Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 17:42:
- Kupsabiny: “That Philistine looked at David and despised him because he was of tender age and he was handsome.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He looked at David closely [and] carefully, and seeing that David’s cheeks were red, and that he was a very handsome boy, he despised him intensely.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When Goliat recognized/noticed that David (was) only a handsome young-man and his face (was) ruddy/reddish, he mocked him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “he looked at David closely. He saw that David had a handsome face and healthy body, but that he was only a young man. So he sneered at David.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 34:10:
- Kupsabiny: “(It) shall burn night and day and not be extinguished.
Its smoke shall rise up always.
That land lie empty/desolate from generation to generation
and no one shall pass by there forever.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “It will be burning all night and all day.
Its smoke will be going up forever.
From generation to generation it will stand desolate,
From then on no one will even go [there] again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “It will- not -be-put-off day-(and)-night. Its smoke will-rise-up without end. No one will-dwell and pass-by in Edom forever/[lit. until whenever].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 35:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Each clan shall give the Levites cities in the land that they have been given (as an inheritance). A big clan gives many, and a small clan gives few.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “These cities come from the properties of all Israel. From the larger tribes there were many and from the smaller tribes there were fewer that were given to the Levites. From all the tribes, cities were given in inheritance to the size of their area.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “These towns will-come from the lands of the tribes of Israel. The tribe which-is bigger/larger will-give many towns, and the tribe which-is fewer/smaller will-give fewer.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The Israeli tribes that have the most people must give them more cities than the tribes that have fewer people give. Each tribe must give some of its cities to the descendants of Levi, but the tribes that have more land must give more cities, and the tribes that have less land will give fewer cities.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 12:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Friends laugh at me today.
even though I am righteous and have no blemish.
But there is also when I cry out to God and he hears me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I prayed to God and even though He answered me,
I became a laughing matter for my friends.
Even though [I was] a righteous person who had no guilt,
I became a laughing matter. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I became a laughingstock to my friends even though I am righteous and without blame, and even though God answered my prayers in the time-past.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “My friends all laugh at me now.
Previously I habitually requested God to help me, and he answered/helped me.
I am righteous, a very godly man , but everyone laughs at me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 22:20:
- Kupsabiny: “And any person who makes a sacrifice to an idol should be destroyed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If anyone sacrifices to any other gods than The Lord must be destroyed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Anyone who offers/sacrifices to another god aside-from me should be- completely -destroyed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘You (pl.) must make offerings to the Chief alone. Whoever kills an animal to be for an offering to any other god, you must strike him dead and destroy his things.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “one who give thing on altar for god other who not be Yahweh, he must die.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “You must offer sacrifices only to Yahweh. You must execute anyone who offers a sacrifice to any other god.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 4:27:
- Kupsabiny: “Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his other brothers did not have many children and the clan of Simeon did not become wide/many surpassing the clan of Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his younger brothers did not have many children. So the number of people in their clan was not as great as the number of people in Judah’s clan.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Shimei had 16 male children and six female children. But his siblings had only few children, so their whole tribes was not as many as the people of Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children. So the descendants of Simeon never were as many as the descendants of his younger brother Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:12:
- Kupsabiny: “I have been struggling with that pot to see that I could wash the dirt away but it was impossible, so/therefore, it deserves today that I put (it) on/in the fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But whatever you will-do, the rust will- never -be-taken-out by the fire.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “It is as though I tried to get rid of that rust,
but I was not able to do it,
not even by putting that pot in a fire.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 18:16:
- Kupsabiny: “But all the people of Israel and Judah loved David, because he was a good leader.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But in all of this, Israel and Judah loved David very much, for as their leader, he took them into battle.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But all who (were) of/from-Israel and of/from-Juda liked David, because he would-lead them into battle.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully in the battles.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
