Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 9:18:
- Kupsabiny: “There was a staircase/steps which had six levels to climb up via there to the chair of rulership. That chair had a stool of gold where legs/feet are placed on top of. A (place/something) to rest the arms on was constructed in that chair on both sides. Other/Some things like lions were shaped and placed for one to stand on the right hand side and the other to stand on the left hand side of that chair.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “That throne had six steps and a golden footstool. These were all attached to the throne. On both sides of the seat, there were places to rest the arms, and lions had been made that were standing next to those arm rests.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The throne had six steps, and it has a footstool/[lit. place/thing-where feet -are-placed-upon] of gold. On each sides of its armrests were statues of a lion standing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a gold footstool that was attached to the throne. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a small statue of a lion.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 16:6:
- Kankanaey: “Abram said, ‘She is your (sing.) slave and you (sing.) can do what you (sing.) want.’ Right after-that Sarai excessively hardshipped Hagar, so she ran-away.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Abram said — ‘Your maid servant is in your hand. What[ever] you want to do, do like that to her.’ Then Sarai gave Hagar trouble. Because of this Hagar ran away from there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Abram replied, ‘If that is the case, I will-give- her -back to you as a servant and you do whatever you want to do with her.’ Beginning at that-[time] the treatment of Sarai to Hagar was extremely bad, so in the end she just fled.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Abram said to Sarai, ‘You listen to me! She is your servant, so act towards her in the way you consider best.’ Then Sarai started to mistreat her, so she ran away from Sarai.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 23:9:
- Kupsabiny: “The next was Eleasar son of Dodo, from the house of Ahohi. They were together with David fighting the Philistines. Even though the rest of the Israelites fled,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The second among those three brave soldiers was Eleazar, son of Dodai the Ahohite. He was with David in Pas-dammim, when they challenged the Philistines where they had gathered to do battle. When the Israelites ran away, he stood alone and fought in the place where the battle was taking place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Next to him was Eleazar the child of Dodai who (was) a descendant of Ahoa, who (was) also one of the three mighty men of David. He was one of the companions of David who challenged the Filistinhon who were-gathered at Pas Damim to fight. The Israelinhon fled,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The second/next one of the three greatest warriors was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh. One day he was with David when they defied/challenged the soldiers of Philistia who had gathered for the battle. The other Israeli soldiers retreated,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 3:16:
- Kupsabiny: “God will shout hoarsely there on/from Zion
his voice will be heard in Jerusalem.
Up/heaven and down/earth shall shake.
But God will save his people,
he is the one where the people of Israel hide themselves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord will roar from Zion.
His voice is like thunder coming from Jerusalem.
The sky and the earth will tremble.
But the Lord will be a refuge for his people
and a fortress to the people of Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD will-roar from Zion; his voice will-thunder from Jerusalem. And because of this the earth and the heavens will-shake. But the LORD (is) a firm/sturdy place-of-refuge for the Israelinhon who (are) his people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “From Zion Hill in Jerusalem Yahweh will shout,
and his voice will be like thunder,
and his voice will cause the sky and the earth to shake.
But Yahweh will protect his people;
he will be like a strong wall behind which the people of Israel will be protected.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 33:18:
- Kupsabiny: “He said about the clan of Zebulun and that of Issachar,
‘May the clan of Zebulun prosper when (he/they) go out,
and may also Issachar prosper in the(ir) tents.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Concerning the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar he said,
"Zebulun, you are to rejoice when you go out hither and thither
and Issachar, you are to rejoice inside your tents.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises said concerning the tribe of Zebulun and Issachar,
‘Rejoice the tribe of Zebulun, for they will-prosper in their business in other places.
Rejoice also the tribe of Issachar for they will-prosper in their place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘ say this about the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar:
I desire/hope that the people of Zebulun will prosper in their travels across the seas,
and that the people of Issachar will prosper while they stay at home and take care of their cattle and crops.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 21:18:
- Kupsabiny: “A wicked person is punished,
and a righteous person is released/freed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The wicked themselves will have to bear the trouble
which they try to give to the righteous.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The wicked and unfaithful are-punished so-that the righteous will-be-saved.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Sinners will endure the hardship/suffering that it is their purpose to cause- the righteous/just -to-experience.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Wicked people bring on themselves the sufferings
that they were trying to cause righteous people to experience.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 13:55:
- Kupsabiny: “He shall again examine (it) and if the mold has not changed, even if it has not spread, that thing is unclean. It must be burned even if/whether it grew inside or outside on the thing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After the moldy thing has been washed, the priest must look at it again. If the mold appears like before, even though it has not spread. It is unclean. Whether the rot is on the inside or on the outside, you must burn it with fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Afterwards, the priest is-to-look at this again. And if the mildew has- not -faded, this cloth or leather is-to-be-considered dirty/unclean even though the mildew has- not -spread. So this must be-burnt whether the mildew (is) on the outside or one the inside of the clothing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then the priest will examine it again. If the color of the mildew has not changed, even though it has not spread, that item must not be worn again. It does not matter if the mildew is on the inside of the clothing or on the outside; it must be burned.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 10:19:
- Kupsabiny: “So/therefore, the people of the land of Israel of North refused for the people of the house of David to rule them from that time until today.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “From that time up till now the Israelites have been enemies of the family of David.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Even until now the Israelinhon have-rebelled the descendants of David.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Ever since that time, the people of the northern tribes of Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of King David.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
