Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zephaniah 3:5:
- Kupsabiny: “But God is still in this city, and he does not do anything bad/wrong. He shows every day his righteousness, but sinners are not ashamed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD righteous living within them,
he never injustice.
He showed his justice every morning.
and every new day he does not fail,
yet the unrighteous know no shame.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But (it is) still there the presence of the LORD in their city. The LORD does what (is) right and he does- not -do what (is) not right. Everyday/[lit day-day] he shows/reveals what (is) right, and he does- not -stop it. But the wicked people continue still to do bad (things) and they (are) not ashamed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 18:1:
- Kupsabiny: “When the people of Israel had taken the land, they all gathered in Shilo and put up the Tent of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After that land had been conquered, whole assembly the Israelites gathered in Shiloh. Then there they set up the Tent of Meeting. Because the country was brought under their control.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “After the whole assembly/community of Israel took-by-force/seized the land, they all gathered at Shilo, and erected/[lit. cause-to-stand] the Tent of Meeting-Together-Place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The Israeli people captured all the land that they were able to, but there were still seven tribes that had not been allotted any land. The Israeli people all gathered at Shiloh, and they set up the Sacred Tent there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 8:10:
- Kupsabiny: “I saw sinners being buried. These people are those who came to the House of God and went back and they were praised in the city where they did these bad things. It is very pointless.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then I have also seen evil people being buried. They were in the habit of coming and going into the holy place and were honored in the city for this. This is also meaningless.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I also saw the wicked ones who were-buried. They were always entering before in the holy city of Jerusalem where they did wickedness. And in this place itself they are-praised by the people. This too has no value.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I also saw that sometimes after evil people die, they are highly honored at their funerals by the people in the cities where they had done evil deeds. It seemed to be difficult to understand why that happens.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 27:3:
- Kupsabiny: “If it is a man of twenty years up to sixty, one pays fifty pieces of silver according to how things are weighed in the Tent of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “– If that man is between 20 and 60 years of age, his value in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary would be 50 silver shekels.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “if his value is-paid with silver which is according to its weight on the scale of the priests:
those-who-are- 1 month to 4 years -of-age
a male: 5 pieces of silver
a female: 3 pieces of silver
those-who-are- 5 years until 19 -of-age
a male: 20 pieces of silver
a female: 10 pieces of silver
those-who-are- 20 years until 59 -of-age
a male: 50 pieces of silver
a female: 30 pieces of silver
those-who-are- 60 years -of-age (and)-above
a male: 15 pieces of silver
a female: 10 pieces of silver” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “These are the amounts that must be paid:
50 pieces of silver for men who are between 20 and 60 years old,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 32:5:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Hezekiah took courage and rebuilt every place that had been damaged in the wall of Jerusalem. He built on top of that wall things from where one could see far. When he had finished, he built a second wall outside the first one and prepared well an area that was called Millo in the City of David. He also prepared very many spears and shields.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Picking up courage, wherever the city wall had collapsed, he repaired it and built towers on it. Outside the city wall he built another wall around it. And he strengthened the terraces that supported the City of David. He also made many weapons and shields.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Hezekia strengthened more his defenses by repairing the stone-walls and building towers. He surrounded another stone-wall for the city outside the old stone-wall, and heaped-up soil on the lower part of the Town of David. He also made many weapons and shields.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then they worked hard to repair all the sections of the city wall that had been broken, and they built watchtowers on the walls. They built another wall outside/around the wall that was already outside the city, and they strengthened the defenses on the sloping terraces on the east side of the area called ‘The City of David’. They also made a large number of weapons and shields.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 31:26:
- Newari: “Laban said to Jacob — ‘Why have you tricked me and brought my daughters like those taken and brought in battle?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Laban said to Jacob, ‘Why did- you (sing.) -do this to me? Why did- you (sing.) -deceive me? You even brought my children as-if captives in war.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Laban went to Jacob and said to him, ‘Why have you done this? You have deceived me by carrying away my daughters as though you had captured them in a war!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 12:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Then he asked them, ‘Comrades, please you tell me, what can we tell these people who want me to reduce for them part of the work my father assigned them?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He asked them, "To the people who came to me with the request, ‘Please lighten our load your father put on us’, what reply should I give? What should I do, what advice do you have?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He asked them, ‘What can you (plur.) advice that I will-answer as to what those people are-requesting? They were-requesting me that I will-lighten the heavy thing- that my father -caused- them -to-obey/fulfill.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He said to them, ‘What should I say to the men who are asking me to reduce the work and taxes that my father required from them?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Haggai 2:2:
- Kupsabiny: “God said to Haggai, ‘Say to Zerubbabel, Joshua and my remnant:” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Speak like this to Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah and to Jehozadak’s son, the high priest Joshua and to all who have returned from Babylon. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “On the 21st day of the following month, the LORD commanded Prophet Haggai to say this to Zerubabel, to Josue, and still to the other Israelinhon who were-able-to-return to Israel:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The message was that I should say this to Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and to the other people who were still alive in Jerusalem:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
