Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Nehemiah 4:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 4:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “I also told all the people who lived in the area of the wall to be coming to Jerusalem so that they would be alternating/working with shifts with their workers to guard at night, or building that wall during day.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “That time, I also told the people who live outside Jerusalem that they and their servants will-go- inside the city at night-time so-that they could-guard, and in the morning they could- also -work.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “During that time, I also told the men and their helpers to stay inside the city at night so-that they would guard the city at night and work in the daytime.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “At that time, I also said to the people, ‘Tell every worker and his helper that they must stay inside Jerusalem at night. By doing that, they can guard us at night, and they can work on the wall during the daytime.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Nehemiah 9:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 9:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “Other/Some Levites proclaimed to the people saying to them, ‘Stand up and praise the Lord your God because he lives forever!’ These were: Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah. Then those people continued saying, ‘Let his name be glorified/raised up! (He is) so great that it cannot be said.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Levites who summoned the people to worship were Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabnea, Sherebia, Hodia, Shebania, and Petahea. They said, ‘[You (plur.)] stand and praise the LORD your (plur.) God without end!’
    Then they said, ‘O LORD, praised be to your (sing.) being-great! This can- not -be-equaled to our (excl.) praise.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, the Levita who were Jesua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hasabneyas, Serebias, Hodias, Sebanias and Petahias said, ‘Stand-up so-that you will praise Yahweh your God.’ They prayed saying, ‘May you (sing.) be-praised forever even though the words of people do not suffice to properly praise the greatness (lit. highness) of your (sing.) name.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the leaders of the Levites called out to the people. They were Jeshua, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said, ‘While you are standing there, praise Yahweh your God, who has always lived and will live forever!’
    Then one of them continued by praying this to God,
    ‘Yahweh, we praise your glorious name! You are much greater than anything that we can think about or talk about!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Nehemiah 9:37)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 9:37:

  • Kupsabiny: “The wealth of this land goes to the hands of these kings which you gave to rule us because of our sins. They grab our (domestic) animals and force us to work for them the way they wish. We are suffering greatly.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The abundant produce of the land goes to the kings whom you (sing.) cause-to-reign over us (excl.) because of our (excl.) sins. They do what they want to do to us (excl.) and to our (excl.) animals, and our (excl.) suffering is great.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because of our (sing.) sins, the kings whom you (sing.) set-up to rule-over us (excl.) are the ones-to-whom-is-given what-is-harvested. They can do even anything that they want to us (excl.) and to our (excl.) animals and-so we (excl.) are extremely hardshipped.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Because we have sinned, we cannot eat the things that grow here. The kings that now rule over us are enjoying the things that grow here. They rule us and take our cattle. We have to serve them and do the things that please them. We are experiencing great misery/distress.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 1:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 1:31:

  • Kupsabiny: “You yourselves will meet the thing you were looking for.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As you have done,
    so it will be done to you.
    And as a result of your work
    you will experience trouble.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore you (plur.) will-harvest the fruit of what you (plur.) are-doing and are-planning bad.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Now, you will harvest the fruit (understood figuratively as result) of what you have-been-doing until you are-sick-of-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 3:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 3:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “That will make your body to be good and you will happy.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “This will be medicine for your body
    and strength for your bones.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For that can-make- your (sing.) body -healthy/(lit. good) and can-make-strong.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If you (sing.) do this, he will cause- you (sing.) -to-become-strong so-that you (sing.) are healthy and your (sing.) feeling is good.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 4:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 4:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “You should get/find wisdom and become a person who realizes/has understanding. Do not forget and do not deviate/turn away from my words,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Get wisdom, get foresight.
    Don’t forget my words,
    and don’t forsake them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Try that you (sing.) can-possess wisdom and understanding. Do- not -forget what I say to you (sing.), and you (sing.) do- not -stay-away from it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Gain wisdom and understanding and don’t turn-a-deaf-ear-to and forget my advice.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 5:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 5:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “And then strangers/foreigners will be rescued/live by the things they struggled.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The foreigners will enjoy your wealth.
    Your earnings will fall into the hands of others.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And all your (sing.) wealth and other which you (sing.) have-toiled/worked-for will- just -be-taken-away by those from-other places.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Strangers will take/get your (sing.) wealth for-which-you-have-undergone-hardship.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 6:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 6:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “a person who ties words on people (falsely accuse them) and a person who goes around gossiping motivating/sowing discord amongst brothers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “a witness that only tells lies,
    a person who always picks quarrels with his brothers.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the ones (who)-witness a lie, and the ones (who)-cause- his fellow men -to-fight.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “the one-who-testifies what is not true and the one-who-directs-toward (i.e., causes) a family-unit not understanding-one-another.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)