Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 12:26:
- Kupsabiny: “All time, Joab was continuing with the war until he was about to get/capture Rabbah, the big city of the Ammonites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In That same time Joab attacked Rabbah, a city of the Ammonites and conquered the king’s fortress.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “On the other side, Joab and company attacked Rabba, the capital of Ammon, and they almost captured it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Meanwhile/While all that was happening, Joab’s soldiers attacked Rabbah, the capital city of the Ammon people-group; and they captured the king’s fortress.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 1:19:
- Kupsabiny: “All those people may well disturb/twist your words but they will not defeat you because we are together so that I can save you. I God am the one who has spoken.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They will-go-against you (sing.), but they can- not -win-over you (sing.), because I (am) with you (sing.) and I will-help you (sing.). I, the LORD, (am) the-(one) saying this.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They will oppose you, but they will not be able to defeat you, because I will be with you and will protect you. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 23:5:
- Kupsabiny: “But your God refused to listen to the words of Balaam. God turned that curse to become a blessing for you (plur.), because your God loved you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Even though it was like that, the LORD your God did not heed Balaam’s words. He changed that curse into a blessing because He loved you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But the LORD your (plur.) God did- not -listen to Balaam. Instead, he turned into a blessing the curse for you (plur.), for the LORD your (plur.) God loves you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Yahweh our God did not pay attention to Balaam; instead, he caused Balaam to bless your ancestors, because Yahweh loved them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 37:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Do you know what God is doing,
so that the sky/heaven can flash and become light?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Do you know how God put the clouds under His authority
and how he causes the lightning to flash?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Do you (sing.) know how God controls the clouds and how he causes- the lightning -to-flash?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Do you know how God commands the lightning to flash down from the clouds?/We do not know how God commands the lightning to flash down from the clouds.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 3:7:
- Kupsabiny: “If it is a sheep which a person has removed/chosen to make a sacrifice to God, he must bring it to come before God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So if your sacrifice is a sacrificial lamb, it must be sacrificed before the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If the-one he will-offer in the presence of the LORD (is) a sheep,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “If you offer a lamb, you must present it to Yahweh at the entrance to the Sacred Tent. You must lay your hands on the lamb’s head and then slaughter it. ‘You must drain some of its blood in a bowl.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 25:18:
- Kupsabiny: “The eleventh fell on Azarel together with his sons and relatives. They were also twelve.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The 11th lot fell to Azarel, his sons and his elder and younger brothers, 12 people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The 11th was Azarel and his children and blood-relatives; they (were) twelve too.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Next, Azarel and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 48:18:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But the portion that remains of five kilometers going East and five kilometers going West of the city that touches upon the holy area the people of the city shall plant their food/crops there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Outside the town there is a farm which the length is five kilometers going-east and is five kilometers also going-west. It is in the boundary of the holy land. The produce of this land is for the food of the ones-who-work in the town.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Outside the city, to the east and to the west, there will be a farming area. It will extend 3 miles/4.8 km. to the east and 3 miles/4.8 km. to the west. Men who work there will produce food for the people who work in the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 13:27:
- Kupsabiny: “Absalom pleaded until David accepted Amnon to go with the rest of the sons.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But again Absalom insisted. So David said that Amnon and all the king’s sons were to go with him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Absalom really pressed (the issue), so David now just had- Amnon -go-with, and his other male children as-well.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Absalom continued to insist, so finally the king permitted Amnon and all David’s other sons to go with Absalom.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
