Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 9:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Those people said, ‘You are cheating us! Tell us the truth.’ Then Jehu said, ‘He told me that God has said, ‘I have anointed you to become the ruler of Israel.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They replied, "We don’t know anything! Tell us what he said."
Jehu said, "He spoke to me like this, ‘The LORD has spoken like this: I have anointed you King of Israel.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They replied, ‘[You (sing.)] do- not -lie to us (excl.). Tell us (excl.) what he really said.’ Jehu said, ‘He told me concerning what the LORD said that he has-chosen me king over Israel.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They said, ‘You are lying! Tell us what he said!’
He replied, ‘He told me that Yahweh said, ‘I am appointing you to be the king of Israel.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 15:6:
- Kupsabiny: “And when the Philistines wanted to know who did this, they were told, ‘It is Samson who was/is the husband of that child of the person from Timnah who did this, because that man had given the woman for his friend to marry.’ Then, those Philistines came and set fire to that woman together with her father.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the Philistines asked — "Who did this?" They responded — ‘Samson, the Timniteʼs son-in-law, because his wife was given to his companion.’
Then the Philistines went and killed Samson’s wife and her father by burning them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The Filistinhon asked who did those-(things), and they knew that (it) was Samson. And they also knew that Samson did those-(things) because his parent-in-law/(father-in-law) who comes-from-Timnah caused/let- his wife -marry/[lit. -be-wived] one of his friends. Therefore they looked-for the woman and her father and burned (them).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The Philistines asked, ‘Who did this?’ Someone told them, ‘Samson did it. He married a woman from Timnah, but then his father-in-law gave her to the man who was Samson’s best man at the wedding, and she married him.’ So the Philistines went to Timnah and got the woman and her father, and burned them to death.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 24:13:
- Kupsabiny: “These things shall happen in the whole world,
and it shall happen like that in all nations.
Only a few people shall remain,
like a crop/food that is left in a field after harvesting.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As at the time to reap the harvest,
[when] all the fruit has [already] been caused to fall off,
[and] the olive trees and grapevines are bare,
[and] only the unharvested leftovers remain,
[so,] also the nations have trouble just like that.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Only few people will-be-left from all the nations in the world, like an olive or grape after had-been-harvested.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 16:19:
- Kupsabiny: “Korah had gathered all the people to oppose Moses and Aaron. Those people stood near the entrance to the Tent of God.
Before long, the light of God was blinking/flashing where all those people were.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Korah gathered the whole community against them at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. At that time the glory of the LORD appeared to whole community.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The whole community whom Kora incited/stirred-up to go-against Moises and Aaron had-gathered also there at the entrance/gate of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent. Then the LORD showed his mighty presence to the whole community.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Korah summoned all the people who supported him and who were against Moses/me, and they also gathered at the entrance of the tent. Then the glory of Yahweh appeared to all of them/us,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 3:22:
- Kupsabiny: “A person like that is very glad
and even rejoices when death comes to (him)!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Arriving in the grave they rejoice greatly
and are happy.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They are only happy if they are now dead and now buried.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When they finally die and are buried, they are very happy.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 10:7:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But when that letter had reached those people, they took those sons of Ahab and killed all seventy. Then, they placed their heads inside baskets and (they) were brought to Jehu in the city of Jezreel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As soon as Jehu’s letter arrived, they took seventy princes and killed them. Their heads were put in baskets and sent to Jehu in Jezreel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When- the letter of Jehu -arrived, these men took the 70 descendants of the king and killed (them). Then they put- their heads -inside the baskets and sent (them) to Jehu in Jezreel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When they received the letter from Jehu, they killed all seventy of Ahab’s descendants and cut off their heads. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 16:18:
- Kupsabiny: “When Delilah realized/knew that Samson had told the truth, she sent (a message) to the Philistines to be told, ‘Come again because he has now told the truth.’ So, the leaders of the Philistines went and brought the silver they had promised to Delilah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After Samson told her the true account Delilah sent to call the Philistine rulers like this — "Come quickly, come back once more, he has told me his secret." So they came, bringing silver money.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Delila felt/realized that Samson was-telling the truth. So she sent-somebody to tell the leaders/[lit. heads] of the Filistinhon to come-back because Samson had- now -told her the truth. So the leaders/[lit. heads] came-back, bringing the money which was-to-be-paid to Delila.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Delilah realized that this time he had told her the truth. So she summoned the Philistine leaders again, saying, ‘Come back one more time, because Samson has really told me everything about why he is so strong’. So the Philistine leaders returned and brought to Delilah the money that they promised to give her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 26:10:
- Kupsabiny: “When/if you are good towards rebels,
they do not learn to do what is good.
(They) are doing again/repeatedly bad things
in a land of righteous people.
Those people do not at all see the greatness that you have.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But even though you show grace to the wicked,
they do not learn righteousness.
Even though up to now innocent ones have also lived in this land
[they] have continued to do evil work.
They have been refusing to understand the matter of your greatness.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Even if you (sing.) have-pity for the wicked people, they do- not still -learn to live righteously. Even if they dwell in the land of the righteous, they still continue to do bad-thing, and they do- not -acknowledge your (sing.) greatness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But your acting kindly toward wicked people does not cause them to do what is good.
Even in places where people do what is right, the wicked people continue to do what is evil,
and they do not realize that you, Yahweh, are great.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
