Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 32:19:
- Kupsabiny: “You prepare great things and do wonders. You know how everybody lives/stays, and you do to everybody according to his/her life/conduct and deeds.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Your plans are very good and your deeds are amazing. You see all doings of the people, and you reward them according to their ways and deeds.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You make wise plans and you do mighty deeds. You see how all people behave , and you do to them what they deserve.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 17:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Joshua replied to those people, ‘If you are so many, go up into the forest and clear it until there will be a place where you can stay in the country of the Perizzites and that of the Rephaites since the highland of Ephraim is not enough for you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Joshua replied, "If your numbers are so many and if the hill country of Ephraim is [too] small for you, go the forests in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites and cut trees for yourselves."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Josue replied, ‘If you (plur.) (are) so numerous/many and the mountains of Efraim (are) too/[limiting particle] small for you (plur.), [you (plur.)] go to the forest of the Periznon and Refaimnon. There [you (plur.)] clear-out a place for yourselves/[lit. your (plur.) own self].’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Joshua replied to them, ‘I agree that you do not have enough land in the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim. So, since you have a lot of people, I will allot more land to you, in the hilly region. But you will have to cut down the trees in the forest and make a place for yourselves in the land where the Periz and Repha people-groups live.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 22:14:
- Kupsabiny: “The mouth (words) of an immoral woman is like a deep pit that traps people,
a person who refuses/disobeys God will fall into that deep pit.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The mouth of a prostitute is a deep pit.
Those who are caught in the Lord’s anger
will fall down into it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “What an evil woman says can-harm you (sing.) like a deep pit, and in this pit the ones-whom- the LORD -detest falls-into-(it).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The words of a (habitually)-immoral woman are like a deep pit. If you (sing.) cause- God -to-be-angry, you (sing.) will fall there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “What wives who commit adultery/immoral women say to men is like a deep pit into which those men fall;
those with whom Yahweh is angry will fall into that pit.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 26:45:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall think about my covenant that I made with their forefathers that I brought out from Egypt so that I could be their God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But I will remember the covenant I sealed for them with their ancestors. Causing it to be seen by other nations so that they would recognize that I am their God, I brought them out of the land of Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-fulfill my agreement with your (plur.) ancestors whom I brought-out of Egipto to show my power to the nations. I did this for your (plur.) ancestors so-that I, the LORD, will-be their God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I will remember/never forget the agreement that I made with your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, in order that the people of all nations will know that I, Yahweh, will continue to be your God.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 30:21:
- Kupsabiny: “So, all the people of Israel who had gathered in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of bread that was not risen for seven days with much happiness. During all that time, the Levites and priests were praising and singing to him with all their strength.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The people who gathered in Jerusalem rejoiced seven days celebrating the festival of unleavened bread. And the priests and Levites played instruments loudly for the LORD and praised the LORD every day.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In seven days, the Israelinhon who were there in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Bread which Has-None of Which-Causes-to-Expand/(Without Yeast) with great joy. Everyday the Levites and the priests sing praises to the LORD, accompanied by the loud instruments being-used in praising the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The Israeli people who were there in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Eating Unleavened Bread for seven days. They rejoiced greatly as they celebrated, while the priests and other descendants of Levi sang to Yahweh every day, and played musical instruments to praise God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 9:9:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall speak and shake (sideways) the people of Israel in the whole world. I shall sift (them) like husks of wheat and I shall not leave even one to remain where the wheat is.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will give the command-
Among all the nations I will sift the House of Israel
as one sifts grain with a hasa [Newar item]
yet not one of the small stones will fall to the ground. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Look! I will- now -command; I will-sift you (plur.) people of Israel together-with all the nations, like the sifting of grains. As the small-rocks/[lit. rock-rock] can- not -get-through in the thing-used-for sifting,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When I command it, it will be as though I will shake you Israeli people who are living in various nations,
like a farmer shakes a sieve to separate the stone pebbles from the grain,
in order that they do not fall on the ground with the grain.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 11:20:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Hadad’s wife produced a son who was named Genubath. Genubath was brought up in the home of Pharaoh. That boy grew up together with Pharaoh’s sons.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The younger sister of Tahpanhes gave birth to a son from Hadad, named Genubath. And Tahpanhes brought the child to the palace. Genubath lived there with Pharaoh’s sons and daughters.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Sometime later, the wife of Hadad gave-birth to a boy, and they named him Genubat. Tapenes was-the-one-who-brought-up the child there at the palace. The child lived with the children of the king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Later Hadad’s wife gave birth to a son named Genubath. The sister of Tahpenes raised him/brought him up in the palace, where he lived with the king’s sons.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 33:7:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall re-establish the people of Judah and those of Israel until they live like before.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-cause-to-return to their land those from-Israel and from-Juda from captivity, and I will-set-up again their cities just as before.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I will bring the people of Judah and Israel back from the lands to which they were exiled. I will enable them to rebuild their towns.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
