Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 1:1:
- Kupsabiny: “This is the word/message that God gave to Hosea son of Beeri. The people who ruled the land of Judah in those days were: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. Jeroboam son of Joash was at that time ruling the country of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “During the reign of the kings of Judah — Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah and during the reign of the king of Israel, Jeroboam son of Jehoash, the word of the LORD came to Hosea, son of Beeri.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is the message which was-revealed by the LORD to Hoseas the child of Beeri during the time that Uzia reigned in Juda, then Jotam, Ahaz, and Hezekia, and during the time that Jeroboam the child of Joash reigned in Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There-is that which God caused-to-be-told-by Hosea the child of Beeri in the time of Uzzias, Jotam, Ahaz and Hezekias who were kings in Juda. At that time, Jeroboam also who was child of Joas was king in Israel.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “I am Hosea, the son of Beeri. Yahweh gave me these messages at various times during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah, and Jeroboam the son of Jehoash was the King of Israel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 1:2:
- Kupsabiny: “So his helpers said to him, ‘Lord/Sir, let a young girl be sought after who can stay with you and take care of you. That young girl will be sleeping close to you to make you warm.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So his courtiers said to him, "O Great King! Should we not look for a young woman to live with you and take care of you? She could sleep with you and keep you warm."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So his servants said to him, ‘Beloved King, allow us (excl.) to look for a young lady who will-take-care of you. She will-lie-down-beside you so-that you will- not -feel-cold.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So they said to him, ‘Your Majesty, allow us to search for a young virgin who can stay with you and take care of you. She can sleep close to you and enable you to become warm.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 17:15:
- Kupsabiny: “These people are asking me,
‘Where is that which God said he would send against (us)?
Let that event now take place.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The people say to me, ‘Where is now that the LORD is-saying? Why is it not happening yet?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “People often ridicule me and say,
‘You tell us messages that you say came from Yahweh,
but why have the things that you predicted not happened?/those predictions have not come true!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 4:3:
- Kupsabiny: “‘Tell those twelve men who have been chosen from the twelve clans of Israel to each one pick a stone from the middle of the river Jordan where the priests are standing. Then, let (them) bring (them) and arrange (them) where your are going to sleep tonight in tents.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then order them to take twelve stones from the place where the priests were standing in the middle of the Jordan river and bring [them here]. Tell them to carry those stones with you and bring them along to the place where [you] will take shelter tonight."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and command them that each/every one of them to-take one stone from the middle of the river, there in-the-same-place where- the priests -are-standing. Then they are-to-bring this to the place where you (plur.) are going-to-stay tonight.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Tell them to carry the stones with you and put them down at the place where you will stay tonight.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 9:14:
- Kupsabiny: “(She/he/it) sits at the door of his/her house, and goes to sit on a high place in the city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Sitting at the door of her house,
or sitting at a high place of the city,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “She sits at the door of her house or at the high places of the city,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “She sits in the doorway of her house or at the highest part of the city” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 15:24:
- Kupsabiny: “If a man lies with (a) woman/wife during the days of (the) month (period), that person remains unclean for seven days, and also the place where he sleeps is unclean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “’Also, if any man sleeps with her, that man will be unclean for seven days. And the bed where he sleeps will also be unclean. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If a man lies-down-beside/(has-sexual-relations-with) a woman during her monthly-period, the man is-to-be-considered dirty/unclean for seven days, and any (bed)/[lit. whatever] on which he lies will-be dirty/unclean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘If a man has sex with a woman during that time and some of the menstrual blood touches him, no one should touch him for seven days, and no one should touch the bed that he lies on.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 13:18:
- Kupsabiny: “So, the people of Judah defeated those of Israel because they trusted in the God of their forefathers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way the people of Judah defeated the Israelites. For they trusted in the LORD, the God of their ancestors.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So those of/from-Juda defeated those of/from-Israel, because they trusted the LORD, the God of their ancestors.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So the soldiers of Israel were defeated, and the soldiers of Judah won the battle because they trusted in Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 2:22:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, the soil shall produce wheat, vines and olive in Jezreel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The earth will give an answer to the grain,
new wine and oil,
and they will give an answer to Jezreel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “the grains, grapes and olives for you (plur.) who are-called Jezreel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
