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 2:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Do not just/only tear your clothes
but change your hearts.’
Return to God because his stomach is white (kind, generous, merciful) and he cries with (has mercy with) people. He does not quickly become angry and he has great love. He turns his thoughts and does not punish those who repent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Tear your heart and
not your clothing in your grief.
Return to the LORD your God
because he shows compassion and is gracious,
He is slow to get angry.
and he shows everlasting dayamaya,
He is always ready to withhold his punishment.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) repent wholeheartedly and do- not just -show-off in repenting by tearing your (plur.) clothes. You (plur.) return to the LORD your (plur.) God, for he (is) merciful/compassionate and shows-concern. He (is) loving and not quick to-get-angry. He (is) ready to change his mind/thinking not to send destruction anymore.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It-is-necessary that you be persistent/resolute in repenting, because your tearing your clothes does not suffice to show your repentance. Return to Yahweh your God, because he is patient and consistently-merciful/kind. He does not easily get-angry but rather he is consistently-loving. He is prepared to forgive and he does not continue to punish.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Do not tear your clothes
to show that you are sorry;
instead, show that you are sorry.’
Yahweh is merciful and kind;
he does not quickly become angry;
he faithfully loves people.
He does not quickly become angry;
instead, he greatly and faithfully loves you,
and he does not like to punish you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:1:
- Kupsabiny: “There was a man called Jonah son of Amittai. One day God told him that,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD said to Jonah son of Amitai –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, the LORD spoke to Jonas the child of Amitai. He said,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, there-was what God commanded Jonas the child of Amittai.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “One day Yahweh said to the prophet Jonah, the son of Amittai,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 3:6:
- Kupsabiny: “That message of Jonah had earlier/first reached the king of Nineveh. Then, he got up from his chair of rulership/throne. He removed his clothes of rulership (royal robes) and put on those (clothes) of mourning and sat on/in ash showing that he was ashamed of the sin he had done and/with his people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As soon as this matter reached the King of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his clothes and put on sackcloth. Then he went and sat in ashes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “For when- the king -heard the message of Jonas, he stood-up from his throne and took-off his cape/cloak-for-the-back and put-on sackcloth, and then he sat-(down) on the ground to show that he was-repenting.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was reported to the king in Nineve, he left his throne (loan trono) and changed his clothes. He put-on sacks and sat-down in heaped-up ashes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “The King of Nineveh heard what the people were doing. So he took off his royal robes, and he also put on coarse cloth. He left his palace, and sat down where there were cold ashes, to show that he also was sorry for having sinned.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 2:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Write, ‘See these people who praise themselves. (They) do not have good thoughts. But a person who is righteous will find/get life through his faith.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Look! at the proud person!
his desires are not honorable.
but the righteous people will live by their faithfulness to God. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is what you (sing.) are-to-write:
‘Look-at the proud! They (are) wicked people. But the righteous people will-live because of their faith.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The characteristically-sinful, they will have no proper outcome, but the righteous person, their lives are based-on their faith.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
