Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 1:19:
- Kupsabiny: “Before long, a storm blew in from the desert and struck that house from all sides. The house fell on them! So now all those children of yours have died, until I alone was left so that I could come and tell you these words.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “a storm came from the wilderness with great force and tore down the house, [and] your sons and daughters all died. Only I alone have been spared to give you the news."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “just suddenly came a strong wind from a desolate-place, and the whole house collapsed. Your children were-fallen-upon and they died. I alone (am) the(-one-who) has-escaped to tell you (sing.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Suddenly a very strong wind/tornado came from the desert and struck the house. The house collapsed on your sons and daughters and killed them all! I am the only one who escaped to come and tell you what happened.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:15:
- Kankanaey: “When it was finished that their father had died, Jose’s siblings conversed-together and they said, ‘What if Jose still is-hateful/bears-a-grudge against us and he avenges the bad that we did to him in the past?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Seeing that their father was dead, Joseph’s elder brothers talked with one another like this — ‘What shall we do if Joseph, having kept a spirit of revenge until now, pours out revenge for [what] we did to him?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now that their father (was) now dead, the siblings/(brothers) of Jose said, ‘Jose might still be-holding-a-grudge-against us (incl.) and he will-pay- us (incl.) -back for what we (incl.) did to him.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After Jacob died, Joseph’s brothers became worried. They realized what might happen. They said, ‘Suppose Joseph hates us and tries to get revenge for all the evil things that we did to him many years ago?'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 9:6:
- Kupsabiny: “Jehu got up and went to an inner room. After that, the trainee poured the oil on the head of Jehu. As he was pouring he was saying, ‘God has said, ‘I have anointed you to rule the country of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Jehu got up and went inside the house. That young prophet poured the oil on Jehu’s head and spoke like this, "The LORD, God of Israel has spoken like this: ‘I have anointed you King of my people Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Jehu stood-up and went-inside the house. Then the prophet poured- the oil -on his head and told-him, ‘This is what the LORD says, the God of Israel: ‘I have-chosen you (sing.) king over my people Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Jehu got up and went with the young prophet into a house. There the young prophet poured some olive oil on Jehu’s head and said to him, ‘Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship, declares this: ‘I am appointing you to be the king of my Israeli people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 14:20:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, the wife that Samson was to have married was given to marry (the) his/her young assistant of the wedding feast (the best man).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So Samson’s wife was given to one of his friend who was there at the time of the marriage.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The wife of Samson was-caused-to-be-married to the man who attended/acted-as-groomsman in their wedding.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Samson’s wife was given/the bride’s father gave Samson’s wife to the man who who had been Samson’s best man at the wedding, but Samson did not know that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 24:7:
- Kupsabiny: “The vines will wither
and wine will be scarce.
Everyone who was happy will walk away sad.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The grapevines are shriveling up
and the new wine is running low [lit.: subsiding].
Those who celebrated with joy at one time
now express sorrow.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The grapes will-wither, and wine will-be-finished. The ones-(who)-are-rejoicing will-mourn,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 16:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Is it not enough to you what you did to us bringing us out from Egypt, a land of milk and honey, so that you came to kill us in this wilderness? Do you also want to rule over us?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Is it not even enough that you have brought us from a land flowing with milk and honey to die in the wilderness? And now do you also want to become our master?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “(Is it) not still enough that you (sing.) took us (excl.) from Egipto that the land (is) good and fruitful/fertile in-order to-be-killed only here in the desert? And now you (sing.) still really want to rule-over us (excl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You brought us out of Egypt, which was a very fertile land, in order to cause us to die here in this desert. That was bad. But now you are also trying to boss us , and that is worse.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 3:16:
- Kupsabiny: “And again, if I had been buried as an infant,
one that was aborted after having died.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Or [I] would have been buried like a still born child.
[I] would be like an infant who has never seen the light of day.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “It would had-been-good if I were just like the children who had-died at their birth and were-buried, who have- not -seen the light.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I wish that I had been buried like a child who died in its mother’s womb
and never lived to see the light.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 10:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Ahab had seventy sons who lived in the city of Samaria. Then, Jehu wrote letters to Samaria to reach the leaders of that city, the elders and the people who were guarding the sons of Ahab. Those letters said that,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters and sent them to the rulers of the city, to the leaders and to the people who took care of the sons of Ahab. In the letter it was written like this,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Ahab had 70 descendants in Samaria. So Jehu sent there a letter to the officers of the city, to the rulers, and to those who take-care of the descendants of Ahab. This is-particularly his letter:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “There were seventy descendants of King Ahab who were living there in Samaria. Jehu wrote a letter and made copies of it and sent them to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to those who raised and tutored Ahab’s children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
