Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 31:26:
- Kupsabiny: “This woman is wise and she is not harsh when she gives advice.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Her words are full of wisdom.
There is always good advice on her lips [Lit.: in her mouth].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “She speaks with wisdom, and she teaches with kindness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “She is wise in her way to speak and gentle is her way to advise/admonish.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “When she speaks, she says what is wise.
When she gives instructions,
she speaks kindly (OR, faithfully).” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 6:2:
- Kupsabiny: “He will heal us in a few days
and then he will us to live/stay where he is.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After two days He will cause us to live again.
On the third day he will raise us up again,
so that we may live in his presence.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Its-as-if we (incl.) (are) like a dead-one that he will- immediately -cause-to-live. In not a long-time he will-cause- us (incl.) -to-rise, and we (incl.) will-live in his presence.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When two or three days are finished, he will make- us -alive again and we will live in his location.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “After a very short time he will revive us;
in less than three days he will restore us
in order that we may live in his presence.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 13:6:
- Kupsabiny: “I fed you until you were satisfied.
But then you became proud towards me and you forgot me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When I fed and watered them,
their stomachs were full and they were satisfied.
Yet they became arrogant and they forgot me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But when I have-blessed you (plur.) and you (plur.) prospered, you (plur.) became proud and you (plur.) forgotten me already.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I fed you, but when you were satisfied/full, you become proud (lit. your thoughts became-high) and you forgot me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “When I provided food for them,
their stomachs were full, and they were satisfied.
But then they became proud
and they forgot about me,
and you are like your ancestors!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Blow a horn in Zion,
let a horn sound on my holy hill.
Please, let all the people tremble
because the day of God has come near.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Blow the trumpet in Zion!
Announce a warning on my holy mountain!
Let all the people who live in the nation shake with fear!
Because the day of the LORD is coming,
it has come very near.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] sound the horn/trumpet to warn the people in Zion, the holy mountain/hill of the LORD. All (of) you (plur.) who live in Juda, [you (plur.)] tremble in fear, for the day that the LORD will-punish (is) already very near.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Blow-trumpet(s) in Zion the holy mountain of God so-that the people on the earth tremble with their fear, because already near is the day when- God -will-judge them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 3:19:
- Kupsabiny: “Egypt will become a deserted place,
Edom will become a desert
because they fought against the people of Judah
and killed people who did not have sin/mistake.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But he country of Egypt will be in desolation
and Edom will be turned into a desert where no plant will grow,
because of the atrocities they have done to the people living in Judah,
because they shed innocent blood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Egipto will-become a desolate place and Edom will-become a desert because they treated- the people of Juda -with-great-harshness/cruelty; they have-killed the innocent ones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for Egipto and Edom, they will become places with no inhabitants and with no usefulness because of their having killed those-from-Juda who had no sin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “The armies of Egypt and Edom attacked the people of Judah
and killed many people who had not done anything that was wrong.
So now those countries will become deserts,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 3:3:
- Kupsabiny: “(then) Jonah listened to/obeyed God. Then/At that time, he immediately went towards Nineveh. That city was big that it would take a person three days to go from one side to the other.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Jonah obeyed the LORD’s command and went to Nineveh. Nineveh was a very large city. To walk around this city once takes three days.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “At-once/without-delay Jonas went to Nineve according-to what the LORD had-said. Nineve (was) a very great city; its width (was) about three days if walking.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jonas obeyed the command of God and went to Nineve. That-aforementioned city was extremely-wide, three days was the time-of-walking to cross-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “So this time Jonah obeyed Yahweh, and he went to Nineveh. That city was so big that a person had to walk for three days to completely go through it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 2:1:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall go and stand where one can see far and I shall be waiting for what God will say to me. I shall listen to the words that he will answer about my complaints.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will stand at my watchtower,
standing myself on the wall.
I will look to see what He will say to me.
I am looking to see what answer he is giving to this complaint.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Habakuk said, I will-go-up to the tower, in my look-out, and I will-wait what the LORD will-say to me and what is his answer to my complaint.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I will go to the high place-where- the guards -stay so-that I will wait-for whatever God will say and his answer to my prayer.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 1:10:
- Kupsabiny: “I would rather that there was one among you who would close the gates of the Homestead of God to prevent you (plur.) from burning for me sacrifices that are not good there at the altar. I am not happy with (them) and I do not accept/want those sacrifices that you are bringing to me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD Almighty says again, "Hey you priests! Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not happy with you nor will I accept any offering from your hands."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD Almighty said, ‘Wish there (is) one of you (plur.) priests who will-close the door of my temple, so-that you (plur.) no-longer have-to-light the fire on my altar, that has no value at-all. For I will- not -accept your (plur.) offerings, because I (am) not happy/pleased with you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God the Highest Ruler also says, ‘There ought to be one of you who would close-the-door to the Temple (loan Timplo) so-that you are not able-to-enter to burn offerings/sacrifices that have no usefulness on my altar, because I am not pleased with you and I will not accept even any of what you offer/sacrifice.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “The Commander of the armies of angels also says, ‘I wish/desire that one of you would shut the gates of the temple courtyard, in order that no one could offer those worthless sacrifices. I am not pleased with you, and I will not accept the offerings that you bring to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
