Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 11:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Let the cypresses scream
because those big cedars have fallen.
Let the oaks of Bashan wail
because the forest has been felled.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Weep, you pine trees! For the cedars have fallen.
Tall and beautiful trees have fallen.
Howl, oh you oaks of Bashan,
the trees of the dense forest have been felled.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And now that the beautiful and thickest trees of cedar were-ruined, the cypress trees will- also -be-ruined and the oak/terebinto trees of Bashan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 24:23:
- Kupsabiny: “Joshua said, ‘Then please throw away those gods/idols that the other communities worshipped and devote yourselves to the God of Israel.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If it is like that, throw away the idols that you have and promise to honor the LORD, the God of Israel from your inmost heart.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Josue said, ‘If that is-the-case, [you (plur.)] now abandon your (plur.) little-gods/false-gods and [you (plur.)] serve the LORD, the God of Israel.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Joshua said, ‘Since you have decided that, you must throw away all the other gods/idols that you have among you. You must also promise that you will wholeheartedly give yourselves to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis serve/worship.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 1:18:
- Kupsabiny: “Please. God is saying,
‘Please come and be advised!
Even though you are red from blood because of sins,
I will cleanse you making you completely white!
You are colored red like a red cloth because of sins,
but I will make you white for you to be shining.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD says like this,
"Come here,
Sitting together,
let us come to a mutual understanding.
Even though your sin is like red,
it will be made white like snow.
Even though these are like deep red they will be as white wool.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD still/also says, ‘[You (plur.)] come/[lit. hurry], let us (incl.) settle this. Even-though how dirty your (plur.) sins are, I will-clean them so-that you (plur.) will-become clean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh says, ‘You need to think about the results of what you do.
Even though the guilt of your sins be as evident and as difficult to get rid of as red stains on a white garment ,
I will get rid of them completely
like someone who can make that stained garment become as white as snow or wool.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:34:
- Kupsabiny:
So, Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the clans counted the people as God has told them. The three houses that hailed from the clan of Levi were counted according to their houses. Those were: House of Kohath, Gershon and Merari. The men who had thirty years up to fifty were counted so they could work in the Tent of God. The list was like this:
| House |
Counting |
| Kohath |
2,750 |
| Gershon |
2,630 |
| Merari |
3,200 |
| Total number |
8,580 |
(Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses, Aaron and the elders of the community counted the Kohathites according to their clans and families.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
To follow the command of the LORD, Moises, Aaron and the leaders of the community of Israel census the descendants of Kohat, Gershon, and Merari according to their relatives and families. They counted all the men that ages from 30 to 50 years old who were able to serve the Meeting-Together-Place, and these are their number:
| Family |
Number |
| Kohat |
2,750 |
| Gershon |
2,630 |
| Merari |
3,200 |
The total of their number, 8,580 all.
(Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Aaron and Moses/I and the Israeli leaders counted the descendants of Kohath, writing also the names of their clans and family groups.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 2:57:
- Kupsabiny: “Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Shephatiah, Hattil,
Pokereth-hazzebaim and Ami.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The descendants of the servants of Solomon also returned from captivity:
The descendants of Sotai, Hasoferet, Peruda, Jaala, Darkon, Gidel, Shefatia, Hatil, Pokeret Hazebaim, and Ami.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:22:
- Kankanaey: “How-about if we only drop him in this well in this place with no inhabitants, because it would be bad if we injured-him.’ That’s what he said, because it was his intention to go withdraw Jose from the well in order to send-him-home to his father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Don’t talk about shedding blood. Rather, we will drop him into a well that has no water here in the wilderness, and leave him [there]. Do not lift a hand at all.’ Rueben, by saving him from their hands had thought to bring him to his father later on.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (pl.)] just throw him into the well here in the/a desolate-place, but [you (pl.)] do- not ever -kill him.’ Reuben said that because (it was) now his plan to-save Jose and return (him) to their father.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Do not even shed his blood! We can throw him into this pit/cistern in the desert, but we should not harm him.’ He said that, and then left them, planning to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 18:23:
- Kupsabiny: “So, go (plur.) and bring for us two bullocks. Let the prophets of Baal select one bullock. Then, let (them) slaughter and cut into smaller pieces and put on top of the firewood, but let no one set fire to it. I, too, shall slaughter a bull and cut into small pieces, and then I put (it) on top of the firewood but I will also not set fire to (it).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Bring me two bulls. Then choose one for yourselves, cut it to pieces, [and], without lighting a fire, put [it] on top of the wood. I will prepare the other bull, [and] will put it on top of the wood, but without lighting a fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now you (plur.) bring us (excl.) two bull cows. Then the prophets of Baal will-choose one that they are-going-to-slaughter and then put (it) on top of the firewood, but do- not -set-fire-to the firewood. I will-do the same with the other bull; I will- also -put it on top of the firewood and I will- not also -set-fire on the firewood.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Bring two bulls. The prophets of Baal may choose the one that they want. They must kill it and cut it into pieces and lay the pieces on the wood that is on the altar that they have made. But they must not light a fire under the wood. I will kill the other bull and cut it in pieces and lay the pieces on the altar that I make.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 13:3:
- Kupsabiny: “And if a person pretends that he is a prophet of God, his parents shall say to that person that he must be killed because he speaks lies using the name of God. If he tries to predict (things) his father and mother shall stab him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “And if anyone prophesies again, his parents will say to him, ‘you must die because you have spoken lies in the name of the LORD’. So while he is prophesying his parents will stab him. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And if anyone pretends-to-be-a-prophet, his father and mother will-warn him that he must be-put-to-death, because he tells lies and he even tells that it is from the LORD. If he continues to-be-like-a-prophet, his father and mother will-stab him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “If someone continues to prophesy falsely, his parents must say to him, ‘You have told lies saying that Yahweh gave those messages to you, so you must be executed.’ So if someone prophesies like that, his own father and mother must stab him and kill him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
