Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 2:1:
- Kupsabiny: “One day, during the month of *Nisan in the twentieth year in the rule of Artaxerxes, I was giving the king wine. But before this day reached, I had never been depressed in front of the king.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In the first month, which is-particularly the month of Nisan, on the 20th year of the reign of Artaserkses, I served wine to the king. Only that-(time) that he saw me sad.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When four months went (by), there was one-occasion when the king was eating and I showed that I was sad when-I-served him alcoholic-beverage. There-had-been- absolutely -no time-when-he-had-seen that I was sad previously,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “After King Artaxerxes had been ruling the Persian Empire for almost 20 years, during the spring/before the hot season of that year, when it was time to serve wine to him during a feast, I took the wine and gave it to him. I had never looked sad when I was in front of him before, but on that day he saw that I looked very sad.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 4:15:
- Kupsabiny: “But when our enemies heard that we have discovered/known their plans, they knew/realized that God had exposed their plans. Then we all went back to building the wall.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When our (excl.) enemies heard-the-news that we (excl.) knew their plan to attack us (excl.), and they realized that God ruined their plan, all of us (excl.) returned to our (excl.) work on the stone-wall.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Our (excl.) enemies came-to-know that we (excl.) knew their plan and God blocked-(it/them). When it was so, we (excl.) continued to build the fence.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Our enemies heard that we knew what they were planning to do and that God had spoiled their plans/prevented them from doing what they planned. But we were sure that God would defend us, so we all started to work on the wall again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 8:9:
- Kupsabiny: “All the people cried while listening attentively to what the law said. Then Nehemiah who was the area administrator/ruler, Ezra who was priest and secretary together with the Levites who were interpreters got up and said to the people, ‘Do not cry/weep on a day like this one! This is a holy day before the Lord who is your God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While the people were-listening to what the Law was-saying, they were-crying. Nehemias the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were-explaining to them the Law said to them, ‘This day is holy to the LORD your (plur.) God, therefore you (plur.) do- not -cry.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The people all-wept-simultaneously upon their hearing the law, then Nehemias the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the law, and the Levita who taught the people said, ‘This day is holy for Yahweh your God, so do not mourn and weep.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Then I, Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra, and the Levites who were interpreting what was being read to the people, said to them, ‘Yahweh your God considers that this day is very holy/sacred. So do not be sad or cry!’ They said that because all the people were crying as they were listening to the laws of Moses.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 9:30:
- Kupsabiny: “You were patient with/endured them for many years out of your love. You sent your Spirit who would warn them through your prophets, concerning their sins. Though it was like that, they never listened! There and then you allowed the people of other nations to defeat them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “For many years you (sing.) bear with them, and your (sing.) Spirit warned them through your (sing.) prophets. But they did- not -pay-any-attention, so you (sing.) handed- them -over to the people around them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “How-many-years-and-years you (sing.) were-enduring/being-patient to advise them by-means-of the prophets through-whom-you (sing.)-spoke, but they turned-a-deaf-ear (lit. deafed-it). Therefore you (sing.) permitted that other nations rule-over them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “You were patient with them for many years. You warned them trough the messages your Spirit gave to the prophets. But they did not heed/pay attention to those messages. So again you allowed the armies of other nations to defeat them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 1:24:
- Kupsabiny: “You (plur.) deny me when I call, and there is no person who can listen to me when I stretch my hand out wanting to deliver/rescue/save you (plur.).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “[Since] you did not listen to what I said,
When I stretched out my hand
you showed no concern.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because you (plur.) did- not -pay-attention when I called you (plur.) that you (plur.) come-near me,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am inviting you but you absolutely don’t pay-attention-to-me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 3:1:
- Kupsabiny: “My child, do not forget my teaching. You need to remember/take note of the words that I am telling you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O my son,
never forget what I have taught you.
Keep my commands in your heart.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Child, do- not [intensifier] -forget what I am-teaching you (sing.); keep in your (sing.) heart what I am-commanding you (sing.),” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My child, do not forget what I-have-taught and my commands/instructions but rather keep-thinking-about (them)” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 3:33:
- Kupsabiny: “God curses the home of a wicked/immoral person and blesses the one of a righteous person.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord’s curse will fall on the house of the wicked.
The house of the righteous, however, He will bless.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD curses the household of the wicked, but he blesses the household of the righteous.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He curses the house of the-one-who-does evil, but the house of the righteous, he blesses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 5:3:
- Kupsabiny: “The mouth/speech of an adulterous woman is sweet like honey and her words are smooth/soft more than oil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The lips of the adulteress seem sweet like honey,
and her words are as smooth as oil.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “For the word of an evil woman is sweet same-as honey, and good/pleasant same-as the olive oil.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “For the speech of a woman who commits-adultery, it is sweet like honey and smoother than (vegetable/coconut)-oil,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
