Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 6:9:
- Kupsabiny: “The soldiers went in front so the priests who were blowing horns could follow. Then came the priests who were carrying the Box of the Covenant, and then (the) other soldiers followed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “One group of the army walked in front of the priests who were blowing sheep horn trumpets, one group walked behind. The priests were blowing trumpets as they went.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Some of the soldiers went-ahead of these priests, and still others were-following the Box. There (was) no stopping the sounding of the trumpets/horns.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The group of soldiers carrying weapons marched in front of the priests who were blowing their trumpets, and the rest of the soldiers followed the four men carrying the chest. While they were all marching, the seven priests were blowing their trumpets.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 11:9:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who does not obey God betrays another through slander,
but wisdom saves the righteous.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Godless destroy their neighbors
with their mouths.
The righteous will be saved
through knowledge.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The ungodly man harms his fellowman by their speaking.
The righteous men are saved by their knowledge.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Those who have no God, they relate what-is-used-to-destroy their neighbors, but the righteous/just, they will be protected on-account-of their wiseness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Godless people can ruin others by what they say ,
but righteous people will be saved by their own good sense/being wise.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 17:2:
- Kupsabiny: “‘Tell Aaron, his sins and all the people of Israel that what I, God, is saying is this:” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Tell Aaron, his sons and all the Israelites that the LORD has given these commands– ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “to-say this to Aaron and to his male children and to all the Israelinhon:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the other Israeli people, and say this to them: ‘This is what Yahweh has commanded:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 16:7:
- Kupsabiny: “There was in those days a prophet of God who was called Hanani. That man went to king Asa and said to (him), ‘Because you relied on the soldiers of Syria and refused God, the soldiers of Syria have escaped from your hands/power.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “At that time Hanani the prophet went to Asa king of Judah and spoke like this, "You have put your trust in the King of Aram. But you have not put your trust in the LORD our God. Since that’s the case, the King of Aram’s army has been delivered from your hand.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “At that time, Prophet Hanani came to King Asa of Juda and said to him, ‘Because you (sing.) put-(your)-trust/relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your (sing.) God, you (plur.) missed your (plur.)-chance to destroy the soldiers of the king of Aram.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “At that time the prophet Hanani went to King Asa and said to him, ‘Because you relied on the king of Syria and not on Yahweh our God, you missed your opportunity to destroy the army of the king of Syria.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 6:5:
- Kupsabiny: “So, I have cut you with the words of my prophets.
I have speared you with the words I said.
I will punish you quickly like the sun rises.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So I cut you to pieces through the prophets.
I killed you with the words of my mouth.
My judgment has hit you like lightning.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “That is why I (am) warning you (plur.) through my prophets that you (plur.) will-die. I will- surely -reveal my judgment as fast as lightning.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore I have sent my prophet(s) to tell the way I will judge and punish you. What I want you to do is clear.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “I warned you by the messages that I gave to the prophets,
but you did not pay attention to my messages.
Therefore I will completely destroy you;
the punishment that I give you will strike you like lightning.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 2:26:
- Kupsabiny: “At that, Solomon said to Abiathar, ‘Go back to your field/garden in Anathoth. You ought to die, but I am not killing you because you used to be carrying the Box of Covenant of God when my father was ruling. And also, you have also experienced all the challenges my father went through.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The King said to Abiahar the priest, "You go home to the village of Anathoth. You are one who ought to be killed, but I will not kill you now. For you have carried the Ark of the LORD before my father David, and you also took a share in all his sorrow and adversity."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then King Solomon said to Abiatar the priest, ‘You go-home to your farm in Anatot. You would-have-been deserve to be-killed too, but I will- not -kill you now for you were-entrusted of the Box of the Lord GOD when you were still with my father David, and you had-shared his hardships.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, ‘Go to Anathoth town, to your land there. You deserve to be killed, but I will not execute you now, because you were the one who supervised the men who carried Yahweh’s Sacred Chest for David my father, and you endured all the troubles that my father endured.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 21:9:
- Kupsabiny: “The person who remains in the city, famine, bad sicknesses will kill (him) or he will be speared/killed. But the one who goes out of the city and gives himself over to the Babylonians who have surrounded the city will stay alive.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Whoever will-stay in this city will-die from battle, of famine or of disease. But the one-who-will-surrender to those come-from-Babilonia who are-besieging you (plur.) will-live. Yes, (the one who) would-surrender saves his/her life.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Everyone who remains in Jerusalem will die. They will be killed in battles or die from being hungry or from diseases. But those who surrender to the army of Babylon that is surrounding your city will remain alive. They will escape dying.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 7:14:
- Kupsabiny: “You will be called tomorrow morning to come according to clans. Then I will point out the clan from which the sin has come. After that, I shall point out within that clan the house from which the sin has come. After that, I shall point out the man from that house from which the sin has come.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “’So in the morning you are to come forward according to your tribes and the LORD will show which tribe. That tribe must come forward clan by clan. The LORD will show which clan. That family line must come forward household by household. The LORD will show which household. That household must come forward man by man. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So tomorrow morning, [you (plur.)] come-near to me according-to your (plur.) tribes. The tribe which I will-point-out which has-sinned is-to-come-near according to their clan/descendants. The clan/descendants whom I point-out who has-sinned are-to-come-near according to their families. And the family which I point-out who has-sinned are-to-come-near each one.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Tomorrow morning you must present yourselves before Yahweh, tribe by tribe. Then Yahweh will indicate to which tribe the man who took those things belongs. Then Yahweh will indicate to which clan from that tribe the guilty man belongs. Then Yahweh will indicate to which family he belongs. And then he will indicate which person in that family took those things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
