Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 6:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Then another leader should be made to dress that cloth of honor to that person and he climbs the horse and they take him around in the city announcing that, ‘This is what is done for a person whom the king has decided/chosen to honor!’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “All the king�s greatest courtiers are to put clothes on him, put him on a horse, go from city square to city square, and make this proclamation: "Look at what is done for the man the king desires to honor."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then ask of your (sing.) officers who has a high position that he has to cloth that particularly person with the kingly garment/clothes and have- (him) -ride on your (sing.) horse, and then he will-have- (him) -go-to-around the city. And while they are going-around the ones-who-go with them will-shout, ‘This is is-done to a person whom the king is-pleased to honor.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “Then give the robe and the horse to someone very important in the house of the king. Then order that person to put the robe on the person the king wants to honor. And let that person sit on the back of the horse. Then let that important person lead the horse into the middle of the village and announce with a loud voice while he leads the horse: ‘Look here! Like this the king does to the person he wants to honor.’"” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “Then tell one of your very important officials to put the robe on the man whom you want to honor, and tell that man to sit on the horse, and then lead the horse through the city streets. And tell that official to keep shouting, ‘This is what the king does/is doing for the man whom he wants to honor!’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:25:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses replied that, ‘Is it you who is going to provide what we shall use to sacrifice to our God?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses said, "You must allow us to take animals to bring sacrifices to the Lord our God. We also need animals for fellowship offerings and for burnt offerings.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Moises answered, ‘We (excl.) must bring our (excl.) livestock/animals so-that we (excl.) can-offer sacrifices/offerings, as-well-as burnt offerings for the LORD our (excl.) God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But Moses said, ‘No. You (sing.) must allow us (excl.) to take our animals also to be for our offering. Some of them, we will put onto the fire and so the fire will cook them until they’re completely burned and finished, and so it becomes our offering to our Chief God.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses answered for him it «It is necessary that you let go us (excl.) [that] we (excl.) might go slaughter animal, we (excl.) might burn it with fire on altar for God our (excl.) namely Yahweh.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But Moses/I replied, ‘No, you must let us take along the sheep and goats, in order that we may have some of them to sacrifice and give as burned offerings to Yahweh, our God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 19:21:
- Kupsabiny: “God is saying concerning Sennacherib:
The people of Jerusalem despise you
and those from Zion laugh at you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD has spoken against him like this:
"’The virgin daughter of Zion
mocks you and ridicules you.
The daughter of Jerusalem
shakes her head when you flee.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And this is what I say against him:
‘The residents of Zion, the city of Jerusalem laugh and look-down-upon/be-little you (sing.).
They shake-their-heads in mocking you (sing.) while you (sing.) flee.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “This is what I say to him:
‘The people of Jerusalem despise you and make fun of you.
They wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 14:7:
- Kupsabiny: “If any Israelite or a foreigner who lives with the Israelites refuses me and goes to worship those idols, (he) brings on himself a stumbling block of sin in his life. and (if he) says that (he) will go to inquire of my prophet, I myself will respond to (him).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Whoever of the Israelinhon or non Israelinhon who live in Israel, who will-leave me and will-love his little-god who will-bring him to sin, and will-ask for a message from me through a prophet, I, the LORD, am-the-one himself will-answer him by punishment.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When any of you Israeli people or any foreigner living among you turns away from me and starts worshiping idols that induce him to sin, and then goes to a prophet to find out what I want him to do, I myself will answer him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 7:10:
- Kupsabiny: “As Samuel was burning that whole burnt sacrifice, the Philistines moved close wanting to fight. But, God made the world to thunder so the Philistines became confused. Then, the Israelites fought and defeated them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “At the time that Samuel was offering the sacrifice, the Philistines approached the Israelites to do battle. That day the LORD roared out like thunder against the Philistines. Then there was confusion among the Philistines and, being afraid, they were badly defeated by the Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While Samuel was-offering/sacrificing the burnt offering, the Filistinhon arrived/came to-fight-together with the Israelinhon. But that day the LORD caused-it-to-thunder really loudly so the Filistinhon panicked, and they fled before the Israelinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “While Samuel was burning the offering, the Philistia army came near to attack the Israelis. But Yahweh caused it to thunder very loudly. The soldiers of the Philistia army became very frightened, and then they became confused/did not know what to do. So the Israelis were able to defeat them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 19:11:
- Kupsabiny: “The leaders of the city of Zoan know/understand nothing,
they give foolish advice to the king of Egypt.
The words of those people who take themselves to be wise are useless
even if they descend from kings of old.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Zoan city officials are really fools [lit.: very much fools],
The wisest [men] of Egypt [lit.: In Egypt the ones who have the most wisdom of all] give evil advice.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
"I am one of the people who has wisdom,
[I am] a follower of ancient kings."?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The officials of Zoan are fools/crazy! They are-recognized as the most-brilliant counselors of the king of Egipto, but what they counsel are of no value. How can- they -say to the king of Egipto, ‘We (incl.) are descendants of the wise people and of the kings long-time-ago.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The officials in Zoan city in northern Egypt are foolish.
The advice that they gave to the king was worthless.
Why do they continue to tell the king that they are wise,
that they are descendants of wise kings who lived long ago ?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 27:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, the daughters of Zelophehad got up wanting to complain. Those daughters/girls were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Zelophehad hailed from the house of Gilead son of Machir who was son of Manasseh son of Joseph.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Zelophehad was the son of Hepher. Hepher was the son of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Machir. Machir was the son of Manasseh, Manasseh was the son of Joseph. Zelophehad had five daughters. [Their names were] Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Zelofehad had female children who were Mala, Noa, Hogla, Milca and Tirza. This Zelofehad was the child of Hefer and grandchild of Gilead. Gilead was the child of Makir and grandchild of Manase. Manase was the child of Jose.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “One day the five daughters of Zelophehad came to Moses/me. They were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 8:17:
- Kupsabiny: “The Jews were happy in every town of every province where that message was announced. They were celebrating festivals while being happy for the thing that had happened. That made other communities fear the Jews very much until they agreed to follow the customs of the Jews.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In all the cities and provinces in which the King’s decree arrived it became a day of festivals and rejoicing for the Jews. And many people of other ethnic groups also became Jews. For they feared the Jews.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In every city and province where the decree of the king reached/arrived, the Jews rejoiced greatly and held a feast to celebrate. And many people became Jews because they of their fear to the Jews.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “In every place in the country whether small villages or large towns, when they received and read the proclamation of the king, the Jews rested from their work, because they received this happiness. And they made a happy feast. And there were those from other groups who entered becoming Jews also, because they feared the Jews.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “And when the new law arrived in every city and province, the Jews there celebrated and prepared feasts and were very joyful. And many men throughout the empire were circumcised and became Jews, because they were now afraid of what the Jews would do to them if they were not Jews.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
