complete verse (Exodus 1:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 1:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “Because these midwives/women obeyed God, God answered them well and made them to have children. The Israelites continued to increase so much until they became a people of strength in the land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Because the midwives feared God, He also gave them offspring.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And because the midwives honored/respected God, God gave them their own families.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore God did well to those two women, and so he made the two of them to give birth to their own children also, because they feared God. And the Israel people bore many and became a strong tribe.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Because women those two feared God, he blessed them they birthed children.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 3:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 3:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “I am the God of your grandfathers/ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’ And there, Moses covered his eyes because he feared to look at God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Again the Lord said, ‘I am the Lord of your ancestors, the Lord of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’ Then Moses hid his face for he was afraid to look at the Lord.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I (am) the God of your (sing.) ancestors/[lit. old-ones], the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ When Moises heard this, he covered his face, for he was-afraid to-look at God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “I am the God of your ancestors Abraam and Aisak and Iakop.’ And Moses heard like that and so he hid his face, because he was afraid to see God.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And he again said to him «I am God of your father and ancestors your namely Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob.» And Moses hid [eye], feared seeing him.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then he said, ‘I am God, whom your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worshiped.’ So Moses/I covered his/my face, because he/I was afraid that God would kill him/me if he/I looked at him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 4:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “He will be speaking for you what you would have told the people. You will be telling him all my words so he can speak them out.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Aaron will speak on your behalf. He is like your mouth and you are like a God to him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Aaron will- be-the-one-to -speak to the people for you (sing.). [You (sing.)] teach him what he is-to-say, as if you (sing.) (are) God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Aron will be your spokesperson (lit. bring your mouth) to talk to the people. And in his sight, you will become like God.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “He will take place your, speaking with people. He will speak as you, and you will take place of God.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He will speak for you to the Israeli people. He will be your spokesman/as though he was your mouth , and you will be to him as though you are his god.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 5:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 5:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “That ruler replied that, ‘Lazy ones! That is the thing making you to desire to go and sacrifice to your God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But Pharaoh said, ‘You are lazy, Lazy. Therefore, you say, ‘let us go to sacrifice to the Lord.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The king said, ‘You (plur.) (are) very lazy (once), that is why you (plur.) are-requesting/asking that I let- you (plur.) -go so-that you (plur.) can-sacrifice/offer to the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then the great chief of Isip said, ‘You are people of laziness! Therefore you are insistent and so say, ‘Consent to us in order that we go make offerings to our (excl.) Chief.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And he answered for them it «you are idle! you are idle! That is what you say for it ‹let us (excl.) go give Yahweh thing on altar.›” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But the king said, ‘You are lazy and do not want to work! That is why you keep saying, ‘Allow us to go to the desert and offer sacrifices to Yahweh.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 6:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “Aaron and Moses were the ones whom God told them that, ‘Lead the people of Israel out of Egypt to go by communities.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “This Moses and this Aaron are the ones whom the Lord ordered to bring the Israelites out of Egypt by groups.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Aaron and Moises who were-mentioned in this list were-namely the same Aaron and Moises who the LORD had-commanded to make/cause- the tribes of Israel -to-come-out from Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “The two people whom the Chief spoke to about bringing each of the families of the Israel people so that they leave Isip, those two people, they were Moses and Aron. The names of the two of them came up in these families.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses and Aaron, it is they who be ones who The Lord said «Tribes of Israel and families their all, you take away them out from Egypt.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Aaron and Moses/I were the ones to whom Yahweh said, ‘Lead all the families and clans of the Israeli people out of Egypt.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “The frogs will fill the river Nile and will invade in large numbers to your palace/place of administration, and (they) will enter your inner room where you sleep up to the bed. They will go inside homes and enter every sauce-pan, every utensil used for kneading flour for bread. These frogs will fill up every place even up to the houses of the leaders/officials in your land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The river Nile will be full of frogs. They will come into your palace, your bedroom, your bed, into the houses of your officials and on your people and into your oven and kneading dish.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The River of the Nile will-be-filled with frogs and they will-go-inside your (sing.) palace, into your (sing.) bedroom and even into your (sing.) thing-to-lay-down-on. They will- also -go-inside the houses of your (sing.) officials and of your (sing.) people, and even to the place-for-cooking-by-fire and to the place-where- flour -is-kneaded.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “The Nail river will be very full of the frogs. And the frogs will leave the water and arise and then be jumping and going into your house and your sleeping room and your bed also. And the frogs will be jumping up also into the houses of your [subordinate] leaders and all your people. And they will be jumping up also into your things for cooking and your dishes for bret.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “River of Nile will be crowded with frog, and it will climb [this direction] out, entering house your with bedroom your, climbing on bed your, entering house of servants your and your people, sitting in fireplace your and bread-making-gourd your.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Not only will the Nile River be full of frogs, but the frogs will come up out of the river into your palace. They will come into your bedroom and onto your bed. They will be in the houses of your officials and all the rest of your people. They will even get into your ovens and your pans for mixing the materials for baking bread.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will send a plague to all the livestock. This sickness will attack all animals, including the horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep and goats.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “By means of the Lord’s hand a plague will come to all the animals, to horses, donkeys, camels, cows and bulls and to sheep and goats.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-send a deadly disease on your (sing.) animals that (are) in the field — horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “then I will cause a very bad sickness to come about on your tame animals. Your oses and donkis and kamels and bulmakaos and sipsips and memes will be greatly sick and so die.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “I will hit hand down with illness which be big. And livestock your, horse, and donkey, and camel, and cows, and sheep/goats, it will be ill all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “I warn you that I will punish you with my power by sending a terrible disease on all your animals—on your horses, donkeys, camels, on your cattle, and on your flocks of sheep and goats.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:35)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:35:

  • Kupsabiny: “When the ruler saw that the hailstone rain and the thunder had stopped/passed, he sinned again. That ruler and his people hardened their heads/hearts that they did not allow the people of Israel to go as/like God had told Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As a result Pharaoh’s heart was even harder. And just as the Lord had said to Moses he did not let the Israelites go.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “In the hardness of his heart, he did- not -let- the Israelinhon -go, just-as the LORD had-said through Moises.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore the great chief of the Isip people was unwavering and so didn’t allow the Israel people to go, just as Moses prophesied for Chief God about.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, heart of king was hard, he not people of Israel let go [that] they might go, as word of The Lord which Moses told.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “So, just as Yahweh had predicted by what he told Moses/me, the king did not allow the Israeli people to leave.” (Source: Translation for Translators)