this work.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When our (excl.) enemies in the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and put-to-shame. They realized that work was-completed by the help of God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When our (excl.) enemies in the surrounding/neighboring nations heard-it-reported, they all became-afraid and were discouraged, because they could-see that the work had been finished by-means-of the help of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “When our enemies in the nearby countries heard about that, they realized that they had been humiliated, because everyone knew that it was because God helped us that we had been able to do this work and that they had not been able to force us to quit.” (Source: Translation for Translators)