Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 19:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Where is now the king of Hamath, of Arpad, of Sepharvaim, of Hena and the one of Ivvah?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then where is the King of Hamath, the King of Arpad, or the King of Lair or Sepharvaim, or the kings of Hena or Ivvah?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Have- the king of Hamat, Arpad, Sefarvaim, Hena, and Iva -done anything?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “What happened to the kings of Hamath and Arpad and Sepharvaim and Ivvah cities ? Most of them are dead, and the other people were deported!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 5:11:
- Kupsabiny: “Then those people sent for all the Philistine kings to come and they told those rulers/kings that, ‘Take back this Box of Covenant of God of Israel to where it came from so that we don’t perish with our people.’ The whole community panicked because God was punishing them a lot.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So, again they called together all the rulers of the Philistines, and said to them, "Send the ark of the covenant of God [away] from our place. Send this ark back to the place where [it] was kept [before]. Otherwise, all of us will have to die because of this." Because of death, the whole city was filled with fear. For the hand of the LORD had been lifted against them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So they called-together all the leaders/[lit. heads] of the Filistinhon and said, ‘[You (plur.)] take-back/return the Box of the God of Israel to its place, for if not, we (excl.) will- all -die.’ That is what they said because the punishment of God had- already -started in their town/city. They panicked for many had-died.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people were terrified/in panic because they knew that God was starting to punish them severely. So they summoned the five kings of the Philistia people-group again, and pleaded with them, saying, ‘Take this sacred chest of the god of the Israelis back to its own place! If you do not do that quickly, we will all die!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 39:2:
- Kupsabiny: “When those people arrived at the home of Hezekiah he welcomed (them) and showed (them) how great his wealth was in his home and the whole of his country. He showed (them) silver, gold, things for spicing up food, oil that is bought for/costs much money, where he kept the weapons and everything that was in his house.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “King Hezekiah welcomed the messengers who brought it. Hezekiah showed those messengers gold, silver, spices, fragrant oils and all the weapons in his treasury. There was also nothing in the palace or government treasury that Hezekiah did not show them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Hezekia greeted the messengers and he showed to them the things from the treasury/[lit. store-place] of his wealth/riches — silver(s), gold(s), spices, fine/good kinds of oil, his weapons, and his other wealth. There is nothing in his palace or kingdom that he did- not -show to them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When the messengers arrived, Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. Then he showed them everything that was in his treasure houses/places where very valuable things were kept—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the nice-smelling olive oil. He also took them to see the place where they kept their soldiers’ weapons, and he showed them the other valuable things that were in the storehouses. Hezekiah showed them everything that was in the palace or in other places.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 26:30:
- Kupsabiny: “And the houses that hailed from the house of Gilead are the house of Ieser, house of Helek,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “These are the descendants of Gilead —
The clan of the Iezerites from Iezer,
the clan of the Helekites from Helek.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The descendants of Gilead were the families of Iezer, Helek,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They counted 52,700 men from the tribe of Manasseh, who was one of the sons of Joseph. They were in clans descended from Machir, from his son Gilead, and from his six grandsons—Jezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Shemida, and Hepher. Hepher’s son Zelophehad did not have any sons, but he had five daughters—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 15:29:
- Kupsabiny: “Those people will not be prosperous forever
and the wealth that those people thought they had does not last.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “From then on he will no longer be rich,
his wealth will not last forever,
nor will his property go spreading in the land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He will- not continue to -become-rich. His wealth will- not -last-long, and his possession will- not -increase in the land.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:2:
- Kupsabiny: “You (plur.) will tell your children until your great-grand children/descendants about the pain/punishment I did to these people of Egypt and these unbelievable things I did to those people so that you all may know that I am your God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Tell your sons and grandsons what I have done and how I made a mockery of the Egyptians with manifold miraculous signs that I displayed among them. Then you will know that I (emph.) am the Lord.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and so-that you (plur.) could-tell your (plur.) children and grandchildren how I punished the Egiptohanon and how I performed/did miracles for them. In this way you (plur.) will-know that I (am) the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “I’m doing like that in order that later, you (pl.) will recount to your children and grandchildren about me paying back badly to the Isip people with the miracles which I do amongst them, and [that] I wasn’t sorry for them. [When] it’s like that then you all will know well that I am the Chief.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “I did make it thus, [that] you might tell it for your son and grandson your [the] mocking which I mocked Egyptians, and [the] sign which I showed amongst them. Therefore, you will recognize it that I am Yahweh.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “and also in order that you would be able to tell your children and your grandchildren how I caused the Egyptians to act very foolishly when I performed all these miracles. Then all of you will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 20:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Hezekiah asked Isaiah, ‘What will show that God will heal me and I may go to the Homestead of God in three days?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that the day after tomorrow I will be able to go to the temple of the LORD?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When Hezekia had-not -healed yet, he asked Isaias, ‘What is the sign that will-prove that I will-be-healed and can-go to the temple of the LORD on the third day from now?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, ‘What will Yahweh do to prove that he will heal me and that two days from now I will be able to go up to the temple?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 7:10:
- Kupsabiny: “As Samuel was burning that whole burnt sacrifice, the Philistines moved close wanting to fight. But, God made the world to thunder so the Philistines became confused. Then, the Israelites fought and defeated them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “At the time that Samuel was offering the sacrifice, the Philistines approached the Israelites to do battle. That day the LORD roared out like thunder against the Philistines. Then there was confusion among the Philistines and, being afraid, they were badly defeated by the Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While Samuel was-offering/sacrificing the burnt offering, the Filistinhon arrived/came to-fight-together with the Israelinhon. But that day the LORD caused-it-to-thunder really loudly so the Filistinhon panicked, and they fled before the Israelinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “While Samuel was burning the offering, the Philistia army came near to attack the Israelis. But Yahweh caused it to thunder very loudly. The soldiers of the Philistia army became very frightened, and then they became confused/did not know what to do. So the Israelis were able to defeat them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
