Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 4:5:
- Kupsabiny: “You should get/find wisdom and become a person who realizes/has understanding. Do not forget and do not deviate/turn away from my words,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Get wisdom, get foresight.
Don’t forget my words,
and don’t forsake them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Try that you (sing.) can-possess wisdom and understanding. Do- not -forget what I say to you (sing.), and you (sing.) do- not -stay-away from it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Gain wisdom and understanding and don’t turn-a-deaf-ear-to and forget my advice.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 36:35:
- Kupsabiny: “(They) prepared/made a very expensive curtain and decorated it with things like cherubim which were made of threads which were blue, purple and red.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then they made curtains of blue, purple and red fine linen. They gave to embroider the design of Cherubim with fine thread in the curtain.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They also made curtain from the fine linen with blue, purple, and red yarn. And it was embroidered with a good face of the cherubim.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And also, he made a good cloth for hanging in the shelter’s interior, in order to split the shelter’s interior in two. He decorated that cloth with needle threads which were red and somewhat red and blue. And a man of artwork sewed images of kerubim onto it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And they made cloth of door with thread be good which be purple, with that which red, with that which be green/blue, sewed it it appear Cherub as one who be wise for drawing does it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “They made a curtain from fine white linen. Skilled craftsmen embroidered it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread, making designs that resembled the winged creatures.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 19:1:
- Kupsabiny: “There was a day/time when the king of the Ammonites who was called Nahash. When that king had died, his son who was called Hanun replaced him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Sometime later Nahash, king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Sometime later, Nahash the king of the Ammonhon died. And his child who was Hanun was-the-one (who) succeeded him as king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Some time later, Nahash, the king of the Ammon people-group, died. Then his son Hanun became their king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 7:8:
- Kupsabiny: “So, tell David that, ‘God of authority says that: I took you from looking after sheep and anointed you to become a ruler of my people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So go now and speak like this to my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD, the Almighty has said — I took you from the work of tending sheep and goats in the pasture [and] made you ruler of my people, Israel. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Tell David also that I, the LORD Almighty, says, ‘You were the who-takes-care of sheep in the past-time, but I chose you to rule-over my people Israelinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So this is what you should say to my servant David: ‘The Almighty Commander of the armies of angels says that he took you from a pasture where you were taking care of sheep, and appointed you to become the ruler of my Israeli people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 5:11:
- Kupsabiny: “There is a man in this kingdom who has the spirits of holy gods. When your grandfather ruled, this man showed that he had wisdom of God. Your grandfather Nebuchadnezzar put him to be in charge of the prophets, diviners, enchanters and people with knowledge about the stars/astrologists.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “There is a man in your land who has the spirit of the holy gods. In the time of your predecessor this man demonstrated understanding, intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your predecessor King Nebuchadnezzar made him chief of the magicians, auspicious time tellers, astrologers, and diviners.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “for there is a man in your (sing.) kingdom that the spirit of the gods is with/in him. During the time of King Nebuchadnezzar your (sing.) father, this man showed his wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. Your (sing.) father made him leader/[lit. head] of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. When Nebuchadnezzar was ruling, they discovered that this man understood many things and was wise, just like the gods. The man who was king previously, Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him to be in charge of all the men in Babylon who worked magic, the men who worked sorcery, the men who studied the stars, and the fortune-tellers.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 16:11:
- Kupsabiny: “That is a day in which you rejoice in front of your God at the place he will choose to be worshipped. Eat/celebrate that festival with your sons, daughters, female and male slaves, Levites who are in your cities, foreigners, poor/orphans and widows.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the descendants of Levi living in the city, foreigners, children who do not have father or mother, women whose husbands have died are all to celebrate, rejoicing before your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his name.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And rejoice in the presence of the LORD your (plur.) God in the place that he will-choose where his name be honored. Celebrate with your (plur.) children, servants, Levites who live in your (plur.) towns, non-Israelinhon, orphans and widows who live in your (plur.) towns.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Each married couple should be joyful in the presence of Yahweh. Their children, their servants, the descendants of Levi who are in that town, and the foreigners, orphans, and widows who are living among you, should also be joyful. Bring those offerings to the place of worship that Yahweh will choose.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 5:10:
- Kupsabiny: “And then strangers/foreigners will be rescued/live by the things they struggled.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The foreigners will enjoy your wealth.
Your earnings will fall into the hands of others.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And all your (sing.) wealth and other which you (sing.) have-toiled/worked-for will- just -be-taken-away by those from-other places.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Strangers will take/get your (sing.) wealth for-which-you-have-undergone-hardship.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:29:
- Kupsabiny: “(He) made smearing/anointing oil and sweet-smelling things (incense).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They made fragrant pure incense as a skillful person who can make anointing oil and perfume.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They also made holy olive oil for anointing and the pure sweet-smelling incense which is-smells- very -good.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And he spoke to a man who had great knowledge about making things which smell good, and so he made a good oil. That oil has a taboo/mark of ownership, and so it exists as a sign of the things belonging to God. And also, he made incense to make smoke having a good smell.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And they mixed fat of anointing with incense which smells sweet as one who be wise for smells mixing do it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “He also made the sacred oil for anointing and the pure sweet-smelling incense. He mixed the incense together as a skilled perfumer would.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
