Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 13:27:
- Kupsabiny: “You have blocked me severely (to catch me),
so you can see everywhere I have gone.
You are checking even where I have put my feet.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “[You] put my feet in the stocks,
you tested all my ways.
You put the sign of a slave on the soles of my feet.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “It seems like you (sing.) chain my feet. You (sing.) watch my every step, and you (sing.) follow the mark(s) of my feet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “It is as though you have fastened my feet with chains to prevent me from walking,
and you watch me wherever I walk;
It is as though you even look closely at my footprints to see where I have gone.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:17:
- Kupsabiny: “Aaron stretched out his hand with his stick and struck the ground. The dust in the whole land of Egypt became gnats and it swarmed to the people and the animals.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They did the same. Aaron stretched out his hand with a stick and hit the dust on the ground. Then the men and animals were covered by the gnats. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They obeyed this, and when Aaron struck his staff/walking-stick on the ground, the dust-particles throughout the land of Egipto became/were-made-into mosquitoes. And the mosquitoes attacked the people and the animals.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore the two of then did like that. Aron lifted up his stick and then struck the ground, and then all the dust of the ground in Isip became sand flies. And sand flies were swarming around humans and tame animals also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And they did it thus. Aaron reached out hand, took cane, hit dust of earth. Therefore, dust of earth changed into mosquito in country of Egypt all. And mosquito be present on people and animal.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So they/we did that. Aaron struck the ground with his stick, and all over Egypt, the fine particles of ground/dirt became gnats. The gnats covered the people and all their animals.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 18:30:
- Kupsabiny: “Do not let him mislead you to trust in God and tell you, ‘Truly, God will save us and the king of Assyria will not take this city.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “May Hezekiah not persuade you also to trust in the LORD by speaking to you like this, ‘The LORD will certainly deliver us. He will not hand this city over into the hands of the king of Assyria.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do- not -be-persuaded by him to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will- surely -deliver us (incl.); this city will- not -be-handed-over to the hand of the king of Asiria.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Do not allow him to persuade you to rely on Yahweh, saying that Yahweh will rescue you, and that the army of Assyria will never capture this city!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 4:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Eli was sitting on his chair at the roadside with his soul troubled because of the Box of the Covenant of God. When that man entered the city and told the news, all the people of the city started shouting.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Eli, however, was worrying seriously about the ark of the covenant of the LORD. And, staying in his sitting place beside the road, he was becoming bewildered. That man broadcast the news everywhere in the city, and all the people, being afraid, started to cry out.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When- he -arrived at Shilo, Eli was-sitting on a chair beside the road and watching-(out) because he was- very -troubled/worried for the Box of God. Eli (was) the-age-of 98 back-then/at-that-time, and almost could- no-longer -see.
Now, the man told the town/city what had-happened in the battle. When- the people -heard this they wept. Eli heard this and he asked, ‘Why are- the people -weeping?’ The man quickly came-near to him” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Eli was waiting beside the road. He wanted to hear news about the battle, and he was also very anxious to know if anything bad had happened to God’s sacred chest. When the messenger arrived and told people what had happened, everyone in the town started to cry loudly.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 38:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Then the word of God came to Isaiah and (it/he) said,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then this word of the LORD came to Isaiah,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Isaias” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I left his room, but Yahweh gave me this message:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 26:10:
- Kupsabiny: “The country/land opened and swallowed those people with Korah and the fire destroyed 250 people on that day. What happened to those people became a matter of teaching for those people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with Korah. 250 of Korah’s group were also destroyed by fire. In this way they were a warning.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But they were-swallowed-up by the ground together-with Kora, and the 250 followers were-burned by fire. And this happening became a warning to the Israelinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But the earth opened up and swallowed them and Korah. Yahweh also sent a fire that burned up 250 men who supported those three men. That was a warning to all the Israeli people that they should respect and obey the leaders whom Yahweh had appointed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 15:9:
- Kupsabiny: “What do you know that we do not know?
What do you know that we do not understand?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “What do you know that we are not able to understand?
What insights do you have that we do not have?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “What do- you (sing.) -know that we (excl.) do- not -know also? What do- you (sing.) -understand that we (excl.) do- not -understand also?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:17:
- Kupsabiny: “So you are indeed still fighting back not wanting to release my people?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But you, up to now even being proud have not allowed my people to go.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But you (sing.) still boast to my people, and you (sing.) have- not -allowed them to-go.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But you prevent my people still and so haven’t allowed them to go.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And you still be with pride, you not my own (people) yet let go [that] they might go.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “You are still acting proudly and refusing to let my people go.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
