Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 22:12:
- Kupsabiny: “It is not allowed for a daughter of a priest who has been married to a man who does not hail from the house of a priest to eat food that has been dedicated.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If the daughter of a priest gets married to a husband from another tribe, it is not OK for her to eat anything from the holy special offering that are offered.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The child/(daughter) of a priest who marries/[lit. is-caused-to-be-husbanded] (to someone who is) not a priest may- not -also eat this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “If a priest’s daughter marries a man who is not a priest, she no longer is permitted to eat the sacred food.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 24:11:
- Kupsabiny: “When the money had filled up the box, the Levites brought it to the king’s people/servants. The secretary to the king and the assistant to the big priest took out the money, and then, that box was returned to where it was sitting. Those people did like that every day until they had collected much money.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When that chest was full, the Levites carried it to the king’s officials and the king’s feast manager and the high priest came and took out the money. Then that chest was put back in its former place. By doing like this day after day a great deal of money was collected.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If the box is already full, the Levites bring it to the official of the king. Then the secretary of the king and the official of the leading priest count it, and after-that they bring back the box there at the gate of the temple. This is what they do every day until the collection became-many.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Whenever the descendants of Levi brought the chest to the king’s officials, and they saw that there was a lot of money in it, the king’s secretary and the assistant to the Supreme Priest would take all the money from the chest, and then put the chest back in its place. They did this frequently, and they collected a huge amount of money.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:13:
- Kankanaey: “and his possessions were unfailingly added to (lit. added-to added-to) until he became-extremely-wealthy.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Isaac’s field work prospered more and more. And in this way he became very rich.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “His prosperity continued until he became- very -wealthy.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Isaac continued to acquire more and more possessions, until finally he became very wealthy.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 7:34:
- Kupsabiny: “Each of this tables had had one peg in every corner which was attached to the table.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Each of the carts had four handles that were coming out from the corners of the cart.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Every cart has four handles — one for every side, and it was already made/formed together with the cart when (it) was-being-made.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “At the top corners of each cart there were handles. These were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 7:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Oh, dear me, I am like a person who is hungry (famine is eating me)
and I do not get anything to eat.
The grapes and figs have been plucked/harvested
until everything in the field is finished.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “what misery is mine!
because I feel like a man
who goes to pick fruit after the harvest.
Who does not find anything to eat,
Not even a cluster of grapes for his hunger
nor an early fig to satisfy his hunger.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Micas said, ‘Woe to me! I (am) like a hungry man looking for the leftover fruits of the grape or fig but he found nothing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 12:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Another king was Og who ruled Bashan. He was the last of the Rephaites. He lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The second king they defeated was king Og of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei. He was the last person of a group of very tall people called Rephaim.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Second was Og, the king of Bashan. He (was) one of the remaining Refaimnon. He lived in Ashtarot and in Edrie.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The other king whom the Israeli army defeated was Og, the king of the Bashan region. He was the last of the descendants of the giant Rapha. He ruled that land, living alternately in Ashtaroth and Edrei cities.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 31:24:
- Kupsabiny: “That woman sews clothes and makes belts which she sells to others so that they may also sell (them).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “She weaves cloth and sells it to the merchants.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “She makes clothes and belts, and she sells them to the merchants/business-men.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “She makes clothes and belts that she sells to the sellers.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “She makes clothes from linen cloth and sells them.
She sells sashes to shop owners.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 23:11:
- Kupsabiny: “The priest shall present that sheaf raising it up before me God so that you can be accepted/approved. Be doing this on the day that follows the day of the Sabbath.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “On the day after the Sabbath, the priest must bring it before the LORD and offer it by waving. Then I will accept it on your behalf.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When [you (plur.)] (are) now there in the land which the LORD will-give to you (plur.), you (plur.) are-to-offer to him the first bundle of stocks-of-grain/(sheaf) of your (plur.) harvest. You (plur.) are-to-bring this to the priest on the following day after the Day of For-Resting, and the priest will-lift- this -up in the presence of the LORD so-that the LORD will-accept you (plur.) in this way.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “On the day after the next Sabbath/rest day, the priest will lift it up high to dedicate it to me, in order that I will accept it as your gift.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
