Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 48:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Listen to me, oh, stomach of Jacob,
you people of Israel whom I have called.
I am the God of the beginning
and I am of the end.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O descendants of Jacob,
Israel, whom I have chosen, pay attention to my words, listen!
I am God,
I am the beginning and the end.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘[You (plur.)] listen to me, you (plur.) who of/from-Israel whom I chose. I am God, the beginning and the ending of all.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 32:13:
- Kupsabiny: “God became angry with those people and made them wander around in the wilderness for forty years until that age-set which had sinned against God had died.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Having become angry, the LORD caused the Israelites to wander in the wilderness for forty years, until all the people of the generation that had done work that was evil in the eyes of the LORD, died.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD’s anger was very great/aroused against the Israelinhon. So he led- them -astray in the desert for a period/[lit. inside] of 40 years, until those generation who did evil(-thing) in his presence had-died.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Yahweh was angry with the Israeli people, and as a result he has caused us to wander in this desert for 40 years. Finally, all the people who had sinned against Yahweh by refusing to trust him died, one by one.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 24:8:
- Kupsabiny: “The rain of the forest have hit them
until they just lean at the stones/cliffs looking for shelter.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The heavy rainfall in the mountains will drench them,
they gather before a big rock because they have no place to take shelter.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When it rains on the mountains, the poor people become very wet,
so they huddle under the rock ledges to be protected from the rain.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses told Joshua that, ‘Select men among our people and go to fight the Amalekites tomorrow. I will go and stand on the top of (a) hill with the stick/staff of God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses said to Joseph, ‘Choose the people of Israel to fight against the Amalekites tomorrow. I will stand on the the of the hill taking the God given staff in my hand.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises said to Josue, ‘You (sing.) choose-(some of) our (incl.) men and you (plur.) fight the Amaleknon. I will-stand tomorrow on the top of the mountain holding the staff which was-commanded by God which I will-bring.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And so Moses spoke to Iosua like this, ‘Choose some of our men, and then you together go fight against the Amalek people tomorrow. And I will be holding the walking stick of God and so stand on top of the hill.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses say Joshua «you select for us (incl.) men some, you go make war with people of Amalek. Tomorrow, I will stand on top of stone with cane of God in hand.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I said to Joshua, who was one of our army/Israeli leaders, ‘Choose some men to go out and fight against the Amalek people-group tomorrow. I will stand on the top of the hill, holding the stick that God told me to carry.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 2:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Boaz produced Obed, who produced Jesse.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Boaz was the father of Obed. And Obed was the father of Jesse.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 15:20:
- Kupsabiny: “Saul said that, ‘But I did obey God and went to do the work he wanted me to do. I destroyed the Amalekites and captured their ruler/king Agag whom I brought alive.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Saul replied to Samuel, "But I have obeyed the command of the LORD. I went to the place the LORD told [me to go] and I took king Agag, the king of the Amalekites, captive. But as for the rest of them, they have been completely destroyed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Saul answered, ‘But I obeyed the LORD. I did the mission that he gave to me. I captured Agag the king of the Amaleknon, and completely destroyed his people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Saul replied to Samuel, ‘Hey, I did what Yahweh sent me to do! I brought back King Agag, but we killed everyone else!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 49:22:
- Kupsabiny: “God is saying,
‘I shall put my hand up so the countries see it.
I shall show those people a sign
and they shall come carrying your children along with them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD God says like this,
"Look! By giving a hand signal, I will summon the nations.
And I will erect a signal flag before the nations.
They will bring your sons, carrying them with their hands.
And they will bring your daughters, carrying [them] on [their] shoulders.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Listen! I will-give-signal to the nations, and they will-give-back to you (sing.) your (sing.) people as-if-like children being-carried.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “This is what Yahweh our God says:
‘Watch! It is as though I will lift up my hand to signal to those who are not Israelis.
And they will carry your little sons and daughters on their shoulders
and bring them back to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 33:3:
- Kupsabiny: “The Israelites got up from/left the country of Egypt when it was the fifteenth day in the first month of the year. This was the day after the day when the Festival of Passover had been celebrated. The Israelites proudly left the city of Rameses while all the people of Egypt were watching.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “On the fifteenth day of the first month they advanced from Rameses. On the day after the first Passover festival, they went out with pomp, in the presence of all the Egyptians.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They left from Rameses on the 15th day of the first month after the event which is the beginning of the Feast of the Passing-by of an Angel. They left with courage while the Egiptohanon are-looking” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “On the fifteenth day of the first month of the year, the day after we celebrated the Passover/the time when Yahweh killed all the firstborn sons of the people of Egypt, they/we left Rameses city in Egypt and marched boldly while the Egyptian army was coming behind them/us.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
