Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 19:23:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, the owner came out and said to those people, ‘No, please, you guys, do not do such a horrible thing. After all, you can see that this man is my visitor, so, please, do not do such a thing!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “That old house owner came outside and said — "No, my friends, don’t any such evil thing, this man is our guest. Don’t do shameful work like that.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The old-one replied, ‘Friends, this man is my visitor, so you (plur.) do not do that dirty and shameful thing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The old man went outside and said to them, ‘Friends, I will not do that. That would be a very evil thing. This man is a guest in my house. You should not do such a terrible/disgraceful/shameful thing!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 30:3:
- Kupsabiny: “So, they shall have nothing to say (be speechless)
because they trust in the powers of Pharao
and they are lost in their thinking (confused)
because they trust in that land of Egypt.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But you will fall into shame because of Pharaoh’s protection,
then taking refuge in the land of Egypt, you will become disgraced.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But they will- only -be-put-to- shame for asking protection from the king of Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 20:14:
- Kupsabiny: “When they were at Kadesh, Moses sent people to go to where the king of Edom was to say to (him), ‘The people of your brothers greet you. They have said that you know the suffering that they have gone through.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the King of Edom with this message: [lit.: saying like this]
"The Israelites, your relatives, say like this — You must know the trouble we have had [lit.: that has happened to us].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While the Israelinhon were still there at Kadesh, Moises sent messengers to the king of Edom. This is his message, ‘This message is from your (sing.) blood-relatives, the people of Israel: You (sing.) know all the hardships that we (excl.) have-been-through.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “While the people were at Kadesh town, Moses/I sent messengers to the king of Edom to tell him this:
‘Your relatives, the Israeli people, are sending you this message. You know the many troubles/hardships that have happened to us.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 8:9:
- Kupsabiny: “The life(span) of the current generation is short and they do not know much.
We are all like a fog that thickens and in a little while, it is over/gone.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “For we were just born yesterday, and we don’t know anything.
Our life on earth is only like a shadow.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “For (It is) as-if we (incl.) were just born and only little (is) what we (incl.) knew/know, and we (incl.) are just passing-by on the earth like a shadow that does- not -last-long.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “It seems as though we were born only yesterday
and we know very little ;
our time here on the earth disappears quickly, like a shadow.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 3:6:
- Kupsabiny: “I am the God of your grandfathers/ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’ And there, Moses covered his eyes because he feared to look at God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Again the Lord said, ‘I am the Lord of your ancestors, the Lord of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’ Then Moses hid his face for he was afraid to look at the Lord.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I (am) the God of your (sing.) ancestors/[lit. old-ones], the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ When Moises heard this, he covered his face, for he was-afraid to-look at God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “I am the God of your ancestors Abraam and Aisak and Iakop.’ And Moses heard like that and so he hid his face, because he was afraid to see God.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And he again said to him «I am God of your father and ancestors your namely Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob.» And Moses hid [eye], feared seeing him.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then he said, ‘I am God, whom your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worshiped.’ So Moses/I covered his/my face, because he/I was afraid that God would kill him/me if he/I looked at him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 14:16:
- Kupsabiny: “But later, Joash died and then he was buried in the city of Samaria where his forefathers were buried those who were kings of Israel. Then/But/Look his son who was called Jeroboam took up the rulership replacing his father.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Jehoash died, as had his ancestors. He was buried in Samaria in the place where the kings of Israel are buried. His son Jeroboam became king in his place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When Jehoash died, he was-buried in the burial-place of the kings of Israel in Samaria. And his child Jeroboam II was the one who succeeded him as king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Jehoash died , and he was buried in Samaria, where the other kings of Israel had been buried. Then his son Jeroboam #2 became the king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 20:25:
- Kupsabiny: “But the people of Benjamin again killed eighteen thousand soldiers of the Israelites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Benjaminites also came out to do battle with them, from Gibeah and killed 18,000 sword-bearing Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But the Benjaminhon came-out again from Gibea and met their fellow Israelinhon. And this time, they killed again the 18,000 Israelinhon who are all armed with sword.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The men of the tribe of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and attacked the Israelis, and killed 18,000 more of their men.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 31:2:
- Kupsabiny: “But God is wise
and is able to send them disaster.
God does not turn himself back from the words/things that he wants to do.
He shall punish the sinners
and those who come to the sinners aid.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Yet, as for him, [he] has great wisdom
and he is able to bring destruction, and he will not take back his word.
He will rise against clans that do evil work and those who help those who do unrighteous work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In the wisdom of the LORD he will-send destruction; he will- never -take-back what he has-said. He will-punish the household of the wicked people and the ones-(who)-help them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
