Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 27:21:
- Kupsabiny: “The goodness/quality of gold and silver is known when it is brought through fire,
but the goodness of a person is known when he is praised.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “are also never satisfied.
Like gold and silver are tested
by putting them in the fire
people are also tested by being honored.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “As gold and silver are-tested if it is pure or not by fire, our (incl.) lives are tested by the praising of other people to us (incl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Gold and silver are verified/confirmed by-means-of flaming fire, a person moreover, his personhood (i.e., what kind of person he is) can-be-known by-means-of his-being-praised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Workers put silver and gold in a very hot furnace to burn out what is impure,
and people learn what we are really like when they see how we react when people praise us.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 28:26:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who follows only his own thoughts is stupid,
but a person who is understanding lives well.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “People who live only by their own thoughts
are fools.
People who listen to the words of prudent [people]
will be secure.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “A man who only trusts in himself is foolish.
A man who lives wisely will- not -be-harmed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “One who trusts in himself (lit. his body) is foolish, but the wise-person, he has nothing to-worry-about.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Those who believe that what they think is always right are foolish;
those who act wisely will escape danger/be safe.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 30:3:
- Kupsabiny: “I have not taught myself/studied wisdom and do not know the Holy God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I have never studied the matter of wisdom.
I don’t know anything about God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I have- never -learned to become-wise,
and I know nothing about God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There-is-no wisdom that I have learned and I know nothing about God who is Holy.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “I have not learned how to become wise
and I do not know much about God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 31:2:
- Kupsabiny: “‘You, my beloved son whom I received through my prayers. My son, what should I tell you?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O my son, my first son,
the son that I have because of the vows that I made!” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “My child, you (sing.) were-born as an answer to my prayers. I am saying to you (sing.) that you (sing.) do not” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What will I say to you (sing.) who are my child, you (sing.) who are the answer to my prayer(s)?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “You are my son; I gave birth to you ;
you are the son that God gave me in answer to my prayers.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 1:3:
- Kupsabiny: “So, Hosea married Gomer daughter of Diblaim who later bore a boy to Hosea.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So he went and married Gomer, daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son by him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Hoseas married Gomer the child of Diblaim. Gomer became-pregnant. And when their male child/(son) was-born,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, he married Gomer the child of Diblaim and she become-pregnant (lit. passive of existential). When she gave-birth-to (lit. caused-to-come-out) their child, (it-was) a male.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “So I married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to my son.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 6:10:
- Kupsabiny: “I have seen very bad matters in Israel.
Ephraim has entered itself in matters of adultery.
Israel has spoilt/defiled itself” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I have seen repulsive work being done in the house of Israel.
the prostitution of Ephraim is there,
Israel has defiled itself.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Those (who) come-from-Israel, what I saw among you (plur.) (is) terrible; you (plur.) worship little-gods, therefore you (plur.) became-dirty.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Extremely evil is what-I-am-seeing that is-being-done in Israel. They have-made-filthy themselves/their bodies, because they sleep-with prostitutes in the temples of false/imitation-gods.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “I have seen horrible things being done in Israel.
The people have abandoned me like prostitutes who have abandoned their husbands ;
so the people of Israel have become unacceptable to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 13:14:
- Kupsabiny: “But shall I save them from the place of the dead?
Or shall I turn them away from the mouth of a hyena?
Oh, death, where is your fierceness?
Oh, place of death, where is your poison?
But I will not show mercy to them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol?
Shall I rescue them from death?
O death, where is your dreadful disease?
O world of the dead, where is your power to destroy?
‘For I will not take pity on them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Will- I save you (plur.) from death? No! I will- still indeed -speak death, ‘Where is now your (sing.) plague, O death? Where is now your (sing.) destruction for these people?’
I will- never -show-compassion/mercy on you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Shall I indeed (RQ implies no) redeem them from the place of the dead so-that they will be saved from the power of death? You who are death and the place of the dead, cause-there-to-be a plague (pisti) that is a killer because my mercy/kindness for them is already removed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “I certainly will not save you from being killed
and from going to the place where the dead people are.
I will cause you to be afflicted by plagues
and to die and be buried in graves.
I will not be merciful to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:18:
- Kupsabiny: “God will be pained on account of his land
and have mercy on/spare his people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the LORD will be deeply concerned for His land
and He will have compassion on his people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD truly shows-concern for his land, and he (is) merciful/compassionate upon his people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was finished that they had obeyed those commands, God showed his love to/for the country that he had chosen and he showed-mercy/kindness to his people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
