Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 4:14:

• Kupsabiny: “If you make your head hard (refuse) in painful times like these, then the Jews will be delivered in some other way and you will die and your whole house (family) will disappear. Who knows maybe you were brought to come here for this issue.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “If you remain silent at a time like this help and deliverance will come from heaven. You and your descendants, however, will be annihilated.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “For even if you (sing.) keep-silent at this time, there will-be others to help and save the Jews, but you (sing.) and your (sing.) relatives on-the-other-hand will-be-destroyed/die. But maybe you (sing.) only became queen so-that you (sing.) can save your fellow Jews.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “If these things come, but you are silent, then still God will help the Jews to live. But you and your father house will be killed. I think maybe you have become queen in preparation for these things."” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “If you say nothing now, someone from some other place will rescue many of us Jews, but you and your relatives will be killed. Furthermore, perhaps God/who knows if God has put you here as queen for a situation like this/to prevent this from happening to us!’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 7:1:

• Kupsabiny: “So the king and Haman went back to eat/celebrate another feast which Esther had prepared.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the king and Haman also went for the second time to Queen Esther’s place to eat a feast.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “King Ahasuerus and Haman had-supper/dinner with King Ester.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “King Xerxes and Haman went to attend the feast at the home of queen Esther.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “So the king and Haman went to eat the second banquet/feast that Queen Esther had prepared.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 9:6:

• 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: “In the capitol city of Susa the Jews annihilated [them] by killing five hundred men.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In the city of Susa alone, 500 (men) whom they killed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “Just in the town of Susa alone, they killed 500 people.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Just in Susa alone, the capital city, they killed 500 people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 1:21:

• Kupsabiny: “When Memucan had finished saying like that, that king agreed together with the advisers that let it be done like that.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The great king and all his courtiers liked this advice, and the great king acted in accordance with Memucan’s advice.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The king and his officers were pleased with what Memucan had-said, so the king followed it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “King Xerxes and all the rulers felt happy with the words Memucan said. Then he did as Memucan advised.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “The king and the other officials liked what Memucan suggested, so he did that. He wrote a law proclaiming that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 3:8:

• Kupsabiny: “After they had known the day, Haman went to king Ahasuerus and said, ‘King, there are some people who are living in your empire. Those people are scattered all over the provinces of this empire. The way of life of this people is different from that of all other communities of this empire. And furthermore, they do not respect you as king. So, do you accept these people to continue with that way of life or what is it?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then Haman said, "Within your honor’s kingdom among the people in all provinces is living a certain race of people. Remaining separate they have been coming. (???) Their tradition is more different than any other ethnic group. They also do not obey your honor’s laws and regulations. It is not good for you to tolerate them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, Haman said to King Ahasuerus, ‘There is a race of people who are-living in the different provinces of your (sing.) kingdom and they have their own law that is different from the other people-groups. They are- not -following your (sing.) laws and (it is) not good for you (sing.), Beloved King, just to-tolerate them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “Then Haman told the king: "There is still a group of people living throughout your kingdom. Their customs of worship are different from the way others worship. But more than this, they do not respect the laws of the king. So it is not worthwhile for the king to endure always this group.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Then Haman went to the king and said to him, ‘Your majesty, there is a certain group of people who live in many areas of your empire whose customs are different from ours. They even refuse to obey your laws. So it would be good for you to get rid of them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 5:8:

• Kupsabiny: “If you love me, oh king, and you really accept that you will do for me the way I want, come back here tomorrow with Haman and eat again another feast which I will prepare for you. Then, I will tell you what my stomach (heart) wants.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Your Honor, if it is true that you love me, if it is true that my request will be fulfilled, and if my entreaty is pleasing to you, come tomorrow, you and Haman, to eat a feast which I [will] prepare [for you]. Tomorrow I will tell you my matter.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) are really pleased with me and you (sing.) are happy to grant my request, I invite you (plur.) and Haman again for the dinner/supper tomorrow that I will-prepare for you (plur.). And then I will-tell what is my request from you (sing.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “If the king feel sympathy wanting to give what I ask, I ask you and Haman to become guests at a feast which I will prepare for you tomorrow again. At that time I will tell you what it is that I want.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “Esther replied, ‘I will tell you what I want most of all. Your majesty, if you are pleased with me, and if you are willing to give me what I am requesting, please come again tomorrow to another banquet that I will prepare for the two of you. Then I will tell you what I really want’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “When Mordecai arrived there, the king put his ring of authority on him the one he had removed from Haman. Then Esther gave Mordecai the authority to be in charge of the wealth removed from the home of Haman.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the king gave Mordecai the ring with the royal seal which he had taken back from Haman. Esther also gave Mordecai responsibility for property taken from Haman.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The king took-off his ring for signing/marking, which he had-taken-back from Haman, and gave (it) to Mordecai. Then Ester appointed him as a supervisor of all the properties of Haman.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “Then king Xerxes took of the ring from his hand and handed it to Mordecai. (This ring he had taken back from Haman.) And queen Esther gave over the belongings of Haman to Mordecai to look after.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “When Mordecai came in, the king took off the ring that had his official seal on it, the ring that he had previously given to Haman, and gave it to Mordecai, to indicate that Mordecai was now his most important official. And Esther appointed Mordecai to be in charge of everything that had belonged to Haman.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 9:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Those things happened on the thirteenth day in the twelfth month, but after sunrise on the fourteenth day, they rested and celebrated with happiness.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This 13th day of the month of Adar, however, they killed [their enemies]. Then on the 14th day they rested. And that day was a day of joy, a family festival for them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In the previous day, the Jews who were in the different parts of the kingdom gathered-together in-order to defend and save themselves from their enemies. They have-killed 75,000 men, but they did- not -take-away the properties of their enemies. The next day, on the 14th day, they rested and celebrated a feast with joy/gladness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru: “These things happened on the thirteenth day of the month Adar. But on the 14th, all the people living outside Susa, they did not still kill people. And they made a fest to celebrate.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• English: “That occurred on March 7th, and on the following day they rested and celebrated.” (Source: Translation for Translators)