Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 2:29:
- Kupsabiny: “Why then do you have greed for things which my people use as sacrifices? Why is it that you honor your children more than me? They grew fat while eating good parts which my people of Israel make sacrifices with for me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Why have you despised the offerings and sacrifices I commanded for the place where I dwell? Why have you given more honor to your sons than to me? Because you and they have become fat by eating the good parts of all the sacrifices that Israel, my subjects brought to offer [to me]?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, why are- you (plur.) still -touching-without-permission/interfering-with/meddling-with the offerings which (are) for me? Why do- you (sing.) -respect your (sing.) children more (than) me, Eli? For you (sing.) let/allow them to-fill/satisfy themselves/[lit. their own selves] on the good parts/portions of the offerings which (are) from the Israelinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So why do you show disrespect for the sacrifices and offerings that I commanded the people to bring to me ? You are honoring your sons more than you are honoring me, by allowing them to get fat from eating the best parts of all the sacrifices that the Israeli people bring to me!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 37:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Hezekiah had already sent these people: Eliakim and Shebna together with big priests. They went to the home of the prophet of God Isaiah son of Amoz dressed in rags.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He sent Eliakim the administrator of the palace, Shebna the secretary, and the main priests to the place of the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz. All of them were wrapped in sackcloth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He caused- Eliakim the administrator of the palace, Shebna the secretary, and the leading priests -to-go to Isaias the child of Amoz. All of them are-wearing/clothed in sackcloth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then he sent Eliakim, Shebna, and the older/most important priests, who were also wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, to talk to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 24:13:
- Kupsabiny: “even if you gave me the gold and silver which fills your home, I am unable to go beyond the word of my God and to do anything whether bad og good? Did I not tell you that what God is telling me is only what I shall be saying?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “’Even if Balak gave me his royal palace filled with silver and gold, by rejecting the commands of the LORD, I will become unable to do anything, whether good or bad. What the LORD says, that only will I be able to say.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “that even if you (sing.) will-give to me your (sing.) palace fill with silver and gold, I can- not -do my will, either bad/evil or good. Except what the LORD says to me which I would-say, is what I would-say only.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Even if Balak would give me a palace filled with silver and gold, I would not disobey Yahweh. I cannot do anything bad or anything that is good that he does not approve of.’ And I told you that I could say only what Yahweh says to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 13:19:
- Kupsabiny: “Is there any person who will take me to court?
And if it is found that I am wrong, I shall keep quiet and die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Is anyone able to accuse me?
If so, I will remain silent and die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Who can accuse me that I have-sinned? If indeed there is anyone, I will- now -be-silent and die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I certainly do not think that you or anyone else will say that what I say is not true;
if anyone did that, I would be silent/stop talking and die. ” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses replied that, ‘I shall pray for you and (the) leaders with the people of your land. Choose a day in which you want me to pray for you, and thereafter the frogs in the houses will die and only those in the river will remain.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses said Pharaoh again,’ When should I pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses get rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises said to the king, ‘Just tell me when I am-to-pray for you (sing.), for your (sing.) officials, and for your (sing.) people, so-that those frogs will-disappear from you (plur.) and from your (plur.) houses. And the only frogs that will-be-left will-be those in the Nile River.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then Moses spoke to the great chief of Isip like this, ‘All right, I will pray for helping you (sing.) and your [subordinate] leaders and your people. [When] it’s like that then the frogs will leave you (pl.) and your houses, and then go permanently stay at the water. But when do you want me to pray? This very [matter,] I’m placing [it] up into your control (lit. hand).’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses said to king «you, and servants your, and people your, I will entreat for you him, [that] he might make frog it might leave from house your, it might return river of Nile. you appoint hour which I will entreat him.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I said to the king, ‘I will be glad to pray for you and for your officials and for the rest of your people. I will ask Yahweh to get rid of the frogs from all your houses. The only frogs left will be those in the Nile River. Just tell me when I should pray.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 18:22:
- Kupsabiny: “I know that you (plur.) may say, ‘We trust in our God.’ Is that not the God you insulted? Are you not the one who destroyed the raised places (hills) and where God was made sacrifices to and you told the people of Judah that they should go and sacrifice to God in Jerusalem?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “And if you tell me, "We have taken our confidence from the LORD our God." What! Aren’t these the same places to do puja and altars which Hezekiah removed, speaking to Judah and Jerusalem in this way? — "You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But you (plur.) might say to me that you (plur.) trust in the LORD your (plur.) God. But it is not so that you (sing.) even caused-to-be-destroyed its places-of-worship in the high places including its altar, and you (sing.) told those of/from-Juda and of/from-Jerusalem that they need to worship in only one altar there in Jerusalem?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘No, we are relying on/trusting in Yahweh our God to help us.’ I would reply, ‘Is he not the one whom you insulted by tearing down his shrines and altars and forcing everyone in Jerusalem and other places in Judah to worship only in front of the altar in Jerusalem?’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 4:5:
- Kupsabiny: “When that Box of Covenant was arriving inside the camp, the soldiers of Israel shouted so loudly that the earth shook.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As soon as the ark of the covenant arrived at the tent, all the Israelites started to cry out with a loud voice. Because of that the earth shook.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the Box of the Agreement arrived/came there at the camp, the Israelinhon shouted loudly with joy/gladness in a way that the land/ground shook.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When the Israeli people saw the men bringing the box into their camp, they were so happy that they shouted loudly. They shouted so loudly that they made the ground shake!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 37:34:
- Kupsabiny: “That king shall not enter this city, but he shall quickly return to where he came from.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The road by which he came,
will be the same road by which he goes back,
and he will not enter this city."
The LORD Almighty has spoken.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He will-return to where he came-from, in the way/path where he passed-by. I, the LORD, is-saying that he can- never -enter into this city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “And their king will return to his own country
on the same road on which he came here.
He will not enter this city!’
That will happen because I, Yahweh, have said it!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
