Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 9:27:

• Kupsabiny: “So you abandoned them to their enemies, but when the days of suffering came, they cried to you and you heard their cry in heaven/above. But out of your great compassion, you sent to them people who rescued them from their enemies.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore you (sing.) handed- them -over to their enemies who oppressed them. But when they were-oppressed they asked help from you (sing.), and you (sing.) still listened to them there in heaven. And in your (sing.) great compassion, you (sing.) gave them leaders/[lit. heads] who redeemed/saved them from the hand of their enemies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “That was the reason you (sing.) permitted that their enemies defeat (them) and hardship them. But when they had-a-hard-time, they requested your (sing.) help and you (sing.) heard in heaven. Because of your (sing.) large mercy/kindness, you (sing.) gave them someone to save them from their enemies.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “So you allowed their enemies to defeat them. But when their enemies caused them to suffer, they called out to you. You heard them from heaven, and because you are very merciful, you sent them people to help them, and those leaders rescued them from their enemies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)