Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 33:20:
- Kupsabiny: “They left Rimmon-perez and went to set up their tents at Libnah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “From Rimmon-perez they went and camped at Libnah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “These are still the places where they camped when they traveled from the desert of Sinai towards Kadesh, in the desert of Zin: Kibrot Hataava, Hazerot, Ritma, Rimon Perez, Libna, Risa, Kehelata, Mount Shefer, Harada, Makhelot, Tahat, Tera, Mitca, Hasmona, Moserot, Bene Jaakan, Hor Hagidgad, Jotbata, Abrona, Ezion Geber, and till they reached Kadesh in the desert of Zin.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then they/we left Rimmon-Perez and went to Libnah and set up their/our tents there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 27:12:
- Kupsabiny: “You probably know that!
But why then are you speaking stupid words?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You have seen all this,
Why have you said such meaningless talk?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But all of you (plur.) have-seen this. So, why do you (plur.) speak to me worthless (things)?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But you three have seen for yourselves what God has done;
so why are you saying such nonsense?/you should not be saying such nonsense.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Then (he) said to (the) people that, ‘Prepare yourselves as you wait for third day. Every man should abstain from (a) woman/wife.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then he said to the people, ‘Prepare yourselves for the third day; do not have sexual intercourse with your wives.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises said to them, ‘[You (plur.)] prepare yourselves for the third day; for-the-meantime [you (plur.)] do- not -lie-down-beside/(-have-sexual-intercouse-with) your (plur.) wife.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then he said to them, ‘You (pl.) must prepare (lit. make good) yourselves for the third day. And don’t be sleeping with women.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And he said to people «you prepare for day third. you must not with women your lay.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then Moses/I said to the people, ‘Be ready on the day after tomorrow. And you men must not have sex with your wives until after then.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 3:6:
- Kupsabiny: “And nine other children of David were Ibhar, Elishua, Elipelet,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He also had nine other sons. These were Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He still had nine children who were Ibhar, Elishua, Elifelet,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Nine other sons of David were also born there. They were Ibhar, Elishua (OR, Elishama), Eliphelet,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 17:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Jesse had at that time advanced in age. David was the youngest among the eight sons of Jesse.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Now David was a son of [a man of] Ephrath called Jesse. He lived in Bethlehem of Judah. Jesse had eight sons. By Saul’s time he had already become a weak old man.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, Jesse had a child/(son) David. Jesse (was) an Efratite who lived in Betlehem which was-part of Juda. He (was) old already at that time when Saul (was) king of Israel. He had eight male children/(sons).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the clan of Ephrath. He lived in Bethlehem, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul was king, Jesse had already become a very old man.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 52:11:
- Kupsabiny: “Get up from that country of Babylon
and do not touch anything unclean.
You all cleanse yourselves
you who carry the things of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Go! Go from here and leave from captivity,
Don’t touch unclean things!
O [you] who bring the vessels of the LORD,
come out from there and make yourselves clean!” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) who bring the things-for-use of the temple of the LORD, you (plur.) now leave Babilonia! You (plur.) go-out (from) there. You (plur.) do- not -touch to the ones-who-are-considered dirty. You (plur.) come-out now from Babilonia, and be-holy.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 33:52:
- Kupsabiny: “and chase away all the people who live in that country, tear down the stones and metals that those people worship and where they pray.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “drive the people of that land out of their land. Then destroy all their carved figures and molten images. Also destroy the pagan shrines [where] they do worship.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “they will-drive-out all the residents there and will-destroy all their gods which were-made from stones/rocks and metal, and all their places-of-worship on the high places.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “you must force all the people who live there to leave. Destroy all their carved statues and all their idols made of metal. Wreck all the places where they worship their idols.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 28:21:
- Kupsabiny: “Everything that has life is not seeing (it)
and also the birds.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “It cannot be seen by the eyes of anyone living in the world.
The birds that fly in the sky also do not see it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “There is none creature that can-see this even the birds.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “No living humans can see it;
and birds cannot see it while they are flying.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
