Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 4:6:
- Kupsabiny: “And one day, that lady called for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in the country of Naphtali. When that man had arrived there, (she) said to (him), ‘The God of Israel is telling you, ‘Go and pick ten thousand soldiers in the clan of Naphtali and of Zebulun and go and gather them at the mountain of Tabor.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “One day She called Barak, son of Abinoam from Kedesh of Naphtali, and said, "Here is the command of the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Go and choose 10,000 men from Naphtali and Zebulun and bring them with you to Mount Tabor.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “One day, Debora summoned Barak the child/(son) of Abinoam who comes-from-Kedesh which is under-the-jurisdiction of the tribe of Naftali. When Barak arrived, Debora said to him, ‘The LORD, the God of Israel, is-commanding you (sing.) that you (sing.) are-to-take/get 10,000 men from the tribe of Naftali and Zebulun and bring them to the Mountain of Tabor.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “One day she summoned Barak, the son of Abinoam, when he was in Kedesh, in the area where the descendants of Naphtali lived. She said to him, ‘This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship, is commanding you to do: ‘Take with you 1,000 men, some from the descendants of Naphtali and some from the descendants of Zebulun, and lead them to Tabor Mountain.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 6:9:
- Kupsabiny: “(He) told me to go and say to people:
‘You shall be listening,
and you shall not know/understand anything.
You shall be seeing with your eyes,
and not see/understand anything.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then he said to me, "Go and speak like this to the people —
‘You listen to hear but [you] are not able to understand.
You watch to see, but [you] never understand.’’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He said, ‘Go and tell the people of Israel, ‘You (plur.) just keep listening, but you (plur.) can- not -understand. You (plur.) just keep looking, but you (plur.) will- not -see.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then he said,
‘Okay, go, and say to the Israeli people,
‘You will listen carefully to what I say, but you will not understand it.
You will look very carefully at the things that I am doing,
but you will not understand them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 7:33:
- Kupsabiny: “On the fourth day, Elizur son of Shedeur from the clan of Reuben also brought his like those.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “For a Burnt Offering: one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “These were-particularly the-(ones-who) brought their offerings:
On the first day, Nashon child of Aminadad, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Juda.
On the second day, Netanel child of Zuar, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Issachar.
On the third day, Eliab child of Helon, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Zebulun.
On the fourth day, Elizur child of Shedeur, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Reuben.
On the fifth day, Shelumiel child of Zurishadai, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Simeon.
On the sixth day, Eliasaph child of Deuel, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Gad.
On the seventh day, Elishama child of Amihud, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Efraim.
On the eighth day, Gamaliel child of Pedazur, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Manase.
On the ninth day, Abidan child of Gideoni, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Benjamin.
On the tenth day, Ahiezer child of Amishadai, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Dan.
On the eleventh day, Pagiel child of Ocran, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Asher.
And on the twelfth day Ahira child of Enan, the leader/[lit. head] of the tribe of Naftali.
Each one of them brought these offerings: one silver big-plate that weigh about one and one half kilogram, and one silver bowl that weigh about 800 grams according to the weighing-scale of the priests. Each one of them they filled with a good/fine kind of flour that was-mixed with oil for the gift offering. Each one of them also brought one golden small-cup that weigh about 120 grams that was filled with incense; one young bull, one male sheep, and one young male sheep which is one year old as a burnt offering; one male goat as an offering for becoming-clean; and two oxen/cow, five male sheep, five male goats, and five young male sheep/lambs which is one year old as an offering for a good relation.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “These are the gifts that each of the leaders brought:
—a silver dish that weighed more than three pounds/1.5 kg., and a silver bowl that weighed almost two pounds/800 grams, both of which were full of good flour and mixed with olive oil to be offerings of grain; they both were weighed using the standard scales;
—a small gold dish that weighed four ounces/14 grams, filled with incense;
—a young bull, a full-grown ram, and a one-year-old ram, to be sacrifices to be completely burned on the altar;
—a goat to be sacrificed to enable me to forgive the people for the sins they have committed;
—and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five male goats, and five rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh.
This was the order in which the leaders brought their gifts:
on the first day, Nahshon, son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah brought his gifts;
on the next/second day, Nethanel, son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar;
on the next/third day, Eliab, son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun;
on the next/fourth day, Elizur, son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben;
on the next/fifth day, Shelumiel, son of Jurishhaddai, from the tribe of Simeon;
on the next/sixth day, Eliasaph, son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad;
on the next/seventh day, Elishama, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Ephraim;
on the next/eighth day, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Manasseh;
on the next/ninth day, Abidan, son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin;
on the next/tenth day, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan;
on the next/eleventh day, Pagiel, son of Acran, from the tribe of Asher;
on the next/twelfth day, Ahira, son of Enam, from the tribe of Naphtali.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 7:17:
- Kupsabiny: “See to it that you use this money to buy bulls, rams, little rams/lambs together with the food that is offered/given and the wine that is sprinkled/poured out (as a sacrifice). Take those things to the altar in the house of your God in Jerusalem.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “With this money buy bulls, male sheep, lambs, and with them items for grain offerings and drink offerings and then offer them on the altar of the temple of your God which is in Jerusalem.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Make-sure that this money will-be-used to buy bulls, old and young male sheep, grains, and wine, to be-offered on the altar of the temple of your (plur.) God in Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “With this money, you should buy the bulls, rams, lambs, and the grain and wine that the priests will burn on the altar outside the temple of your God in Jerusalem.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:21:
- Kankanaey: “but there was no means-of-distinguishing that they had eaten-(them), because so-it-was just the same that they were extremely-skinny. Then I woke-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Even though they had eaten like this, no one could tell that they had eaten. For they were just as thin as they had been before. Just at that time I woke up.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But after they ate, it just seemed that it would not be-known that they had eaten for they were still thin same-as-always. Then I woke up.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But afterwards, no one would have known that the thin cows ate them, because they were just as ugly as they were before. Then I woke up.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 21:19:
- Kupsabiny: “and go to tell him, ‘Ahab, you have killed Naboth, So why have you now taken his field? Dogs will lick up your blood like they licked up that of Naboth.’ ’ Elijah went to that place.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Tell Ahab, this is the what LORD say: ‘Ahab, having killed the man called Naboth, and now you are also about to take possession of his vineyard. In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, the dogs will also lick up your blood.’ "” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Tell him that this is what I am saying: ‘After you have-killed the man, you still want to take his land? Because of what you have-done, the dogs will-lick your blood outside the town, as they licked there the blood of Nabot.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Tell Ahab that this is what I, Yahweh, say to him: ‘You have murdered Naboth and taken his land.’ So I am telling you this: ‘In the same place where Naboth died and dogs came and licked up Naboth’s blood, you will die and the dogs will lick up your blood, too!’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 5:14:
- Kupsabiny: “Some left/got up from Ephraim,
that country which was of the Amalekites.
Some from the house of Benjamin followed.
Leaders of soldiers came down from Makir,
other big/important ones came from the land of Zebulun.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They came from Ephraim to the valley,
following the tribe of Benjamin [they] came.
From Machin the captains came down,
from the tribe of Zebulun
People came with captain‘s staff.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Some of them came-from Efraim — the land which was previously owned by the Amaleknon — and some still come-from the tribe of Benjamin.
The commanders of Makir and the tribe of Zebulun also went-with to fight.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Some came from the tribe descended from Ephraim.
They came from land that once belonged to the descendants of Amalek.
And men from the tribe descended from Benjamin followed them.
Troops from the group descended from Makir also came down,
and officers from the tribe descended from Zebulun came down, carrying staffs.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 8:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Later, my wife became pregnant. When our son was born, God said to me, ‘Call that boy ‘Maher-Halal-Hash-Baz’.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then I went to the place of my wife, the prophetess, slept with her, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, "Give him the name, ‘Maher-shalal-hash-baz’."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, I laid-down with/beside my wife who is a prophet, and later-on she became-pregnant and gave-birth to a male/(son). The LORD said to me, ‘Name the child Maher Shalal Hash Baz.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then I had sex with my wife, who was a prophetess, and she became pregnant and then gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),” (Source: Translation for Translators)
