Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 27:9:
- Kupsabiny: “The people who prepared/arranged you had much wisdom and came from Gebal. Travelers of the ocean from all areas/sides did trade where you were/lived.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Experienced carpenters who came from Gebal were the ones who-repaired your ruins. The crew of other things-to-ride-on go to you and make-business with you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Experienced craftsmen from Byblos city on the coast did the caulking/filled the spaces between the planks in the sides of the ship.
Sailors from many countries came in their ships to buy and sell goods there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 20:24:
- Kupsabiny: “David went to hide in the grazing field. And when that celebration for the new month was about to begin, Saul came and he sat down and ate.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So David went and hid in a field. At the time of the new moon festival, the king sat down to eat the feast.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So David hid in the field. And when the day of the Feast of the Beginning of the Moon arrived, King Saul sat-down in-order to-eat.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So David went and hid in the field. When the Festival of the New Moon started, the king sat down to eat.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 38:17:
- Kupsabiny: “It pained me a lot
because he wanted life for me.
I thank (him) because he saved me.
He forgave me for all my sin/evil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Certainly it was for my development that I had to eat trouble like this.
Having loved me
you delivered me from going to the grave.
You have forgiven all my sins.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “(It is) true that what I have-suffered is for my benefit. Because of your (sing.) love, you (sing.) have-saved me from destruction and you (sing.) forgave my sins.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Truly, my suffering was good for me;
you loved me,
and as a result you have rescued me from dying
and have also forgiven all my sins.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 2:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Then God said to me, ‘Do not harass the people of Moab and do not fight them. There is no place in their country which I shall give to you. I have given the grandchildren of Lot the highland of Ar to be theirs.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the LORD said to me, "Do not trouble the Moabites, do not provoke them to fight. I will not give you any share of their land, for I have given all the area of Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “the LORD said to me, ‘[You (plur.)] do- not -harass or attack the Moabnon the descendants of Lot, for I have-given to them Ar as their land, and I will- not -give you (plur.) even a little of their land.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said to me, ‘Do not bother/harass the people of Moab, and do not start to fight against them, because I am not going to give you any of their land. Do not forget that they are descendants of Abraham’s nephew Lot, and I have given to them Ar city, their capital, and the other areas in that country.’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 15:23:
- Kupsabiny: “(They) only wait for vultures to eat them
(they) know that they are going to die soon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Like food thrown to the vultures, he is being thrown away.
Such a man knows that his destruction is surely coming.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He wanders everywhere looking for food. He knows that he is going to die soon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:32:
- Kupsabiny: “That thing should be having six branches three being on this side and three being on the other side of the stem/backbone.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “It will becomes six branches are to extend of out sides. three on one side of lampstand and three on the other side.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The thing-to-put- the lamp -on has six branches, three from each side.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “You (pl.) must make the lam stand’s trunk together with its six branches, three on one side and three on the other.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Make it [so that] it have hand six, the three on one half, the three on one half.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “There are to be six branches on the lampstand, three on each side of the shaft.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 6:52:
- Kupsabiny: “Zerahiah produced Meraioth, who produced Amariah, who came to produce Ahitub.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Meraioth was the son of Zerahiah. Amariah was the son of Meraioth. Ahitub was the son of Amariah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Merayot, Amaria, Ahitub,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth.
Meraioth’s son was Amariah.
Amariah’s son was Ahitub.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 28:5:
- Kupsabiny: “You uses the knowledge trade to get great wealth, and that wealth made you become a proud person.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “By your ability also in making-business, your wealth increased more, and because of your wealth you became-proud.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yes, it is true that by trading wisely, you have been enabled to become very rich,
and because you are rich, you have become very proud.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
