Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 14:16:
- Kupsabiny: “You (sing.) raise the walking stick and stretch your hand towards the sea. Then the water will divide and the Israelites can go where it is dry.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Raise your staff and hit the sea then the sea will be divided into two parts and the Israelites go through the sea on dry ground.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then point your (sing.) staff toward the sea so-that the water will-split/divide-into-two and the Israelinhon can-cross-over on dry ground.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Lift up your walking stick and then point [it] toward the ocean. Therefore the ocean will split and become two [parts], and then the Israel people will walk on dry ground and so cross over and go to the other side.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you take cane your, stretch out hand on top of water, divide water [body] in order that people of Israel will cross over other side on a place which be dry.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Tell the people to stop crying out for me to help them, and tell them to go forward. Lift up your stick and stretch it out toward the sea. The water will divide, so that all you Israeli people can go in the middle of the sea, walking on dry ground.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 25:10:
- Kupsabiny: “The soldiers of Babylon who came with Nebuzaradan overturned the wall that surrounded that city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The commanding general of the king’s bodyguard, along with the Babylonian army, tore down the walls all around Jerusalem.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Under his rule, the soldiers of Babilonia broke-down the stone-walls that surrounded Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Nebuzaradan supervised all the soldiers of the Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 13:6:
- Kupsabiny: “When the Israelites saw that things were becoming tough (hard), they started hiding themselves (withdrew). Some hid themselves in caves, holes, narrow paths (clefts), tombs (small caves), and holes for collecting water.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Israelites fell into very difficult circumstances for they were in trouble from their enemies. So [they] went to hide in caves, in pits, in rock crevices and in wells.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the Israelinhon saw that their situation (was) critical, they hid in the caves, in the places densely-overgrown-with -long-grass-and-shrubs/thickets, among the rocks, in holes/pits, and in reserviors of water.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The Philistines attacked the Israelis very strongly, and the Israeli soldiers realized that they were in a very bad situation. So many of the Israeli soldiers hid in caves and holes in the ground, or among the rocks, or in pits, or in wells.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 45:11:
- Kupsabiny: “The righteous God of Israel is saying,
‘You (plur.) should not ask me anything
concerning my children,
or say to me words/matters that I should do!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD, the Holy God and shaper of Israel says like this —
"Now, concerning what is to come,
do you ask questions concerning my sons and daughters?
do you give orders concerning the work of my hands?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is what the LORD, the Holy God of Israel and his Creator says, ‘Are- you (plur.) -complaining of what I am doing?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 31:13:
- Kupsabiny: “When the soldiers were returning, Moses, Eleazar and all the other leaders went to meet those people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community came outside the camp to meet with them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders/[lit. heads] of the community of Israel met them outside the camp.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Eleazar and all the leaders of the people and Moses/I went outside the camp to greet/meet with them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 22:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Eliphaz said to Job,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Eliphaz the Temanite [lit.: from Tema] replied,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Elifaz who comes-from-Teman replied,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Eliphaz replied,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 15:17:
- Kupsabiny: “You will lead those people to come and set them/fix them/establish them
on your mountain of inheritance.
The place you created yourself, oh God,
will become/be where they will live
the one (place) you made with your hands alone.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You will bring them in
and plant them on your mountain,
your own homeland, Lord,
the sanctuary you made for them to live in.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) will-bring your (sing.) people to your land,
and you (sing.) will-settle them on the mountain/hill that you own —
the place that you (sing.) made as your (sing.) dwelling-place, O LORD,
the temple that you (sing.) yourself have-made.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “O Chief, they are like a good tree of yours which you planted in the garden.
And so you will bring them so that they go and live well
on the mountain which you chose to be yours.
That place, you stay permanently in it.
By your hand, you made your living area there.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you will take us (excl.), you will put us (excl.) on top of mountain your,
at the place where you made for dwelling place your, you Yahweh,
at the place where you prepared for your own, you The Lord.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “to go to Canaan land.
You will enable them to live on your hill,
at the place that you, O Yahweh, have chosen to be your home,
in the holy place/temple
that you yourself will build.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 1:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Pathrusites, Casluhites (where the Philistines came to appear from), and the Caphtorites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “the Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and the Caphtorites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Patrusnon Caslunon, and Caftornon who was the source of the Philistine.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
