Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 3:5:
- Kankanaey: “That’s what God told you because he knows that if you eat any of that, you will be similar to him, and you will come-to-know the good and bad.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you eat this you will also become like God. God has spoken like that because He knows that your eyes will be opened and you will know what is good and what is evil.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “God said that because he knew that if you (pl.) would-eat it, you (pl.) will-be-enlightened, and you (pl.) will-become like him who knows what is good and evil/bad.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “only because he knows that when you eat fruit from that tree, you will understand new things. It will be as though your eyes are opened, and you will know what is good to do and what is evil to do, just as God does.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 13:27:
- Kupsabiny: “Absalom pleaded until David accepted Amnon to go with the rest of the sons.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But again Absalom insisted. So David said that Amnon and all the king’s sons were to go with him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Absalom really pressed (the issue), so David now just had- Amnon -go-with, and his other male children as-well.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Absalom continued to insist, so finally the king permitted Amnon and all David’s other sons to go with Absalom.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 11:5:
- Kupsabiny: “The king of Egypt shall be strong. But one of his army commanders will grow strong. His rule shall build itself up and be powerful.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The king of the south will be strong but one of his captains will be stronger than he. Then he will reign over a larger kingdom.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘The king in the south will-become powerful. But one of his generals will-be-more powerful than him. And some-time later this general will-rule also and his kingdom will-become powerful.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then the King of Egypt will become very powerful. But one of his army generals will become more powerful than he is, and he will rule a bigger area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 23:9:
- Kupsabiny: “When you have gone to war and put up tents, be careful about anything that is unclean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When you go to fight with your enemies keep all unclean things away from the camp.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘When you (plur.) fight against your (plur.) enemies, you (plur.) be- sure -to-keep-away from anything that can-cause- you (plur.) -to-become-dirty.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘hen your soldiers are living in tents at a time of fighting your enemies, they must avoid doing things that would make them unacceptable to God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 10:27:
- Kupsabiny: “If a person fears/obeys God, his/her years are added,
and/but if (he) dishonors (him/God) his/her days are shortened.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Fearing the Lord makes for a long life,
but the life of the wicked will be short.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The one-who-respects the LORD will-live long, but a wicked man will-live short.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The life of one-who-esteems God will-become-longer, but one-who-is-continuing to do evil, his life will-become-shorter.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time;
but wicked people die before they become old.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 3:11:
- Kupsabiny: “The priest shall burn all those things on the altar to become food that is offered to God through fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The priest must burn on the altar a special gift as a food for the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The priest will-burn all of this on the altar as food offering. This is an offering by-means-of fire for the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “One of the priests will burn those things on the altar to be an offering to Yahweh; it will be as though they will be a special food given to Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 26:19:
- Kupsabiny: “This is how the guarding of the gates was divided among the people of the house of Korah and that of Merari.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “This is the work of standing guard that was given to the descendants of Korah and Merari.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “These were the groups of the guards at the gates of the temple who were the descendants of Kora and Merari.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates of the temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:13:
- Kankanaey: “When Cain heard the punishment to which God had sentenced him, he said, ‘I can’t handle (lit. not capable-of) that punishment, because it is excessively heavy.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Cain said to the LORD — ‘This is punishment that I am not able to endure.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Cain said to the LORD, ‘This is too heavy of a punishment for me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Cain replied, ‘You are punishing me more then I can endure.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
