Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 29:25:
- Kupsabiny: “If/When a person fears other people, he falls into a trap,
but the one who trusts in God, will be kept/guarded.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Fear is a noose for people.
Whoever trusts the Lord will have good protection.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “It is dangerous if we (incl.) are fearful. But if we (incl.) only trust in the LORD, we (incl.) will- never -be-harmed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It’s-as-if you (sing.) have-been-caught in a snare/trap if you (sing.) are-afraid of people, but if you (sing.) trust in God, you (sing.) will have no cause-of-worry.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “It is like a dangerous trap for people to be afraid of/worried about what others will think about them,
but those who trust in Yahweh are safe/protected.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 30:30:
- Kupsabiny: “The lion is brave and has power surpassing all other animals.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lion — King of the animals
and one who is afraid of no one.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “the lion, who is the strongest of all the animals and fears nothing,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “the lion which is the strongest of all animals and is-afraid-of none of them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 31:29:
- Kupsabiny: “Her husband says to (her), ‘My wife, even if there are women who do good things, there is no one who can be compared to you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Many women have done very nice work.
But you have surpassed them all.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘There are many good wives, but you (sing.) are the best among them all!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘There-are-many good women, but you (sing.) are the best.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “He says to her, ‘There are many women who do admirable things,
but you surpass them all!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 6:5:
- Kupsabiny: “So, I have cut you with the words of my prophets.
I have speared you with the words I said.
I will punish you quickly like the sun rises.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So I cut you to pieces through the prophets.
I killed you with the words of my mouth.
My judgment has hit you like lightning.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “That is why I (am) warning you (plur.) through my prophets that you (plur.) will-die. I will- surely -reveal my judgment as fast as lightning.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore I have sent my prophet(s) to tell the way I will judge and punish you. What I want you to do is clear.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “I warned you by the messages that I gave to the prophets,
but you did not pay attention to my messages.
Therefore I will completely destroy you;
the punishment that I give you will strike you like lightning.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 13:9:
- Kupsabiny: “I will destroy you, people of Israel
because you opposed me who could have saved you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O Israel, I will utterly destroy you.
Because you are against me, against the one who helps you. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-destroy you (plur.) who -come-from-Israel, because you (plur.) (are) against me your (plur.) helper.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘If/When I destroy you (sing.) Israel, who then will-be-able-to-save/rescue you (sing.)?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “You people of Israel, you will be destroyed
because you oppose me, the only one who can help/helps you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:25:
- Kupsabiny: “God is saying,
I will return to you the food of all the years
that the hordes of locusts have eaten from you.
I will return to you those foods that the locusts ate,
that I sent to you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Whatever amounts of grain the different locusts such as the swarming, the hopping and
the cutting locusts or
the great army which I have sent among you have devoured,
I will repay you for the loss of those years. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD says, ‘I will-restore/[lit. return] what was-ruined/destroyed to you (plur.) during those years when your plants were-attacked by the continuous/successive swarms/[lit. large-groups] of locusts. I (am) the one-who sent to you (plur.) these many locusts who (are) my soldiers.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I will replace what was ruined by the locusts that replaced-one-another who were like my soldiers that I was-sending to your location within (the period of) how-many years.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said, ‘I will repay you for everything that was destroyed by those great swarms of locusts
that I sent to attack you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Jonah said, ‘Truly, I know I am the one who caused so that this storm came to you. So, you take me and throw me to this sea. If you do like that, the sea will stabilise/calm down.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Throw me into the ocean, then this storm will stop. I know that you have been caught in this storm because of what I did, he said.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He answered them, ‘[You (plur.)] pick- me -up and throw- (me) -into the sea, and then the sea will-become-calm and it will- no-longer -trouble you (plur.). For I know that I (am) the reason why this strong storm has-come-upon you (plur.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He said to them, ‘Toss-me into the ocean so-that the typhoon will stop, because I know that I am the reason for this that we are experiencing.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “He replied, ‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea. If you do that, it will become calm. I know that this terrible storm is the result of my not doing what Yahweh told me to do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 4:7:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But very early in the morning, God pushed/sent a caterpillar/insect to eat (it) until (it) dried.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But the very next day, at God’s command, it was infested with a worm. Then the pumpkin plant dried up.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But in the following day when it was- just about -dawn God caused- the plant -to-be-eaten by a worm and it withered.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when it became-light on the next-day (lit. its morning), God commanded a worm/grub/bug to ruin that plant and it withered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “But before dawn the next day, God sent a worm that chewed the vine, with the result that the vine withered.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
