Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 13:7:
- Kankanaey: “And that was the cause-of-quarrelling between those whom the two of them caused-to-pasture-(their animals). There were also Canaaneo and Perezeo who inhabited there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “There was also discord among the shepherds of Abram and Lot. At that time the Cananites and Perizzites were also living there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because of this, the ones-who-watched their livestock fought-with-each-other. (At that time the Canaanhon and Periznon were- still -living on that land.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Furthermore, the descendants of Canaan and Perizzi were also living in that area, and the land really belonged to them. And the men who took care of Abram’s animals started quarreling with the men who took care of Lot’s animals.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 21:21:
- Kupsabiny: “This person used to mock the Israelites. But Jonathan son of Shimeah killed him. Shimeah was a brother to David.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He taunted the Israelites and Jonathan, son of Shimeah, David’s elder brother killed him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When he mocked the Israelinhon, he was-killed by Jonatan the child of Shimea the brother of David.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But when he made fun of/ridiculed the men in the Israeli army, Jonathan, the son of David’s older brother Shimeah, killed him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 1:7:
- Kupsabiny: “That swarm of locusts ate our vine plants
and they chewed up our fig trees.
Trees were debarked
the branches were left bare and without bark.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They destroyed my grape vines,
then ruined my fig trees.
They stripped off the bark of the fig trees and threw it away
and left the branches of the grape vines white.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They have-destroyed the grape vines/[lit. plants] of the LORD and his fig trees. They gnaw its bark/[lit. skins] until the branches become-white.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They have destroyed all-at-one-time our grape plants. They have also gradually-eaten-away our fig (loan igos) trees. They have broken-off their twigs and peeled-them (of their bark) and they have already become-white.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 32:9:
- Kupsabiny: “He chose the grandchildren of Jacob
and made them to be his.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD’s share are his people.
Jacob is his share of the inheritance.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But the portion of the LORD was his people; they are the descendants of Jacob was his inheritance.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Yahweh decided that we would be his people;
he chose us, the descendants of Jacob, to belong to him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 19:16:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who respects/obeys the laws keeps/protects his life,
and/but he who does not guard himself will die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Those who listen to the commands of the Lord
protect their lives,
those who do not listen will die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “A man who obeys the commands of God continue to-live, but the one-who-does- not -obey will-die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The one who obeys a command protects his life, but the person who does anything-whatever will die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Those who obey God’s commandments will remain alive for a long time;
those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die while they are still young.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 12:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Tell the people of Israel that when a woman has given birth and the child was a boy, that woman will remain unclean for seven days like those days of the month (monthly period).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When a pregnant woman becomes untouchable by giving birth to a son, [she] will be unclean for seven days. just as she is unclean during her monthly period.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “to tell this to the Israelinhon:
If a woman has-given-birth to a male, she will-be-considered dirty/unclean for/[lit. inside of] seven days, just-like when she has her monthly-period.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If a woman gives birth to a son, she must be avoided for seven days, like she must be avoided when she is menstruating each month.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 8:7:
- Kupsabiny: “There were some people whom Solomon forced to do work for him. Those people were Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites who remained in the land of Israel and (whom) the people of Israel were not able to destroy completely. Those people are still slaves up to today.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “It happened that there were also some people living in the land who were not Israelites. They were Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “There were still people who were-left in Israel who were not Israelinhon. They were the descendants of Hithanon, Amornon, Periznon, Hivhanon, and Jebusnon, who were not totally killed by the Israelinhon when they took-by-force the land of Canana. Solomon made them slaves and forced-(them) to work, and they remained slaves until now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Solomon forced people from many other groups who were not Israelis to work for him like slaves. They were people from the Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv, and Jebus people-groups.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:22:
- Kankanaey: “Abram said replying, ‘I vow to Yahweh, the Highest God who created the sky and the earth,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Abram answered — ‘I have promised God Most High, who made heaven and earth,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Abram replied, ‘I swear before/[lit. in front-of] the LORD, the Most High God who-is-the-one-who-made heaven and the ground/earth,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Abram said to the king of Sodom, ‘I have solemnly promised to Yahweh, the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
