Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 35:20:
- Kupsabiny: “Later, when Josiah had completed preparing the matters of the Home of God, a king of Egypt who was called Necoh passed by the land of Judah. That king was on his way to Carchemish at the river Euphrates. Then, Josiah went to fight with that king.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After King Josiah finished doing all this for the temple Neco, king of Egypt took his army and came to do battle at Carchemish City on the bank of the Euphrates River. Then Josiah went out to do battle with him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “After these which Josia had-done for the temple, King Neco of Egipto led his soldiers to fight there at Carkemish, in the River of Eufrates. Josia and his soldiers went there to fight-against Neco.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After Josiah had done all those things to restore the worship at the temple, King Neco of Egypt went with his army to attack Carchemish city alongside the Euphrates River, and Josiah marched with his army to fight against them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 34:25:
- Newari: “Three days later when the pain of being circumcised had not yet gone, two sons of Jacob, Dinah’s elder brothers Simeon and Levi, took their swords, without anyone knowing, and went into the city and killed all the men.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “After three days, while the men were- still -in-great-pain, the two sons of Jacob who (were) Simeon and Levi, the siblings/(brothers) of Dina, went-into/[lit. enter] the city. The people there did- not -know that their purpose (was) in-fact/[surprise particle] bad. They brought a sword/(swords) and they killed all the men.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “On the third day after that, when the men of the city were still sore because of being circumcised, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, who were Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and entered the city without anyone opposing them, and killed all the men.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 15:17:
- Kupsabiny: “One day, Baasha attacked the land of Judah and captured the city of Ramah. Baasha started to renew that city to be guarded so that he could block people when a person was going to or coming from Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah and Strengthening the built walls and gates in Ramah so that it might not be possible for anyone to go into or come out of King Asa’s Judah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Baasha attacked Juda, and he had-caused-to-be-strong the town of Rama so-that no one can-go-out or can-go-inside in the territory of King Asa of Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Baasha’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah town north of Jerusalem. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 7:2:
- Kupsabiny: “The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melek together with their people to go and ask/beg the God of authority” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The people of Bethel sent Sheresar and Regem Melec and those with them to plead with the Lord” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This happened after the people of Betel sent Sharezer and Regem Melec, together with their men, to seek the favor of the priests at the temple and of the prophets to ask the LORD if they should still continue to mourn and fast in the fifth month to remember the destruction of the temple, as they were-doing for so many years.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people of Bethel city sent two men, Sharezer and Regem-Melech, along with some other men, to the temple of Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, to request that Yahweh bless them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 22:6:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But when Joshua had finished, he blessed those people wanting to release them to go home.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Joshua blessed them and bid them farewell, and they went to their homes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Josue blessed them and had- (them) -go-home.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Joshua blessed them and said goodbye to them, and they prepared to leave and return to their homes on the east side of the Jordan River.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Song of Solomon 5:8:
- Kupsabiny: “So, now, girls of Jerusalem,
if you see my beloved,
tell him for met
that my love is completely poured on him!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O women of Jerusalem,
I command you,
If you find My beloved, what will you tell him?
Tell him I am faint with love for him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) women of Jerusalem, [you (plur.)] swear that if you (plur.) find/[lit. see] my beloved you (plur.) tell him that I am-becoming-weak because of love.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You young women of Jerusalem,
I plead with you,
if you see the man who loves me,
tell him that I am very disappointed that we did not make love.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:19:
- Kupsabiny: “Kohath had sons who were leaders in their houses and they were: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The clans descended from Kohath were named after four of his sons Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The children of Kohat were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uziel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The clans that were descended from them had the same names as those four sons.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 1:2:
- Kupsabiny: “I am Cyrus the ruler of Persia. The God of heaven/up has given me to rule whole the world/earth. He has chosen me to build for him a house in Jerusalem in the land of Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Cyrus, King of Persia has spoken like this —
The LORD, the God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has given me the order to build a temple for him in Jerusalem of Judah. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘This is what King Cyrus of Persia made-known:
The LORD, the God of heaven, gave to me all the kingdoms here on earth, and he entrusted me to build/[lit. cause-to-stand] the temple for him there in Jerusalem which is under-the-jurisdiction of Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘I, King Cyrus, who rule the Persian Empire, declare this: ‘Yahweh, the God who is in/rules from heaven, has caused me to become the ruler of all the kingdoms that I know about on the earth. And he has appointed me to enable his people to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, in Judah land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
