Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 1:14:

• Kupsabiny: “Among these advisers were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. Those seven people were in charge of Persia and Media and the king trusted them very much.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Usually the great king also took advice from seven courtiers of Persia and Media who knew the laws and customs of the land: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan. They were on intimate terms with the King, these seven had authority to go into the presence of the king, and they had been given [high] rank and great honor in the land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The-(ones) he always ask for an advice were Carshena, Shetar Admata, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These were the seven high officers of the kingdom of Persia and Media, and they can- easily/just -come-near to the king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “These people that the king usually called to advise him, they were named Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These seven people had more authority than anyone else in the countries of Persia and Media.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Immediately he had a meeting with the seven men who were the most important officials in Persia and Media. They were the men whom he often asked for their advice/what he should do. And they were men who knew all the customs and laws of Persia. Their names were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 3:1:

• Kupsabiny: “There was a certain person called Haman son of Hammedatha who was from the clan of Agag. The king one day promoted that person to become a big leader surpassing all others in that empire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Some time later, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, son of Hammedatha to a higher rank than the other courtiers with whom he worked and made him chief minister of the country.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Sometime later King Ahasuerus promoted/[lit. caused-to-become-high] the position of Haman the child of Hamedata the Agagnon. He made him the highest officer in his kingdom.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “When those things were finished, King Xerxes, raised the authority of Haman to become greater than all the other officials. Haman was the son of Hammedatha of the clan of Agag.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Some time later, King Xerxes promoted/gave his most important job/work to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who was a descendant of King Agag. Haman became more important than all his other officials. Only the king was more important.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 5:1:

• Kupsabiny: “On the third day since Esther started to fast (she) put on the clothes of the wife of the king/royal clothes. She went and stood where one could see the inner court/room where king Ahasuerus was ruling from. That king was sitting on his chair of rulership/royal throne while seeing where people come from/entrance.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “On the third day of the fast Esther put on her royal clothing. Then having gone into the courtyard inside the palace, she stood there. At that time the king was sitting on the throne looking toward the main gate.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “On the third day, Ester put-on her queenly garment/clothes and stood in the courtyard of the palace, in front of the king’s throne. The king that-time was-sitting on his throne facing the doorway/entrance/gate.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “On the third day that queen Esther fasted, she put on her queenly clothes, then she went on foot to the courtyard of the kind’s house. She faced toward the place where the king was sitting. King Xerxes sat on the king’s char and looked toward the entrance door that people came and went through.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Three days later, Esther prepared a big banquet/feast. Then she put on the robes that showed that she was queen, and she went to the inner courtyard of the palace, across from the room where the king was. He was sitting on the throne, facing the entrance of the room.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 7:5:

• Kupsabiny: “Then the king asked Esther that, ‘Who is that person? And who said like that?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “King Ahasuerus replied to Queen Esther, "Who is the person who has the courage to do work like this? Where is he?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The King Ahasuerus answered him, ‘Who dared to do such-thing and where is he now?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “Then king Xerxes asked queen Esther again: "Who is this? Where is he now? Why does he so evil to want to do this?"” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Then King Xerxes asked her, ‘Who would want to do such a terrible thing? Where is he?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 9:10:

• Kupsabiny: “They killed five hundred people in Susa’s guarded place (fortress) together with ten sons of Haman, that one who was an enemy of the Jews. Those sons were called Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha. Although the Jews defeated their enemies, they did not plunder anything from them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, enemy of the Jews were also killed. They did not, however, plunder wealth or property.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They were the ten children of Haman who were enemies of the Jews, the child of Hamedata. But the Jews did- not -take-away the properties of their enemies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “Parmashta, Arisai, Arida, and Vaizatha.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Those were grandsons of Hammedatha and sons of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. The Jews killed them, but 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 2:3:

• Kupsabiny: “People from all the provinces of this empire of yours should be selected so that they look for you those girls and bring to your home and be put in the house of women. They will stay in the hands of Hegai, that slave whom they had removed his manhood the one who keeps/guards for you your women. It is him who should see to it that those girls are given perfumes/oils for beautifying themselves to make those girls look beautiful.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Order your courtiers, Your Honor, to bring beautiful women, who have not yet been given in marriage from all the provinces of the land to the harem of the palace in the royal city of Susa. And give the responsibility for them to Hegai, the eunuch who is managing the women of the king. Also give them various kinds of grooming materials.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] choose an officers in every province which are under-the-jurisdiction of your (sing.) kingdom in-order to search for the beautiful not-married-ladies and (who)-will-take/bring them to the place-of-dwelling of the females here in the stoned-wall city of Susa. You (sing.) cause-to-take-care of the not-married-ladies Hegay your (sing.) officer, whom you (sing.) put-in-charge to take-care of the females in the place. And he is responsible to give them their needs for becoming-beautiful.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “And give the work to the chiefs in each country that you rule to look for women who are sensible and beautiful, then bring them here to Susa. And let Hegai, the assistant who is over the women’s place in your house, to treat their bodies to become beautiful.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “After they find some, you can appoint some officials in each province to bring them to the place where you keep your wives/the women you sleep with here in Susa. Then Hegai, the man who is in charge of these women, can arrange for ointments to be put on their bodies to make them more beautiful.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 3:12:

• Kupsabiny: “On the thirteenth day of the first month Haman called the people who were writing (secretaries) at the home/palace of the king. He told those secretaries/writers to write letters to reach the leaders who were near to the king, the leaders of all the provinces, and even/also the leaders of every community in that empire. They wrote to each community in their language in a writing that was different from another. Those letters were written in the name of the king and stamped with the king’s ring.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “After that, on the 13th day of the first month, having summoned all the king’s secretaries, the king’s order was proclaimed. Then in accordance with Haman’s order a letter, having been written in each of their languages and having been sealed in the name of Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s seal, was sent to the officials, courtiers, and the king’s own people and various ethnic groups of the various provinces.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So on the 13th day of the first month, Haman caused-to-be-called the secretaries of the king. He had- them -wrote/[lit. made] a letter for the governors, leaders/[lit. heads], and officers of every province of the kingdom, in their (own) languages. The letter was-written in the name of King Ahasuerus, and was-marked/signed with his (own) ring.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “In the thirteenth day of the first month, Haman called all the people who usually wrote letters for the king. Then they wrote the things Haman told him for every country that king Xerxes ruled. They wrote in every writing system and every language spoken throughout the kingdom. And gave every ruler, authority and chief to know that the words in the paper carried the name of the King and was sealed with his ring.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “On April 17th Haman summoned the king’s secretaries, and he dictated a letter to them that they translated and wrote to all the governors and administrators and other officials in all the provinces. They wrote copies of the letter in every language and every kind of writing/alphabet that was used in the empire. They wrote that all the Jews, including young people and old people, women and children, had to be killed on one day. That day was March 7th of the following year. They also wrote that those who killed the Jews could take everything that belonged to the Jews. They signed the king’s name at the end of the letters. Then they sealed the letters with wax, and stamped the wax by using the king’s ring. Then they sent the letters swiftly to every province in the empire,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 5:12:

• Kupsabiny: “And furthermore, not only that, I am the only one whom Esther has invited today that I go with the king to eat/celebrate a feast, and she has also called me to go and eat another feast tomorrow.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Haman said, "No only that, Only the king and I were invited to eat at a feast prepared by Queen Esther. And tomorrow I have also been invited to eat at a feast with the king.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He still said, ‘Not only that; but-rather I alone was-invited by Queen Ester to accompany the king to the dinner/supper that she had-prepared. And she invited me again to have-dinner/supper tomorrow with the king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “And Haman said: "But more than this, the queen Esther made a feast for king Xerxes and me. And the queen has invited the king and me to go again tomorrow.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Then Haman added, ‘And that is not all! Queen Esther invited just two of us, the king and me, to a banquet she prepared for us today. And she is inviting only the two of us to another banquet that she will prepare tomorrow!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)