Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 4:4:
- Kupsabiny: “But when the maids/slaves of Esther heard the thing Mordecai had done, they went and told Esther. Those things pained Esther very much. Then she sent people to bring other clothes to Mordecai. But Mordevai refused to put on those clothes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Esther’s maid servants and eunuchs came and told her what Mordecai had done. Then Esther was very deeply disturbed. She sent clothing for Mordecai saying that he should take off his sackcloth and put on the clothing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When Ester was-told by her female servants and the officers who were-taking-care of her about Mordecai, she was- deeply/very -disturbed. So she sent clothes to Mordecai in-order to replace the sack that he was-wearing. But did- not -accept it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “When the slaves of Esther and the people who served in the house of the king came and told Esther about what Mordecai was doing, Esther felt very sad. Then she told them to take clothing for Mordecai to wear instead of the burlap, but Mordecai would not receive them.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “When Esther’s maids and other officials came to her and told her what Mordecai had done, she was very distressed. So she sent to Mordecai some good clothes to wear instead of the sackcloth, but he refused to take them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 46:9:
- Newari: “Reuben’s sons — Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and his children who (were) Hanoc, Palu, Hezron and Carmi;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Here is/I will now give you a list of the names of the members of Jacob’s family who went with him to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son; Reuben’s sons Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; Simeon and his sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaan people-group woman; Levi and his sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; Judah and his sons, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (his other sons, Er, and Onan, had died in Canaan); Perez and his two sons Hezron and Hamul; Issachar and his sons Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron; Zebulon and his sons Sered, Elon, and Jahleel; (Those were the sons of Jacob and Leah, and their daughter Dinah, who were born in Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia: There were 33 of them, altogether.) They had Gad and his sons Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli; Asher and his sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; and their sister Serah; Beriah’s sons Heber and Malkiel; (Those were the children and grandchildren of Jacob and Zilpah, the slave girl whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah: There were 16 of them, altogether.) Joseph and Benjamin, the sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel; (Ephraim and Manasseh were Joseph’s two sons. They did not go down to Egypt because they were already in Egypt. They were sons of Asenath, the daughter of On, who was the priest in the temple in On city.) Benjamin and his sons Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard; (Those were the sons and grandsons of Rachel and Jacob: There were 14 people altogether.) Dan and his son Hushim; Naphtali and his sons Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. (Those were the sons and grandsons of Jacob and Bilhah, the slave girl whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel: There were seven people altogether.)” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 4:37:
- Kupsabiny: “Then the woman fell down/knelt at the feet of Elisha bowing with the forehead touching the ground, and then she took her son and went on her way.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “She came in, and she bowed down, falling prostrate at Elisha’s feet. After that she took her son and went.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The woman went-in and knelt at the feet of Elisha to thank him. Then she took her child and brought (him) down.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “She gratefully prostrated herself at Elisha’s feet. Then she picked up her son and carried him downstairs.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 9:53:
- Kupsabiny: “a lady pushed a grinding stone from the roof of that place. Then that stone fell down on the head of Abimelech crushing his skull.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “One woman threw on his head with an upper mill stone and shattered it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “a woman dropped-upon him a grinding stone, and his head cracked.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But when Abimelech came near the doorway, a woman who was on the roof dropped a big grinding stone on his head, and crushed his skull.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 16:11:
- Kupsabiny: “I am crying until I repeat myself over the people of Moab,
I am crying over the city of Kir-hareseth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So my heart is mourning for Moab
and my heart is weeping like the voice of a lute for Kir-hareseth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore I (am) sad/lamenting over the end-result of Moab like the sad sound of harp. I (am) also sad/lamenting over the end-result of Kir Haseret.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I cry inwardly for Moab;
my groaning is like a sad song played on a harp.
I am sad about Kir-Hareseth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 13:10:
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 6:5:
- Kupsabiny: “Then those servants replied to the king, ‘It is Haman who is outside alone, and he wants you to eat/share news/discuss together.’ The king said, ‘Tell him to come inside.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the king’s attendants answered, "Oh Great King, Haman is there."
The king said to them "Bring him in."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The servants replied, ‘(It is) Haman.’ Then the king said, ‘[You (plur.)] cause- him -to-enter here.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “But the slaves said to the king: "There is Hama in this place. He is waiting to meet you."
The king said: "Tell him to come in here."” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “His servants replied, ‘That is Haman standing there in the courtyard.’ The king said, ‘Bring him in here!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:11:
- Kankanaey: “And Jose gave his father and his siblings land of theirs in Rameses which was the best place in Egipto, because that’s what the king commanded.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Like Pharaoh said, Joseph settled [lit.: put] his father and brothers in the best and most beautiful place in all of Egypt, which was a place called Rameses.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “According-to the command of the king, Jose had- his father and siblings/(brothers) -settle in Egipto; he gave them the place of Rameses, one of the best land(s) in Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “That is how Joseph enabled his father and older brothers and younger brother to start living in Egypt. As the king had commanded, he gave them property in the best part of the land, in Goshen, which is now called Rameses.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
