Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 14:24:
- Kupsabiny: “And when it dawned, God looked from inside that fire and that cloud. He saw the soldiers of Egypt down and made them to panic.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In the early morning the Lord looked down from the Pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and began to harass them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But when it was still dawn/early-morning, the LORD looked-down-upon the soldiers of Egipto from the cloud that (is) like a pillar and the fire that (is) like a pillar, and he caused- them -to-be-confused.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “The pre-dawn sky brightness was about to appear, and the Chief was present in the midst of the long cloud and fire, and then he looked down toward the fighting people of Isip and then confused their heads so that they were senseless.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “At daybreak on the morrow, The Lord looked here [eye] from inside of pillar of cloud and fire, saw army of Egypt. And he made them head disappeared them.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Just before dawn, Yahweh looked down from the fiery cloud, and then he caused the Egyptian army to panic.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 15:25:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses cried to God. Then God showed him (a) stick/tree he should throw into that water. And when Moses threw the stick/tree into that water, the water became fine/good.
God tested those people in the wilderness and promised them that:” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Moses prayed to the Lord for help and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water and the water became sweet.
There the Lord gave them a law and he taught them and there he tested their faith.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore Moises asked-for help from the LORD, and the LORD showed him a cut-off-piece of wood. Moises threw it into the water and the water became-tasty.
There the LORD gave this regulation and command to test their faithfulness to him:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that Moses desperately cried to the Chief, and so the Chief showed him a stick of wood lying [on the ground]. Moses took [it] and then threw [it] down into the water. Right then that water’s taste became sweet, and so they were able to drink [it].
There God put forth some laws for them to be following, and he tested them there, because he wanted to know, would they obey (lit. follow) his voice, or how was is?” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, he begged The Lord, and The Lord showed him a tree. When he threw it in water, water immediately be good.
In that place, The Lord tested them, put for them thing down.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So Moses/I prayed earnestly to Yahweh. Then Yahweh showed him/me a tree. So he/I cut off one of the branches and threw it into the water, and the water became good to drink. There at Marah, Yahweh gave them various laws to direct their lives. He also tested them there, to determine if they would obey him,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 16:30:
- Kupsabiny: “Therefore/So, people rested on the seventh day.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So the people rested on the seventh day.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So the people rested on the seventh day.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore the people rested on the seventh day.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, people of Israel rested on day seventh.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So the people rested on the seventh day.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 18:11:
- Kupsabiny: “I have now known that God is greater than things that other people kneel to worship because he has destroyed those Egyptians who mistreated the Israelites’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods for he delivered the Israelites from the Egyptians who had treated them arrogantly.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now I know that the LORD (is) more powerful than all gods, for he saved the Israelinhon from the Egiptohanon who mistreated/oppressed them.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Today I know well that Chief God surpasses all gods, because he punished the people of stubbornness who wanted to do badly to his people Israel.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Now, I see it that Yahweh, be him who be greater than gods of earth other, because he did it thus to those who did people of Israel evil.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Now I realize that Yahweh is greater than all other gods, because he rescued you all from the power of the proud Egyptians when they were causing you to suffer.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:16:
- Kupsabiny: “On the morning of that third day, the world thundered and lightninged. (A) heavy/thick cloud showed/appeared in the mountain and ram’s horn sounded so much/strongly that the people in the camp trembled due to the fear.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “On the morning of the third day there appeared a black cloud with thunder and lightning over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “On the morning of the third day, there-was-thunder and there-was-lightning, and there-was a thick rain-cloud that covered the mountain, and a very loud sound of a horn was-heard. All the people in the camp trembled with fear.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, in the morning on the third day, lightning flashed and thunder sounded, and a big cloud wrapped the mountain. And the triton shell sounded very greatly, and so the people there in the camp were greatly afraid and shivered.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “On day third in the morning, rain (n) flashed thundering, and cloud black come mountaintop, and war horn cried very. They who stayed in camp all, [body] they feared.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Two days later, during the morning, there was thunder and lightning, and a very dark cloud on the mountain. A trumpet sounded very loudly, with the result that the people in the camp shook/trembled because they were very afraid.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 20:23:
- Kupsabiny: “So, don’t make/create anything to kneel to/worship. Don’t make anything out of gold or silver and for you to worship (them).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You must not make other gods besides me, do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So [you (plur.)] do- not -make little-gods/false-gods which (are) silver or gold in-order-to worship along-with me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore you (pl.) can’t/mustn’t make any other god to accompany me. And don’t make the carving of any god with gol and silva.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you not gods other equate with me. you not gods of earth make with gold white or gold red.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Say this to the Israeli people: ‘You have heard how I, Yahweh, have spoken to you from heaven. I told you that you must not make any idols of silver or gold that you will worship instead of me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:29:
- Kupsabiny: “And if that bull has indeed been knocking people for long and the owner had been informed and did not lock the bull inside the grazing area, and it again knocks someone else to death, that bull has to be stoned to death and the owner should also be killed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Unless the ox was known to gorge people in the past, and the owner had been notified and still the ox was not kept under control in that case, if it kills a man or woman, the ox must be stoned to death and the owner also must be killed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But if the bull/(cow) has-a-habit of goring people and the owner has-been-warned about this, but he has- just -allowed-to-do-whatever the bull/(cow), and it happens-to-kill a person, it must be-stoned to death and the owner is- also -to-be-killed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But if the bulmakao’s behavior was like that all the time, and so the people made strong talk to the bulmakao’s owner, yet he didn’t put the bulmakao to stay in a pen, and then he struck a man or woman so that he/she died, you (pl.) must strike that bulmakao with stones so that it dies. And you must strike the bulmakao’s owner also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If they warn its owner that that cow butts people, if it again will butt a man and he die, let them strike it with stone [that] it might die, and let them kill its owner also.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But suppose the bull had attacked people several times before, and its owner had been warned, but he did not keep the bull inside a fence. Then you must kill the bull by throwing stones at it, but you must also execute its owner.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 22:25:
- Kupsabiny: “If a person loans out money to any fellow person (of the same house) and that person is weak/poor, he should not pile up/add much interest as (professional) money-lenders do.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender, charge him no interest.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘If you (plur.) lend money to any of my people who are poor, you (plur.) should- not -have-(them)-pay-interest like what the ones-who-lend money do.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘If some of my people in your midst don’t have enough things and so they borrow your money, you (pl.) can’t/mustn’t say for them to pay back their debt to you together with its extension/extra as the market people are doing.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “My one who be poor, if you will give him money that he might borrow it, you (sing., imp.) not (imp.) him say that it must give birth as they who they borrow money from do.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest on the money.” (Source: Translation for Translators)