Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 17:20:
- Kupsabiny: “God was about to turn his back on the whole house of Israel. He sent enemies who were fierce until they chased those people away.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So the LORD rejected all the people of Israel. He gave them trouble, He gave them into the hands of those who plunder. Finally, they were driven out from before his presence.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So the LORD rejected all the people of Israel. He punished them by handing- them -over to those who attacked them until they caused- them -to-leave at their place away-from his presence.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Yahweh rejected all the people of Israel and of Judah. He punished them by allowing the armies of other nations to defeat them and take them away. He got rid of all of them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:23:
- Newari: “The enemy will shoot arrows at him, taking their bows and arrows they will chase him relentlessly.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The archers will-hold-a-grudge-(against) you. In their hostility/anger they will-shoot- you -with-a-bow,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 2:17:
- Kupsabiny: “God hated very much the sin/evil of those boys of Eli, because they were not obeying/honoring the sacrifices which were being made to/for God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The sin of those young men before the LORD became even greater because they greatly despised the sacrifices brought to offer to the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This (is) a very big sin that the children/(sons) of Eli have-done in the sight of God, for they have- not -been-honoring/respecting the sacrifice to the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh considered that the young sons of Eli were committing a very great sin, because they were treating very disrespectfully the offerings that were being given to Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 36:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Then that man called out in the language of the Hebrews, ‘Listen to the words of the great king of Assyria!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the captain of war stood up and spoke loudly in the Hebrew language like this, "Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then the commander stood-up and shouted in the Hebrew language, ‘You (plur.) listen to the message of the powerful king of Asiria!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 24:2:
- Kupsabiny: “He saw that that the tents of the people of Israel were arranged like their clans were. The Spirit of God took hold of Balaam” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He saw the Israelites staying [there] tribe by tribe. The Spirit of God came to him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “where he saw the Israelinhon who were-camping according to their every/each tribe. Then he was-empowered by the Spirit of God,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He saw the Israeli people camped there in their tents, with each tribe gathered in its own group. Then the Spirit of God took control of him,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 13:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Oh, are you trying to implore/defend God?
Are you going to rescue/help him in court?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Are you taking sides with God?
Do you argue on God’s behalf?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Are- you (plur.) -taking-sides with him, as-if you (plur.) are-defending-(him) in court?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Are you trying to defend him?
Are you trying to prove as you would in a court that he is innocent?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:23:
- Kupsabiny: “But that ruler returned to his home without listening to what Moses told him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pharaoh had no concern whatever and returned towards his Royal palace.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king returned to his palace, and he did- not even -pay-attention to that-(event).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore the great chief of the Isip people returned back to his house. This event didn’t cause him to be worried at all.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “He left from them, went entered house. And it not him heart go.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “The king turned and went back to his palace, and he did not think any more about it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 18:11:
- Kupsabiny: “At that time, the king of Assyria took the people of Israel and went with them as prisoners to his country and gave then a portion to live in the city of Halah, others to live in Habor which was near the river Gozan, and others, those lived in the cities of Media.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The King of Assyria, having captured the Israelites, deported them to Assyria. He put them in Halah, in Gozan which is on the banks of the Habor river and in the cities of Media.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king of Asiria took those of/from-Israel as captives to Asiria, and had- them -to-settle in the town of Hala, in the places near River Habor in Gozan, and in the towns of the Medianhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The king of Assyria commanded that the people of Israel be taken to Assyria. Some of them were taken to Halah town, some were taken to a place near the Habor River in the Gozan region, and some were taken to cities where the Mede people-group live.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
