Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:8:
- Kupsabiny: “The person to be cleansed must wash his/her clothes, shave his/her head and bathe. Then the person has become clean and is able to return to inside the camp, but he/she shall stay outside his/her tent for seven days.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The sick one must wash his clothes, shave off all the hair on his body and bathe. Only then will he actually be clean, and will get to go into the camp. In spite of this, however, he will have to stay outside his tent for seven days.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But before he is-considered finally clean, he is-to- first -launder his clothes, he is-to-shave-completely/[lit. scrape-off] all his head-hair and body-hair, and he is-to-bathe. He can now enter/go-inside the camp but he can- not -live/dwell in his tent for/[lit. inside of] seven days.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Then the person who was healed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe. Then he is allowed to return to the camp, but he must stay outside his tent for seven days.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 11:12:
- Kupsabiny: “In all those cities shields and spears were stored. Then, the cities were well guarded/protected.
So, Rehoboam ruled the province of Judah and that of Benjamin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He also brought together shields and spears in all the cities. In this way he kept Judah and Benjamin under his authority.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He had-put shields and spears in these towns as addition for defense. So Juda and Benjamin continued-to-be his subject.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He put shields and spears in all the cities and made them well-protected. So he continued to rule the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 18:12:
- Kankanaey: “So she laughed in her mind saying, ‘Is it indeed-the-case that (RQ implying of course not) it-will-be-possible for me to experience the happiness of giving-birth? Because I already an old-woman for-sure, and my spouse is also an old-man.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “So Sarah laughed in [her] heart and thought — ‘I have already become an old woman, and my husband has also become an old man. Will I now still be able to have this pleasure?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Sara laughed at herself and thought, ‘In my old age do I perhaps still have-a-desire to-sleep with my husband who is also old so-that we (excl.) can-have-a-child?'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, ‘My body is worn out, and my husband is old. So how can I have the pleasure of having a child?'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 24:14:
- Kupsabiny: “David answered Gad that, ‘These words/matters are heavy/difficult. But it is better for God to punish us because he has mercy on people instead of if my enemies would punish me.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “David replied to Gad, "I have fallen into very great trouble. Let me fall into the hands of the LORD. For he is one who has great mercy. but may I not have to fall into human hands."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “David answered Gad, ‘I find-it- very -hard to choose. (It is) better that the LORD is the one-to-punish us (excl.) than the people, for the LORD is merciful.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “David said to Gad, ‘All those are very terrible things for me to choose between! But allow Yahweh to punish me, because he is very merciful. Do not allow humans to punish me, because they will not be merciful.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 3:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Who does not become afraid when a lion roars? And when the God of power has spoken, who will not be prophesying for him?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When a lion roars,
who will not be afraid?
When the Lord speaks,
can anyone not speak prophecies?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Who is not afraid when a lion roars now? Who is the-(one-who) could- not -tell the message of the Lord GOD if the Lord GOD is now the-(one-who) causes- him -to- speak?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 2:3:
- Kupsabiny: “The king sent his people to where Rahab was. Rahab was told, ‘Come with those people who have come to your house, because they have been sent to spy out the whole of this land.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So he sent this message to Rahab, "Bring out the men who have come to your place, for they have come to spy out the whole land."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore the king commanded (someone) to tell Rahab, ‘Bring-out the men who staying at your (sing.) house, for they (are) here to-spy-(out) our (incl.) place/land.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So the king sent some messengers to tell Rahab, ‘Bring out the men who came and entered your house, so that we can kill them, because they have come here to spy out/find out all they can about this land!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 23:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Endure and do not be greedy.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you are a great glutton,
control yourself well.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) are fond-of-eating/glutton, hold yourself.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If you (sing.) are-a-habitual-craver (for food), restrain-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:40:
- Kupsabiny: “he shall say/order the stones that the mold has attacked to be torn out and thrown in an unclean place outside the town.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “the priest must remove the mold infested stones and throw them away in an unclean place outside the city.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “he is-to-have-(them)-take-(out) the parts of the wall that have mold and is-to-have-(it)-thrown outside the city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “the priest will tell someone to tear out and throw in the dump outside the town all the stones in the walls that have mildew on them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
