Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 44:10:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“You caused us to turn back before an enemy
and (those) who hate us have confiscated property from us” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“You forced us to retreat from our enemies.
And allowed our enemies to plunder all that we had.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“You (sing.) made- us (excl.) -flee from our (excl.) enemies.
And they took our (excl.) properties/possessions.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru:
“You have already made it that we run from those who war against us. So they have already taken all our possessions.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“You allowed our enemies to defeat us
then people who dislike us take away our things completely.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Umetufanya kuwakimbia maadui zetu,
ambao wanatupinga wameteka mali zetu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“You have caused us to run away from our enemies,
with the result that they captured the things that belonged to us.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 45:16:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Your male children will take the place of your parents;
you will cause them to be the children of the king in the whole land.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“Your sons will take the place of your ancestors,
you will make them princes of the whole world.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“Beloved King, your (sing.) male descendants will- also -become king like their ancestors/[lit. old-ones].
You (sing.) will-make them leaders/[lit. heads] throughout the whole/entire land.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru:
“Oh King! Your sons, in the future they will also become kings. They will replace your ancestors doing the work of a king. And in the future they will rule over every place on this earth.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Your sons will inherit the place of your ancestors,
you will allow them to rule over the land.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Watoto wako vijana wa kiume watakuja kuwa wafalme kama vile babu zako,
utakuja kuwaweka kuwa watawala katika nchi yote.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Some day, your sons and your grandsons will become kings,
just like your ancestors were.
You will enable them to become rulers in many countries.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 1:9:
- Kupsabiny: “The wife of that king was called Vashti. That woman also celebrated her own ceremony with the other women at the home of that king.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “At that very same time, Vashti also invited women to the royal palace of the great king Ahasuerus and gave them a feast.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While the men visitors were-feasting, Queen Basti also caused/held-a-feast for the women there in the palace of King Ahasuerus.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “At the same time, Vashti, the wife of the king, made a feast also for the women who were in the king’s house.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “At the same time, the king’s wife, Queen Vashti, invited the wives of the men who worked in the palace to a banquet in another room in the palace.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 2:19:
- Kupsabiny: “After those girls had passed through that ritual again, Mordecai had been selected to become a palace official/councilor at the home of that king.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When the king gathered the unmarried women for the second time, Mordecai was standing at the main gate of the king’s royal palace.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “During the second assembly/gathering of the not-married-ladies, Mordecai was already an officer who had-positioned in the entrance/gate of the palace.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “After they had gathered all the women this second time, they made Mordecai to have authority and sit at the place of the door into the king’s house.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “Later all those women who had spent a night with the king were gathered together again. By that time Mordecai had become an official at the palace.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 4:13:
- Kupsabiny: “he told Hathach that, ‘Go and tell Esther these words: Although you are at the king’s home, do not think that you will escape from this death/calamity, because all the Jews wherever they are will be killed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He sent an answer to Esther like this, "Don’t think like this– that you alone, among all the Jews, will be able to survive because you are in the king’s palace.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “this was the reply that he caused-to-say: ‘[You (sing.)] do not think that you (sing.) alone will-be-saved of all the Jews because you (sing.) are- there -living in the palace.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “And Mordecai told them to tell Eshter: "Don’t thing that because you are in the house of the king that you can escape these things.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “Mordecai replied, ‘Go back and tell this to Esther: ‘Do not think that just because you live there in the palace, you will escape when all the other Jews are killed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 6:14:
- Kupsabiny: “While those people were still talking to Haman, the people who were working at the king’s house arrived and they took him along to go and eat the feast that Esther had prepared.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Just as they were talking the king’s eunuch courtiers came and took Haman along quickly to eat the feast Queen Esther had prepared.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While they were- still -talking, the king’s officers arrived and hurriedly brought Haman to the dinner that Ester had-prepared.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “While they were still talking together, the servants from the king’s house came to get Haman, and they took him to the feast at the place where queen Esther had made it.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “And while they were still talking, some of the king’s officials arrived to take Haman quickly to the banquet/feast that Esther had prepared.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 9:5:
- Kupsabiny: “On that day in which it had been prepared for those things to happen, the Jews started a serious war/battle stabbing their enemies with swords. Those Jews destroyed those people and suppressed/defeated them completely” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Jews attacked all their enemies and annihilated [them] by killing [them] with the sword.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So the Jews killed all their enemies with the sword. They did anything they want with these the ones-who-go-against them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “Because of that, the Jews were able to fight against those who wanted to harm them as much as they wished. They took fighting swords and killed them.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “On March 7th, the Jews attacked and killed with their swords all of their enemies. They did whatever they wanted to do, to the people who hated them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 1:20:
- Kupsabiny: “When you pass a decree like that and all the people in the whole of your empire hear (it), the women will honor/respect their husbands no matter whether the husband is known/prominent or not.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way, when the royal command is proclaimed to everyone in the land all women, rich and poor will respect their own husbands."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And if this is already proclaimed throughout your (sing.) very huge/vast kingdom, the wives will-respect their husbands, from the greatest husband to the least.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “When all the people in the wide country that you rule hear about the king’s word, than all the women will respect again their husbands, among both rich and poor.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “Then, when everyone in your empire hears what you have commanded, all the women, including those who are important and those who are not important, will respect and obey their husbands.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
