Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 15:31:
- Kupsabiny: “Remind the people of Israel to stay away from things/matters that make people unclean so that they do not die when/if they spoil/defile my Tent that is in their midst.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “IIn this way you must keep the Israelites away from matters that make [them] unclean. Otherwise, they will defile the holy tabernacle for me that is in their place, and they would have to die due to their uncleanness.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD told Moises and Aaron that to-warn the Israelinhon concerning the things that cause- them -to-be-dirty/to-be-unclean, in-order-that they will- not -die if they go to the Tent of the LORD which (is) there in-the-middle of the camp.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘You must warn the Israeli people not to do things that defile them/cause them to be unacceptable to me. If they become unacceptable to me/defiled, they will cause my Sacred Tent which is among them to become an unacceptable place to worship me, and as a result they will die.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 15:16:
- Kupsabiny: “After that, Asa chased his grandmother Maakah no longer to be the lady who was (a) ruler because she had shaped an idol which resembled Asherah. He cut down that idol and smashed it to pieces and then burned it in the valley of Kidron.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “King Asa removed his own mother Maacah from her position as queen mother. For she had kept with her a repulsive image of an Asherah goddess. Asa cut that idol up, and having cut it to pieces, he burned it at the Kidron brook.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “King Asa also removed his grandmother Maaca from her position-as-queen because she did detestable pole which symbolizes the goddess Ashera. Asa had this pole cut-down and broke it, and burned (it) in Kidron place-where- water -flows.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for worshiping the goddess Asherah. So Asa commanded his workers to cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue to influence the people because of her being the mother of the previous king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:3:
- Kankanaey: “Abraham named their child Isaac,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Abraham named him Isaac.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Abraham named the child Isaac.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Abraham gave the name ‘Isaac’ (which means ‘he laughs’) to the son Sarah gave birth to.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 2:16:
- Kupsabiny: “So there is something I would like to request you, and do not let me down.’ Then Bathsheba replied, ‘You say it now.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Now I will make one request of you, please do not refuse me."
"Say what it is," she said.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, I have-a-favor-to-ask from you. And if possible (please) do- not -refuse me.’ Batsheba asked, ‘What is that?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Now I have one thing that I ask you to do. Please do not refuse to do it.’ She replied, ‘Tell me what you want me to do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 8:2:
- Kupsabiny: “God asked, ‘Amos, what are you seeing?’ I answered, ‘A basket of ripe fruits.’ (He) said to me, ‘It is the end of my people of Israel. I will no longer forgive them and I will not show mercy to (them).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He asked me, "Amos, are you seeing anything?"
"A basket full of ripe fruit ready to eat," I replied.
And the LORD said to me, "I am very ready to punish my people Israel. I will no longer overlook their sins."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD asked me, ‘Amos, what do you (sing.) see?’ I replied, ‘A basket with ripe fruits.’ Then the LORD said to me, ‘The end has- now -come for my people from-Israel. I will- no-longer -have-mercy/compassion on them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He asked me, ‘Amos, what do you see?’
I replied, ‘A basket of very ripe fruit.’
He said, ‘That indicates that it almost the end for my Israeli people. I will not change my mind again about punishing them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 6:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Go round this city one time in a day with your fighting men. Do (plur.) like that for six days.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “With the soldiers holding weapons, walk once around the city. Do this for six days in a row.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) and your (sing.) soldiers are-to-go-around the city once a day, for-(a-period) of six days.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So your army must march around the city for six days, once each day.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 25:13:
- Kupsabiny: “A messenger of/with truth makes the master happy like cold water which quenches thirst.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “A trustworthy messenger cools the heart of his master
like cold water at harvest time.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “A trustworthy messenger can-make- the feeling -good of the one who sent him, like a cold water on summer-season.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The trustworthy servant, he-can-be-compared-to cold water in the dry-season that strengthens his master.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “A messenger who is reliable/tells someone else exactly what he was told to say refreshes the spirits of his bosses who sent him
like snow/cold water refreshes the ground at the time that people harvest crops.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 16:30:
- Kupsabiny: “It is like that because that is the day when there must be done a ritual for you in which you are cleansed so that you may be clean before God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “For on that day atonement will be made for you, to make you clean. And you will be clean before the LORD from all your sins.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “These are the regulations/[lit. what-is-to-be-followed] to-be-performed/[lit. to-be-done] by the Israelinhon and the foreigners living together-with them, which they will-follow forever/[lit. until whenever]. On the tenth day of the seventh month they must fast and not work, just-like the Day for-Resting. For that is the day on-which the ceremony to redeem them from their sins so-that is-to-be-performed/[lit. is-to-be-done] they will-become clean before/[lit. in front-of] the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “On that day, Aaron will perform rituals to enable me to forgive you all, and then I will cleanse/free you all from the guilt of all your sins and you will become acceptable to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
