Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 8:30:
- Kupsabiny: “He had his firstborn who was called Abdon. And his other sons were/are Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “His eldest son’s name was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “His male children from the oldest to the youngest were Abdon, Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 32:13:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall kill all the cattle at all the water holes until there is no cow or person who shall be muddying the water.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-kill all the animals of Egipto who graze beside the abundant water. Therefore no man or animal anymore will-murky/turbid/muddy the water.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I will destroy all the cattle in Egypt
that graze/eat grass alongside the streams.
As a result, the water in those streams will never again become muddy
because of people and cattle walking in them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 25:24:
- Kupsabiny: “she laid at David’s legs/feet and said that, ‘My lord/master, let me take the sins of my husband on me. Lord/Master, I am requesting you to listen to what I am going to tell you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “[and] falling prostrate at his feet spoke like this, "Oh my Lord, may the guilt fall on me. Allow your maid servant once to speak, listen, my Lord, to my words.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When Abigail saw David, she hurriedly got-down from her donkey and knelt-down to David as respect to him. She said, ‘Please, sir, listen to me. The blame (is) on me only.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then she prostrated herself at David’s feet and said to him, ‘Sir, I deserve to be punished for what my husband has done. Please listen to what I say to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 44:5:
- Kupsabiny: “One shall say,
‘I belong to God.’
Another shall be called by the name of Jacob
and another shall write in his hand that he belongs to God,
and put on themselves the name of Israel.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “One will say, ‘I am the LORD’s.’
Another will claim he is a descendant of Jacob,
another will write ‘The LORD’s’ on his own hand,
and again another will claim he is one of Israelite."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Some will-say, ‘I am of the LORD,’ and other will-say, ‘I am Jacob’s descendant.’ Some will-write on their hands the name of the LORD, and will-consider themselves that they are part of the people of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 5:25:
- Kupsabiny: “But we are afraid that this big fire might lick us up completely if our God continues to speak to us like that!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Yet, why should we die in this consuming fire? If we hear the voice of the LORD our God again, we will die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But we (excl.) will- not -put our (excl.) lives in danger. For if we (excl.) will-hear again the voice of the LORD our (incl.) God, surely the powerful/great fire will-swallow- us (excl.) -up.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But we are afraid that we will die if we hear Yahweh our God speak to us again; his terrible fire will destroy/kill us.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 21:2:
- Kupsabiny: “‘Please listen (plur.) to the words that I am saying,
when you have done that you will have rescued me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Please listen carefully to my words.
May this be the consolation that you give me. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘[You (plur.)] listen carefully to me so-that you (plur.) can- also -please me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Listen to what I say, all three of you;
that is the only thing that you can do that will comfort me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 29:22:
- Kupsabiny: “Remove the fat part of the meat, the tail, fat, good part of the liver, kidneys with their fat, and right thigh/hind leg of this ram.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Take ram’s fat, the fatted tail, all the fat that covers intestines-bell, the covering of the liver, both kidneys with fat on them and right thigh.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Then take the fats of the sheep, the fat tail, all the fat on the insides, the small part of the liver, the kidneys/[lit. little-stones] including the fats of-it, and the right thigh. This is the sheep offering for the ordination of the priests.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘And the sipsip which hasn’t gone up onto the fire yet, this is the sipsip for appointing my people of offerings to their work. And take that sipsip’s fat, and its tail’s fat, and its interior fat, and the good part of its liver, and its two back-muscles together with their fat, and its right thigh, and then put them into Aron’s and his male children’s hands.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And fat of second ram, with fat of its tail, with fat of its stomach, with fat of its gourd, with kidney both with its fat, with thigh of right of (because it be sheep of consecration of priest), you (sing., imp.) take it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘Also, cut off the ram’s fat and its fat tail and the fat that covers the inner organs, the best part of the liver, the two kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 9:22:
- Kupsabiny: “David chose two hundreds and twelve people to guard the gates. David chose those people according to how they were registered in their houses like Samuel had been doing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “212 people were chosen to do the work of guarding the gate. Their names were written in the lists of name genealogies of [their] villages. David and the prophet Samuel had chosen their ancestors to do such trustworthy work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The guards of the gate/entrance were 212 in all, and they were-listed according to the list of their descendants in their barrios/villages. The one-who-gave duty/responsibility to their ancestors as guards of the gate/entrance (because they are trustworthy) were David and Samuel the prophet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. King David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men were dependable/always did what they were told to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
