Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 18:11:
- Kupsabiny: “Do not sleep with the/a daughter of the other house (another wife of the father) because that is a frightful thing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “’Do not intercourse with a daughter born to your stepmother. She is your sister. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] do- not -have-sexual-intercourse with the female child/(daughter) of your (sing.) father with his other wives, for she (is) also your (sing.) sibling/(sister).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Do not have sex with your half-sister, because she is your sister.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 17:18:
- Kupsabiny: “And the following were those that Jehozabad was leading. They were ready for battle and they reached/numbered one hundred and eighty thousand (180,000).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Next in line was Jehozabad, with him were 180,000 soldiers equipped with weapons.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Next to him was Jehozabad the commander of 180,000 armed soldiers.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 8:3:
- Kupsabiny: “But Israel refused what was good
so an enemy shall chase them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But whatever is good, that, Israel has rejected.
An enemy will pursue him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But they rejected what (is) right/[lit. good], so their enemy will-pursue them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But because the Israeli people have rejected what is good,
their enemies will pursue them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 3:5:
- Kupsabiny: “But during the night, God came to him in a dream and asked him, ‘What do you want that I give you?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In Gibeon the LORD God appeared to him at night in a dream and said to him, "What do you want? Ask, I will give it. What would you like?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “At-night, the LORD appeared to him in a dream. God said to him, ‘Ask for whatever you (sing.) want that I will-give (it) to you (sing.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “That night, Yahweh appeared to him in a dream. He asked Solomon, ‘What would you like me to give to you?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:20:
- Kupsabiny: “People of Jerusalem, go (plur.) up to Lebanon and cry loudly
and then go to the land of Bashan and scream
scream (a) shout in the hills of Moab
because all those who came to your aid are all destroyed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) people of Juda, [you (plur.)] scream (due)-to fear for your (plur.) allied nations are now no-(more). [You (plur.)] look-for them in Lebanon. [You (plur.)] call them at Bashan and at Abarim.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You people of Judah, go to the mountains in Lebanon and weep,
shout in the mountains of the Bashan region,
cry out in the mountains of Moab,
because all your friends in those areas have been destroyed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 8:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Most of the people stayed on the north side with the others on guard at the west side. Joshua went in the night to the valley.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They put the main army towards the north and, as for the ones in hiding, they put them towards the west. That night, however, Joshua stayed in the valley.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So this was the position/arranging of the soldiers: some of the soldiers (were) on the north (side) of the city, and the others (were) on its west (side).
That night Josue and-company/[lit. they of Josue] went into the valley.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So those men did that. The main group of soldiers was north of the city, and the others were hiding west of the city. That night Joshua went down into the valley.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 13:7:
- Kupsabiny: “There is a person who pretends to be rich but/yet has nothing,
another pretends to be poor and has riches.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Some people keep claiming to be rich
even though they don’t have anything.
And some,
even though they have everything,
keep claiming to be poor.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “There are people who pretend that (they) are rich, but indeed poor. And there are also people who pretend that (they) are poor, but indeed rich.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There are some pretend-rich but come-to-find-out they are shaved (id. = penniless, without anything). There are also pretend-poor but come-to-find-out many are their possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich,
but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 19:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Do not take anything by force or steal from your neighbor. Do not go away with what you ought to pay to a worker.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “’Do not take anything from your neighbors by deceiving them.
‘The money of those who work by taking wages you shall not keep on to their wages until morning.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do- not -take-advantage or rob your (plur.) fellowmen. [You (plur.)] do- not -let-tomorrow-arrive (before) giving the salary of a person that you (plur.) have-caused-to-work.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Do not cheat anyone or steal from anyone.
‘If you have agreed to pay your workers at the end of the day, do what you have promised; do not keep those wages until the next day.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
