Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 33:23:
- Kupsabiny: “The ships of the enemies shall be tired,
so that they are unable to move/go well.
Those enemies shall be robbed of their things.
Even people who are lame are able to
plunder the things of those enemies” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The ropes of your ship have come loose.
The people were not able to secure the base of the mast of the ship.
They were not able to erect the sail.
But you will take a share in the many goods that were plundered and brought.
Even the cripples will get to share in the distribution of goods that were plundered and brought.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now Jerusalem is like a something-to-ride-on whose ropes are loose and the mast is loose, and the sails can- not -be-spread-out. But a time will-come that Jerusalem will-take-by-force/plunder so many things from its enemies. Even the lame will-be-given-a-share.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 22:32:
- Kupsabiny: “The angel asked, ‘Why did you beat your donkey three times like this? Listen, I have come to block your way because you were clinging to those people more than to what I told you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why have you beaten your donkey three times? Look! I have come to block your path, because your behavior does not seem good to me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The angel of the LORD asked him, ‘Why did- you (sing.) -beat your (sing.) donkey three times? I am here to hinder/block you (sing.) for your (sing.) character/behavior is not right in my sight.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The angel asked him, ‘Why did you strike your donkey three times?/ You should certainly not have struck the donkey three times! I have come to block your path because what you are planning to do is wrong.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 11:12:
- Kupsabiny: “But it is hard for a stupid person to realize/comprehend (something)
like an ox will never produce a calf.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Just as the child of a wild donkey cannot be born as a human,
in the same way [lit.: just like that] a foolish person cannot become wise.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “It seemed impossible already for a foolish-one to become-wise, as it seemed impossible for a donkey to give-birth to a person.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Stupid people like you will start to become wise
when wild donkeys stop giving birth to wild donkeys and start giving birth to tame donkeys.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:12:
- Kupsabiny: “But Moses replied to God that, ‘If the people of Israel do not now listen to me, would that ruler truly listen to me, and again you know that I am a poor speaker?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But Moses said to the Lord, "If the Israelites will not listen to me, how would Pharaoh listen to one who cannot talk well?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Moises said to the LORD, ‘If the Israelinhon do- not even -listen to me, how-much more the king? Especially that I am not good in-speaking!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But Moses spoke to the Chief like this, ‘If the Israel people won’t listen to my talk, then how will the great chief of Isip listen to my talk? For my mouth is heavy in talking.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses answered it for The Lord «Look!! People of Israel not me listened. When they not me are listening, when I am impaired for speaking like this, king of Egypt will listen to me?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But Moses/I said to Yahweh, ‘Listen to what I am saying. Even the Israeli people have not paid attention to what I told them. But I am a poor speaker. So why should the king pay attention to what I tell him?/the king will certainly not pay attention to what I tell him!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 17:11:
- Kupsabiny: “The people of Israel burned things that smell sweet like those communities did whom God was chasing from that country where the people of Israel migrated to. God was pained by all those things.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Israelites burned incense at every puja place just like the people did whom the LORD had driven out of the land. They made the LORD angry by doing such evil work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They burned incense on each place-of-worship in the high places, just-as what the nations had-done which the LORD had-caused- them(Israelinhon) -to-drive-out. They did evil things that provoked- the LORD -to-anger.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The Israelis burned incense in every place where they worshiped those gods, just like the people-groups who lived there previously had done—the groups that Yahweh had expelled from the land. The Israelis did many wicked things that caused Yahweh to become angry.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 2:8:
- Kupsabiny: “He rehabilitates those who have suffered to get up from the dust
and pulls out those suffering from the rubbish (pit).
He allows the poor to live with the rulers/kings
and makes them get a chair of rulership.
Because all the world belongs to God,
he made the world stand the way it is.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He lifts the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap,
He sets them among princes,
placing them in seats of honor.
The foundation of the earth is the LORD´s,
and He has established the world upon it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He causes- the poor ones -to-recover[lit. to rise-up] from their poverty.
He causes- them -to-sit with the honored/exalted ones and gives (them) honor.
He (is) the owner of the foundation where the earth was-founded.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Sometimes you lift poor people up so that they are no longer despondent, sitting in the dust,
or sitting on heaps of ashes;
you cause them to sit next to princes;
you cause them to sit on chairs/thrones where people who are highly honored sit.
Yahweh, you are the one who laid the foundations of the earth,
and you have set the whole world on those foundations.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 36:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Then that assistant told the Eliakim group, ‘Tell Hezekiah that the great king of Assyria has said, ‘What are you boasting about?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The captain of the soldiers said to them, "Tell Hezekiah:
"’The great king of Assyria says like this: What do you hope for from what you are trusting? Whom have you taken confidence?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The commander said to them, ‘[You (plur.)] tell Hezekia, that this is what the powerful king of Asiria has-said:
‘On what are- you (sing.) -relying-upon?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 23:23:
- Kupsabiny: “The house of Jacob is not to be threatened,
no witchcraft touches the people of Israel.
Now people will say,
‘Look (plur.) at that God has done for his people’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “No curse can even touch Jacob,
No sorcery can do anything to Israel.
Now concerning Jacob it will be spoken like this,
‘Look at it — What God has done for Israel!
what amazing works [He] has done!’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “There-is-no sorcerer or enchanter that can-harm them. So the people will-say about Israel, ‘How marvelous what God did in Israel.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When people curse the descendants of Jacob, they will not be harmed;
when people work sorcery on them, it will have no power.
So now people will say about the descendants of Jacob,
‘God has done wonderful things for the Israelis!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
