Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 2:8:
- Kupsabiny: “But you my priests have pulled away from the way of truth. Your teaching has caused many people to do sins. you have broken the covenant that I made with the Levites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You however, did not follow the way of the LORD. Following the teaching you have given many people have fallen into sin. You have broken the covenant I have made with the Levites," says The LORD Almighty.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But you (plur.) did- not -follow my ways. Your (plur.) teaching have-pushed many people to sin. I (am), the LORD Almighty, says that you (plur.) violated/disobeyed my covenant/agreement with your (plur.) ancestor Levi.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But you priests, you are-separated from the right path and you have broken the agreement- I -presented to Levi. Many moreover sinned because-of what you have-taught.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “But, you priests have stopped doing what I wanted you to do. What you have taught people has caused many of them to sin. You have rejected the agreement that I made with the descendants of Levi long ago.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 4:5:
- Kupsabiny: “Listen (plur.), I am sending my prophet Elijah to come before my big and dreadful day.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Behold! I will send Elijah, the prophet to you before that great and dreadful day of LORD comes. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘[You (plur.)] listen! Before the very frightening day that I will-punish arrives, I will-send to you (plur.) Prophet Elias.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But I will-precede to send (i.e., will first send) Elias then that fearful day will arrive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Listen to this: Some day I will send to you the prophet Elijah. He will arrive before the great and dreadful/terrible day when I, Yahweh, will judge and punish people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:14:
- Kankanaey: “God spoke again and he said, ‘There-will-be lights in the sky so that the daytime and night will-be-separated and so that days and years will also be distinguished and likewise also the rainy-season and dry-season” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then God said — ‘May there be light in the heavens to separate day and night. And this will be a sign for recognizing days, years, and festivals.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then God said, ‘Let-be-created in the sky the things that have light to separate the day and the night, and as-a sign of-the beginning of-the seasons, days and years.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then God said, ‘I want a sun, a moon, and many stars to shine in the sky. The sun will shine in the daytime and the moon and stars will shine during the nighttime. By the changes in their appearance they will indicate the various seasons (OR, the times for special celebrations), and will enable people to know when days and years begin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:20:
- Kankanaey: “And that is where- the names of all the domesticatable and wild animals and birds -came-from. But none were possible to-be-used-as-a-companion for Adan.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way the man gave names to all the domesticated animals, to the birds in the heavens, and to the animals living in the jungle. Among them, however, there was not a single one that was suitable to help the man.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So the man named the animals that live on the land including the animals that fly. But not even one of them was-fitting/suitable to become his companion who would help him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then the man gave names to all the kinds of livestock and birds and wild animals, but none of these creatures was a partner that was suitable for the man.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:3:
- Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, Cain took some of the ripe produce (lit. fruit) of what he had planted and offered it to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Some time later Cain sacrificed to the LORD what had grown in his field.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “One day back-then, Cain offered to the LORD from his harvest/produce.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 5:10:
- Kankanaey: “Enos lived still for 815 years and he also had other children.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “After that he lived another 815 years. Other sons and daughters were also born to him. In this way Enosh lived 905 years and died.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “After Kenan was-born, Enosh lived 815 more years and his children increased-in-number even more.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:10:
- Kankanaey: “Here is the story about him. There were three male children of Noe who were Sem and Ham and Jafet. At that time, he was the only-one who was a righteous (lit. straight) person who had no faults. Good also was his companioning-with God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “He had three sons — Shem, Ham and Japheth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He had three male children who were Shem, Ham and Jafet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 7:20:
- Kankanaey: “until the depth of the water was more than four fathoms (distance-between-outstretched-arms) over those mountains.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The water became high, reaching 15 cubits above the mountains.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and until the waters went-high/went-up even more for about more than 20 feet from the peak of the highest mountain.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Even the highest mountains were covered by more than 20 feet/6 meters of water.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
