Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 1:16:
- Kupsabiny: “Then/Later, the people from the clan of Kenites who hailed from the father-in-law of Moses got up. (They) went with the clan of Judah from the city of palms, and that one is/was the city of Jericho. (They) went to the wilderness of Judah which is in Negev where it is near Arad. Those people went to stay with the people of that country/area.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Kenites, descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, went with the people of Judah from the city of Palm trees, into the desert of Judah which was situated south of Arad, [and] they stayed with the people there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the descendants of Juda left the town of Jerico, the Kenhanon who were the descendants of the father-in-law of Moses went-with them, going-towards the desolate-place of Juda. They lived/dwelled together-with the people there, near the town of Arad in Negev.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people of the Ken people-group who were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law left Jericho, which was called ‘The City of Palm Trees’. They went with some of the men of Judah to live with them in the southern desert area, near Arad city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 30:12:
- Kupsabiny: “There are people who pretend to be holy/clean but (they are) bad even to being smelly (disgusting).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “There is a kind of people who,
though they are impure,
think themselves very pure.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “There are people that what they see of themselves (is) as truly perfection, but the truth is their lives are dirty.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Some say that they have no sins even though they have-become-filthy from their sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 5:11:
- Kupsabiny: “God said to Moses,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD said to Moses,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD still said to Moises,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 2:55:
- Kupsabiny: “The descendants of the people of work/servants of the leader/ruler/king Solomon who returned are these: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Here is the list of the descendants of king Solomon’s palace servants who returned —
Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The descendants of the servants of Solomon also returned from captivity:
The descendants of Sotai, Hasoferet, Peruda, Jaala, Darkon, Gidel, Shefatia, Hatil, Pokeret Hazebaim, and Ami.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “These descendants of King Solomon’s servants returned:
Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 1:7:
- Kupsabiny: “(They) are rude and amazingly fierce. They like to raise themselves up.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They are dreaded and feared people.
They are a law to themselves
and do whatever they like.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They are- greatly -feared by the people. They do what they want and no-one can-stop/prevent them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They will cause-to-be-afraid the collective-people in other countries. Because of their arrogance, what they desire to do is what they turn-into law.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Suddenly those whom you oppressed/treated cruelly will cause you to tremble,
and they will take away all the things that you have stolen from them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 18:21:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Elijah got up and said to those people, ‘For what reason do you scorch two sticks/serve two masters? If you (plur.) wish to believe in God, believe in him, but if you want to follow Baal, follow (him).’ But nobody responded to Elijah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Elijah went before the people and spoke like this, "For how long will you go on wavering? If the LORD is God, follow Him! If Baal is God, follow him!”
But the people did not say anything.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Elias came-near to the people and said, ‘How long will- you (plur.) -follow the two beliefs? If the LORD is the God, you (plur.) follow him, but if Baal is the God, you (plur.) follow him.’ But the people did- not -reply.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, ‘How long are you going to be undecided about who is truly God? If Yahweh is truly God, then worship/serve him. If Baal is truly God, then worship/serve him!’ But the people said nothing in reply, because they were afraid of what Jezebel would do to them if they admitted that they worshiped Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 44:7:
- Kupsabiny: “So I the God of power of Israel am asking what made you (plur.) bring such trouble on yourselves? Do you want to destroy yourselves including your women/wives, small children and the newborn ones so that not even one person shall remain in this house of Judah?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Therefore I, the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel asks: Why do you destroy yourself? Do you want that the people of Juda will-be-totally-consumed/be-finished — men, women, children and infants?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So now I, the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom you Israelis say you belong to, ask you: ‘Why are you causing yourselves to experience these disasters? Do you not realize that because of what you are doing, soon there will be no more men or women or children or infants left among you who have come here to Egypt from Judah?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 2:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Those people refused the God of their forefathers who had led them from the country of Egypt. They sinned in relation to God, worshipping gods who were idols/images who were formed to be like Baal whom their neighbors worshipped. God became very angry at that time.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and, going after other gods, bowed down to them. In this way they awakened God’s anger.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They rejected the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who was the (one who) caused- them -to-come-out of Egipto. They followed and worshipped the different gods of the people around them. They provoked- the LORD -to-anger” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They did things that Yahweh said were very evil. They worshiped idols that represented the god Baal and the goddess Astarte. They worshiped the various gods that the people-groups around them worshiped. They stopped worshiping Yahweh, the God their ancestors worshiped, the one who had brought their ancestors out of Egypt. That caused Yahweh to be very angry.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
