Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:29:
- Kupsabiny: “The land/earth trembles and there is anxiety because of the words that God said would come to pass that Babylon will be a desert where no person shall ever again go to live.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Babilonia will-be-like a person who shake/tremble and writhe/groan in pain because the LORD will-do what he has-planned against it/her, that no one will-live in this place and will- now -become desolate/lonely.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When they attack Babylon, it will be as though the earth will shake and writhe in pain,
because those armies will accomplish everything that Yahweh has planned to do to Babylon;
they will destroy it completely,
with the result that no one will live there again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 9:27:
- Kupsabiny: “There was a time when those people arranged a community work feast in which grapes were picked and squeezed. Then they entered the house of their idol/god to eat and drink and insulted Abimelech.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Having finished picking grapes in the garden, having squeezed [them], they brought out the juice. After that they went to the temple of their god to celebrate a family festival. While they were eating, they cursed Abimelech.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “During the harvest-/season-of-picking of grapes, the people made wine from these grapes. And they celebrated a feast in the temple of their god. And while they were-eating there and drinking, they were-back-biting/gossiping-about/slandering Abimelec.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They went out of the city to their vineyards and picked some grapes. They pressed the grapes to make juice, and then they made wine. Then they had a feast in the temple of their god, and they ate a lot of food and drank a lot of wine. Then they cursed Abimelech.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 11:6:
- Kupsabiny: “Sow seeds in the morning and in the evening/afternoon, because you do not know if it will all sprout well or if some will be better than others.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You are to go to sow seed early in the morning,
and you are not to stop work until sundown,
for whether what is sown now,
or what is sown later — which seed will sprout —
or even whether both seeds will prosper — you do not know.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] plant all day long, for you (sing.) do- not -know if all will-grow well or the others only.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 11:35:
- Kupsabiny: “And later the people got up and went to Hazeroth where they set up their tents.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “From Kibroth-hattaavah the Israelites went to Hazeroth and took shelter there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “From there, the Israelinhon traveled/walked to Hazerot and camped there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “From there, the Israelis continued walking east until they arrived at Hazeroth town, where they stopped and stayed for a long time.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 3:11:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, followed Malkijah son of Harim together with Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab who built the tower which was called Fire pots/Ovens.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The ones-who-built the next portion of the stone-wall and the tower with wood-ovens were Malkia the child of Harim and Hashub the child of Pahat Moab.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab, repaired a section of the wall, and also repaired the Tower of the Ovens.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 8:18:
- Kupsabiny: “God of authority also said to me,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The word of LORD Almighty came to me again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD Almighty said again to Zacarias, ‘The fast of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will-become joyful occasion for the people of Juda. So/Therefore you (plur.) love truth and peace.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The Commander of the armies of angels spoke to me again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 4:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Elisha said to Gehazi, ‘Please go and call here again to come.’ Then, when she was called, she came again and stood by the door/entrance.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Elisha said, "Call her again!" Gehazi called that woman. She came and stood near his door.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Elisha said, ‘Call her again.’ So Gehazi called her, and she stood in the doorway.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Elisha told Gehazi, ‘Call her back again.’ So Gehazi went and called her. And when the woman returned, as she stood in the doorway,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:61:
- Kupsabiny: “I said to Seraiah, ‘When you (sing.) arrive in Babylon, read these words to all the people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is what Jeremias said to Seraya, ‘When you get/arrive to Babilonia, make-sure you read aloud to the people what has- been -written in this rolled-up writing/scroll.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He said to Seraiah, ‘When you arrive in Babylon, read aloud everything that I have written on this scroll.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
