Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 3:56:
- Kupsabiny: “You heard, didn’t you, when I cried to you saying,
‘Do not refuse to listen to my cries so I can get rest?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You heard my prayer,
"don’t close your ears to my request for help."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) have-listened to my asking-for-pity and asking for help.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I pleaded with you,
‘Do not refuse to heed me while I cry out to you!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 8:14:
- Kupsabiny: “do not become proud and forget your God who took you out from the land of Egypt where you were slaves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You are not to become arrogant and forget the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, the land of slavery.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[you (plur.)] be careful that you (plur.) will- not -boast and forget the LORD your (plur.) God who caused- you (plur.) -to-come-out of Egipto where you (plur.) have-been-enslaved.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “be sure that you do not become proud and forget Yahweh our God, who rescued your ancestors from being slaves in Egypt and brought them out from there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 39:30:
- Kupsabiny: “When it has killed an animal, it eats it
and its children eat the blood.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Its children drink the blood.
Where the corpse is, there it will be.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If he sees a corpse he goes-to-(it), and his chicks suck the blood of this corpse.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 31:11:
- Kupsabiny: “anointing oil and the sweet-smelling things for the Tent of God. (He/They) should do these things according to what I told you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “the anointing oil and the fragrant incense to burn in tabernacle-
they must make all these as I have commanded you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “the oil for-rubbing, and the sweet-smelling incense for the Holy Place. They are-to-do all of-these according to what I have-commanded you (sing.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “and oil which exists as a sign of the things belonging to me, and incense for making smoke which has a good smell in my shelter’s interior in the place which has a somewhat great taboo. They must make all these things the same as I spoke to you (sing.) about.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “and oil of anointing, and incense which they will smoke at sacred-place inside of tent. These many things all, you shall say to them they must make it as I told for you it.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “the oil for anointing, and the sweet-smelling incense for the Holy Place. The skilled workers must make all these things exactly as I have told you to do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 12:18:
- Kupsabiny: “Then the Spirit came to/on Amasai who would later become the leader of those thirty fierce men. Then Amasai said,
We are yours, oh David,
and we are together with you, oh son of Jesse!
Please, may you receive peace,
and your helpers prosper,
because it is God who comes to your aid.’
Then, David welcomed those people and gave them to lead his soldiers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “At that time, the Spirit of God gave words of encouragement to Amasai, leader of the thirty. Then he spoke like this,
"Oh David, son of Jessie,
we are for you.
May you succeed!
May those who help you
also succeed,
May God be with you!"
And David welcomed them. He made them leaders of his army.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then the Spirit empowered Amasai who later on became a leader of 30 brave soldiers, and he said,
‘We (incl.) are yours, O David the child of Jesse! May you (sing.) be-successful/victorious and those who-help-you (sing.), for your (sing.) God is-helping you (sing.).’ So David received them and made (them) officers of his soldiers.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then God’s Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty greatest warriors, and he said,
‘David, we want to be with you;
you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you.
We know that things will go very well for you and for those who are with you,
because your God is helping you.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 31:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Those Philistines cut off Saul’s head and removed his weapons. After that, people were sent to announce the message to their idols/gods and all the Philistines.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They cut off Saul’s head and took all his armor. Then they sent people [with] this news all around the country to the temples of their gods and to all the people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They cut-(off) the head of Saul and took his weapons-of-war. Then they sent messengers throughout the whole land of Filistia to-bring-the-news to the temple of their little-gods/false-gods and their fellowmen/countrymen that Saul (was) now dead.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They cut off Saul’s head and took his weapons. Then they sent messengers throughout their land, to proclaim the news, in the temple where they kept their idols, and to the other people, that their army had killed Saul.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 4:22:
- Kupsabiny: “But now, Jerusalem, you shall get rest.
You (plur.) shall not stay forever in the country you were driven to,
but you (plur.), Edomites, will be punished for your (plur.) sins,
he will expose your (plur.) evil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O daughter Zion, the punishment for your iniquities will be over,
you will never again be driven out from the land.
But O daughter Edom, he will punish you
for your iniquities and expose your sins.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Residents of Zion, your punishment is over now. You are soon cause-to-go-home by the LORD from captivity. But you people of Edom will-be-punished by the LORD because of your sins and he will-reveal your wickedness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You people of Jerusalem,
the time of your being punished will end;
Yahweh will not allow you to continue to live in exile/foreign countries.
But you people of Edom, Yahweh will punish you;
he will reveal the wicked things that you have done.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 9:26:
- Kupsabiny: “I prayed, ‘Oh, please, God, do not destroy your people whom you saved and moved out from the land of Egypt with your power and your strength of wonder.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I prayed to the LORD and said, "O LORD God, do not destroy your own people, your own inheritance whom you chose [and] whom, you set free with your great power and with your strong hand, you brought out of Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I prayed to the LORD, ‘O Lord GOD, do- not -destroy the people whom you (plur.) possess/own. You (plur.) have-redeemed/saved them and have-caused-to-come-out of Egipto by your (plur.) mighty power.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “And I prayed to Yahweh, saying, ‘Lord God, these people belong to you; do not destroy them. They are people whom you rescued and brought out of Egypt by your very great power.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
