Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 13:9:
- Kupsabiny: “I will destroy you, people of Israel
because you opposed me who could have saved you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O Israel, I will utterly destroy you.
Because you are against me, against the one who helps you. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-destroy you (plur.) who -come-from-Israel, because you (plur.) (are) against me your (plur.) helper.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘If/When I destroy you (sing.) Israel, who then will-be-able-to-save/rescue you (sing.)?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “You people of Israel, you will be destroyed
because you oppose me, the only one who can help/helps you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 31:16:
- Kupsabiny: “God said to Moses, ‘It is near for you to die, but/and when you are dead, people will start to abandon me and worship/pray to the idols of the communities of that country which they are going to live/stay in. They will abandon me and break the covenant that I made with them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “And the LORD said to Moses, "You are about to die like your ancestors. After you have died, these people, after having entered the land, they will become unfaithful to me like prostitutes, will do puja to the gods of the people there. Abandoning me, they will break the covenant that I have made with them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Moises, ‘You (sing.) are about to- die soon and -be-gathered to your (sing.) ancestors. If you (sing.) are now gone, this people will-worship other gods which are-being-worshipped by the people in the land where they are-going. They will-forsake me and they will-disobey the covenant which I made with them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘You will soon die. Then these people will become unfaithful to me. They will abandon me and break/stop obeying the agreement that I made with them. They will begin to worship the foreign/pagan gods that are worshiped by the people of the land that they will enter.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 18:16:
- Kupsabiny: “Straight is the path of a man with a white stomach (generous).
What he gives out makes him eat together with rulers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If [you] want to meet any important people,
go taking along a gift.
This will make it easy to meet [them].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You can- easily -meet an honorable man if you bring gift for him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Give an important person a gift if you want to be-able-to-(get-to)-know him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “If you take a gift to an important person, that will open the way to allow you to talk to him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 11:26:
- Kupsabiny: “Any animal whose hoofs are not completely divided or that does not chew the cud that one is not clean. If any person has touched that animal, that person becomes unclean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Animals that are not clearly cloven [-hoofed], [or] that do not chew the cud are all unclean for you. If you touch the carcass of them, you will be defiled” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) are- not -to-touch the dead bodies of the animals that their hooves do-not-have splitting and does-not chew again their cud/food/what-they-ate. You (plur.) are- also not -to-touch the dead bodies of the animals that have four legs which have paws which (are) used-for-scratching. You (plur.) are-to-consider these animals dirty/unclean. Whoever happens-to-touch their dead bodies, he/she should wash his/her garment/clothes, but he/she still is-to-be-considered dirty/unclean until (it) becomes-dusk/twilight.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘The animals whose carcasses you must not touch are those that have hooves that are not completely divided or animals that do not chew their cuds. Anyone who touches the carcasses of any of those animals becomes defiled/unacceptable to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 7:6:
- Kupsabiny: “The priests and Levites stood where it was prepared for (them). The Levites had taken hold of the musical instruments that David had made to praise God with. Those people were singing/dancing saying, ‘His love stays forever.’ The priests blow horns from the other side while all the people of Israel were standing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The priests and Levites stood in their respective places. Taking instruments that King David had made to give thanks and praise to the LORD, they praised the LORD in this way, "His love endures forever". The priests blew their trumpets before [PROBLEM] the Levites. At that time all the Israelites were standing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The priests took-their-positions in the temple, and also the Levites who are-singing, ‘His love is without end.’ They play the song with the instruments that King David had-made to praise God. Before/[lit. In front-of] the Levites, the priests also sound their trumpets while all the Israelinhon were standing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The priests stood in their positions, and the other descendants of Levi stood in their positions holding the musical instruments to praise Yahweh, instruments that King David had caused to be made for praising Yahweh and thanking him. They sang, ‘He faithfully loves us forever.’ Facing the other descendants of Levi the priests stood, blowing their trumpets, while all the Israeli people were standing and listening.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 13:17:
- Kankanaey: “Go then and walk through that entire land to look-at-it, because I will give it all to you (sing.).’ That is what God promised Abram.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Get up, go all over the country, for I am about to give all this to you.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You walk and go-around the whole land for I will-give all of that to you.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Walk through the land in every direction, because I am going to give it all to you.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 22:8:
- Kupsabiny: “The earth shook and vibrated.
What the world stood on shook,
through the anger of God, oh.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “God became angry,
Then at that time the earthquake struck,
the earth trembled,
the foundations of the mountains cracked.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then (it) earthquaked, and including the foundations of the hills/mountains shook,
because you got-angry, LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘hen it was as though the earth quaked and shook;
it was as though the foundations that held up/supported the sky trembled,
because you were angry.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 1:16:
- Kupsabiny: “Our crops have been destroyed as we watched
and happiness in the home of our God has disappeared.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Is not food destroyed before our very eyes?
Has not joy and gladness been shut out from the house of God?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “We (incl.) ourselves have-seen how we (incl.) have-lacked food and how the rejoicing in the temple of God has-disappeared.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
