Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:21:
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, God caused- him -to-sleep. When he was asleep then, he removed one of his ribs, and then he fixed the flesh again where-he-had-removed-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the LORD God caused a deep sleep to come upon the man. And while he was asleep, God took out a rib and closed the flesh in its place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So the LORD God caused- the man -to-sleep very deeply. And while he was-sleeping, the LORD God took one of his ribs and closed immediately the part-where- it -was-taken from.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man was sleeping, Yahweh took out one of the man’s ribs. Then he immediately closed the opening in his body and healed it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:4:
- Kankanaey: “As for Abel by-contrast, he chose a fat firstborn sheep and he offered to God the best part of it that had fat. When God saw those-aforementioned that they offered, he was satisfied with Abel and what he offered,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Abel also offered a sacrifice, having selected all the best looking first born sheep from the flock. The LORD liked Abel’s offering.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Abel on-the-other-hand took (a) first-born of his flock/animals and butchered it, and offered the best part to God. God was-pleased with Abel and his offering,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “and Abel took from his flock some of the first lambs that had been born and killed them and, as a gift, gave to Yahweh the fatty parts, which were the best parts. Yahweh was pleased with Abel and his offering,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 5:11:
- Kankanaey: “When he had 905 years, he died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way Enosh lived 905 years and died.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He died at the age of 905.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Enosh lived 905 years altogether, and then he died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:11:
- Kankanaey: “As for the other people by-contrast, their behavior was extremely bad in the viewpoint of God and they increasingly destroyed-one-another.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “When God looked at the earth He saw that all who lived on the earth were becoming evil and that there was only violence everywhere.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Before/[lit. in front-of] God, the people were very wicked and their wickedness spread-throughout the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “At that time God considered that everyone else on earth was very wicked, and everywhere on the earth, people were acting cruelly and violently toward each other.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 7:21:
- Kankanaey: “And-so all the people and also all the animals and birds on this surface of the earth drowned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “All living beings, the birds, the domesticated animals, the animals that live in the jungle, the ones that creep on the ground and the people all died.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So all that had life died — the animals that fly, (ones-that) walk, (ones-that) crawl, and all the people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “As a result, every living creature on the surface of the earth died. That included birds and livestock and wild animals and other creatures that scurry across the ground, and all the people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:7:
- Kankanaey: “Therefore don’t you be-killing but rather have-children so-that you will have a way to become-many and be-distributed on-this earth.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Now you, making your descendants many, fill the earth.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, you (pl.) produce-children so you (pl.) will-multiply and spread-out into the whole world.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “As for you, I want you to produce many children, in order that they and their descendants may live all over the earth.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 11:27:
- Kankanaey: “Tera, he was the father of Abram and Nahor and Haran. Haran for-his-part was the father of Lot.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The account of Terah is like this — He was the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. The son of Haran was Lot.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is the story about the family of Tera. Tera was the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. Haran is the father of Lot.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “This is/I will now give a list of the descendants of Terah: Terah’s sons were Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran’s son was named Lot.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 13:8:
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, Abram called Lot and said to him, ‘Our (dual) slaves ought not to quarrel, because we (dual) are a father-unit (i.e., father-and-son or uncle-and-nephew) (particle of strong disapproval).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “So Abram said to Lot — ‘It is not good for disputes to take place among us and our shepherds like this. We are closely related.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Abram told Lot, ‘We (incl.) and our men should not fight-with-each-other, for we are relatives-to-each-other.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Abram said to Lot, ‘Since we are close relatives, it is not good for us two to quarrel, or for the men who take care of your animals to quarrel with the men who take care of my animals.” (Source: Translation for Translators)