Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 2:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Then I thought you have thrown me away
that I might not again see your House in Jerusalem.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I was thinking I had been banished from your sight [Lit.: am far from your eyes],
Now I will never again see your holy temple.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) drove- me -away from your (sing.) presence,
but I hope that I can-come-near again to you (sing.), there in your (sing.) holy temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I figured (lit. said) that I would not be-able-to-return before you (sing.) and absolutely I would not again be-able-to-see your (sing.) holy Temple (loan Timplo).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Then I thought, ‘You have banished me, and I will never be able to enter your presence again. I will never see your holy temple in Jerusalem again!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 1:5:
- Kupsabiny: “Then God answered his people, ‘Please look (plur.) at the other communities. The events/things will make you dumbfounded so that you will not believe/accept what I am doing while you are still alive even if someone told you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD said to his people,
‘Look around at the nations and be amazed,
because I am going to do something in your days,
that you would not believe,
even if it would be told you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD answered, ‘[You (plur.)] look-at closely/well what’s-going-on to the nations and you (plur.) will-be- utterly -amazed of what you (plur.) see. For I am-going-to-do (something) in your (plur.) time that you (plur.) would- never -believe even-if (somebody) will-tell it to you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God says, ‘Closely-observe the nations nearby you and you will be extremely surprised at what you are-able-to-see, because there-is that which I will do during the time that you are alive that will-be- your -cause-of-surprise if you hear-it-reported.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “If people trust in their wealth, they will deceive themselves,
and proud people are never able to rest.
It is as though the greedy people of Babylonia open their mouths as wide as the place where dead people are,
and they never have enough,
like the place where dead people go never has enough dead people.
The armies of Babylonia conquer many nations for themselves,
and capture all their people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 1:1:
- Kupsabiny: “This is the message that God says through Malachi concerning Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD gave this word to Malachi to tell the Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is the message of the LORD for those- (who) -come-from- Israelinhon through Malakias.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is the word of God that he told to Malakias so-that he would make-it-known to the Israelita.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “This is the message that Yahweh gave to the prophet Malachi to give to the people of Israel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 3:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Who can endure the day when the lord comes? And who can stand (be brave) when that day arrives? He will be like a fire that cleanses metal or soap that cleanses clothes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Who will be able to endure his coming? Who will be able to stand when he appears? Because he is like the fire of a goldsmith and the soap of a washerman.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But who will-be-able-to endure/[lit. suffer] the day of his arrival? Who will-be-able-to-bear when he (is) to-appear now? For he (is) like fire that refines/purifies a metal or like a soap that cleanses. He will-clean the priests who (were) the descendants of Levi like the refining/purifying of silver and gold, so-that their lives will-become righteous as they offer to the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Absolutely no one will be able-to-survive his coming, because he is compared to fire and strong soap that cleans.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “But will anyone be able to survive when he comes? Will anyone be able to remain standing in front of him? Certainly not, because he will be like a blazing fire that refines/purifies metal/gold. He will be like a very strong soap that bleaches clothes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:25:
- Kankanaey: “God made them all, and he was content upon his-seeing-(it).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then God made various kinds of animals that live in the jungle, domesticated animals [lit.: those brought up in a house] and those that go creeping on the earth. This seemed good to Him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “God made these animals, and God was-pleased of what he saw.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “God made all kinds of wild animals and livestock/domestic animals and all kinds of creatures that scurry across the ground. God was pleased with all these creatures.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 3:6:
- Kankanaey: “Then the woman looked-closely again at the fruit of that tree. Its appearance was good and delicious, and-meanwhile she said in her thoughts that that would be a good source for-making-her-wise, so she took some of the fruit of the tree and ate-it. Then she gave-(some)-to her spouse and he ate-it also.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The woman saw that the fruit that was on that tree seemed very attractive and seemed pleasing to eat. And because greed to have insight came into her heart, she picked the fruit that was on the tree and ate it. And she also gave [it] to her husband. Her husband also ate that fruit.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the woman saw that the tree was good/pleasing to-look-at and its fruit was delicious to eat, and because she desired to become wise, she took the fruit and ate (it). She also gave-(it)-to her husband and he ate (it) too.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The woman saw that the fruit on that tree was good to eat, and it was very beautiful, and she desired it because she thought it would make her wise. So she picked some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he ate it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:14:
- Kankanaey: “Here-you-go (particle of mild displeasure/surprise) removing me from the soil and I will also be separated from you (sing.). Neither will I have any real home-land/town, but rather I will keep-wandering-around continually on this earth. If moreover someone meets me, they will-kill-me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Please look, today you have driven me out from this earth. I will have to be hidden from you. And [I] will have to live without a fixed residence. And anyone will be allowed to kill me.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You now drive- me -out from this land and from your presence. I no-longer have a permanent place-of-dwelling, so I will- now just anywhere -go. And if anyone finds/[lit. see] me surely he/she will-kill me.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You are about to expel me from the ground that I have been cultivating, and I will no longer be able to come into your presence/and talk with you. Furthermore, I will be continually wandering around the earth with no place to live permanently, and anyone who sees me will kill me.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 5:21:
- Kankanaey: “When Enok’s years were 65, Metusela was-born.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “When Enoch was 65 years old, his son called Methuselah was born.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When Enoc was already 65 years of age, his male child Metusela was-born.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
