Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 2:35:
- Kupsabiny: “Solomon gave Benaiah to be in charge of the soldiers to replace Abner and gave Zadok to become the burner of sacrifices/priest to replace Abiathar.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The King chose Benaiah son of Jehoiada as commanding general in place of Joab, and he chose Zadok as priest in place of Abiathar.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then the king appointed/[lit. made] Benaya commander of the soldiers to replace Joab. And the one- he -replaced Abiatar was Zadok the priest.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then the king appointed Benaiah to be the commander of the army instead of Joab, and he appointed Zadok to be the priest instead of Abiathar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:4:
- Kupsabiny: “If you have done like I have told you, the descendants of David shall continue to be kings. The kings together with leaders and their people shall continue to pass through the gates of this palace/house of rulership with/in those chariots and horses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “For if you (plur.) only obey these commands, there is always a king who is a descendant of David who will-reign here in Jerusalem. The king will-ride in chariots and (on) horses, and will-parade going-inside the entrance/gate of the palace together-with his officials and (his) people(here-meaning-those-who-work-under-him).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “If you obey those commands carefully, there will always be some descendant of King David who will be ruling here in Jerusalem. The king and his officials and other people will ride through the gates of the city in chariots and on horses.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 7:23:
- Kupsabiny: “The people took those things and brought them to Joshua and all the people of Israel and placed them on the ground before God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then they took those things out of the tent and brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites. Those things were put before the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They brought these (things) to Josue and to all the Israelinhon, and arranged (them) in the presence of the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The men brought them all out of the tent and took them to Joshua and the rest of the Israeli people. Then they spread/laid them out on the ground, where Yahweh could see them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 12:19:
- Kupsabiny: “True words stay forever,
but words of lies do not go far.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “True words remain forever,
Untrue words do not last long.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “True words continue forever/[lit. until whenever], but false words will- not -last-long.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What-is-true, it remains-unchanging forever, but the lie, it is not long and it-becomes-known.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “When people tell lies, others soon realize that what they said is not true ;
but when people say what is true, others will remember that forever.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 18:27:
- Kupsabiny: “because these people who live in this country have done all those things before you come and then/by that they have defiled the country.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “For the land has become unclean through all this kind of repulsive work done by the people formerly of that land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And so even-if that land has-became-dirty/has-become-unclean because-of what they do, so I have-sent calamities to that land so-that by-means- of this they will-(all)-leave there. But you (plur.) Israelinhon and the foreigners who (are) living with you (plur.), you (plur.) must- not -do those detestable/abominable things but-instead you (plur.) obey my rules/regulations/[lit. what-is-to-be-followed] and commands. For if you (plur.) also make- the land -dirty/unclean by doing those things, you (plur.) will- also -be-caused-to-leave from that land just-like the people before you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “All those detestable things were done by the people who lived in this land before you came here, and they caused the land to become defiled.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 18:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Ahab said to him, ‘How many times do you want me to tell you that you must speak the truth when you speak in the name of God?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But Ahab said to him, "How many times have I made you swear to speak only truth to me in the Lord’s name?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But the king said to Micaya, ‘How many times must I make you swear to tell me the truth in the name of the LORD?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But King Ahab realized that Micaiah was lying, so he said to Micaiah, ‘I have told you many times that you must always tell only the truth when you say what Yahweh has revealed to you!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 9:5:
- Kupsabiny: “So, they will lack something to give (as a gift)
in the days of the festivals of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “How will you honor the LORD
on the prescribed festival days?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because your (plur.) offerings will- not -be-accepted by the LORD, so what will- you (plur.) -do when-come the special times of worship or the feasts as an honor to the LORD?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “At that time you will not be able to celebrate the feasts and sacred festivals.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 3:21:
- Kupsabiny: “When I woke up to breastfeed the child in the morning, the child was dead! When I looked closely with the morning light, I saw that it was not the child I produced.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Getting up the next morning, thinking to nurse my child I looked, and it turned out that the child had died. In the morning light, when I looked carefully, I realized that that child was not my child."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In-the-morning, when I got-up to nurse/[lit. to-breastfeed] my child, I saw that it is already dead. But when I looked-at- the child -closely in the light, I found-out that he/she indeed was not my child.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When I awoke the next morning and was ready to nurse my baby, I saw that it was dead. But when I looked at it closely in the morning light, I saw that it was not my baby!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
