complete verse (Exodus 1:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 11:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will kill every firstborn son of the people of the Egypt even up to that of their ruler. Even the firstborn sons of the slave girls who grind and the firstborn bullocks of the cattle of the Egyptians will die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Every first born son in Egypt will die. From the first born son of the Pharaoh, who sits on the throne to the firstborn son of the slave woman who is at a hand mill. Even all the firstborn of animals will die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and the first-born males in Egipto will-die, from the first-born of the king, who is-the-one who will-succeed the throne, to the first-born of the lowest slave woman. Including all the first-born of the animals will- also -die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “and then all the firstborn male children of Isip will die. Your (sing.) own firstborn child whom you chose to take your place, he will die. And the firstborn children of people who have great status and the people who have no status, all of them up until the firstborn child of the laborer woman who grinds with fruit, they all will die. And the bulmakaos’ firstborn children will die also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And firstborn males all, even though he be firstborn male of king who sits on his throne, even though he be firstborn male of female slave who grinds stone, even if it be firstborn child of animal, they will die all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “and I will cause all the firstborn/oldest sons to die. That will include your oldest son, the oldest sons of the slave women who grind grain, and the oldest sons of everyone else. I will also kill the oldest males of the Egyptians’ livestock.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 12:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “tell them that, ‘These (things) are the sacrifices of Passover which are done to God, because he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt while he was killing the Egyptians.’ ’ There/Then, the people bowed their heads so their faces/foreheads touched the ground and (they) praised God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then tell them, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to honor the Lord. He passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared us and our homes when he killed the Egyptians.’ Then people bowed down and worshipped.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “this is what you (plur.) are-to-answer: ‘This is the Feast of the Passing-by of the Angel which is-being-celebrated to honor the LORD, for he just passed-by the houses of the Israelinhon when he killed the Egiptohanon.’ ’
    After- Moises -finished talking, the Israelinhon knelt-down and worshiped the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “therefore you will speak to them like this, ‘We (incl.) do this feast of Pasova with its animal offering to the Chief, because we remember the day in which he struck the Isip people’s firstborn children so that they died, but he bypassed the houses of us Israel people and so left us together with our firstborn children so that we stayed well.’ ’
    The people of Israel heard this talk and so they knelt down and put their heads down to the ground.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you shall answer for them it ‹This animal which we (incl.) slaughter thus, we (incl.) remember Day of Passing of Yahweh with it, because on day which he go hit Egyptians, he passed by house which we (incl.) live there.›»
    When Moses spoke finished, people of Israel knelt down, entreated God.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “you must tell them, ‘This ritual is to remember how our ancestors sacrificed lambs on the night that Yahweh’s angel passed by the houses of the Israeli people when they were in Egypt. He killed the oldest males/sons in all the Egyptian houses, but he spared the sons in our houses.’’ After Moses/I told them this, they all bowed their heads and worshiped Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 13:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 13:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Every person (man) must tell his children concerning these things when the celebration starts that, ‘We do this thing/event on account of what God did for us when we left the land of Egypt.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “On that day tell your sons, ’I do this (because of what) God had done for me when I came out of Egypt.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “In the time of your (plur.) celebration, you (plur.) are-to-explain to your (plur.) children that you (plur.) are doing this to remember what the LORD did when you (plur.)came-out of Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “In that day, speak to your children like this, ‘We (incl.) do like this because we remember the Chief‘s action in helping us so that we left Isip.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “On that day, you say your son ‹That which I did for it like this, it is reason of that which Yahweh did for me when I came out from Egypt.›” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “On the day the festival starts, you must tell your children, ‘We are doing this to remember what Yahweh did for our ancestors when they left Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 14:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 14:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “That is when all the other Egyptians will know that I am God when I have completely destroyed that ruler and his soldiers!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After I get victory over them, the Egyptian will know that I am the Lord.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And when I already have-destroyed them, the Egiptohanon will-know that I (am) the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And when I surpass the great chief of the Isip people and his karises and the karis owners like that, then the Isip people will know well that I am the Chief.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “When they will call my name concerning conquering which I will conquer king of Egypt with chariot of horse his, and horsemen his, that is when Egyptians will see it that I am Yahweh.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “And when I have won a glorious victory over the king and his chariots and his horsemen, the other Egyptians will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 15:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 15:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “The Israelites went through the dry ground/earth. But when the chariots of the Egyptians entered the sea together with the people who were moving on those horses, God returned the water to cover those people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As the horses of Pharoah his horsemen and his chariots reached in the sea, the Lord brought the waters of the sea back and covered them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD covered with water the horses of the king of Egipto and his chariots and horse riders after the Israelinhon had-crossed-over on dry land in the middle of the sea.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “In that day, the fighting people of the great chief of Isip and their karises and karis owners followed the Israel people and went into the midst of the great ocean, but Chief God caused the ocean to return back and cover them. But the Israel people walked and went in the midst of the ocean on dry ground.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “That which people of Israel sang for it music this, it is reason of horse of king of Egypt, and chariot of horse his, and horsemen his, when they had arrived in middle of water, The Lord made water return meet [mouth], cover them head. But, when people of Israel went in middle of water, they went be it on place dry.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The Israeli people walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground. But when the king’s horses and chariots and horsemen tried to go through the sea, Yahweh caused the water to come back and cover them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 16:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 16:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people kept the leftover food until the next morning as Moses had told (them). That food did not smell or have maggots.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They saved it until morning as Moses commanded, and it did not smell and got maggots in it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So they saved the leftover-portion for the next day according to what Moises had-commanded them. And the following day it did- not -spoil or get-worms.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Okay, therefore they set aside the other part of their food to be for tomorrow, as Moses spoke to them about. But that food wasn’t rotten, and it didn’t have worms either.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, they put some for tomorrow as Moses said to them. Tomorrow in the morning, worm not it infest, and it not mold smell.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “So they did what Moses/I commanded. What was left over, they kept until the next day. It did not spoil and did not get maggots in it!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 18:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 18:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Jethro visited Moses together with his daughter and those two sons. They went to the wilderness where Moses and his people had stretched their tents in/at the Mountain of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Jethro with Moses’ sons and wife came to Moses in the desert, where he was camped near the mountain of God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, Jetro went together-with the wife of Moises and their two children/(sons) to the-place-where- Moises and company -were-camping in the desolate-place, near the mountain of God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore Moses’ father-in-law Ietro together with Moses’ spouse and his two children came and arrived to Moses at his camp in the desolate area close to the mountain of God.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Jethro took wife of Moses with children male her, went the place which he lived there in the wilderness at side of mountain God.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “While Moses/I was camped with the Israeli people in the desert near Sinai, God’s sacred/holy mountain, Jethro came to him/me, bringing along Moses’/my wife and our two sons.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 19:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “God told Moses that, ‘Go and tell the people to separate/set aside the day today and tomorrow to consecrate/purify themselves. Tell them to wash their clothes,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord said to him, ‘Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow and they are to wash their clothes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the LORD still said to him, ‘Go to the people and tell them to-have- themselves -cleansed/consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then the Chief said to Moses, ‘Go to the people and then put my taboo/mark of ownership on them today and tomorrow. And then tell them to follow behavior for showing that my mark of ownership is resting on them and [that] they wash their clothes (lit. things),” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord said to Moses «go to people, say to them that on this day and tomorrow they must wash body their from evil things, they must wash clothes their also.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Go back down to the people again. Tell them to purify themselves today and tomorrow. Tell them to wash their clothes, too.” (Source: Translation for Translators)