Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 4:7:
- Kupsabiny: “And in the days of the rulership of Artaxerxes who was king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and some/other of their friends wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in the language of Aramaic and translated to the language of the king.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Again in the time of Artaxerxes, King of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and those who work with them wrote a letter to the king. The letter was written in the Aramaic language and script.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And even-though Artaserkses was now the king of Persia, they also wrote to him. They were Bishlam, Mitredat, Tabeel, and their other companions. They wrote it in Aramaic language and it was-translated into the language of those from-Persia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Later, when Xerxes’ son Artaxerxes became the King of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and their colleagues/companions wrote a letter to him. They wrote the letter in the Aramaic language, and it was translated into another language that the king knew.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 3:5:
- Kupsabiny: “Plague went before him so that sickness followed behind.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Before him disease is spreading fast,
epidemics are following in his footsteps” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) will-bring destruction/disaster/plague in your (sing.) arriving.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There-are two fearful/dangerous-things that go-with him:
the serious sickness that he causes-to-precede,
and the death that he causes-to-follow.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “He sent plagues in front of him,
and other plagues came behind him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 19:10:
- Kupsabiny: “He replied, ‘My God, you are the one who rule everything. I devoted myself to your work. But the people of Israel have refused your covenant. They have torn down the altar and they have killed all your prophets. I am the only one left, and I am being sought to be killed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He replied, "I have had much zeal for the great God, the LORD Almighty, the Israelites have abandoned your covenant, they have torn down your altars and have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am still remaining. They have also been trying to kill me."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He replied, ‘O LORD God Almighty, I serve you [intensifier] faithfully. But the Israelinhon rejected their covenant with you, they destroyed your altars, and killed your prophets. I am the only one left, and they are-trying to kill me also.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Elijah replied, ‘I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. So I am running away from them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 46:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Who is the one like the river Nile when it overflows/floods,
like rivers that overflow to flood the land?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘What nation is that (that) becomes-powerful, like a River of Nile that the water rises-up till the bank?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “What group is this that will be covering the land
like the water of the Nile River covers the land when it floods?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 3:24:
- Kupsabiny: “After Ehud had left, the servants of Eglon returned. When they saw that the door of the bedroom was locked, they thought, ‘Maybe the king has gone to relieve himself.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After he had left, Eglon’s servants came. Seeing that the lock on the door had been locked, they said — "The king will be in the toilet."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When he had- already -left, the servants of the king returned and they saw that the door was-locked. They thought that the king was just in the toilet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After he had gone, King Eglon’s servants came back, but they saw that the doors of the room were locked. They said, ‘The king must be defecating in the inner room.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 1:15:
- Kupsabiny: “A person does not straighten what is bent,
and one cannot count what is not there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Whatever is crooked cannot be made straight,
whatever does not exist, cannot be counted.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “What is twisted you (sing.) can- not -straighten, and what is nothing you (sing.) can- not -count.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Many things that are crooked cannot be caused to become straight;
we cannot count things that do not exist.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 7:20:
- Kupsabiny: “On the second day, Nethanel son of Zuar from the clan of Issachar gave his things which were like those the other one brought.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Also one flattened 10-shekel vessel of gold which was full of incense.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “These were-particularly the-(ones-who) brought their offerings:
On the first day, Nashon child of Aminadad, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Juda.
On the second day, Netanel child of Zuar, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Issachar.
On the third day, Eliab child of Helon, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Zebulun.
On the fourth day, Elizur child of Shedeur, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Reuben.
On the fifth day, Shelumiel child of Zurishadai, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Simeon.
On the sixth day, Eliasaph child of Deuel, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Gad.
On the seventh day, Elishama child of Amihud, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Efraim.
On the eighth day, Gamaliel child of Pedazur, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Manase.
On the ninth day, Abidan child of Gideoni, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Benjamin.
On the tenth day, Ahiezer child of Amishadai, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Dan.
On the eleventh day, Pagiel child of Ocran, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Asher.
And on the twelfth day Ahira child of Enan, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Naftali.
Each one of them brought these offerings: one silver big-plate that weigh about one and one half kilogram, and one silver bowl that weigh about 800 grams according to the weighing-scale of the priests. Each one of them they filled with a good/fine kind of flour that was-mixed with oil for the gift offering. Each one of them also brought one golden small-cup that weigh about 120 grams that was filled with incense; one young bull, one male sheep, and one young male sheep which is one year old as a burnt offering; one male goat as an offering for becoming-clean; and two oxen/cow, five male sheep, five male goats, and five young male sheep/lambs which is one year old as an offering for a good relation.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “These are the gifts that each of the leaders brought:
—a silver dish that weighed more than three pounds/1.5 kg., and a silver bowl that weighed almost two pounds/800 grams, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be offerings of grain; they both were weighed using the standard scales;
—a small gold dish that weighed four ounces/14 grams, filled with incense;
—a young bull, a full-grown ram, and a one-year-old ram, to be sacrifices to be completely burned on the altar;
—a goat to be sacrificed to enable me to forgive the people for the sins they have committed;
—and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five male goats, and five rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh.
This was the order in which the leaders brought their gifts:
on the first day, Nahshon, son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah brought his gifts;
on the next/second day, Nethanel, son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar;
on the next/third day, Eliab, son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun;
on the next/fourth day, Elizur, son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben;
on the next/fifth day, Shelumiel, son of Jurishhaddai, from the tribe of Simeon;
on the next/sixth day, Eliasaph, son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad;
on the next/seventh day, Elishama, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Ephraim;
on the next/eighth day, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Manasseh;
on the next/ninth day, Abidan, son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin;
on the next/tenth day, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan;
on the next/eleventh day, Pagiel, son of Acran, from the tribe of Asher;
on the next/twelfth day, Ahira, son of Enam, from the tribe of Naphtali.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 5:15:
- Kupsabiny: “(He) said to (him) that, ‘Take these things and place (them) in the House of God in Jerusalem, and rebuild the House of God at where it was.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then he said to him, ‘Take these utensils along and make them all together in the temple of Jerusalem. Then rebuild God’s temple in [its] former location.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king said to Sheshbazar to build again the temple of God in Jerusalem where it had-stood in-the-past, and place there these articles.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘’The king instructed him to take the cups back to Jerusalem, to the place from which they had previously been taken. He also decreed that they should rebuild the temple at the place where it had been before. So Cyrus appointed Sheshbazzar to be the governor in Judah. He also sent all those things made of gold and silver, for Sheshbazzar to put in the new temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
