Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:23:
- Kupsabiny: “therefore, release my son to come and worship me. But you refused them to go. So I will kill your firstborn son.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I have said to you — "let my son go so that he may bring offerings to me." But you did not let him go. Therefore, I will kill your firstborn son."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “so I commanded you (sing.) that you (sing.) let- him -go so-that he can-worship me, but you (sing.) did- not -agree. So I will-kill your (sing.) first-born/[lit. oldest] male children!’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And I say for you to allow this son of mine to come and then lift up my name. But yo, if you don’t allow him to come, then I will strike your firstborn child so that he dies.’ ’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “therefore I say to you you let go my son that he might come do for me thing. When you will reject his release, Look!, I will kill your firstborn!» › »” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “I told you to let my people leave Egypt, in order that they may worship me in the desert. If you refuse to let them go, I warn you, I will kill your firstborn son!’’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:1:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But then God told Moses that, ‘Am going to squeeze this ruler until he allows my people to go. Things will be very difficult to him until he forces these people to leave his land.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord said to Moses, ‘What I will do to pharaoh you will see. He will let them go because of my mighty hand. Because of my power he will even drive them out of his country. Para” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Moises, ‘Now you (sing.) will-see what I will-do to the king of Egipto. Because of the power which I will-show, he will-allow you (plur.) to-leave his country/nation. He will-be-forced to cause- you (plur.) -to-leave.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then Chief God spoke to Moses like this, ‘Soon you will see the things I am about to do to the great chief of the Isip people. In my strength, I’m going to cause him to allow you to go. And so he will cause you to hurry and so send you away so that you leave his area.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And The Lord said to Moses like this «Now, you will see that which I will do to king of Egypt, because with power of my hand I will make him that he might let go my people that they might go, with power of my hand I will make him that he might chased them away out from his country.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Now you will see what I will do to the king and his people. I will powerfully compel him to let my people go. In fact, by my power I will force him to expel them from his land!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:3:
- Kupsabiny: “But I will make that ruler to be hard headed even if you do to him many miraculous things in this land of Egypt,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “For the purpose of showing many signs and amazing works in Egypt I will harden the heart of Pharao” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But I will-harden the heart of the king, and even though I will-perform/do many miracles and amazing things in Egipto,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But I will make so that the great chief is unwavering (lit. has a hard interior) and refuses to listen (lit. shuts his ears). [When] it’s like that then I [will] do many miracles to exist as signs in the midst of the Isip people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “But, I will make heart of king of Egypt [that] it might be hard. When I will do signs and miracles many in Egypt,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But I will make the king stubborn. As a result, even though I perform many kinds of miracles/terrifying things here in Egypt,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:10:
- Kupsabiny: “The ruler said that, ‘Pray for me tomorrow.’ Moses replied that, ‘Fine, let it be as you have said. You will know from that that there is no any other person like our God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pharaoh said, "Tomorrow."
Moses answered, ’Let it happen as said. Then you’ll know that there is no one like the Lord, our God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king answered, ‘Pray for me tomorrow.’ Moises said, ‘That will-be-fulfilled according-to what you (sing.) have-said so-that you (sing.) will-know that there-is-no other like the LORD our (excl.) God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then the great chief of the Isip people said, ‘Pray tomorrow.’
And then Moses said, ‘I will do as you speak of, therefore you will know well like this: [There is] no other God like our (excl.) Chief God.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “He answered for him it «Tomorrow.»
And Moses said to him «Let it be so as you said it, in order that you might recognized it that there is no one who be like God our (excl.) namely Yahweh.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “He replied, ‘Tomorrow.’ So Moses/I said, ‘I will do what you say, and then you will know that Yahweh God, the one we worship, is the only true god, and that there is no other god like him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:10:
- Kupsabiny: “So/Then Moses and Aaron took ash and both stood before the ruler. Moses threw the ash into the air. And immediately boils started to break out on people and the animals.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So having taken the black powder that was in the kiln they went before Pharaoh. Moses tossed the dust towards the sky. From it boils broke out on men and animals’ bodies.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Moises and Aaron got/took some ashes from the furnace and stood in-front-of the king. Moises threw this into the air, and boils grew-upon the people and livestock/animals.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, therefore Moses and Aron scooped up ashes and then went and stood in the presence of the great chief of Isip, and then Moses cast those ashes up above. And then the ashes produced boils on the bodies of humans and animals. And when it was done then they were breaking open and then big skin ulcers were appearing.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, they brought ashes inside of the place which they bake jar there, went to king. And Moses threw it up, and it made boils on people and animal.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So they/we both got some ashes/soot and went and stood in front of the king. Moses/I threw the ashes/soot up into the air. The ashes/soot spread all over, causing boils to afflict the Egyptian people and their animals. All the boils became open sores.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:7:
- Kupsabiny: “The leaders/officials told their ruler that, ‘How long shall this man send us trouble/disaster? Are you not seeing that the land of Egypt is destroyed/ruined? Let these people of Israel go to worship their God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pharaoh’s officials said to him, "How much longer will this man continue to give us suffering? ([du:kha] has a wide range of meaning in the domain of trouble/suffering) Please let his people go do worship to the Lord God. Do you not yet realize how much the land of Egypt has been ruined?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The officials of the king said to him, ‘How long/[lit. until when] will- you (sing.) -not-pay-attention to this calamity that harms/ruins us (incl.)? Let- the Israelinhon -go now, so-that they can-worship the LORD their God. Have- you (sing.) not yet -realized that Egipto is- already -ruined/destroyed?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And the [subordinate] leaders of the great chief of Isip spoke to him like this, ‘How many more times will this man deal harshly with (lit. to heavily to) us (incl.)? Allow his people to go lift up their Chief God’s name! The Isip area is bad indeed. And you don’t know [it]?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Afterwards, chiefs of servants of king said to him «That man hunts us (incl.) until when? Let go those people [that] they might go do service for God their namely Yahweh. you not it see that Egypt is ruined?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “The king’s officials said to him, ‘How long is this man going to continue to bring disasters on us?/We must not let this man continue to cause trouble for us! Let the Israeli men leave, in order that they may worship Yahweh, their god. Do you not yet understand that this man has ruined Egypt?/You ought to realize by now that this man has ruined Egypt!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 11:10:
- Kupsabiny: “Even when Moses and Aaron had done those wonderous/amazing things before the ruler, that ruler withheld the people of Israel from leaving his land because the Lord had made that ruler to harden his head.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses and Aaron performed a great many such mighty works before Pharaoh. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not let them go out of his country.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises and Aaron did/performed these miracles before/[lit. in front-of] the king, but the LORD hardened the heart of the king, and the king did- not -allow the Israelinhon to-leave his nation.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And Moses and Aron did these many miracles in the sight of the great chief of the Isip people and it was finished. But Chief God caused him to be unwavering and refuse to listen all the time, and so he didn’t allow the Israel people to leave his area.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, Moses and Aaron did that miracle all in front of king of Egypt, but The Lord made his heart be with hardness, and he not people of Israel let go [that] they might leave from his country.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Aaron and Moses/I performed all these miracles in front of the king, but Yahweh made the king stubborn, and he did not let the Israeli people leave his country.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:32:
- Kupsabiny: “Go with your sheep/goats and all your cows/cattle as you requested/asked and bless me also.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Leave (this country) taking all your flocks and herds as you have said. And also bless me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] take your (plur.) animals, just-as you (plur.) also have-requested and [you (plur.)] go now. But you (plur.) also ask/request your (plur.) God to have-mercy/compassion upon me!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Take your tame animals as you spoke to me about and then go. But you must pray for God to do good to me also.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “As you said it, you take sheep/goats your and cows your, you go. And I beg you bless me.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Take your flocks of sheep and goats and herds of cattle, and leave! And ask Yahweh to bless me, also!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)