Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 2:5:
- Kupsabiny: “People who have filled their stores now look for food.
But those who didn’t have food, now become satisfied.
A barren woman will now receive the children she wants,
and the one who had many will feel hurt.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Those who had enough they had to hard work for food,
but those who had nothing to eat, however, never feel like hungry.
The barren woman has given birth to seven children.
But the one who has given birth to many, has no children.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Those (who were in) abundance before now work in-order just to live.
But those (who were) hungry before are in abundance now.
The one (who) was-barren before has lots of children now.
But the one (who) had-lots of children has-lost (them).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Many people who previously had plenty to eat, now have to work for other people to earn money to buy food,
but many who were always hungry are not hungry any more.
The woman who did not have any children before, now has given birth to many/seven children,
and the woman who had many children before, now is very lonely because they have all died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 11:14:
- Kupsabiny: “Both shall fight against the Philistines in the West
and they shall plunder things from the people who in the East.
They shall defeat the people of Edom and Moab,
and they shall rule over the people of Ammon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “With one stroke they will go down towards the west to the hills of the land of Philistia.
Being united [they] will plunder the people of the east.
They will put their hand in Edom and Moab
and the Ammonites will become submissive to them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They will-become-one to attack the Filistinhon in the west. They will- also -attack the nations in the east and will-take-away its properties. They will-put-under-their-jurisdiction Edom and Moab, and the Ammonhon will-cause-(themselves)-to-be-under- their -jurisdiction too.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Their armies will join together to attack the people of Philistia to the west.
And together they will attack nations to the east;
they will defeat those nations and take away all their valuable possessions.
They will capture the areas of Edom and Moab,
and the people of the Ammon people-group will be controlled/ruled by the people of Israel and Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 23:22:
- Kupsabiny: “God brought them to come out from Egypt.
God fought for them like a buffalo.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “God brought them out of Egypt.
Their strength was like [that] of a wild bull.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “God caused- them -to-go-out of Egipto; he is like a strong cow for them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “God brought them out of Egypt where they were slaves;
he is as strong as a wild ox.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 1:15:
- Kupsabiny: “That ruler told those advisers that, ‘You elders, please see for yourselves these things! I sent my people of work to call for me this wife of mine to come, but she refused. So now, elders, what do our laws allow us to be done to such a woman like this who disobeyed me the king?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The great king asked them, "What kind of punishment ought to be given to Queen Vashti who disobeyed the order of the great king Ahasuerus, which I gave through the eunuchs? What does the law say?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king asked them, ‘According to the law of Persia, what must be-done to Queen Basti for she had- not -obeyed my command that I caused-to-say through my servants?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “King Xerxes said to them, "I, King Xerxes, ordered my assistants to go to Queen Vashti and bring my command. But Queen Vashti did not listen. According to our laws/customs, what should be done to her?"” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “The king said to them, ‘Queen Vashti has refused to obey me when I sent my servants to tell her to come here. What do our laws say that we should do to someone who acts/behaves like that?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:7:
- Kupsabiny: “But the magicians of that land also did their rituals. They also sent frogs to fill the whole land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The magicians also did the same things with their magic and took out the frogs throughout the country of Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But the magicians also did/performed this miracle through their tricks/magic. They also caused- the frogs -to-come-out from the water of Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But the Isip people’s magic people did their magic, and so they also caused frogs to leave the water and arise into the area of Isip.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “But, spiritists of Egypt, they made frog climb here out also with power of gods of earth.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But the men who performed magic did the same thing, and they caused more frogs to come up from the water onto the land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 17:14:
- Kupsabiny: “But they became stubborn like their forefathers did and did not trust in God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But they did not obey the commands, they did not believe the LORD, their God, they became stubborn like their ancestors.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But they would- not -obey. They were hard-headed/[lit. Their heads were hard] like their ancestors who did- not -trust the LORD their God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But the Israeli people would not pay attention. They were stubborn just like their ancestors were. Just like their ancestors did, they refused to believe in Yahweh their God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 10:20:
- Kupsabiny: “Then I realized that the cherubs were the things/ones I had seen at the side of the river Kebar.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Those were the living creatures which I saw under the God of Israel there at the River Kebar. And I know that these creatures were cherubim.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Those were the same four living creatures that I had seen alongside the Kebar River/Canal, and I realized that they were the winged creatures.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 3:1:
- Kupsabiny: “When Samuel was still young/small, he served God being under Eli. In those days, God’s message was not well known, and it was not easy for people to receive visions/revelations.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “At this time the young boy Samuel continued to serve the LORD in accordance with Eli’s instructions. At that time there were few chances to hear the word of the LORD and there were not many visions either.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “At that time that Samuel was-serving the LORD, under the care of Eli, the LORD would- only rarely -speak, and visions (were) only a very few.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “While he was still a boy, Samuel was working for Yahweh while Eli supervised him. At that time there were very few messages that anyone received from Yahweh, and very few people saw visions that Yahweh gave them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
