Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 32:28:
- Kupsabiny: “This is how that king of Egypt was crushed made to fall down into the world of the dead to meet with those who did not have the true religion those who had been killed in battle.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘And you, king of Egipto, will-be-destroyed also and will-lie-down-in-full-view with the ones who did not believe in God who died in battle.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You king of Egypt, you also be killed and will lie there with other godless people who have been killed by their enemies’ swords.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 25:39:
- Kupsabiny: “When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said that, ‘Glory be to God who fought for me and punished Nabal because of what he did to me. I also glorify God because he protected/prevented me from doing bad things. So, God alone/himself is the one who has paid back Nabal for the sin he did to me.’
Then David sent some of his people to come and tell Abigail that he wants to marry her.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “David heard that Nabal had died and he said, "May the LORD be praised! Because he made fun of me by slandering [me], He paid him back and saved me from doing wrong. The LORD poured out on his own head the wrong that Nabal did." Then by his own servants David sent the message to Abigail for her to marry him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When David heard that Nabal died, he said, ‘Praise-be to the LORD! He is-the-one who has-avenged/has-paid-back Nabal for his insulting me, and he has-kept- me -away from avenging/paying-(him)-back. He has-punished Nabal for the evil which was-done to me.’
Then David sent messengers to-ask/request Abigail that she be-married to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, ‘Praise Yahweh! Nabal insulted me, but Yahweh vindicated me/got revenge for me. He has prevented me from doing anything wrong. And he has punished Nabal for the wrong that he did.’
Then David sent messengers to Abigail, to ask her if she would become his wife.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 44:20:
- Kupsabiny: “That person is concentrating on/devoted to a thing that shall become mere ashes.
His evil thoughts have made him get lost.
That person cannot save himself,
or understand and ask,
‘But that thing in my hand is a useless thing
and it caused me to get lost.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “This thing in which he trusts is nothing more than ashes!
His bad thoughts have taken him along a bad way,
he is not able to deliver himself,
nor does he say, "What! Isn’t the thing that I have taken in my right hand,
an image of false gods?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “(It) seems like he had-eaten an ash. His darkened thinking mislead him, and he could- not -save himself. He can- not -accept that the little-god which is with him are not a true god.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 6:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Teach your children these words. Tell (them) to (them) when you are at home, when you are on a journey, when you are lying down (to sleep) and when you are getting up.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Teach these rules to your sons and daughters. Talk about them when you are home, when you are on the road, when you are lying down, and when you are getting up.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Always teach these to your (plur.) children. You (plur.) talk-about them when you (plur.) are in your (plur.) homes and when you (plur.) walk, when you (plur.) lie-down and when you (plur.) get-up.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Teach them to your children again and again. Talk about them all the time: When you are in your houses and when you are walking outside; talk about them when you are lying down and when you are doing things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 21:17:
- Kupsabiny: “Sinners do not die (too) early,
and they do not often suffer loss
or even find God punishing them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Yet, how often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished?
How often does their disaster come to them?
When has God punished the wicked in anger? ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Only few wicked people die. Only rarely arrives upon them hardship or pain that God sends because of his anger.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘How often does it happen that wicked people die before they are old?/Very seldom do wicked people die before they are old.
Do they ever experience disasters?/They seldom experience disasters.
Does God ever punish them because of being very angry with them?/God never punishes them because of being very angry with them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 29:37:
- Kupsabiny: “Do (sing.) like that for seven days. And from there, the altar will be completely clean/holy. And/But any person or anything that touches the altar should be clean/holy.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Making atonement till seven days for the altar it will be sacred by that. Then the altar will be the most holy. It and everything that touches it will be holy.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] do this within seven days; and then the altar will-be-holy, that the-one-who touches this should be-set-apart/be-separated from others.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “For a duration of seven days, you (sing.) must do like this to the table of offerings. [When] it’s like that, then that table of offerings will have a very great mark of ownership. And if anyone touches my table of offerings, or if anything goes up on [and] touches it, then it also will have a mark of ownership and so be mine.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you shall do it thus with day seven. When you do it finish, my altar will be sacred, and that which will touch it all, it will be sacred also.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Perform these rituals every day for seven days, to set apart/dedicate the altar and make it pure. If you do not do that, anyone or anything that touches the altar will become taboo.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 9:37:
- Kupsabiny: “Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Gedor, Ahio, Zecarias, and Miklot” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 33:28:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall make the country desolate and put an end to the pride/arrogance of those people. The hills of Israel shall become quite so that no person shall ever cross there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-make the land of Israel desolate, and I will-vanish her boasting of her ability. Even her mountains will-become desolate, and no one ever will-pass-by there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I will cause your country to become a desolate wasteland. You will no longer be proud of being a strong country. The mountains of Israel will become very desolate, with the result that no one will walk across them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
