Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 9:2:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, the Jews gathered themselves in every city of all the provinces in that country. They gathered like that wanting/intending to defend themselves in case any people attacked them. But there was no single person who dared to attack the Jews, because they were much feared/respected.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “On that very day, in order to attack those who tried to exterminate them, the Jews living in all the cities and provinces of King Ahasuerus gathered in one place. No one was able to oppose them because, seeing the people of the other ethnic group they were afraid.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “For that day, the Jews gathered- -together in the places they were-dwelling, in all the provinces which are under-jurisdiction of King Ahasuerus, in-order to kill anyone who would-attack them. No one could-flight against them because all the people were afraid of them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “The Jews in every town throughout the country, they prepared to fight against every person who wanted to kill them. Ever place people feared the Jews, and no one dared to do anything bad against them.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Throughout the empire, the Jews gathered together in their cities to attack those who wanted to get rid of them. No one could fight against the Jews, because all the other people in the areas where the Jews lived were afraid of them, so they did not want to help anyone who attacked the Jews.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 10:2:

• Kupsabiny: “All the great/amazing things which that king did were written in that book which narrates the works/deeds of the kings of Media and Persia. How Mordecai got a high rank/position and authority was also written down.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The king’s power, [his] great works and how Mordecai was chosen for such a high position, all those matters have been written in the book of the history of the kings of Media and Persia.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “All the mighty/great deeds of King Ahasuerus were-written in the Book of the History of the Kings of Media and Persia. (It) was- also -written here the whole story of Mordecai’s greatness, whom was-given by the king with a high position.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “All the great and good deeds that king Xerxes did, and all about his placing Mordecai in a position of authority, all these are written in the old book which has the deeds of the kings of Persia and Media.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “And all the great and powerful things that Xerxes did were written in the scroll called/entitled ‘The record of the things done by the kings of Media and Persia’. In this book were also written the things done by Mordecai, the man whom the king had greatly honored.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 1:17:

• Kupsabiny: “I am saying like that because when all other women of this land will come to know that Vashti has done such a word/thing, they will also begin to undermine/despise their husbands, saying to them, ‘How rude/cheeky, so the wife of the king refused to come in front, when her husband called her.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “All women will hear that the queen behaved like this and because of this they will not honor their husbands either. Then they will speak like this, ‘The great king Ahasuerus gave the order that Vashti be brought to him, but the queen did not agree to come.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “What Queen Basti did will- surely -be-known to all the women of the kingdom, and they indeed will-follow that; they will- also not -respect their husbands. For they will-reason-out that in-fact Queen Basti did- not -obey when the king summoned her to come to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “If the women hear about what the queen has done, all the women will despise their husbands. They will say, ‘King Xerxes told them to bring Queen Vashti, but she didn’t come.’” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “All the women throughout the empire will hear what she has done, and they will say, ‘The king commanded Queen Vashti to come to him, and she refused.’ So they will not obey their husbands. Instead, they will begin to not respect their husbands.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 3:4:

• Kupsabiny: “Those people used to talk to Mordecai everyday/always like that so that he might turn around and follow the word of the king, but he completely refused. Then those people reported Mordecai. They told Haman how Mordecai was acting so that they could see whether Haman would accept Mordecai’s words/excuse that he was a Jew so that he could not bow to/kneel to/worship any person/human.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “They would just question him like this day after day. But he paid no attention to their matter. They went to report this matter of Mordecai’s refusal to obey in order to learn whether Haman would tolerate it or not. For Mordecai had told them, "I am a Jew."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He answered that he was a Jew. Everyday his fellow officers convince him but he would never listen. So they told Haman about him so-that they will-know if Haman would just tolerate him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “Every day they came to bring him to obey the kings word, but he did not agree to do it. And he said: "I am a Jew. I cannot bow to Haman." So they went and told Hamand this thing, wanting to know whether Haman could bear or not Mordecai doing this.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Mordecai told them that he was a Jew, and that Jews would bow down only to God. Day after day the other officials spoke to Mordecai about that, but he still refused to obey. So they told Haman about it, to see if Haman would tolerate it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 5:4:

• Kupsabiny: “Then Esther replied, ‘If it seems fit/good to you, oh king, come today with Haman so that you both eat at a feast I have prepared for you (sing.).’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Esther answered, "If it pleases Your Majesty, come with Haman to eat a feast I have prepared [for you] today."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Ester answered, ‘If you (sing.) like, Beloved King, you (plur.) and Haman come now to the dinner/supper that I had-prepared for you (plur.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “Then Esther answered the king: "O king! If you agree/feel happy, I ask to invite you and Haman to be guests at a feast I will prepare for you tonight.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Esther replied, ‘Your majesty, if it pleases you, you and Haman come to the banquet that I have prepared for you!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 7:8:

• Kupsabiny: “Esther sat on a chair which was like a bed. Haman fell/knelt there at that chair hoping/trying to plead. When he had fallen/knelt there, the king arrived immediately at the doorway. When the king had a glance/looked at it, he said, ‘‘Oh boy, this is something unbelievable. This man even wants to sleep/lay with my wife while I am watching, really!’ Before the words got finished from that king’s mouth, they closed/blindfolded Haman’s eyes immediately, showing he was going to perish.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When the king returned from the garden to the dining room, he saw Haman lying on the bed where Queen Esther was resting.
  Then being amazed, the king spoke like this, "What! — Do you intend to sleep with her while the queen is staying with me in the palace — or what?" As soon as these words came from the kings’ lips the attending eunuchs who were there covered Haman’s head.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Haman was-lying-face-down on the place-of-lying-down that Ester was-reclining while begging-for-mercy. When the king who has-returned from the garden saw him, the king exclaimed/said, ‘Aba/(surprise particle), you (sing.) still want to rape the queen here in the palace even I’m here’
  As soon as the king finished speaking, the servants covered Haman’s head.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “But when he bowed himself down at the couch where queen Esther was relining, at that moment the king came back from the garden and entered the room. When he saw Haman near the place where queen Esther was, he called out loudly: "Help! This person is wanting to do evil with my wife in my very own home!"
  While the king was still speaking the group of servants came and put cloth over Haman’s head.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “He threw himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining. But at that moment the king returned from the garden to the room where they had been eating. He saw Haman, and assumed he was preparing to rape Esther. He exclaimed, ‘Are you going to rape the queen while she is here with me in my own palace?’ As soon as the king said that, some officials covered Haman’s head, as they did to people who were about to be hanged.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 9:13:

• Kupsabiny: “Then Esther replied to the king, ‘If you like/accept/wish, then let the Jews do again tomorrow what they did today in city of Susa. Also let the corpses of the sons of Haman be swinging from those trees/poles where people are hanged.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Esther answered the king, "If Your Honor so desires, give your approval that like in the order today, the Jews in Susa may also be allowed to [carry out that order] tomorrow. And may the corpses of all those ten sons of Haman be hung on poles.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Ester said, ‘If (it) would please you (sing.), Beloved King, allow/permit the Jews here in Susa to defend themselves again tomorrow, like what they did today. And cause-to-be-hanged the corpses of Haman’s ten children.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “So queen Esther answered the king: "O king! If you are please, the allow the Jews in Susa here to do tomorrow the same as they have done on this day. And tell them to hang the bodies of Haman’s ten sons in the place where they usually hang people."” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Esther replied, ‘If it pleases you, allow the Jews here in Susa to do again tomorrow what you commanded them to do today. And command that the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows/poles.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 2:6:

• Kupsabiny: “When the king of Babylon called Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the city of Jerusalem that was when their family and the king of Judah who was called Jeconiah and many other people were caught to go and become slaves in Babylon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “It also happened that when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took Jehoichin, king of Judah, away [into exile]. Mordecai was also there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He was one of those taken-captives to Babilonia from Jerusalem, with King Jehoyakin of Juda. They were-taken-captives by Nebucadnesar of Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “When King Nebuchadnezzar of the country of Babylon came to capture King Jehoiachin, king of Judah from the city of Jerusalem, they captured also Kish, the great grandfather of Mordecai also.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Many years before that, King Nebuchadnezzar had taken Mordecai/Mordecai’s family and brought them from Jerusalem to Babylon, at the same time he brought King Jehoiachin of Judah and many other people to Babylon.” (Source: Translation for Translators)