Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 7:23:
- Kupsabiny: “Then (he) showed/explained to me that, ‘The fourth beast represents the fourth kingdom/rulership that will appear on this earth. That kingdom shall differ from the others and will defeat/conquer this whole earth. It will destroy and crush (the) people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I was caused to understand its meaning in this way. ‘The fourth animal is a fourth kingdom established on earth. This kingdom will be different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth and trample it to dust. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Now, this was what he explained to me: ‘The fourth animal is the fourth kingdom here on earth that different from the other kingdoms. It will-attack and destroy/bring-down the whole earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then the man who was standing there said to me, ‘The fourth beast represents an empire that will exist on the earth; that empire will be different from all other empires. The army of that empire will crush/kill people all over the world and trample on their bodies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 19:18:
- Kupsabiny: “The judges need to consider those words carefully. If it is seen/discovered that the person who complained about the other man made a false accusation,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Judges must make a careful examination. If it happens that the opinion spoken by the person who gave witness was false information, and if it is decided that the witness gave false witness against that person,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The judges must investigate it thoroughly/[lit. good]. And if (it is) proven that a witness is-lying by slandering his fellowman,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The judges must investigate the case carefully/try to find out which one is telling the truth. If the judges determine that one of them has accused the other falsely,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 7:23:
- Kupsabiny: “waiting for an arrow to pierce (his/its) heart. That man will be likened to a bird which has fallen into a trap/snare. He does not know that he is condemning/destroying himself.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Like a bird running ahead into a place
where a net had been spread out,
he went following that woman.
He had no idea that he would lose his life.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “where he will-be-killed through/by an arrow. He is also like a bird that hurries toward a trap who does not know that death indeed is his place-of-going.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “to die by-means-of an arrow. He is like the bird who is quick to go into the snare not knowing that that will-be-the-cause-of-his-death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:40:
- Kupsabiny: “(They) also brought curtains for the courtyard of the Tent, its pillars/posts and the things those posts stand on, the curtains for the gate to the courtyard, ropes, pegs and all other things for that Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “the ropes, and pegs and curtain to erect courtyard, pillars and bases and entrance curtain of courtyard. In this way they brought all the materials of the Tent of Meeting to Moses-” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “the curtain of-the yard/courtyard and its posts and bases; the curtain of-the entrance of-the yard/courtyard; the ropes and pegs for the curtain of-the yard/courtyard; all the things-that-are-use of-the Tent Meeting-Place;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “and the fence’s cloth together with its posts and the post-bases, and the big cloth which blocks the opening of the fence, and the fence’s ropes together with the small holders for holding the ropes. Therefore they brought all the things for God’s shelter to Moses. In that shelter, God was meeting together with his people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “with cloth of fence, with its hanging poles, and its planting-hole, and cloth of door of fence, and its rope, and its nail, and many things other which they make for Dwelling-Tent-of-God which be Tent of Meeting with God,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “the curtains that surrounded the courtyard, the posts and bases that supported them, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard and its ropes, the tent pegs, and all the other things that would be used in the Sacred Tent,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 23:28:
- Kupsabiny: “The Levites were helping the priests when they were working in the Home of God. The Levites were guarding the courtyard of the Home of God and the rooms where the things that had been made from gold and silver were kept with other things of the House of God.. They made clean all the sacred (set apart) things. So, they did all the work which was according to the Home of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The work of the Levites was to help the descendants of Aaron with the conduct of worship in the temple of the LORD. To take care of the courtyard and rooms, to do the purification of sacred items, [and] to do other tasks for worship in the temple of God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The obligation of the Levites was to help the priests who were the descendants of Aaron to serve in the temple of the LORD. They were the (ones who) would-take-care of the yards of the temple and the side rooms, and they were also the (ones who) would-help in the ceremonies of cleansing and some other works in the temple of God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The work of those descendants of Levi was to assist the descendants of Aaron in their work in the temple of Yahweh: To be in charge of the temple courtyards and the side rooms, the ceremonies for purifying all the sacred things, and to do other work at the temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:8:
- Kankanaey: “And-so it was-accomplished/fulfilled, because he made what he named sky which is the separation-place of the water above from the water below. When the night was finished again and again it got-light, that was the second day.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “God named the upper part ‘the heavens’.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This division was-called by God ‘space/sky.’ Evening came, and-then the morning. That was the second day.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then there was another evening, which was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the second day’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 12:5:
- Kupsabiny: “When David heard those words, he became very annoyed/angry and said, ‘Surely, that person who did those words/things should die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “David became very angry with the man, and said to Nathan, "As surely as LORD lives, the man who does this kind of work is deserving of death.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “David was- very -angry with the rich-man and he said to Natan, ‘I swear to the living LORD that a man who did that should be-put-to-death.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When David heard that, he was very angry about what the rich man had done. He said to Nathan, ‘I solemnly declare that the man who did that should be executed!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:27:
- Kupsabiny: “I lost strength and my body became ripe/fell fatigued for many days. But when I regained (strength), I went back to do my work in the king’s home as usual. But these visions caught my mouth/left me spellbound/surprised that I did not understand them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After that was very tired, I became ill for some days. After that I got up and went to work for the king [lit.: went into the work of the king]. Still, I was troubled because of the vision I had seen. [lit.: I became what to do what to do because of the vision I had seen] I was not able to understand it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “After that, I, Daniel, was-weak and was-sick for several days. When- I -was- well, I went-back to the work the king assigned to me. But I am still confused/bothered by that vision that I saw. That (was) difficult to understand.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then I, Daniel, became weak, and I was sick for several days. Then I arose and returned to doing the work that the king had given to me, but I was perplexed/confused about the vision, and I could not understand it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
