Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:6:
- Kupsabiny: “I will go and stand before you (plur.) at a rock which is near Mountain of Horeb. When you reach there strike the rock. Water will come from that rock which people will drink.’ Moses did like that as the leaders of the Israelites were watching.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb strike the rock with the staff and water will come out of it for people to drink. Moses did the same things before the leaders of Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-wait-for you (sing.) there by the rock at Horeb. If you (sing.) (reach) there already, you (sing.) strike the rock, and the water will-come-out that the people can-drink.’ So Moises did this before/[lit. in front-of] the leaders of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But yo, I will stand in your (sing.) presence, on top of the great stone at Orep mountain. And then you will hit that stone, and so water will flow and come forth, and so the people [may] drink.’ Okay, Moses did like that in the presence of the elders of Israel.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And I, I will stand in front of you at side of rock of Horeb. When you will hit rock that with cane, water will flow [this direction] out from within it in order people they might drink.»
So, Moses did it in front elders Israel.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Listen carefully: I will stand in front of you on top of a large rock at the foot of the mountain. Strike the rock with your stick. When you do that, water for the people to drink will flow out of the rock.’ When they/we arrived at the mountain, Moses/I did that while the Israeli elders were watching, and water flowed from the rock.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 18:22:
- Kupsabiny: “Let (them) counsel/guide the people all days. And/But when there are things/words that are hard let them bring to you, but they must first finish (the) simple ones. There/Then, they will ease your work.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Let them serve as judges for the people at all times but have them bring every difficult problem to you; the simple problem they can solve themselves. This is how your work will be easier because they share it with you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They are-to-serve as judges at all times. They will-be-the-one-to-settle the simple cases, but the hard/difficult cases they could-bring to you (sing.). In this way, your (sing.) work will-be-lighter for they can-help you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “They will straighten disputes for people all the time, but if some dispute is very big for them, they they’ll let it go to you (sing.). They alone will straighten small disputes. [When] it’s like that then they will be helping you with this work, and so your (sing.) work will be easy/lightweight.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Those people, be they that will judge people by day by day. They will judge them with that which be small, and that which be hard, they will tell for you it. If you will do it thus, it will make work your will be lightened, because you will do it together.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Allow them to serve permanently to settle disputes for the people. The difficult matters the people can bring to you; but the matters that are not difficult, they can decide themselves. That will make the work easier for you, as they help you do that work.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 20:2:
- Kupsabiny: “‘I am your God who brought you (plur.) out of Egypt, in that country/land where you were slaves. I am telling everyone that:” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I am the Lord your God who brought you from Egypt from the land of slavery.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘I am the LORD your (plur.) God who brought- you (plur.) -out of Egipto where you (plur.) were-enslaved.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘I am your (sing.) Chief God, who brought you so that you left Isip. In that area previously, they restrained you so that you were doing their laborer work.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “«I be Yahweh who be God your, who took away you out from Egypt, from slavery your.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘I am Yahweh God, the one you worship. I am the one who brought you out of Egypt. I am the one who freed you from being slaves there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:8:
- Kupsabiny: “If she is sold to a man who wants to marry her and yet that man is not happy with her, then she must not be sold to another man/person because (he) has destroyed the marriage contract, but her father should give out something in order to return/bring back his daughter.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If anyone buys her as his wife and does not please him, he shall let her be bought back again, but he has no authority to sell her to foreigners since he has wronged her.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If she can- not -please her master who bought her, she can be-redeemed by her family. But she can- not -be-sold by her master to those (who) are not Israelinhon, because her master is the-one-who turned-his-back upon her.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “If the man buys that woman and so wants to marry her, yet later isn’t happy with her, he must allow that woman’s father’s group to buy her back. That man’s conduct toward the woman isn’t right, therefore he isn’t able/permitted to let her go to another tribe so that they buy her.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If heart of one who bought her as wife not with her be good, let him return her for her father. He must not her out sell at place of nation other, because he rejected her.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If the man who bought her wanted her to be his wife, but if later he is not pleased with her, he must sell her back to her father. He must not sell her to a foreigner, because that would be breaking the contract/agreement he made with the girl’s father.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 22:4:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But if he is found still having that cow or a donkey or a sheep which he stole being still alive, it will be compensated two for one.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If the stolen ox, donkey and sheep are not found, the thief must pay back double ox, donkey and sheep.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If the cow or donkey or sheep that he stole is-found still in his (possession) and it is- still -alive, he/she should-pay double for this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘If a man steals his fellow companion’s bulmakao, or donki, or sipsip, and then they apprehend that man of stealing, and the animal is still living, the man of stealing must pay back two animals to the owner of the animal.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If they find him with animal which he stole, and animal lives, even if it be cow or donkey or sheep/goats, he must give it for two.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If the thief still has the animal when he is caught, whether it is a bull or a donkey or a sheep, and it is still alive, the thief must give back the stolen animal as well as giving two additional animals for each one that he stole.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:5:
- Kupsabiny: “And if you (sing.) find a donkey of your enemy having fallen down with luggage on its back, do not pass by but you should rescue/save it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there, but must help him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If you (plur.) see the donkey of your enemy has-fallen because its load is too heavy, you (plur.) should- not -leave- it -alone/be but-instead you (plur.) should-help-(it) to-stand.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And if you (pl.) see your enemy’s donki fall down with its load/bundle, you must help him to lift his donki up. Don’t leave it so that it remains on the ground.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And one who hates you [eye], if you will see his donkey fall with thing on its back, you (sing., imp.) not (imp.) him abandon, you (sing., imp.) help him [that] you lift it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If you see someone’s donkey that has fallen down because of its heavy load, help the owner to get the donkey up again, even if he is someone who hates you. Do not just walk away without helping him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 24:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses wrote down everything which God said. And/But the next day in the morning, he built an altar at the bottom of the mountain and raised twelve stones. One stone represented each house of Israel among the twelve houses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Moises wrote-down everything the LORD had-said.
Early-in-the-morning the next day, Moises got-up and built an altar at the foot side of the mountain and he put twelve reminder stones that represent the twelve tribes of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “They spoke like that and when it was done, then Moses wrote all the Chief‘s talk onto a book (lit. leaf).
And in the early morning on the next day, he erected a table of offerings close to the base of the mountain. And when it was done then he erected twelve long stones, to be for signs of the twelve clans of the Israel people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And that which The Lord speak, Moses write it all. He arise up at daybreak, go erect altar underneath mountain. And he erect pillar which be 12 for tribes of children of Israel many, one for each kind.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then Moses/I wrote down everything that Yahweh had commanded. Early the next morning Moses/I built a stone altar. He/I also set up twelve stones, one for each of the Israeli tribes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:18:
- Kupsabiny: “Someone make two cherubim of gold” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “and hammer by beating at gold make two cherubim.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then [you (sing.)] have-(someone)-make two gold cherubim on each end of the cover/lid of the Box. They should be only one form of the cover of the Box.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “You (pl.) must take a single piece of gol and then hit it with a pounding stone and so make the box’s top with its two kerubim, one on one side, and the other on the other side. Make one on the edge of the box’s top on our (incl.) right side, and the other on our left side. And so these two kerubim will stay on the edge of the box’s top on this side and that side.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you shall pound gold red two for pillar on its head on place-of-mercy. you shall make it it might look like angels which be named Cherub.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Tell them to hammer huge lump of gold into the form of two creatures that have wings.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
