Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 6:16:
- Kupsabiny: “You (plur.) followed the lifestyle of sin
that one of Omri and his son Ahab.
So, I shall destroy you
and make you to be despised.
You shall be shamed/ridiculed in every place.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Because you observed the decrees of Omri
and all the practices of the House of Ahab,
because you followed their traditions
I will destroy you.
Therefore your people will constantly be ridiculed
and You will be despised by the people of all the nations."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This will happen to you (plur.) because you (plur.) have followed the evil deeds, statutes, advices of King Omri and of his child King Ahab. Therefore I will-destroy you (plur.) and you (plur.) will-be-despised and mocked by the other nations.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “People from many nations will see what Yahweh does for you,
and they will be ashamed
because they do not have any power.
They will put their hands over their mouths and their ears because they will be very amazed because of what Yahweh does,
and they will not be able to say anything or hear anything.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 16:5:
- Kupsabiny: “Other works and authority of Baasha were written in the book which is about the life of the kings of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “All the things that happened while Baasha was king, concerning all the work that he did, and his courageous work, has been written in the book of the history of the Kings of Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The other story about the reign of Baasha, and his famous deeds and the other-things he still did, were-written in the Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The other things that happened during the time that Baasha ruled Israel, and the things that he did, are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 40:1:
- Kupsabiny: “When Nebuzaradan had released me in Ramah God spoke to me. He found me having been bound/tied in chains together with all the other people of Jerusalem and Judah who were being led/driven to go to Babylon..” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said something to Jeremias after he was released by Nebuzaradan the leader of the guards there at Rama. Jeremias that time was chained with the captives who are from-Jerusalem and who are from-Juda to be brought to Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The soldiers from Babylonia captured me and many other people from Jerusalem and other places in Judah. They planned to take us to Babylon. So they fastened chains around our wrists and took us to Ramah town north of Jerusalem. While we were there, I was released. This is how it happened:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 24:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Your forefathers cried to me to save (them). Then I placed darkness between them and the people of Egypt. I made those people of Egypt to drown in the water of the lake so that it killed them. Your forefathers saw with their own eyes what I did to Egypt. They lived in the wilderness for many years.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They pleaded with the LORD for help and He caused it to become dark between them and the Egyptians. He covered them up with the sea. With your very own eyes you saw what I did to the Egyptians. After that you lived in the wilderness for a long time.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Your ancestors asked-for help from me, and I put darkness between them and the Egiptohanon. And then I drowned the Egiptohanon in the sea. You (plur.) yourselves truly saw what I did to the Egiptohanon. Then you (plur.) lived in the desert for a long time.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then your ancestors pleaded with me to help them. So he caused darkness/a very dark cloud to come between your ancestors and the Egyptian army, so that the Egyptian army could not see your ancestors. I separated the water in the Red Sea so that your ancestors could cross it, but when the Egyptian army tried to cross in the same way to pursue them, I caused the water to come back and cover them, and the Egyptian soldiers all drowned, as your ancestors watched and were amazed. But after that, you lived in the desert for many years.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 28:25:
- Kupsabiny: “Greed causes people to quarrel,
but a person who trusts in God will be blessed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Greedy people tend to pick quarrels.
But of all people,
those who trust the Lord will prosper.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “A selfish/greedy man only starts-up trouble, but a man who trusts in the LORD will-prosper.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The person who is-habitually-greedy, he is the one-who-starts quarrels, but all who trust in God, their lives will-become-better.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Greedy people cause trouble/strife;
those who trust in Yahweh will prosper.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:18:
- Kupsabiny: “Do not let the people from that house of Kohath die by coming close to the things that are honored. In order to prevent these things from happening, Aaron and his sons must put/assign it to each person what he is to carry.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Do not let the clans of the Kohathites get destroyed from among the Levites. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Do not let the family/clans of Kohat disappear/cut-off from the descendants of Levi.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘When the descendants of Kohath approach the sacred items in the Sacred Tent to take them to another location, Aaron and his sons must always go in with them and show each of them what work to do and what things to carry. But the descendants of Kohath must not enter the Sacred Tent at any other time and look at the things that are in it. If they do that, I will get rid of all the descendants of Kohath.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 2:13:
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nahum 1:12:
- Kupsabiny: “God is now saying, ‘Although there are many soldiers and they have power, they shall be destroyed completely! Stomach of Judah, although I have punished you, I shall never do like that again.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “This is what the LORD says,
"Even though the Assyrians are strong and many in number,
they will be destroyed and will cease to exist.
O Judah, I have given you trouble,
But now I will not give you trouble again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is what- the LORD -is-saying to those from-Juda: ‘Even-though your (plur.) enemies from-Asiria are many and strong, I will-destroy them until they will-be-gone/lost. Even-though (it is) true that I had-caused- you (plur.) -to-suffer I will- no-longer -do that again.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But this is what Yahweh says about you Israeli people:
‘Although the people of Assyria have very many people and their army is very powerful,
they will be destroyed and will disappear.
I say to my people in Judah,
‘ have already punished you,
but I will not punish you again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
