Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 65:2:
- Kupsabiny: “I am always calling out for people who are rebellious,
those whose lifestyle/habits are not righteous,
and who are stubborn/strong-willed/rebellious.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The entire day I am spreading out my hands
before a rebellious people.
But they go like that on the evil path of their own thoughts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘I continually waited to return to me my people who are hard headed, who do not follow the right ways, but rather their own thinking only what they follow.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “It is as though I have continually held out my arms to show that I am ready to help my people who rebel against me,
and who continually do the evil things that they want to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 3:29:
- Kupsabiny: “So, we stayed here in this valley which looks towards the city of Beth-peor.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth-Peor.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore we (incl.) stayed in the seemed-like-valley near Bet Peor.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So we remained in the Jordan River Valley close to Beth-Peor town.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 34:34:
- Kupsabiny: “All the wise people,
and those with understanding who hear my words agree that,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Men who have understanding and who listen to my word,
men who have wisdom will speak to me like this,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The wise and have understanding people, who listen to me,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 27:12:
- Kupsabiny: “For the back side, someone make/prepare curtains measuring twenty two and a half meters long, ten pillars and ten things which those pillars stand on.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Make a fifty cubits long curtain for the west side of the courtyard and there must be ten pillars and ten bases for it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘The curtain on the west side is 75 feet long, and they are-connected by ten posts which are-inserted into ten bases.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘And the fence there in back of the shelter, its length will amount to twelve and a half fathoms. And make that fence’s ten posts together with their ten bras post bases also to be for the standing up of the posts. And make the cloth the same like that also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you shall hang clothes on West side so that its width, it be joint of hand which be 50. you shall pound its hanging wood which be 10, with its planting-hole which be 10.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “On the west side of the courtyard they must make a curtain 25 yards/22 meters long. The curtains are to be supported by ten posts, with a base under each post.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 8:16:
- Kupsabiny: “The descendants of Beriah were: Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah and Joha.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Michael, Ishpah and Joha.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The children of Beria were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremot, Zebadia, Arad, Eder, Micael, Ishpa, and Joha.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 25:2:
- Kupsabiny: “There was someone called Nabal who belonged to the house of Caleb and was living in Maon. He had his wife who was called Abigail. That woman was beautiful and wise/thoughtful, but her husband was rude/cruel and selfish. That man had a lot of wealth. That man’s sheep was almost three thousand and one thousand goats and those goats and sheep were looked after in the village/area of Carmel. That man used to prepare a festival for his people every season of cutting wool of sheep.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “There was a man in Maon. He had much property in Carmel city. He was very wealthy. He had 3000 sheep and 1000 female goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “There at Maon there-was a man who (was) very wealthy, who (had) land at Carmel. He had 1,000 goats and 3,000 sheep which he was-shearing at Carmel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “In Maon town there was a man who owned land in Carmel, a nearby village. He was very rich; he owned 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 66:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Would I be able to refuse to give birth to my people when I was about to deliver?
Or would I who is giving birth be able to close/stop the children in the womb/stomach?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “What! Would I not cause the child to be born even after the time for childbirth has arrived?"
The LORD says, "What! shall I, [the one] who enables a child to be born,
shall [I] prevent her from giving birth to a child?"
Your God has spoken.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I have-willed that they will-be-born soon. And now, will- I not -allow them to be born? Of-course (I) allow! I will- never -hold that they will not be born. I, your (plur.) God, (am) the-(one) saying this.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 4:32:
- Kupsabiny: “Ask (plur.) now about the words of old, those that happened before you were born, from the day that God created a person in the world. Be asking in all the world from one side to the other if an amazing thing like this has ever happened any day or if it has been seen at all!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Consider the past, From the time that God created people on the earth until today, from one corner of the heavens to the other corner, has any great matter like that happened or been heard of?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Examine/Check-out the happenings from the day God created man on the earth until now. Then examine/check-out the whole world if there is a marvelous/great thing that ever-happened like this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Now think about the past, about the time before you were born, about all the time since God first created people here on the earth. You could search everywhere, in heaven and on the earth. Has anything like this ever happened that is as great as what Yahweh did for the Israeli people?/Certainly nothing has ever happened that is as great as what Yahweh did for the Israeli people. Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?/Certainly no one has ever heard of anything like this.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
