Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 29:2:
- Kupsabiny: “At that time Moses called all the people of Israel to come to one place and said to them, ‘You (plur.) have heard the words/things that God did to the king of Egypt, all his people, and also/even all his country.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses called all Israel together and said,
You have seen all the work that the LORD has done in Egypt before you to Pharaoh, to all his officials and to all his land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises summoned all the Israelinhon and told-(them), ‘You (plur.) yourselves have-seen all that the LORD has-done to the king of Egipto and to all his officials and to his entire nation.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I summoned all the Israeli people and said to them, ‘You saw for yourselves what Yahweh did to the king of Egypt and to his officials and to his entire country.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 1:21:
- Kupsabiny: “(He/it) proclaims from where the people advises/counsels and shouts/calls in the roads/streets where (people) go out from (and come into) the city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Staying on the main road,
she has been instructing the people
who have gathered at the city gate.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Wisdom is like a man who is-preaching loudly in the streets, plazas, markets, and in the entrance/gates of the cities. He says,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and in the selling-places near the entrance of the city. She says giving-a-speech to the people:” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 9:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the bullock for/of the sacrifices which sweep away sin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Aaron came before the altar and killed the bull calf as a The Purification Offering for himself.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Aaron came-near to the altar and he slaughtered the young-bull cow as an offering for becoming-clean for his own self/himself.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Aaron came close to the altar and slaughtered the calf to be an offering for his sins.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 3:11:
- Kupsabiny: “He placed those cherubs standing together looking towards the Outer room. The wings of those cherubs had a length of thirty feet when they both met together, and one wing of each of those cherubs had a length of seven and a half feet. One of the wings of each of those cherubs touched the wall and the other wing touched the wing of the other cherub.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The cherubim’s wings from tip to tip were nine meters long. The wing of one of the cherubim was 2.2 meters long and it touched the wall of the temple. Its other wing was 2.2 meters long and it touched the other cherubim’s wing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Each kerubin/cherubim has two wings, and each wing has a length of seven and a half feet. So the entire length of the spreading wings of the two cherubim is 30 feet. Their other wing(s) are-touching-each-other and their other wing(s) are-touching the wall(s).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Each statue had two long wings. One wing of each statue touched one of the walls of the Temple. The other wing of each statue touched a wing of the other statue. It was 7-1/2 feet from the outer tip of one wing to the outer tip of the other wing. The inner wings of the two statues touched each other.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 5:22:
- Kupsabiny: “Though you his grandson knew those words/things, you did not accept/agree to humble yourself.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O Belshazzar, you are the king’s replacement. Even though you know all these things, your heart has not become humble.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘And you (sing.), King Belshazzar his son, even though you (sing.) knew all this, you (sing.) still did- not -humble yourself,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You also knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 19:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, the people began to discuss all over Israel saying, ‘After all it was David who rescued us when the enemies raided us and he was the one who rescued us from the Philistines, so he has now fled, he went to another country as Absalom disturbed him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then all Israel, in each of their tribes, argue like this, "The king rescued us from our enemies and delivered us from the power of the Philistines, and now because of Absalom the king went running away from the land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The people of the entire Israel argued-with-each-other. They said, ‘King David delivered us (incl.) from the hands of our (incl.) enemies who were Filistinhon, but he fled from our (incl.) nation because of Absalom.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then all the people throughout the tribes of Israel started to quarrel among themselves. They said to each other, ‘King David rescued us from the people of Philistia and from our other enemies. But now he has fled from Absalom and left Israel!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 8:20:
- Kupsabiny: “Then I said,
‘The people are saying, ‘The harvest is finished,
and the days of the dry season are over
and we are not saved!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The people complained, ‘Harvest-season and hot-season are over now, but we (incl.) are still not saved.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 30:5:
- Kupsabiny: “Your God will again bring you to come to this land of your grandfathers (and) you can take it for yourselves. And again, he will make you become many surpassing even your grandfathers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He will bring you into the land of your ancestors. And you will possess that land. He will do you good, and He will make you more numerous than your ancestors were.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and cause-to-return to the land which was-owned/possessed by your (plur.) ancestors, and you (plur.) will-own/possess it again. He will-cause- you (plur.) -to-prosper and cause-to-become- more -many than your (plur.) ancestors.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He will enable you to possess again the land where your ancestors lived. And he will cause you to be more prosperous and more numerous than you are now.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
