Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 5:14:
- Kupsabiny: “All these came from the stomach of Abihail. And the one who produced Abihail was Huri who was son of Jaroah, whose father was Gilead who was son of Michael, who was son of Jeshishai, who was son of Jahdo, who was son of Buz.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “These were the descendants of Abihail. Abihail was the son of Huri. Huri was the son of Jaroah. Jaroah was the son of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Jeshishai. Jeshishai was the son of Jahdo. Jahdo was the son of Buz.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They were the descendants of Abihail the child of Huri. This Huri was the child of Jaroa and grandchild of Gilead, and great-grandchild of Micael. This Micael was the child of Jeshishai and grandchild of Jado, and great-grandchild of Buz.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 25:15:
- Kupsabiny: “The God of power is saying, ‘The Philistines have acted towards the people of Judah in a very bad/painful way on account of their old enmity.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The Lord GOD said, ‘Filistia planned to destroy Juda as revenge and because of their already long-standing contempt-with-each-other.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “This is also what Yahweh the Lord says: ‘The Philistia people-group wanted very much to get revenge on the people of Judah. They very maliciously wanted to destroy Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 19:16:
- Kupsabiny: “When those people entered into David’s bedroom, they found that idol placed in the bed and the hair was seen on the upper side of the bed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They came again and found an idol in bed, and goat’s hair on the pillow.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But when they entered/went-inside the house of David, they found-out/discovered that the one lying-down (was) in-fact/[surprise particle] a little-god/idol with the hair of a goat on the head.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But when those men entered David’s house, they saw that there was only an idol in the bed, with goat’s hair on its head.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 37:23:
- Kupsabiny: “Who is it that you have insulted and spoken badly about?
Who did you shout at and sneer at?
You did it to the Righteous one of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Who have you been insulting and abusing?
and against whom did you speak out and act pretentiously?
It was against the holy God of Israel, wasn’t it!” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Whom have- you (sing.) -insulted and blasphemed? Whom have- you (sing.) -raised-up your (sing.) voice and boasted-upon? It is not I, the Holy God of Israel?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Whom do you think you have been despising and ridiculing?
Whom do you think you were shouting at?
Whom do you think you were looking at very proudly/arrogantly?
It was I, the Holy One whom the Israelis worship!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 1:23:
- Kupsabiny: “Even/Also I saw that this word/matter was good but/and I chose twelve people. I let them come one from each of all those clans.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “This idea [lit.: matter] pleased me. Then I chose twelve men, one from each tribe.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘I thought that plan (was) good; so I chose twelve men, one from each tribe.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I thought that it would be good to do that, so I chose twelve men, one man from each tribe.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 14:13:
- Kupsabiny: “I wish you would throw me to the underworld,
for me to stay there until your anger has subsided,
and then prepare an opportunity for you to save me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you would hide me in the grave
and if you would hide me until your anger subsides,
then, having decided on a time for me,
how nice it would be if [you] would remember me. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘O LORD, wish that you (sing.) would just hide me in the place of the dead-ones till your (sing.) anger has-passed, and you (sing.) would-set-up a time to remember me there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “’Yahweh, I wish that you would put me safely in the place of the dead and forget about me
until you are no longer angry with me.
I wish that you would decide how much time I would spend there,
and then remember that I am there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 24:18:
- Kupsabiny: “After that, Moses moved up until he entered into that cloud. He stayed in that mountain for forty days.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Moises entered the cloud as he climbed-up the mountain. He stayed there on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights. For the Israelinhon there at the bottom, the powerful presence of the LORD on top of the mountain looked-like a burning fire.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that Moses climbed and ascended to the top of the mountain, and he entered the interior of the cloud. And then Moses stayed living there on the mountain for a duration of forty days and nights.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Moses go enter inside of cloud, go climb top of mountain. And he stay there during daytime and night with day which be 40.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I went into the cloud on top of the mountain. He/I was there for 40 days and nights.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 6:20:
- Kupsabiny: “The house/family of Gershon who established the house/family of Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Gershon’s descendants were: Libni was Gershon’s son, Jahath was Libni’s son. Zimmah was Jahath’s son.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “From the descendants of Gershon: Libni, Jahat, Zima,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Gershon’s oldest son was Libni.
Libni’s son was Jehath.
Jehath’s son was Zimmah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
