Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 11:22:
- Kupsabiny: “But whoever will oppose this man will be destroyed regardless of being a chief priest.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After that he will destroy a strong army, and he will destroy the prince of the covenant.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He will-destroy many enemy soldiers, and he will- even -kill the leading priest.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When his army advances, they will attack any armies that oppose him and destroy those armies. They will also kill God’s Supreme Priest.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 23:29:
- Kupsabiny: “Heled son of Baana who also originated from Netopha, Ithai son of Ribai who hailed from Gibeah in the province of Benjamin,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Heleb, son of Banaah the Netophathite,
and Ithai son of Ribai of Gibea [in] Benjamin,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Heleb the child of Baanah who comes from Netofa;
Itai the child of Ribai who comes-from-Gibea, which is-under-the-jurisdiction of Benjamin;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Heleb, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah town;
Ittai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah town in the land that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin;” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 15:20:
- Kupsabiny: “I will make you a wall for these people
a strong wall of bronze.
They may fight you
but (they) shall not defeat you,
because I am together with you
to save you and guard you.
It is me God who is speaking.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-make you (plur.) like a strong bronze stoned-wall to these people. They will-fight against you (sing.), but they could- not -win-over you (sing.), for I am with you (sing.), and I will-protect and save you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They will fight against you,
but I will protect you, like people are protected from their enemies by a bronze wall.
They will not defeat you,
because I will be with you,
and I will protect and rescue you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 2:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Those people who had been sent followed a path until where one crosses the river Jordan. And when those people went, the gate of the city was immediately closed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As for the ones who went to pursue the men, they went to the place where one crosses over the Jordan river. As soon as the ones who went out to pursue them the main gate of the city was closed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The men of the king went to pursue the two spies. When they got-out of town/city, the gate of the city was- then -closed. In their pursuing they reached as-far-as the fords/place-of-crossing of the River of Jordan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The messengers went out of the city to search for the two men. Immediately, the guards shut the city gate. The messengers went along the road that leads down to the place where people can walk across the Jordan River, but they did not find the two men.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 8:13:
- Kupsabiny: “If a person obeys/fears God, he hates sin. I hate pride and arrogance, evil behaviors and words/matters that bring wickedness.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “To fear the Lord
is to have no desire for evil.
I hate those who act arrogantly,
those who are proud,
those who follow the path of evil,
and people who talk double-talk.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The one who respects the LORD hates evil/wicked. I hate boasting, being-arrogant, the wicked way, and lying.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If you esteem God you will-reject/dislike evil. I hate pride (lit. causing one’s body/self to be raised), evil deeds and lies.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:44:
- Kupsabiny: “the priest shall go and examine (it). If the mold of the house has indeed spread, it is clear that this is a bad mold. So, the house is unclean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “the priest is to come and look it, and if the infestation has spread in the house, it is a defiling mold in the house. It is unclean.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “the priest is-to-go- again -to this-(house) and is-to-look. If the mold has-spread, that house is-to-be-considered dirty/unclean, for this kind of mold keeps-coming-back.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “the priest must go and examine the house again. If the mildew has spread inside the house, it will be clear that the mildew is the kind that destroys houses, and no one will be allowed to live in it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 11:20:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Rehoboam again married Maakah who was of the house of Absalom. Maakah bore to Rehoboam these sons: Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After that, He married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom. From her he had these offspring — Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Rehoboam also married Maaca the child of Absalom. Their sons were Abia, Atai, Ziza, and Shelomit.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Later Rehoboam married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and they had four sons: Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 12:9:
- Kupsabiny: “He replied to me saying, ‘Daniel, go away now, for these things/words are hidden and it is not good to expose them until the last day has come.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He answered, "Daniel, you go now, because it is not good for anyone to know these things. This book has been shut and sealed until the time of the end.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He answered, ‘Daniel, you (sing.) go now, for the answer to your (sing.) question will-remain in secret and should not be told/revealed until the end comes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He replied, ‘Daniel, you must leave now. I cannot answer your question because what it means must be kept secret/not be revealed until the time when everything ends.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
