Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 17:24:
- Kankanaey: “And as for Abraham, he immediately obeyed what God had commanded to him. Because on that day, he circumcised Ismael and all his male slaves that were born in his house and all also that he had bought. On that very same day, Abraham also had-himself-circumcised, so they all were-at-the-same-time to be circumcised. Ninety and nine were the years of Abraham upon his being circumcised. Ismael also his child, he yeared ten and three.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Abraham was 99 years old when the sign was put in his body,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Abraham was- 99 years -of-age when he was-circumcised,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised/someone circumcised him,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 18:29:
- Kankanaey: “Abraham spoke again and he said, ‘If for-example there are forty only?’ ‘All-right then,’ God said, ‘if there are forty, I will not then destroy their town.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘Then if there are only forty good people?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Abraham again said, ‘So/How-about, if only 40 righteous-(ones)?’ The Lord answered, ‘I will- not -destroy the city for the sake of 40 rigtheous-(ones).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Abraham continued to speak to him like this, saying, ‘What will you do if you find that there are only 40 righteous people there?’ Yahweh replied, ‘I will not destroy them all, for the sake of the 40.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:28:
- Kankanaey: “When he arrived there, he-looked-down on Sodoma and on Gomorra and the wide plain there, and he saw the thick smoke rising like the smoke from where- they -burn lime.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “He looked at all the places of Sodom and Gomorrah. And he saw smoke coming out, like columns of smoke coming out from the valley there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He looked at Sodom and Gomora and the entire valley. He saw the smoke that was-rising-up from the ground as-if similar to smoke that was-coming from a big furnace.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and he was surprised to see that all over the valley, smoke was rising, like the smoke of a huge furnace.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 22:3:
- Kankanaey: “When it-got-light then (i.e., next day), Abraham went-early to go get-firewood to use-for-burning and he loaded-it (lit. caused-it-to-be-carried) on his donkey. Then he called Isaac and two slaves and they set-off to go to the place that God had told him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Getting up early the next morning, Abraham split wood to light a fire, [and] tied a saddle on the body of a donkey. And taking his son Isaac and two servants he went toward the place God had told him about.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore very early the next morning, Abraham chopped wood as firewood for the offering, and he loaded it on his donkey. He set-out with Isaac and his two male servants to the place that God had-said to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Abraham got up early the next morning, put a saddle on his donkey, and took with him two of his servants along with his son, Isaac. He also chopped some wood to kindle a fire for a burnt offering. Then they started traveling to the place God told him about.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
- Language in the Caucasus (oral translation): “One day God wanted to check/test the prophet Ibrahim. He tells him, ‘You [should/must] completely-burn-as-sacrifice your only dear son Isaac for me on the mountain that I tell you in the land Moriah.” (“This particular story in Genesis does not call Abraham a prophet, but he is understood as such by Islam, which is the background for many OBS readers/listeners. The addition here is perfectly appropriate, since there already is prior Scripture where Abraham is called a prophet [Gen. 20:7, where God instructs Abimelech to return Sarah to Abraham.”]) (Source: Erwin R. Komen and Roman Kim in The Bible Translator 2023, p. 21ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:12:
- Kankanaey: “Then he prayed saying, ‘You (sing.) who are Yahweh who are God of my master Abraham, may it be that you (sing.) help-me now so-that what you (sing.) promised my master will-be-fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “He prayed — ‘LORD God of my master Abraham! Fulfill the promise I made with him. And may I be able to find a bride for Isaac today.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The servant prayed, ‘LORD, God of my master Abraham, may-it-be that you will-grant my purpose here, and you will-show your goodness to my master.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The servant prayed, ‘Yahweh God whom my master Abraham worships, enable me to be successful today! Act kindly to my master, Abraham!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:8:
- Kankanaey: “As for Abraham, he had already reached extreme old age (id. horned his knee), because he yeared one-hundred and seventy and five, then he died. And his spirit (ab-abiik = human spirit only) went and joined the spirits of his ancestors.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Having lived a right life span, having become an old man, he died. Then he was gathered to his ancestors.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He died in very old-age, and he was-joined to his relatives who have- now -died.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:15:
- Kankanaey: “They filled-in with soil all the water-fetching-places that the slaves of his father Abraham had-dug in his time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then, pushing down stones and earth, they covered the wells that his father Abraham’s servants had dug while he was still living.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In their jealousy of Isaac, they filled-in soil into the wells that had-been-dug in time-past by the servants of his father Abraham.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So all the wells that the servants of his father Abraham had dug during the time when he was alive, the people filled up with dirt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 27:29:
- Kankanaey: “May it also be that you (sing.) will rule those who inhabit other nations so-that they will serve you (sing.). Even your (sing.) siblings who are children of your (sing.) mother, they will kneel-down to you (sing.), because you (sing.) will be the one who will also rule-over them. May it also be that the one who curses you (sing.) will be cursed while by-contrast the one who blesses you (sing.) will be blessed.’ That’s what Isaac said in blessing Jacob his child.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “May various nations serve you, may people bow down to you, may you become the master of your elder and younger brothers, may your younger brothers bow down to you, may all who curse you fall under a curse, may all those who bless you be blessed.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “May-it-be that many people will-cause-(themselves)-to-be-subject under you (sing.) and they will-serve you (sing.). May-it-be that you (sing.) rule-over your relatives and they will-cause-(themselves)-to-be-subject under you (sing.). May-it-be that the one-who curses you (sing.) be cursed also, and the one-who-blesses you (sing.) be blessed also.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I ask that people of many nations will serve you and bow down to you. I ask that you will rule over your brothers, and that your mother’s descendants will also bow down to you. I ask that God will curse/punish those who curse you/ask God to do bad things to you, and bless those who bless you.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
