Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Proverbs 1:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 1:30:

  • Kupsabiny: “and again because you are not listening to what I am telling you and what I advise/protect you against.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You have not listened to my advice!
    You had no concern for my instruction.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) ignore my counsels and you (plur.) said-something-bad about my rebuking of you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “You turned- your -backs on my advice and you did not pay-attention-to what I warned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 3:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 3:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Do not think that you are wise, but obey God and stay away from evil/sin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Don’t boast about your intelligence.
    Fear the Lord and abandon evil work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) do- not -think that you (sing.) are now very wise but-rather you (sing.) respect the LORD, and you (sing.) do not do evil (thing).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Do not be proud (lit. keep-making-high your (sing.) thoughts) on-account-of your (sing.) own skill/intelligence. Esteem God and turn-your-(sing.)-back on evil.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 4:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 4:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “My father told me that, ‘Dear son, memorize/remember these words of mine and keep my will/desires, then/there you will live.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “This is what my father taught me —
    "Remember what I tell you, never forget it.
    Do as I say. You will have life.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “My father taught me. He said to me, ‘Keep in your (sing.) heart what I am teaching you (sing.). Obey my commands to you (sing.) so-that you (sing.) will-continue to live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “My father said in advising me, ‘Don’t forget what I say. Obey my commands/instructions so-that you will-live-and-live (connotes long and prosperous life).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 5:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 5:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “Do not let any person divert/lure other people by giving honor and due to that he is following that woman.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Otherwise you will have to lose your prestige at the hands of others.
    and you will be condemned to a life of servitude which you will regret.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For if you (sing.) do that, your (sing.) honor will-vanish/lose and other(s) will- just -possess it, and you (sing.) will-die in the hands of violent people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “For if you (sing.) approach, others will snatch your (sing.) honor and you (sing.) will-be-forced to give to people who have no mercy what you (sing.) have gained in how-many years of your (sing.) life.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 6:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 6:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “a head that thinks only wickedness/arrogance, legs/feet that are quick to run into things/matters of evil,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “a heart full of evil schemes,
    feet that are in a hurry to do evil,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the ones (who)-plan evil, the ones (who)-are-quick to do evil,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “the one-who-plans evil, the one-who–is-quick/clever to go do evil,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 7:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 7:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “So I have come to welcome you. I have looked and looked for you, and/so I have found you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So I have come out to look for you.
    Now I have met you here.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore I have-looked for you (sing.), and (it is) good that I saw you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So I-have-come to look-for you (sing.) and here you (sing.) truly are (particle of surprised-realization).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 8:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 8:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “I am righteous/straight and I am following the path of truth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I always follow the path
    of righteousness and justice.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I follow what is righteous-living and correct.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “What I-am-doing is what is right/correct and righteous/just,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 9:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 9:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “‘Come here all you people who are still immature!’ (She/it) tells those people who are unwise that,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “O simple people, come here!
    and to fools she speaks like this –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “She said, ‘You (plur.) come-over here, you (plur.) who have no knowledge.’ And she still/also said to the-ones-who have-no understanding,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “She says to the mindless (lit. have no thoughts/minds), ‘You fools, come here,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)