Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 6:25:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But in that night, God said to Gideon, ‘Take the second bull which has seven years which your father swears by (his second best). After that, tear down where your father makes sacrifices to Baal. Also fell/cut down the pillar of the idol of Ashera which is near there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “That very night the LORD said to him — "You take your father’s fattened bull which is seven years old. Tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and by chopping, fell the pillar of the Asherah goddess which is near it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “That night also the LORD said to Gideon, ‘Take the second best bull cow of your (sing.) father, that is seven years old already. Then destroy the altar of Baal which your (sing.) father had-built-up/erected and destroy also the post/[lit. thing-like-pillar] that symbolizes the goddess Ashera which is beside the altar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “That night Yahweh said to Gideon, ‘Take the second-best/oldest bull from your father’s herd, the bull that is seven years old. Kill it. Then tear down the altar that your father built to worship the god Baal. Also cut down the pole for worshipping the goddess Astarte that is there beside it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 5:20:
- Kupsabiny: “And since God has made that person to be happy, he should worry about the things that concern his short life in this world.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “During his lifetime, he experiences much good work for God has put joy in his heart.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And because God always causes- man -to-become-busy (with-regard)-to enjoyment, man does not worry/pay-attention to-the shortness of his life.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Those people do not worry much about everything that has happened during the time that they have been alive, because God enables them to be happy doing everything that they do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 8:18:
- Kupsabiny: “But I have set aside the clan of Levi to become mine to replace all the firstborns of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way I have taken the Levites in place of all the first-born Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And I have-taken the descendants of Levi in-exchange of all the first-born males of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But now I have chosen the descendants of Levi to take the places of the firstborn males of other Israelis.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 8:35:
- Kupsabiny: “And thereafter, those people who returned from slavery removed/took sacrifices and burned (them) to the God of Israel. They remove/offered twelve bulls standing for the whole Israel, ninety-six (96) rams and seventy-seven (77) lambs and twelve goats for sacrifices to wash away sin. Those were the whole-burnt offerings to God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After that all the captives who had been sent back offer burnt offerings for the God of Israel, 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 male sheeps and 77 lambs as well as 12 goats as purification offering. All these were sacrificed as a burnt offering for the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then all who returned from captivity offered burnt offerings to God of Israel: 12 bulls for the entire Israel, 96 old male sheep, and 77 young male sheep. They also offered 12 male goats as an offering of becoming-clean. All of-these were burnt offerings for the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “We who had returned from Babylonia offered to God sacrifices on the altar. We offered twelve bulls for all us Israeli people. We also offered 96 rams and 27 lambs. We also sacrificed twelve goats to atone for the sins that all the people had committed. These were all completely burned on the altar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 1:14:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, the angel said to me, ‘Say this word/message: The God of authority is saying, ‘I have great love for Jerusalem and Zion.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the angel who had been talking with me said, "Announce this with a loud voice to everyone: this is what LORD Almighty says. ‘ I love Jerusalem and Zion with a passion.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This angel told me that I-will tell/proclaim this which the LORD Almighty had-said: ‘I have-a-deep-concern for Jerusalem which is- also -called Zion,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then the angel who had been talking with me said to me, ‘Proclaim this to the people of Jerusalem: The Commander of the armies of angels says that he is very concerned about the people who live on Zion Hill and in the other parts of Jerusalem.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 22:36:
- Kupsabiny: “When it was close to sunset, the commanders of the soldiers of Israel called out, ‘Let each person go to his home.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When the sun set, this order reached the Israelite soldiers, "Every man is to go back to his own city or village."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “As the sun was- now -setting-down, there was someone who shouted among the soldiers of Israel, ‘Everyone go home to his place!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Just as the sun was going down, someone among the Israeli troops shouted, ‘The battle is ended! Everyone should return home!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 50:5:
- Kupsabiny: “They will ask about the road that goes to Zion,
and then go towards that place.
They will come and make a covenant with me
that goes on forever,
which will never be forgotten!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They will-ask for/of a way towards Jerusalem and they will-go there. And they will-make a covenant with me without end, and they will- never -forget it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 7:17:
- Kupsabiny: “He told those soldiers, ‘Keep an eye on me. When I reach to the edge of the camp of those people, do what I will be doing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then he said to them — "Watch me, come following me. Then when we get near the camp, just like I do, you also do like that.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then he said to them, ‘When we (excl.) are indeed now in the boundary of the camp of the enemy, [you (plur.)] watch me and [you (plur.)] follow what I am-going-to-do.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then he said to them, ‘Watch me. When we come close to the enemy camp, spread out to surround the camp. Then do exactly what I do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
