Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 22:9:
- Kupsabiny: “The priests must keep my commandments/will so they do not fall into sin and die because they have insulted/shamed me. I am God who makes them clean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “’So the priests must observe my rules, otherwise, by being guilty because of not obeying my rules, they will die. I am the LORD who makes them holy. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do- not -count-as-nothing/pay-no-attention-to what I am-having- you (plur.) -obey. You (plur.) must obey this so-that you (plur.) will- not -sin and die. I (am) the LORD who separates/sets-apart you (plur.) for myself.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘The priests must obey my commandments in order that they will not become guilty and die as a result of despising/not obeying them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 23:1:
- Kupsabiny: “In the seventh year that Athaliah was ruling, the priest Jehoiada took courage and made a covenant with these commanders of soldiers: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zikri.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In the seventh year Jehoiada the priest showed his power. He made a pact with five captains of the army. These were the captains of the army — Azariah son of Jehoram, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zicri.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In the seventh year, Jehoyada made a move. He made a covenant with the five commanders of hundred soldiers. They were Azaria the child of Jehoram, Ismael the child of Jehonanan, Azaria the child of Obed, Maasea the child of Adaya, and Elishafat the child of Zicri.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After Joash had been hidden in the temple for six years, Jehoiada the priest decided that it was necessary to do something. So he made an agreement with the army commanders of groups of 100 soldiers: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:2:
- Kupsabiny: “That day comes with darkness and fear/anxiety.
Clouds will envelope the land and darkness cover it.
Many soldiers will swarm against it,
(they) will come quickly like when it dawns.
They (being many) shall swarm on (it) which has never been seen any day (before)
and never again shall others be seen like that.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “A day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness! Like the first appearance of
dawn spreading upon the mountains
a huge and strong army will come.
There has never been anything like it before, and there will never be anything like it again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “That day (is) dark and has-dark-rain-clouds. The terrifying/terrible locusts which (are) very great-in-number are-spreading upon the mountains like the spreading of the shining of the sun when (it) is- already -dawning. Nothing has- ever -happened which (is) like that since time-past, and (it) will- no-longer -happen like that forever/[lit. until whenever].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That-aforementioned day will-be-depressing, because it will be extremely dark and cloudy. Right then will arrive strong and uncountable soldiers like the sudden arrival of sunshine on the tops (lit. heads) of mountains. There-was-nothing similar to it that happened in the past and even in the coming time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 7:3:
- Kupsabiny: “That compound had five houses. The first house was called the House of Trees/Wood of Lebanon. That house was very large and it had the length of one hundred and fifty feet. It had the width of seventy five feet but the height of forty five feet. That house was built using sixty pillars/post of cedar tree. Those pillars were arrange in four columns/lines and every column had fifteen pillars. Cedar beams were put across in three, and timber was fixed on those beams to become a ceiling.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “On top of those cedar ceiling beams, resting on the pillars he put a roof. Altogether there were 45 ceiling beams, 15 in each row.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “One of its building was-called Forest of Lebanon. Its length was 150 feet, the width was 75 feet, and the height was 45 feet. It has four rows of cedar pillars — 15 for-every row, and they support the 45 wood of the frame where the cedar ceiling was-attached.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “To support the roof there were cedar beams that connected the rows of pillars.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 26:19:
- Kupsabiny: “Now, did king Hezekiah still kill Micah or any person in Judah? No! Did not Hezekiah fear/obey God at that time and asked for his blessings? Did God not change his plans like he had prepared to destroy them? So please, do we really want to bring upon ourselves suffering?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Did Hezekia kill him or anyone else in Juda? No! Instead, Hezekia respected the LORD and took-refuge in him. Therefore the LORD did not continue the destruction that he spoke against them. Now, if you (plur.) will-kill Jeremias, you (plur.) yourselves are the ones-who-will-bring the severe punishment to yourselves.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But did King Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah kill Micah for saying that? No! Instead, Hezekiah revered Yahweh, and pleaded that he would act mercifully toward/not destroy them. So, Yahweh changed his mind about causing them to experience the terrible disaster that he said he would send. And now if we kill Jeremiah, we are going to cause ourselves to experience a terrible disaster!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 12:1:
- Kupsabiny: “The people of Israel defeated the kings who lived east of the river Jordan. They also took their countries from the valley of Arnon in south to mount Hermon in north.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The people of Israel conquered the land on the eastern side of the Jordan River from the Arnon Gorge in the south to Mt Hermon in the north, that is, the entire eastern side of the Arabah, these are name of the kings of that land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon had- now -subjected/brought-under-(their)-jurisdiction the land in the east of Jordan, from the Arnon channel/water-course/place-where- the water -flows up-to the Mountain of Hermon, including now here the land in/to the east of the Valley of Jordan. These are the kings in those places who were-defeated by the Israelinhon:
Sihon the Amornon who was-living in Heshbon. The jurisdiction of his kingdom (was) half of Gilead. This (was) from Aroer beside the Arnon channel/water-course of water, and from this half up-to the River of Jabok, the border of the Ammonhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The Israelis took control of the land that was east of the Jordan River, from the Arnon River gorge in the south to Hermon Mountain in the north, including all the land on the eastern side of the Jordan River Valley. That land previously belonged to the two kings whose armies the Israelis defeated.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 16:30:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who winks his eyes plans evil,
and when he compresses his mouth/lips he is planning evil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Those who wink with the eye
are planning something evil,
and those who purse their lips
have dark hearts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] be-careful with the people who smile and wink for they might have an evil plan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The person who stares-fixedly-at (you) or watches- you (sing.) -surreptitiously, he has an evil purpose/motive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “People sometimes show with one of their eyes to signal to their friends that they are planning to do something to harm others;
they smirk when they are about to do something evil.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 23:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Bring to God sacrifices that are presented through fire on all those days and when it is the seventh day make a meeting for prayer and do not do any work.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “For seven days you also will present special offerings to the LORD. Then, on the seventh day again you will hold a sacred assembly. On that day also, you will not do any regular work.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “For/[lit. inside-of] seven days [you (plur.)] offer to the LORD. And on the seventh day again [you (plur.)] do- not -work but-instead [you (plur.)] gather to worship the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “On each of the seven days, you must present to me several animals to be an offering/sacrifice to be completely burned on the altar. On the seventh day, you all must again stop your regular work and gather to worship me.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
