Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 41:46)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:46:

  • Kankanaey: “He also named Jose Zafenat Panea which was a name of one-from-Egipto, then he gave-him a young-lady as his spouse. That young-lady, it was Asenat the child of Potifera who was priest at Heliopolis. Thirty were the years of Jose upon-his-beginning to serve the king in Egipto. And he went and traveled-around the entire country Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When Joseph became the head of the land of Egypt, he was thirty years old. Coming out from Pharaoh’s place, he travelled all over the land of Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jose at-that-time was-aged 30 years when he started to serve the king of Egipto. One time,Jose left for-a-while the palace and went-around the whole of Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Joseph was 30 years old when he started to work for the king of Egypt. To do his work, he left the king’s palace and traveled throughout Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 42:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 42:21:

  • Kankanaey: “and they said conversing-together, ‘Here-now we are-being-hardshipped today because of what we did to our younger-sibling in the past. Because we saw (relevant reason particle) his hardship/suffering and his sorrow/hurt feelings when-he-pleaded- to us -for-mercy but we turned-a-deaf-ear-to-him (lit. deafed-him) anyway. That’s probably the reason that we have been-overtaken by this hardship.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then they talked with one another — ‘We have to bear trouble like this because of what we did to our younger brother. When he was in trouble, even though he begged for help we had no concern. So now trouble has come to us like this.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Before they left, they said to one another, ‘We (are) now being-punished of what we (incl.) did to our (incl.) sibling/(brother). We (incl.) saw his suffering when he begged us (incl.), but we (incl.) did- not at-all -pity him. That is the reason why this difficulty has-come to us (incl.).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They said to each other, ‘It is surely because of what we did to our younger brother that we are being punished/God is punishing us! We saw that he was very distressed when he pleaded with us not to harm him. But we did not pay any attention to him, and that is why we are having this trouble!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 43:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 43:15:

  • Kankanaey: “So then the siblings took what-would-be-arrived-with to the governor and the money and they set-out to go to Egipto taking-along Benjamin. When they then arrived there, they went and appeared to (lit. caused-themselves-to-be-seen-by) Jose.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Taking the gift items, double the silver, and Benjamin, they hurried off to Joseph in Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So the siblings/(brothers) brought with them gifts and they also doubled their money. Then they set-out to Egipto with Benjamin, and they appeared to Jose.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So the men took the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of Joseph.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 44:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 44:13:

  • Kankanaey: “The siblings abruptly-tore their clothes because-of their sorrow/pain of thoughts. Then they again loaded the sacks on their donkeys and they returned to the city.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seeing this they tore their clothing. And loading the sacks on the donkeys, [they] came back into the city.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the siblings/(brothers) saw it, they tore their clothes due-to their bad feelings. Then they loaded again their sacks on the donkeys and returned to the city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The brothers tore their clothes because they were so dismayed. They loaded the sacks on the donkeys again and returned to the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 45:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 45:22:

  • Kankanaey: “He also gave each one a new pair of clothes, but as for Benjamin, five pairs of clothes is what he gave him, along with three hundred silver money.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He gave all of them new clothing, To Benjamin, however, he gave three hundred small coins and five sets of clothing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He also gave each one of them clothes; but what- he -gave to Benjamin (was) five (sets of) clothes and 300 pieces of silver.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “To each of them he gave new clothes, but he gave 300 pieces of silver and five sets of new clothes to Benjamin!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 47:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:11:

  • Kankanaey: “And Jose gave his father and his siblings land of theirs in Rameses which was the best place in Egipto, because that’s what the king commanded.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Like Pharaoh said, Joseph settled [lit.: put] his father and brothers in the best and most beautiful place in all of Egypt, which was a place called Rameses.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “According-to the command of the king, Jose had- his father and siblings/(brothers) -settle in Egipto; he gave them the place of Rameses, one of the best land(s) in Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “That is how Joseph enabled his father and older brothers and younger brother to start living in Egypt. As the king had commanded, he gave them property in the best part of the land, in Goshen, which is now called Rameses.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 48:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 48:17:

  • Kankanaey: “It was not good in Jose’s opinion his seeing his father placing his right hand on Efraim’s head, therefore he moved-it by placing on Manasses the hand of his father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “That his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head did not please Joseph. So he tried to move his father’s hand from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When Jose saw that his father had-placed his right hand on the head of Efraim, he had-bad feelings/he was displeased. So he took-hold-of the hand of his father in-order to move-(it) to Manase,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head and not on Manasseh’s head, he was distressed/displeased. So he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Nehemiah 1:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 1:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “I prayed this way, ‘Oh Lord, the God of heaven! You are great and we are standing in front of you in fear. You keep the covenant of your love for the people who accept/love your commandments and respect/observe (them).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I said, ‘LORD, God of heaven, you are great and awesome God. You (sing.) fulfill your (sing.) covenant with love to those who love you (sing.) and obey your (sing.) commands.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I prayed saying, ‘Yahweh who is God in heaven, honored and fearful God. You consistently-obey/fulfil the agreement-you(sing.)-presented and your (sing.) love does not change to those who love you (sing.) and obey your (sing.) commands.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “I said, ‘Yahweh, you who are/rule in heaven, you are a wonderful and awesome God. You keep your promise to faithfully love those who love you and who obey your commands.” (Source: Translation for Translators)