Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 4:19:
- Kupsabiny: “This is painful!
I cannot endure it any more.
My stomach has broken seriously (I am shocked)
and my heart is jumping amazingly fast in me
and I am unable to keep silent.
I am hearing horns
and the noise of war.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘My anguish/pain is extreme. I can- not -bear it! My groaning is too much. My chest is-pounding and I can- not -be-still. For I heard the sound of the trumpet and the shout of the enemy.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I am extremely anguished/sad;
the pain in my inner being is very severe.
My heart beats wildly.
But I cannot remain silent
because I have heard our enemies blowing their trumpets
to announce that the battle against Judah will start immediately.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 27:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses continued together with the elders of Israel to tell the people, ‘Follow (plur.) all these laws that I am telling you today.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses and the elders of Israel spoke like this to the people — "Obey all the commands that I have given you today.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now Moises and the ones-who-rule of Israel commanded the people: ‘You (plur.) obey all these commands that I give to you (plur.) today.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I, along with the other Israeli leaders, said this to the people: ‘Obey all the commandments that I am giving to you today.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 40:1:
- Kupsabiny: “God continued to say to Job,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Once more the LORD spoke to Job,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD still said to Job,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 6:17:
- Kupsabiny: “I am giving that food to the priests to be one of their portions from the sacrifices which are presented to God through fire. That sacrifice must be honored like the sacrifices which are used to sweep away sins and which appease sins are honored.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You must not prepare this by mixing this with leaven. I have given this to them as a part of the special gift offered to me. And this is most holy, like the Purification Sacrifice and the Guilt Offering.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The remaining flour is-to-be-cooked and is-to-be-eaten by Aaron and by his descendants. But they are-to-cook this which has-none of that-which-causes-to-expand, and they are-to-eat (it) there in the yard of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent, which (is) a holy place. The LORD gave this to them as their part/portion/share of the offerings which (were) by-means-of fire. The gift offering (is) very holy just-like the offering for becoming-clean and the offering which (is) a payment for sin.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “It must not have yeast mixed with it. Like the offerings for sin and the offerings to cause people to no longer be guilty of sin, that offering is very holy.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 28:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, David stood up and said, ‘People of my house (my fellow people), listen to these words. I had wanted to build for the Box of the Covenant of God a house where our God could stay. I had prepared everything for the building of that house,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then King David stood up and said, "Hear me, my brothers and [my] people [lit.: subjects]. I wanted to build a temple for the LORD our God and for the Ark of the Covenant. And I also made preparations to build it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When they were-gathering, David stood and said, ‘You (plur.) listen to me, brothers-and-sisters and my people. I really wanted to build a temple as a place for the Box of the Agreement of the LORD our (incl.) God, so-that his feet have-a-place-set-on. And I have- already -planned to build it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “David stood up and said, ‘My fellow Israelis, listen to me. I wanted to build a temple to be a place where we would put the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, where it would stay permanently. And I made plans to build it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:43:
- Kupsabiny: “Just as iron is mixed with clay, the people too shall mix through marriage like iron and clay.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So they will also be a mixed nation like the mixed iron and clay that you saw. And just as it is not possible to mix iron and clay, it will also not be possible to mix them together.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The mixture/combination of iron and clay also means that the leaders/[lit. heads] of these kingdoms will-unite through intermarriages. But their unity will not be for a long-time, just-like the iron and clay can not possibly be-mixed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The mixture of iron and clay in the statue shows also that the rulers of those kingdoms that separate from each other will try to form alliances with each other as a result of members of the royal families of those kingdoms marrying each other. But that will not succeed, just as iron and clay do not stick together.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 15:36:
- Kupsabiny: “They are with their sons, Ahimaaz the son of Zadok and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. You (plur.) can send those boys to bring me any word you (plur.) get.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “With them are also Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar. Whatever you hear, send them to tell it to me."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then have- their children Ahimaaz and Jonatan -come here to me to tell what you have-heard.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Keep in mind that Zadok’s son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan are also there. You can tell them whatever you find out, and send them to report it to me.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 5:20:
- Kupsabiny: “God said,
‘Announce you (plur.) to the house of Jacob,
tell (plur.) those people of Judah that,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Announce this to the people of Israel and of Juda:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said to me, ‘Proclaim this to the people of Israel and Judah:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
