Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 64:5:
- Kupsabiny: “You help those who rejoice in doing truth/justice
and those who think of/remember you and follow your words.
You were angry with us because we disobeyed,
and we continued in sin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Those who find joy in doing what is right, who remember your ways,
you come to help them.
But You were angry because we continued to sin against him
How will it ever be possible for us to be saved?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) accept the one-who-is-glad to do right and follows your (sing.) ways. But you (sing.) are angry with us (excl.) for we (excl.) continue to disobey your (sing.) ways. Therefore how can- we (excl.) -be-saved?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 20:3:
- Kupsabiny: “‘Listen, people of Israel. You are now going to fight with your enemies. Do not lose hope, and do not become cowards having feared or become weak on account of the enemies.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Oh Israelites, listen! You are about to go to war. Since it is like that, do not let your hearts be discouraged, do not be afraid, do not tremble, do not suffer panic before them. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) listen, O people of Israel. You (plur.) do- not -be-afraid in your (plur.) fighting today. You (plur.) be-strong and you (plur.) do- not -panic.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He must say to them, ‘You Israeli men, listen to me! Today you are going to fight against your enemies. Do not be timid or afraid or tremble or panic ,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 34:26:
- Kupsabiny: “God punishes sinners
with all people watching,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He punishes them
for their crimes so that all can see.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He punishes them before/[lit. in front of] the people because of their wickedness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:3:
- Kupsabiny: “After that, someone place the Covenant Box inside and conceal the Inner Room with (the) curtain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Keeping the ark of Testimony on it hang the curtain before of it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Put inside of it the Box of-the Covenant/Agreement, and shield/cover-over it with-a curtain/hang the curtain to-enclose it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And put the law box into my shelter, and when it’s done then hang the big cloth which splits my shelter’s interior so that it becomes two, and then put the law box so that it remains behind it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Afterwards, sacred box which have stone be flat of word of my covenant on it, you (sing., imp.) put it within it, protect it with cloth of door.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Put inside it the sacred chest that contains the stone slabs on which are engraved the Ten Commandments, and hang the curtain in front of it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 23:6:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, David divided the Levites into three groups going by the houses and those were of the house of Gershon, Kohath and Merari.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “David divided them [the Levites] into sections, division by division in accord with the names of Levi’s sons: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “David divided the Levites into three groups, according to the families of the children of Levi who were Gershon, Kohat, and Merari.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “David divided the descendants of Levi into three family groups; each group consisted of men who were descendants of one of the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 45:15:
- Kupsabiny: “One sheep out of two hundred that are in Israel are to be given out. These are the things that are to be given out for the sacrifices of food that are given as gifts, the things that are burned completely and the fellowship offering. This is done like that so that people can be forgiven for their sins. The one who has spoken is I the God of power.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and one sheep for each 200 from your animals. These are gift offerings, burnt offerings, and offerings for a good relationship, so-that you will-be-redeemed from your sins. I, the LORD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Also, I, Yahweh, declare that you must take one sheep from each 200 sheep in your flocks in the pastures of Israel. Those things that you take to the king will be used with the offerings of things made from grain and for the offerings that will be completely burned and the offerings to maintain fellowship with me, offerings in order for me to forgive you for the sins that you have committed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 11:10:
- Kupsabiny: “When David realized that Uriah had not gone home, he asked Uriah, ‘Why did you not go home and yet you came from a journey?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As soon as David heard that Uriah had not gone back to his own home he asked him, "What! You have come from a great distance, haven’t you? Why have you not gone to your own home?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When David was-told that Uria did- not -go-home, he caused- him -to-be-called and asked, ‘Why you did- not -go-home? You had-been-away for-so-long at your-(home).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When someone told David that Uriah did not go to his house that night, David summoned him again and said to him, ‘Why didn’t you go home to be with your wife last night, after having been away for a long time?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 65:25:
- Kupsabiny: “Jackals/wild dogs and lambs shall graze in one place,
a lion shall eat grass like the cow
and the snakes shall eat dust.
Nothing shall wound or destroy anything
on my mountain of Zion that is holy.
I am God who has spoken.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The wolf and the little lamb will eat, being together in one place,
and as for the lion, it will eat straw like an ox.
But as for the snake’s food, it will be dust.
In all my holy mountain they will neither do harm nor destruction.
The LORD has spoken."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The fierce wolves will-eat together with the sheep. The lions will-graze straw like the cows. And the snakes will- no-longer -bite. No one will-harm or destroy my holy mountain. I, the LORD, (am) the-(one) saying this.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
