Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 6:13:

• Kupsabiny: “When he arrived at his home, he called his wife and his friends and told them all that had happened. Then those people advised him saying, ‘Because Mordecai is a Jew, you will not do anything to him. Don’t you see that things are about to go bad for/against you? So, Haman, you are lost/perished, my friend!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then he told his wife Zeresh and all his friends the whole matter–what all had happened to Mordecai. Those who gave him advice, and his wife as well, spoke like this: "In the presence of Mordecai your power is diminishing. He is a Jew, you will not be able to do anything in conflict with him, you will surely be ruined."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then he told to Zeresh his wife and to his friends everything that happened. His wife and his friends who were his advisers told him, ‘You (sing.) are now gradually losing against Mordecai. You (sing.) can- not -win against him because he is a Jew. Very surely he can defeat you (sing.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “Then he told everything to his wife and his friends. His wife and his wise friends told him: "You are losing your authority with Mordecai the Jew already. You cannot overcome with him. Surely in the future they will remove your authority."” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “He told his wife Zeresh and his friends everything that had happened to him that day. Then his wife and his friends said to him, ‘Mordecai, the man who has caused you to be completely disgraced/humiliated, is a Jew. It is clear that the God whom the Jews worship is fighting for them. So you will never be able to defeat Mordecai. He will defeat you!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 9:4:

• Kupsabiny: “Mordecai was feared/respected, because he got much power from the home of the king when he was promoted. When he became a very big/important person in that country, his name became known in all provinces.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Mordecai became an important person in the palace and his power and influence grew and his name spread in all provinces.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “For Mordecai is now a mighty/great person/man in the palace of king; he is now famous throughout the kingdom. And his greatness increased more and more.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “Because now throughout the country Mordecai’s authority was known in the house of the king. And the king still raised his authority so that he became even greater.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “They were afraid of him because in all the provinces they knew that Mordecai was now the king’s most important official, with the authority that Haman previously had. Mordecai was becoming more famous because the king was giving him more and more power.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 1:19:

• Kupsabiny: “So, king, if you are willing, you pass a decree in this empire of Persia and Medes which nobody can ever revoke/tamper with which says, ‘Vashti will never again come to be seen before the king.’ And then, the king should marry a girl who is fit to become the king’s wife.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “If it is your desire, give a royal command that from today on Queen Vashti will never again get to come into your presence. Have this command written in the law of the Medes and Persians as [one] that will never change. And allow a woman to become queen who is more worthy and more beautiful than Queen Vashti. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘So if you (sing.) want, Beloved King, [you (sing.)] make a decree that says that Queen Vashti will- no-longer -see you (sing.), and the responsibility as a queen will- now -be-given to another who is much better than her. Let- this decree -be-written and be-included in the laws of our (excl.) kingdom Persia and Media so-that (this) can- not -be-changed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “Oh king, if you feel it is right, then we ask you to put out a new decree and write in into the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be changed. And give the authority of Queen Vashti to another woman who is better than she.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “So if it pleases you, O king, you should write a law. Like all the other laws of Persia and Media, it will be a law that no one can change/cannot be changed. Write a law that states that Queen Vashti will never be allowed to see you again and will not continue to be the queen. Then you can choose another woman to be queen, a woman who deserves to be queen more than Vashti does.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “Then Haman wanted to kill Mordecai. But he considered that it was not good/fitting for only Mordecai to die, because he had discovered that he was a Jew. So, he looked for a way of killing all the Jews in the whole of that empire which king Ahasuerus was ruling.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Since Haman knew that Mordecai was a Jew, he looked for a plan not just to punish him, [but rather] to kill [both] Mordecai and all the Jews living in Ahasuerus’ country.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And when he indeed knew that Mordecai was a Jew, he plotted that not just Mordecai the ones- he -will-caused-to-be-killed but including also all the Jews in the kingdom of King Ahasuerus.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “And when he knew that Mordecai was a Jew, he was angry not only with Mordecai, but he was angry with all the Jewish people. And he looked for a way to kill all of the Jews who were in every place in the country of Persia.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “After he found out that Mordecai was a Jew, he decided that it would not be enough to get rid of only Mordecai. He decided to kill all the Jews in all the area that Xerxes ruled.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 5:6:

• Kupsabiny: “While they were still eating the feast and drinking wine, the king asked Esther, ‘So what news/words do you have? Please tell me, my wife. Even if it is one part/half of the country I rule, I will give you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “As they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, "Whatever you ask for I will give you. What is your request? Even to the half of my kingdom, I will give [it] to you."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And while they were-drinking wine, the king asked Ester, ‘What (is it) that you (sing.) really need? Just say (it) for I will-give (it) to you even half of my kingdom.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “While they were eating and drinking wine, king Xerxes asked Esther: "Tell me what you want. I will give it immediately. Event to half my kingdom, I will give it."” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “While they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, ‘Tell me what you really want. I will give it to you, even if you ask for half of my kingdom.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 7:10:

• Kupsabiny: “The king said, ‘‘Go and kill him at that very tree/pole.’ They quickly went and hanged Haman on that tree/pole which he wanted to hang Mordecai on. When they had finished hanging Haman, the pain of the king got finished/over.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Like this they hanged Haman on the wooden pole which he had prepared for the hanging of Mordecai. After that the king’s anger subsided.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So they hanged Haman on the place-of-hanging that he had-built that-it-would-had-been for Mordecai. And the king’s anger was-gone.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “So they hanged Haman himself at the place he had prepared to hang Mordecai. The anger in the heart of the king toward Haman subsided.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for hanging Mordecai! And then the king’s anger cooled off/the king was no longer so angry.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 9:15:

• Kupsabiny: “Next morning, the Jews gathered themselves again in Susa and killed three hundred more people, but they did not plunder a single thing from them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “On the 14th day of the month of Adar the Jews having gathered again in one place killed about 300 people in Susa. But again, they took no plunder.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In-next-morning, (it is) the 14th day of the month of Adar, the Jews who were in Susa gathered-together again, and they were-able-to-kill 300 men. But they did- not -take-away the properties of their enemies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “On the 14th day of the month Adar, the Jews gathered together in the town of Susa, and they killed 300 people in that town, but they did not confiscate their things at all.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “On the next day, the Jews in Susa gathered together and killed 300 more people. But again, they did not take the things that belonged to the people whom they killed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 2:8:

• Kupsabiny: “When what the king said had been announced, the people brought many girls/ladies to come to the home of that king in the city of Susa. Esther was in the group of those girls who were brought. They came and stayed in the hands of Hegai and were put in the house of women at the home of the king.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When the great king had proclaimed his order, many women were brought to the capitol. Esther was also among them. And she was also one of the women included among the women of the great king in the harem of the royal palace for whom Hegai the eunuch was given responsibility.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When the king’s order about the beautiful not-married-ladies was-proclaimed, many not-married-ladies were-brought to the palace of the king there in the stoned-wall city of Susa. And one of them was Ester. They were-taken-care-of by Hegay who was-assigned to take-care of the females in the palace.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “When the rulers received the letter with the new decree, they gathered all the marriageable girls in the city of Susa. But in that group of girls was also Esther. The brought them to the kings house to the place where Hegai watched over all the women in the king’s house.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “After the king commanded that they search for some beautiful women, they brought Esther and many other young women to the king’s palace in Susa, and the king put Hegai/Hegai was put in charge of them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)