Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:25:
- Kupsabiny: “The house of Gershon must take care of the cloths that were used to cover that Tent and the curtain that closed off where one enters the Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Gershonites were given the responsibility to care for the Holy Tent, its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the Holy Tent,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They were-entrusted to take-care of these things of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent: the coverings, the curtain at the entrance of the Tent,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Their work was to take care of the Sacred Tent, including the coverings of the tent, the curtain at the entrance of the tent,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 36:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Necoh chased Joahaz away from the rulership of Judah. That king of Egypt made the land of Judah pay him a tax of three thousand and four hundred (3,400) kilos of silver and thirty-four (34) kilos of gold.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The king of Egypt took him and made Judah pay 3,400 kilograms of silver and 34 kilograms of gold as tribute.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Later on he was-removed from his throne by the king of Egiptowho is Neco, and Neco had- Juda -paid taxes which-is about 3,500 kilos of silver and 35 kilos of gold.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “King Neco of Egypt captured him and prevented him from ruling any longer. He also forced the people of Judah to pay him a tax of almost four tons of silver and about 75 pounds of gold.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 6:4:
- Kupsabiny: “After all I brought you out of Egypt
and I saved you from slavery.
I chose Moses to lead you
together with Aron and Miriam.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I have brought you out of the land of Egypt,
and out of the country of slavery.
I sent Moses, Aaron and Miriam
to be your leaders.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I even brought- you (plur.) -out of Egipto where you (plur.) were been enslaved. And I chose Moises, Aaron and Miriam to lead you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I did great things for your ancestors;
I brought them out of Egypt;
I rescued them from that land where they were slaves.
I sent Moses to lead them,
and his older brother Aaron and his older sister Miriam.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 15:27:
- Kupsabiny: “Baasha son of Ahijah belonged to the clan of Issachar. On one day that man plotted against Nadab and they went and killed him at Gibbethon which was a city of the Philistines. Those things happened after Nadab and all his soldiers had surrounded that city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Baasha, son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar conspired against Nadab and killed him. At that time Nadab and the Israelite army were besieging Gibbethon, a city of the Philistines.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, Baasha the child of Ahia, from the tribe of Issachar[Issachar], plotted evil against Nadab. He had- Nadab -killed while Nadab and the whole Israel were-attacking Gibeton, one of the towns of the Filistinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “A man named Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon city in the Philistia area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 39:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Then he gouged out the eyes of Zedekiah and tied (him) in chains and he was taken to Babylon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then the king had the eyes of Zedekia gouged out and he had- him -chained and brought to Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 23:10:
- Kupsabiny: “One person among you is even able to chase away one thousand of those people because your God is fighting for you as he has promised.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “One of you is able to drive out a thousand, for the LORD fights for you according to His promise.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Anyone among you (plur.) can-drive-out 1,000 people, because the LORD your God is-the-one fighting for you (plur.), according-to what he has-promised.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Each of you will be able to cause 1,000 of them to run away, because Yahweh your God will fight for you, just like he promised to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 28:13:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who hides his sin/evil does not prosper/progress,
but the one who admits (the sins) and renounces (them), God has mercy on (him).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If [you] do not repent of your sins
you will never be able to prosper.
If you repent and turn from your sin
God will have mercy on you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) will- never -prosper if you (sing.) will- not -confess your (sing.) sins, but if you (sing.) confess them and turn-away (from it), God will-have-mercy-on you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The life of those who conceal their sin is not good, but God shows-kindness/mercy to those who confess and turn-their-backs-on their sin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper,
but God acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:6:
- Kupsabiny: “Those people shall take the skin of a hippo which is softened so they can cover that Box of the Covenant with it, and spear a heavy and blue cloth on top of that skin, and then the poles for carrying are to be entered into that Box.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then, having covered it with dolphin skins, it must be covered again with cloth that has been dyed blue. Then the carrying poles must be put in place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then they will- still -cover this with a good/fine kind of leather and afterwards with blue cloth, and then they will-insert the poles which are-used-for-carrying it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then they must cover that with a nice covering made from the skins of goats. Over that they must spread a blue cloth. Then they must insert into the rings on the chest the poles for carrying it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
