Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 3:7:
- Kankanaey: “Right when they ate it, they understood what had happened to them, and they sensed that they were naked. They accordingly got some leaves of a fig (loan igos) tree and sewed (them) so-that that’s what they would use-for-covering their bodies.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “As soon as they ate that fruit, the eyes of both of them were opened. They became aware that they were naked. Then they stitched clothing of fig leaves and covered up their bodies.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Right-after they had-eaten, they were-able-to-understand what is good and evil, and they realized that they were-naked indeed/(surprise particle). So they joined-side-to-side the leaves of fig tree to cover their body.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Immediately it was as though their eyes were opened, and they realized that they were naked, so they were ashamed. So they picked some fig leaves and fastened them together to make clothes for themselves.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:15:
- Kankanaey: “‘No, that’s just not so (lit. no + particle of remonstrance + particle of persuasive emphasis),’ said God, ‘because if someone kills you, it will be avenged with the lives of seven people.’ And-so he marked Cain so-that those who met him would not kill him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD said — ‘It is not like that. Revenge will be taken seven times more on the one who kills Cain. So the LORD put a sign on his forehead so that no one would be able to kill him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But the LORD said to Cain, ‘That will- not -happen to you! Because/For I tell you that whoever would kill you, I will-repay- [him] -back seven times.’ Therefore the LORD put-upon Cain a sign so-that he would- not -be-killed by anybody who would-see him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Yahweh said to him, ‘No, that will not happen. I will put a mark on you to warn anyone who sees you that I will punish him severely if he kills you. I will punish that person seven times as severely as I am punishing you.’ Then Yahweh put a mark on Cain’s forehead.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 5:22:
- Kankanaey: “Starting-from then, good was his companioning-with God for 300 years and he also had other children.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “After that he lived 300 years, being one who lived like God said. Other sons and daughters were also born to him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “After Metusela was-born, Enoc lived 300 more years and his children increased-in-number even more. During those years Enoc had a very close relationship with God, so when he was already 365 years of age he disappeared/went-missing, because God took him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for 300 years after Methuselah was born, and he 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 6:22:
- Kankanaey: “That’s what God commanded Noe, and he accomplished/obeyed everything.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Noah did all that God told him [to do].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Noe did-obey all that God commanded him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Noah did everything that God told him to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:8:
- Kankanaey: “He also released a dove so that that’s how-he-would-know when the water went-down,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “After that Noah sent out a dove to see whether the water had subsided yet or not.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Noe also released a dove so-that he would-know if the water dried-up/subsided,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Noah sent out a dove to find out if the water had all receded on the ground.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:18:
- Kankanaey: “These are the children of plural Noe who went-out from the ark, Sem and Ham and Jafet. (This Ham, that is the one who had-as-descendant Canaan.)” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The ones who came out of the ship with Noah were his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.)” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “These were the children of Noe who were with him in the ark: Shem, Ham and Jafet. (Ham is the father of Canaan.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The sons of Noah who came out of the boat were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham later became the father of Canaan.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 12:6:
- Kankanaey: “they walked until Sekem to the location of the feared tree of (personal noun marker) More. This tree is where- those-from-Canaan who still inhabited there -worshipped their false-gods/idols.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Abram came, arriving in Shechem by way of Canaan. There they took shelter under a tree in a place called Moreh. At that time this was a place of the Cananites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “they continued (to-travel) until they reached the big tree of More there at Shekem. (At that time Canaanhon were still there.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “In Canaan they traveled as far as Shechem town and camped by a huge tree called the tree of Moreh. The Canaan people-group were still living in that land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:11:
- Kankanaey: “And plural Kedorlaomer snatched all the food and other possessions in Sodoma and Gomorra and ran-off-with (them).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Plundering all the wealth and food of Sodom and Gomorrah, their enemies carried it away.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “All possessions of Sodom and Gomora including their food were-taken by their enemies. They also took-captive Lot the nephew of Abram and took his possessions, for it happened that he was-living there in Sodom. After the enemies had-taken they walked/went-away.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “As the armies of the five kings fled, the armies of the four kings seized all of the valuable things in Sodom and Gomorrah, including all the food.” (Source: Translation for Translators)