complete verse (Numbers 27:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 27:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “And if he does not even have brothers, his paternal uncle shall inherit.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If he has no elder or younger brothers, his inheritance must be given to the elder and younger brothers of his father.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If he has no brother, give his land to the brothers of his father.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “If the man had no brothers, give to his father’s brothers the things that his sons or daughters or brothers would have inherited.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Job 18:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 18:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Bildad said to Job,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Bildad Shuhite responded, saying,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Bildad who comes-from-Shua replied,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

complete verse (Exodus 12:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “The meat that you will eat must be roasted and you it eat with bitter herbs and with bread that has not risen.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “That same night having roasted the meat of the lamb over the fire you must eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “That night, what you (plur.) are-going-to-eat is the roasted sheep, bitter plants, and bread that has-none-of that-which-causes-to-expand.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “On that night you (pl.) will roast your sipsip on the fire and when it’s done, then eat it together with greens having a bitter taste and bret which has no yis existing in it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “On that night, let them roast sheep/goats with fire, eat it with herbs bitter and bread which lacks yeast.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “They must roast the animals immediately and eat the meat that night. They must eat it with bread that is baked without yeast and with bitter herbs.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (2 Kings 22:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 22:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people are craftsmen, people who build with shaped stones and those who do other work. Then, put aside money for buying timber and stones that are shaped.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “that is to say, to the carpenters, masons, and builders, that they may buy the wood and cut stone to repair the temple.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “those who prepare the timber and those who repair the temple and its stone-walls. The other money they are-to-purchase timber and trimmed stone, that were needed to repair the temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They must give that money to the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and they should also buy the timber and the stones that they will use to repair the temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (1 Samuel 9:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 9:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “‘By tomorrow at this time, I will send a man from the area/province of Benjamin. When that man arrives, anoint him to become the ruler/king of my Israelite people. That man will rescue those people from the Philistines because I have heard how they are suffering.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Tomorrow at this time I will send a man here from the area of Benjamin. You are to anoint him king of my subjects, Israel. He will release my subjects from the hand of the Philistines. I have seen the suffering of my subjects, for the sound of their weeping has reached me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Tomorrow, at this hour, I will-have-come to you (sing.) a man from the place of Benjamin. You (sing.) will-rub his head with oil to-show that he is the chosen leader/[lit. head] of my people (the) Israelinhon. He will-deliver/save my people from the hand of the Filistinhon, for I have-seen the sufferings of my people, and I have-heard their asking-for help.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘At this time tomorrow, I will send to you a man from the land where the descendants of Benjamin live. Pour olive oil on his head to indicate that he will be the leader of my Israeli people. I have seen that my people are suffering because the Philistine people are oppressing them, and I have heard my people as they have called out to me for help. The man on whose head you pour olive oil will rescue my people from the Philistine people.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Isaiah 42:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 42:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “Let the wilderness sing to (him)
    and the cities of that place,
    and let the villages of the people of Kedar sing.
    Let the people of Sela sing with joy,
    singing from the top of the mountains.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Let the wilderness and the cities that are praise God!
    Praise Him, O people who live in Kedar!
    Let the people who live in Sela
    sing songs of rejoicing with loud voices from the mountain peaks!” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) praise him, you (plur.) who are in the towns of the desolate-place and you (plur.) who are residents of Kedar. You (plur.) sing for joy, you (plur.) people of Sela. You (plur.) rejoice on the peak of the mountains.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

complete verse (Numbers 28:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 28:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Give to me sacrifices that are burned. Take two bullocks, a big ram and seven rams of one year. All must be without blemish.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As a special gift to the LORD, two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs must be offered as a burnt offering to the LORD. All these must be without defects.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) are-to-offer to the LORD burnt offering which are two young cow, one old male sheep, and seven young male sheep which are one year old. All of these must have no defect.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “On that day, you must bring to me for an offering that will be completely burned on the altar two young bulls, one male sheep, and seven male lambs that are one-year-old. They must all have no defects.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Job 19:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 19:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “He sent his soldiers to raid me
    they came to surround my home
    wanting to fight me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He sends an army to attack me.
    They have built up mounds to surround me.
    They have set up camp all around my tent.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “(It is) as-if just like he sent-to me soldiers to attack me. They seiged me around my tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “It is as though he sends his army to attack me;
    they surround my tent,
    preparing to attack me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)