Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 1:15:
- Kupsabiny: “God turned his back on
all my warriors whom I had put my hopes on.
Enemies raided and came to smash my soldiers.
God smashed them
like grapes are squashed,
where they are being pressed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘The Lord has treated with contempt
all strongest warriors who defended me.
He has sent soldiers to destroy
my young men.
The Lord trampled me, the virgin daughter of Judah,
in his winepress like grapes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The Lord rejected all my soldiers. He gathered soldiers to destroy my young men. The residents of Juda (are) as-if-like just grapes which were-trampled by the Lord.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh looked at our mighty soldiers
and laughed at them.
He has summoned a great army
to come and crush our young soldiers.
It is as though Yahweh has trampled on us people of Judah
like people trample on grapes in a pit to make wine.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 5:13:
- Kupsabiny: “You shall be working six days,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “For six days do all your work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) work within six days,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “There are six days each week for you to do all your work,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 37:10:
- Kupsabiny: “When God breathes the hoar frost falls
and many waters freeze up.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “God’s breath turns water into ice,
and even freezes the level surface of water solid. [lit.: turns the level surface of water into a lump]” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “By God’s breath ice forms, and the broad/wide waters became ice.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “In the winter/cold season, the cold north wind is like God’s breath that causes water to freeze;
he causes the lakes/streams to become ice.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 29:10:
- Kupsabiny: “Bring (sing.) that young bull in front of my Tent and let Aaron and his sons place their hands on the head of that young bull.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘And then bring that bull before the Tent of Meeting, then Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on bull’s head.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Bring the young-bull cow to the front of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent, and have- Aaron and his children/(sons) -put their hands on the head of the cow.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘And when it’s done, then bring the offering bulmakao to come near to the opening of my shelter. And then Aron and his male children will put their hands onto its head.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Afterwards, you shall take young bull door of Dwelling-Tent-of-God. you shall say Aaron with his children that they must put it hand on head.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘hen bring the young bull to the entrance of the Sacred Tent. Tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on the head of the young bull.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 9:38:
- Kupsabiny: “and Mikloth who was the father of Shimeah. These people also lived in Jerusalem close to their relatives.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “(the father of Shemeam.) They lived near their blood-relatives in Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 27:1:
- Kupsabiny: “David stayed, and one day, he thought alone/just in his head that, ‘Saul might kill me one day, so, it is better for me to flee to the country of the Philistines. After I have done like that, he will become tired of looking for me in Israel, and I will escape from his hands/jurisdiction.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “David thought like this, "One day Saul will kill me yet. So it would be good for me to escape to the region of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up seaching for me in all places in Israel, [and] in this way I will be delivered from his hand."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “David said to himself/[lit. his own self], ‘The time will-come that Saul will- surely -kill me. (It is) better that I escape to the land of the Filistinhon so-that Saul will- now -stop looking/searching for me in Israel, and I (will-be) safe from him.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But David thought, ‘Some day Saul will capture me if I stay around here. So the best thing that I can do is to escape and go to the Philistia area. If I do that, Saul will stop searching for me here in Israel, and I will be safe.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 3:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Truly, God became angry with me
so he always/repeatedly made me fall down.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Absolutely! He has turned his hand against me many times and all day long.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He punished me day-and-night without ceasing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He has punished me many times,
all day, every day.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 6:12:
- Kupsabiny: “be careful that you do not forget God who brought you out from Egypt where you were slaves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “be very careful, that you do not forget the LORD who brought you out from Egypt, the land of slavery.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “be- very -careful not to forget the LORD who brought you (plur.) out of Egipto where you (plur.) were-been-enslaved.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “be sure that you do not forget Yahweh who rescued you from being slaves in Egypt and gave all these things to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
