Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 6:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Then the leaders of the Philistines called the priests and diviners and asked them that, ‘What should we do with the Box of God? How are we going to return it?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the Philistines called the priests and astrologers and asked them, "What should we do now with the LORD’s ark of the covenant? Please tell us, how should we send it [back] to the place where it had been kept?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “the Filistinhon called their priests and sorcerers and asked, ‘What shall- we (excl.) -do with the Box of the LORD? Tell us (excl.) how we (excl.) are-to- return this to its (own) place.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then they summoned their priests and their diviners/men who practice rituals to find out what would happen in the future. They asked them, ‘What should we do with the sacred chest of Yahweh? Tell us how we should send it back to its own land.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 39:5:
- Kupsabiny: “(Then) Isaiah said to Hezekiah, ‘Listen to these words: The God of authority is saying,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD Almighty:” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Isaias said to Hezekia, ‘Listen to this message of the LORD Almighty:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then I said to Hezekiah, ‘Listen to this message from the Commander of the armies of angels:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 26:33:
- Kupsabiny: “Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only girls. The names of those girls were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Zelophehad, son of Hepher, had no sons, he had only daughters. The names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The child of Hefer who was Zelofehad had no male child, but he had female children whose names were Mala, Noa, Hogla, Milca, and Tirza.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They counted 52,700 men from the tribe of Manasseh, who was one of the sons of Joseph. They were in clans descended from Machir, from his son Gilead, and from his six grandsons—Jezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Shemida, and Hepher. Hepher’s son Zelophehad did not have any sons, but he had five daughters—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 15:32:
- Kupsabiny: “(They) will die/end while still young
like a tree that dries up while not matured.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As with a tree, he will be cut down in the prime of life,
and his branches will never sprout again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Before his time will-come, he will-receive his punishment and he will- no-longer -succeed/[lit. prosper].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:5:
- Kupsabiny: “The locusts will fill the land/earth that there will be no place to step. Those locusts will eat everything that the hailstones left. (They) will also eat every tree that was left in your (sing.) field” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They will cover the ground so that it cannot be seen (emph.). They will devour what remains after the hail including all the trees growing in the fields.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because-of their great-number, the land will- not -be-seen. They will-eat the leftover plants that were- not -destroyed by the rain ice, including all your (plur.) trees.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “They will cover every area and so fully occupy it, and so it won’t be possible for you to see the surface of the ground. That part of the food which the hard raindrops didn’t destroy, that’s the very thing the grasshoppers will consume until it’s finished together with the trees which are growing in the bush and in the garden.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “It will fill land all, so [that] they might not land see. And food which remains which hail not spoil, it will eat it all. And tree which be present field and wild, it will eat its leaf all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “They will completely cover the ground so that you will not even be able to see the ground. They will eat everything that the hail did not destroy. They will eat everything that is left on the trees.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 20:11:
- Kupsabiny: “Isaiah cried to God. Then God made the shadow go back ten steps those that one climb on.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Isaiah prayed to the LORD and he sent back ten steps the shadow that fell on the staircase made by king Ahaz.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So prophet Isaias prayed to the LORD, and the LORD caused-to-move-backward ten intervals the shadow of the sun from the time-piece which Ahaz had had-made.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Isaiah prayed earnestly to Yahweh, and Yahweh caused the shadow to go backward ten steps/degrees on the stairway/sundial that King Ahaz had made (OR, that workers had built for King Ahaz).” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 7:13:
- Kupsabiny: “So now, the Philistines were defeated and they never came back again to attack the country of Israel throughout Samuel’s lifetime because God protected them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way the Philistines were defeated and were not able to fight with the Israelites again for some time. All during Samuel’s lifetime, the hand of the LORD fell against the Philistines.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So the Filistinhon were-defeated, and they no-longer attacked again the place of the Israelinhon while Samuel (was) alive, for the LORD was- really -against them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So the Philistia people were defeated, and for a long time they did not enter the Israeli land to attack them again. During the time that Samuel was alive, Yahweh powerfully protected the Israeli people from being attacked by the Philistia army.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 40:29:
- Kupsabiny: “He strengthens the weak
he helps those who have no power.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “To the ones who have been becoming tired
and to the ones who have no strength he gives strength.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He gives strength to the weak ones and the ones who get-tired.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
