complete verse (Exodus 13:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 13:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “You must do this celebration in every year on (the) assigned day.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “This (emph.) festival is to be celebrated every year at the appointed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore you (plur.) are-to-celebrate this feast at the appointed time each year.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “You must be following this law each and every year on this day.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, you shall remember this day which I put down thus, by year by year.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “So you must celebrate this festival every year at the time Yahweh has appointed.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 14:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 14:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “It came in the middle of the soldiers of Egypt and the Israelites. The cloud came with darkness in the whole night and covered/closed off the side/area of the Egyptians and gave light to the side/area of the Israelites. So, (the) Egyptians could not come near the Israelites at all.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The cloud stood between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud darkened to the Egyptians’ sides and light to the Israelites’ side as a result the Egyptian could not go near the Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “It/(the cloud) stayed/stopped between the Israelinhon and the Egiptohanon. For the entire night, the cloud gave light to the Israelinhon and gave darkness to the Egiptohanon. So the night passed wherein the Egiptohanon were- not -able-to-come-near the Israelinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And so he went and stood between the people of fighting of the Israel people and of the Isip people. On that whole night, that big cloud caused great darkness to go toward the Isip people, but an illumined area to go toward the Israel people. Therefore the Isip people weren’t able to go close to the Israel people until morning.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “it be present in between army of Egypt and people of Israel. On side of Egyptians, it darkened, and on side of people of Israel it became light. Therefore, on that night all, they not [body] come near.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “until it was between the Egyptian army and the Israeli people. The cloud caused the Egyptian army to be in the dark but it gave light for the Israelis. As a result, neither group could come near the other group during the whole night.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 15:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 15:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “Miriam was leading the song like this,
    ‘We are singing to our God
    because he is highly lifted/exalted.
    He pushed horses into the sea
    and people who were moving on those horses.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Mirian sang this song p;
    ‘Sing to the Lord
    for He has done a mighty word.
    The horse and its riders
    have drowned in the sea.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Miriam sang this song to them:
    ‘[You (plur.)] sing to the LORD because he has-been- very -victorious.
    He hurled/cast into the sea the horses and the ones who ride on them.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then Miriam made a song to them as follows:
    ‘You (pl.) sing to the Chief,
    because he surpassed his enemies,
    and so his name/status rose up very high.
    The oses together with the os owners,
    he threw them down into the ocean.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Miriam sang for them music like this:
    «you sing music for Yahweh,
    Because he conquered enemies his all.
    Horse with its driver,
    He threw them in water.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “and she sang this song to Yahweh:
    ‘Sing to Yahweh,
    because he has triumphed gloriously over his enemies.
    He has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 16:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 16:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “Collect/gather the food in six days, but there is nothing on the seventh day because that is Sabbath.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “collect the food for six days, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be nothing on the ground.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) can-gather this food within six days, but on the seventh day you (plur.) should-rest. On that day there-will-be-no food for you (plur.) to get.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “You will gather this food for a duration of six days, and on the seventh day, you will not find any, because it’s the Day of Rest.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, you will gather it [body] for days six, and it will be absent on day seventh which be day of rest.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Every week, you must gather it for six days; but on the seventh day, which will be a day of rest, you will not find any.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 18:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 18:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Moses went out to welcome his father-in-law. Moses bowed and welcomed/embraced his father-in-law and greeted him and thereafter, (they) entered the tent of Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses came out to see his father-in-law and bowed down and hugged him. They greeted each other and then went into the tent.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Moises went-out-to-meet his father-in-law, and in respect he bowed-down and after kissed him. They greeted-each-other and then they entered the tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Moses heard like that and so he arose and went to meet his father-in-law Ietro on the road. And so Moses knelt down close to him. And when it was done, then he kissed his cheek. They asked each other about their living, and when it was done then they entered into Moses’ shelter.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, Moses went to receive them. He knelt down in front of his father-in-law, kissed him cheek. When they greeted finished, they went entered inside of tent.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “So Moses/I went out of the campsite to meet his/my father-in-law. He/I bowed before him, and kissed him on the cheek. They both/We asked each other, ‘Have you been healthy?’ Then they/we went into Moses’/my tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 19:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “Make/set a boundary round that mountain so that so that people may not cross over it. Tell those people that they must not cross over that thing and go up the mountain and/or come near that boundary. If any person touches (it), that one should be killed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Set boundary from the four sides of the mountain so that the people may not pass and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not go up the mountain or touch it, whoever touches the mountain shall surely be killed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Put a mark around the mountain where the people are only allowed-to-stand. Tell them not to-climb or come-near to the foot of the mountain. Whoever comes-near the mountain will- surely -be-put-to-death,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But you will put a [boundary] marker to surround the mountain and then warn the people like this, ‘Watch out well. Lest you (pl.) overstep this boundary and so ascend and go to the mountain. And don’t come close to the base of the mountain either. For if anyone oversteps this boundary, you (pl.) must strike him dead.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you go delimit bottom of mountain for people, you say to them ‹Warn yourselves, [that] you not mountaintop climb, you not it [body] approach, because one who will touch it, God decided it that they must kill him.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “You must make a boundary around the base of the mountain, and tell them, ‘Be sure that you do not climb the mountain or even go near it. Anyone who even touches the base of the mountain must be executed.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 20:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 20:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people told Moses that, ‘From today we shall listen to you when you talk to us, but God should not talk to us, because we might perish.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They said to Moses, ‘You tell us and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us or we will die.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and said to Moises, ‘You (sing.) yourself just speak to us (excl.), for we (excl.) will-listen, not just God for we (excl.) might-die.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “and then they said to Moses, ‘[It’s] good for you (sing.) alone to talk to us (excl.) and so we listen. But [it’s] no good [if] God talks to us and then we die.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “They said to Moses «you youself, you speak for us (excl.). And God, let him not for us (excl.) speak, for we (excl.) will die.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “and said to Moses/me, ‘If you speak to us, we will listen. But do not let God speak any more to us. We are afraid that if he speaks any more to us, we will die.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 21:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:25:

  • Kupsabiny: “burn for burn, wound for wound, scratch for a scratch.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If it-gets-burned, he will- also -be-burned. If it-gets-wounded, he will- also -be-wounded. And if it-gets-bruised, he will- also be -bruised.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And if he cooks that woman’s skin with fire, or if he ruins that woman’s body so that she has an injury, or if he strikes her so the her body has a bruise, you (pl.) must do a similar action to that man also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “burn with burn, wound (n) with wound (n), injury with injury.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “If her eye is injured or destroyed, or if he knocks out one of her teeth, or her hand or foot is injured, or if she is burned or bruised, the one who injured her must be injured in the same way.” (Source: Translation for Translators)