Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 9:11:
- Kupsabiny: “You separated the water of the sea so that your people walk on dry ground. Then you pushed their enemies into the sea to sink/drown.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) divided the sea before your (sing.) people so-that they could-pass-through into it walking on a dry land. But you (sing.) drowned their enemies who pursued them. They were like a stone that sank in the mighty/strong water.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You (sing.) separated the ocean in front of them and where- they -walked dried-up/was-dry. But you (sing.) tossed those who were-pursuing them into the ocean and they were like rocks that sank in the strong water.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “You caused the Red Sea to divide, with the result that your people walked through it on the ground without getting their feet wet. After they were all safely on the other side, you caused the water to come back again, and you hurled into the deep water the soldiers of the Egyptian army that were pursuing our ancestors. Their soldiers sank into the deep sea like stones!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
