Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 5:24:
- Kupsabiny: “The people who were leaders in the clans were these: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. All these people were famous as fierce men of battle.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The heads [lit.: main people] of their families were Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. All of these were very strong, famous, and leaders of their families.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “These were the leaders/[lit. heads] of their families: Efer, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremias, Hodavia, and Jadiel. They were good soldiers and famous leaders/[lit. heads] of their families.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Their clan leaders were Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were all strong, brave, and famous soldiers, and leaders of their clans.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 19:9:
- Kupsabiny: “One day, when Saul was sitting in his house while holding a spear, a bad spirit sent by God disturbed him. And/But as David was playing (a/the) lyre for him,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But one day Saul was sitting at home, holding a spear in his hand. And a tormenting spirit from the LORD came upon him. And David was playing a harp.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “One time, Saul once-again was-empowered by a evil/wicked spirit which was-sent by the LORD while he was-sitting in his house holding- his spear -in-his-hand. And while David was-playing the harp,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But one day when sitting in his house, an evil spirit sent from Yahweh suddenly came upon Saul. While David was playing his harp for Saul,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 58:6:
- Kupsabiny: “I want you to fast in this way:
Release people who are tied/imprisoned since they are innocent
and release those people
that you oppressed.
Remove everything
that makes other people suffer for nothing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “To set free those who have been confined because of injustice,
and to set free those who have been oppressed,
to break all yokes,
is not this the fast I have chosen? ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The kind of fasting that I want is the fasting that accompanied-with these righteous ways: You (plur.) stop the oppression and taking-into-prison of the innocents, and you (plur.) set-free the ones being-oppressed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “No, that is not the kind of fasting that I desire.
What I really want is for you to free those who have been unjustly put in prison ,
and to encourage those who are treated cruelly/oppressed;
I want you to free those who have been oppressed in any way.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 1:5:
- Kupsabiny: “While they were East of the river Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses showed/explained to the people the teachings of God saying,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In the land of Moab, east of the Jordan, Moses started to explain this law clearly, like this.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore Moises told them the laws of the LORD there east of the River of Jordan, in the territory of Moab. He said,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I told them these things while the people were in the Moab region, on the east side of the Jordan River. He/I explained to them/enabled them to understand God’s laws. This is what he/I said to them:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 31:22:
- Kupsabiny: “that hand ought to be crushed,
or broken off at the shoulder!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If I have done like this, may my shoulder fall down
and my arm be torn from the joint.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “may-it-be that my arm be-cut-off.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:14:
- Kupsabiny: “You (plur.) ought to be celebrating/eating (a) festival which honors me three times in a year.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘[You (plur.)] celebrate three feasts/festivals each year for my honor.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘In each and every year, you (pl.) must do three big feasts to lift up my name.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “By year by year, you (sing., imp.) remember me times three with holidays.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘Every year you must celebrate three festivals to honor me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 6:30:
- Kupsabiny: “Shimea, Haggiah, and Asaiah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Shimea was the son of Uzzah. Haggiah was the son of Shimea. Asaiah was the son of Haggiah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Shimea, Haggia, and Asaya.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Uzzah’s son was Shimea.
Shimea’s son was Haggiah.
Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 20:18:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Jonathan told David that, ‘Tomorrow, we shall celebrate the feast of the new moon, and it will be seen that you will be absent, because there is no one who will sit on your seat.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then he said to David, "Tomorrow is the new moon festival. If you do not come your place will be empty, and all will know that you are not here.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Jonatan said to David, ‘Tomorrow (is) the Beginning of the Moon festival, and surely (it) will-be-known that you (sing.) are-not there for your (sing.) place-for-sitting/seat (will-be) vacant.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Jonathan said, ‘Tomorrow we will celebrate the Festival of the New Moon. When you are not sitting at your place when we eat, my father will miss you/see that you are not there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
