Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 13:16:
- Kupsabiny: “This law/tradition will be like a mark/sign that one ties on the hand or it is tied on the forehead so that it it will remind us how/when God brought us from the land of Egypt in his power/authority.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Celebrating this festival is like sign on your hand and forehead to remember that God has brought us (incl.) out of Egypt by the power of his hand.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This ceremony (is) just-like a mark on your (plur.) hands or on your (plur.) foreheads that will-remind you (plur.) that the LORD brought- you (plur.) -out of Egipto by his power.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “We (incl.) follow this practice in order to remember the Chief‘s power in bringing us so that we left Isip and came. This practice is like a sign which we tie onto our hand and our head to remind us (lit. re-establish our eyes) of these deeds of his.’ ’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, this will be present as signs which be present hand your and forehead your. It will show it that Yahweh took us (incl.) out from Egypt with his power.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “I repeat that this ritual will remind you about how Yahweh brought our ancestors out of Egypt by his great power ; it will be like something you tie on your wrist or on your forehead to remind you of that.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 14:26:
- Kupsabiny: “Then God told Moses that, ‘Get your walking stick and stretch your hand pointing towards the sea so that the water may return to cover these soldiers of Egypt, the chariots and horses.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand over the sea and the waters flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the Israelinhon were-able- now -to-cross-over, the LORD said to Moises, ‘Stretch-out your (sing.) hand to the sea so-that the water will-go-back and the Egiptohanon and their chariots and horse riders will-be-covered/enveloped.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And when it was done, then the Chief spoke to Moses like this, ‘Lift up your hand and then point toward the ocean, and then the ocean will crash down and cover the Isip people together with their oses and karises and the karis owners (lit. fathers).’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And The Lord said to Moses «Stretch out hand your on top of water, in order that water it might return its place, in order that it might cover Egyptians head, and chariot of horse their, and horsemen their.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Stretch out your arm toward the sea again. Then the water will come back on the Egyptians and on their chariots and their horsemen.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 15:27:
- Kupsabiny: “Then those people reached to Elim, where there was twelve holes of water. There were seventy trees that produced edible food. They built there their tents.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “And they came to Elim where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there beside the springs.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They arrived at Elim, where there-were 12 springs and 70 palm trees, and they camped there near the water.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And when it was done then they walked and arrived at the area of Elim. There, twelve water springs were located and seventy det trees were standing. Therefore the Israel people made camp close to that water.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Afterwards, they went arrived at Elim. At that place, there were springs which be 12 and palm which be 70. Therefore, they encamped there.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “After they/we left Marah, they/we came to a place named Elim. There were twelve springs of water and 70 palm trees there. So they/we camped there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 16:32:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses said that, ‘God has said, ‘Let manna be kept in one two-liter container so that generations which come may see the food that I God gave you when you were in the wilderness when I brought you from Egypt.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses said, ‘This is what the Lord had commanded: take three quarters of manna and keep it for the generations to come, so they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the desert when I brought you from the land of Egypt.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises said to them, ‘The LORD commanded that you (plur.) store-away one gantang of manna for the coming generation, so-that they can-see the food which I gave you (plur.) in the desolate-place when I brought- you (plur.) -out of Egipto.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And Moses said, ‘The Chief speaks strongly to us (incl.) as follows, ‘Take a small clay pot full of mana and then place it well so that it remains for your children and descendants to see later and on and on. [When] it’s like that then they [will] know the food which I gave to you in the desolate area after I brought you so that you left Isip.’ ’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses said «Yahweh said ‹That manna, you shall put cup two alone for generation which will come, in order that they might see bread which I gave you in the wilderness on day when I took you out from Egypt.› »” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I said, ‘This is what Yahweh has commanded: ‘You must keep two quarts/liters of it for all future generations, so that they can see the food that took the place of bread that I gave to your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 18:13:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But on the next day, Moses counselled the people as he always did while settling issues. People came and went to Moses the whole day.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The next day Moses sat on his seat to judge the people and People stood around him from morning till evening.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The next day, Moises sat as judge to settle the cases of the people. The people were-lined-up in front of him from morning until twilight/dusk.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “On the next day, Moses sat down to straighten the disputes of the people of Israel. But many people came to him and they were standing and awaiting him [from] morning until the afternoon.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “On the morrow, Moses sat down to people judge. Starting in the morning go arrive evening, they be present standing before him.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “The next day, Moses/I sat down at the place where he/I settled disputes among the people. The people were continually bringing their disputes to Moses/me, from morning until evening.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:18:
- Kupsabiny: “Smoke went up from that mountain of Sinai because God came down there. The smoke went up like a shining/burning smoke of fire. Even the mountain shook.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “the whole mountain was covered with smoke because God descended on it in fire, the smoke billowed into the sky as from a furnace and the whole mountain shook (with a violent earthquake).” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The whole of the Mountain of Sinai was-covered with smoke for the LORD came-down on-it in-the-form/way of fire. The smoke went-up/rose like smoke that came from a furnace and the mountain shook/trembled wildly/violently,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And the Chief was present in the great fire and so descended and came to Sainai mountain, and great smoke surged upward and so wrapped the mountain. That smoke was great like the smoke of a great [rubbish] heap [burning]. And the mountain shivered very badly.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And smoke covered Mountain of Sinay [body], because The Lord came there with fire. Smoke was smoking there like it smokes in trap, and mountain was shaking very.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “All of Sinai Mountain was covered in smoke, because Yahweh had descended on it, surrounded by a fire. The smoke rose up like the smoke from the chimney of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 20:25:
- Kupsabiny: “And if you want to build for me an altar out of rock, don’t build it with cut stones. If you use stones cut by metals, those don’t suit my work” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you are to make an altar of stone for me, do not build it with dressed stones, because you will make it unholy if you use a tool on it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If you (plur.) make an altar of stone for me you (plur.) do- not -shape/trim-it, for if you (plur.) use a chisel/(tool-to-shape)-on this, it will- not be -fit to-use in sacrificing/offering to me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And when you (pl.) make my table of offerings from stones, you can’t/mustn’t make it from stones which people have cut. For if you cut the stones with anything such as an axe, then you’ve destroyed it, and so you aren’t able/permitted to use it for my table of offerings.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If you will make altar with stone, not it make with stone which they carve, because stone which they carve with hammer, it spoils altar not be sacred.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If you make for me an altar from stones, do not make it from stones that you have cut to make them look nice, because you will make the altar unsuitable for worshiping me if you use tools to cut the stones.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:31:
- Kupsabiny: “That law is also maintained/followed if that bull pierces a boy or girl.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The same law holds if the ox gores a boy or girl.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “It is- also the same rule/(that-which-is-to-be-followed) if the bull/(cow) gores a child, male or female.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And if the bulmakao strikes a male or female child, then you (pl.) will follow this same law also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If cow your will butt child your, your son or your daughter, this law not [body] be divided.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If someone’s bull attacks and gores another person’s son or daughter, you must treat the bull’s owner according to that same rule.” (Source: Translation for Translators)