Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 13:12:
- Kupsabiny: “The sins of Ephraim have been counted
and (they) are written down never to be forgotten.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Ephraim’s sin and guilt have been written down,
and kept on record.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Your (plur.) sins I will- never – forget, as-if it (is) like a record which was- wrapped and hidden/stored-up.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘The evil that the Israelita have-been-doing is already-listed and the list is already-stored-away.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “I have written on a scroll a record of the sins that have been committed by you people of Israel,
and I have stored away that record.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:16:
- Kupsabiny: “gather people and cleanse yourselves.
Bring the elders, children and infants.
Let a person who is newlywed leave home
and also let the bride leave her house.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Gather the people,
Dedicate the congregation.
Gather the elders,
gather the small children,
and also those babies who suck the breasts.
Even the bridegroom must come out of his room, and the bride out of her inner room.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do/perform the ceremony for becoming-clean and [you (plur.)] all gather, young also or old. Even infants are-to-be-brought also, and the newly wed are-to-join too.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Prepare them, because this is a holy gathering of ours. Gather them all: old-men, old-women and children including those who are nursing. Even those-who-have-just-gotten-married, it-is-necessary that they come-out from their houses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Perform the rituals to cause yourselves to be acceptable to Yahweh.
Gather everyone together—
the old people and the children, even the babies,
and summon brides and bridegrooms from their rooms.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:4:
- Kupsabiny: “But God brought/sent a big storm/strong wind to shake the sea and it shook the ship as if it was about to break.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But the LORD caused a great storm to come upon the ocean. Because of this storm it seemed that the ship would be destroyed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While they were- now -traveling, the LORD sent a strong wind on/to the sea, and (it) stormed so hard/heavy until the ship was-about-to break-up.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when they went-out-of-view, God caused-there-to-be a swift wind on the ocean. The typhoon was extremely strong and it was as if the ship would-be-destroyed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh caused a very strong wind to blow, and there was such a violent storm that the sailors thought the ship would break apart.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 3:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Who knows, maybe God might change his thoughts and bring down/reduce the pain/punishment that he had prepared to destroy us.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Who knows? — God might change his mind, allowing His anger to subside, [He] might deliver us."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Just maybe the mind/[lit. thinking] of God will-change and he will- now -forget his great anger toward us (incl.) so-that we (incl.) will- not -die.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It-is-possible that God will repent-of what he said and his extreme anger will cool-off and we will not die.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Perhaps, if everyone does that, God may change his mind and be merciful to us, and stop being very angry with us, with the result that we will not die.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 3:3:
- Kupsabiny: “God came from Teman and the mountain of Paran belongs to him who is righteous. His greatness has enveloped all up there in heaven and his goodness fills/filled the world/earth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “God comes from Teman
the Holy God from Mount Paran.
Shela
His glory covers the heavens
and the earth is filled with his praise.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) are the Holy God who will-come from Teman and Mount of Paran.
And your (sing.) power will-be-seen in heavens,
and because of this you (sing.) will-be-praised by the people of the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God who is holy will-come/comes again
coming-from Edom and the mountain-area of Paran.
His dazzling-brightness, it illuminates everything in the sky,
and they praise-him in all the places of the earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “In the vision, I saw God, the Holy One, coming from the Teman district in Edom;
and I also saw him coming from the Paran Hills in the Sinai area.
His glory filled the sky,
and the earth was full of people who were praising him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 2:2:
- Kupsabiny: “If you do not listen well to the words that I am saying and obey me, you will be punished. I shall curse the gifts/blessing you receive. I have already cursed you because you are not following the words that I am saying.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you do not listen. If you do not heed my word, to honor my name, I will send curse on you. I will curse your blessings. Because you pay no attention to my commands they already have been cursed," says The LORD Almighty.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If you (plur.) do- not -listen to me and you (plur.) do- not -give (any)importance the honoring of me, I will-curse you (plur.) including the blessings that you (plur.) are-receiving as priests. In truth, I already did this for you (plur.) did- not -give (any) importance the honoring of me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It-is-necessary that you honor/worship me by-means-of what you are-doing. If you don’t obey-me and your minds are not determined to praise me, I will curse you and all that you receive as your means-of-livelihood. The truth-of-it is, I have already cursed these-things because you are not determined to obey/fulfill my commands.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “The Commander of the armies of angels says this: ‘Pay attention to what I am saying, and then decide to honor me. If you do not do that, I will curse you, and I will curse the things that I have given to you to bless you. And I have already cursed them, because you have not honored me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 3:17:
- Kupsabiny: “The God of authority is saying, ‘They shall become my people who are set aside on that day when I act. I shall have mercy on them like a parent has mercy on his child who listens to him and does work for him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘On the day when I declare my own special property, on that very day they will be my people. As a father is merciful to his son who obeys his word, in the same way I will be merciful to them, says the LORD Almighty.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD Almighty said concerning the people who respect him, ‘They will-be my special people in the day that I will-judge. I will- not -punish them just-like a father who does not punish a child/son/daughter who (is) obedient.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God the Highest Ruler said, ‘On the day when-I-will-judge, I will count/consider them as the most-important/valued possession and I will show-mercy/kindness-to them like the way a father does to his child who serves him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “The Commander of the armies of angels says this about those people: ‘They will be my people. At the time that I judge people, they will be like a special treasure to me. I will be kind to them, like fathers are kind to their sons who obey them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:29:
- Kankanaey: “The fruit of the trees and other-things that can-be-planted, I will give you so that that’s what you will eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “God said — ‘Listen, I have given you all kinds of seed-bearing grain and fruit-bearing trees with seeds. This will be your food.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then God said, ‘I am-giving you (pl.) the plants that have seeds and trees that bear fruit in-order for you to eat.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “God said to the humans, ‘Listen! I have given you all the plants that produce seeds, all over the earth, and all the trees that have seeds in their fruit. All these things are for you to eat.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
- Cashinahua “Look, all the vegetables that have seeds, which are certainly all around, each of these vegetables with seed I certainly give you them. The trees which have fruit and their fruit has seed, I certainly give you them; you are to eat them.” (Callow [1972, p. 16] explains: “Cashinahua has a range of verbal affixes indicating certainty or uncertainty on the part of the speaker […] They are of frequent occurrence in conversation, and must be used correspondingly frequently in the translation, otherwise the reported conversation on Scripture will sound flat and unnatural.”)
