Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:19:
- Kupsabiny: “He shall listen to what his people are begging for
and answer to their cries saying,
‘I will give you wheat, wine
and enough olive oil
and never will I again make other communities despise you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD replied to his people by saying,
‘look! I will give you grain, new wine and oil!
I will give you whatever is needed.
And from now on I will no longer
let you be shamed before other nations.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And as an answer to their prayer he will-say to them, ‘I will-give you (plur.) grains, juice of grapes, and oil; and you (plur.) will-be- fully -satisfied. I will- no-longer -allow that other nations will-put- you (plur.) -to-shame.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God said to them, ‘Now I will cause- you -to-have (lit. cause-to-be with you) barley, alcoholic-beverage and olive (loan olivo) oil until there-is what suffices for you. Absolutely I will not again abandon you for other nations to mock/belittle.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “When the people prayed,
Yahweh answered and said,
‘I will give you plenty of grain and wine and olive oil,
and you will be satisfied.
And I will no longer allow other nations to insult you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:7:
- Kupsabiny: “That person came with/brought Jonah to where the others were, Then they were told, ‘Fellow friends/guys! Let us cast lots to find out who has brought us this sin/trouble.’ After they had cast lots, the words caught/fell on Jonah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The ship’s crew talked among themselves — "Come, by casting lots let’s see because of whom [Lit. by whom doing] has this disaster happened to us." They cast lots and it fell on the name of Jonah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, the sailors said-to-each-other, ‘Come let- us (incl.) -cast-lots so-that we (incl.) will-know who (is) the cause of this calamity that has-come upon us (incl.).’ Therefore they cast-lots, and the name of Jonas was-the-one that was-selected-by-lot.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the workers/employees (oblantis) made-an-agreement and they said, ‘Let’s draw-lots so-that it will-be-made-known who is the reason for this bad happening.’ When they did that, Jonas was drawn-by-lot.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Then the sailors said to each other, ‘We need to cast lots/shake from a container small objects that we have all marked, to determine who has caused all this trouble!’ So they did that, and the object with Jonah’s mark fell out of the container.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 4:2:
- Kupsabiny: “He grumbled telling God that, ‘Oh, God, didn’t I know earlier when you told me to come this way that you would do like this? That is what made me flee to Tarshish. I also knew that you have a white stomach (merciful, good, generous) and you have mercy on/cry for people. You do not become angry quickly and you are completely good. I know you forgive people when/if a person has changed/turned (himself) from sin/evil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He said to the LORD — "O Lord, isn’t this what I said before I left my own land? This is why I was about to escape to Tarshish. I know that you are one who is merciful and loving, is slow to get angry, is tender-hearted, and who does not like to punish.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He said to the LORD when he prayed, ‘O LORD, I was not at-all wrong/mistaken in what I said when I (was) still there in our (excl.) place that you (sing.) would-have-mercy-upon the ones (who) come-from-Nineveh if they repented, because I know that you (sing.) (are) a God who (is) compassionate and takes-an-interest-in-the-welfare-(of others). You (sing.) (are) loving and not quick to-get-angry. And you (sing.) (are) ready to change your (sing.) mind not to-send destruction. That is the reason that I fled to Tarshish.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So he said praying, ‘Lord God, this is what I feared while I was still in my home-country (lit. in-(place name marker) country). so I hurried to escape to Tarsis, because I knew that you (sing.) are a consistently-loving and consistently-merciful God, there is no limit to your (sing.) patience and you (sing.) are prepared to repent-of your (sing.) punishing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “He prayed to Yahweh, ‘O Yahweh, what you have done is what I thought that you would do, before I left home. That is why I decided immediately to run away, and go to Tarshish city, because I knew that you, O God, act very kindly and compassionately toward all people. You do not quickly become angry with people who do evil things. You love people very much, and you change your mind about punishing people who sin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 3:6:
- Kupsabiny: “When he stopped, the earth shook, and when he looked around, communities trembled. The old mountains and the ancient hills got destroyed. His words/matters go on forever.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He stops moving and shakes the earth.
He looked and the nations tremble.
The ancient hills and mountains break into pieces.
Those old mountains collapse.
His goings are eternal.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When you (sing.) stand the earth shakes,
and when you (sing.) look the people tremble in fear and the ancient/old mountains landslide/collapse.
Your (sing.) ways will-continue eternally.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When he stops walking, this earth earthquakes,
the collective-people tremble when he sees them.
The sturdy mountains, they will fall-down/collapse,
the hills where-he-used-to-walk long-ago, they will landslide.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “When he stopped, the earth shook.
When he looked at the nations,
all the people trembled.
The hills and mountains that have existed for a very long time collapsed and crumbled.
Yahweh is the one who exists eternally/forever!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 2:5:
- Kupsabiny: “I promised those people of Levi life and peace in my covenant. I gave (them) laws that they had to be following. They obeyed me and feared me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The covenant I made with the Levites was a covenant for life and peace. I gave it to them so that they would revere me. And they did revere me, and they glorified my name. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In my covenant to Levi, I have-promised him life and peace, as-long-as he honors me. And he honored me indeed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The agreement- I -presented was that I would give them a good and long life if they esteemed and feared me and that’s what they did.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “My agreement with your ancestor Levi was because I wanted the priests to live prosperously and peacefully. And that is what I have done for them. I required that they greatly respect me and revere me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 4:2:
- Kupsabiny: “But the sun of righteousness will shine on you and bring you who obey me life. That is when you shall jump from joy like calves who jump for joy when they are well-fed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But this will happen, for you who fear me, however, the power of righteousness will be like the rising sun. Its rays will heal your diseases. You will be glad like calves let out of their stall, jumping for joy. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But you (plur.) on-the-other-hand who honor me, you (plur.) will experience my saving/deliverance to you (plur.). This (is) seems like the rising-up of the sun that its brightness gives healing. And you (plur.) will-leap/jump for joy like the calves that were-caused-to-come-out of the stall.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for you who esteem me, later indeed (predictive formula) righteousness/justice will arrive like sunshine that appears (lit. comes-out) to heal/medicine you, and you will jump in your happiness like the way a cow calf does that is set-loose.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “But as for you who revere me , the one who will save you will come to you like the sun shines in the morning, and enable you to become righteous (OR, do what is righteous); he will restore you and protect you like a bird protects its chicks under its wings. When he comes, you will be very joyful, like calves that go out from a barn into the pasture leaping joyfully.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:1:
- Kankanaey: “That was the completion of God’s creating the earth and all that is there and all also that is in the sky.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way the heavens and the earth and all that was to be made in them was finished.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So God finished creating the heavens, the earth, and all that is in them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “That is the way God created the heavens and the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 3:13:
- Kankanaey: “After that God said to the woman, ‘Why did you (sing.) do that?’ The woman answered, ‘The snake deceived-me (+defensive semantic particle), so I ate the fruit of that tree.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD God said to that woman — ‘Why did you do such a thing?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then the LORD God asked the woman, ‘Why did you (sing.) do that?’ The woman replied, ‘The snake deceived me. That’s why I ate (it).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh God said to the woman, ‘Why did you do such a thing?’ The woman replied, ‘I ate some of the fruit because the snake deceived me.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
