Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 16:30:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who winks his eyes plans evil,
and when he compresses his mouth/lips he is planning evil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Those who wink with the eye
are planning something evil,
and those who purse their lips
have dark hearts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] be-careful with the people who smile and wink for they might have an evil plan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The person who stares-fixedly-at (you) or watches- you (sing.) -surreptitiously, he has an evil purpose/motive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “People sometimes show with one of their eyes to signal to their friends that they are planning to do something to harm others;
they smirk when they are about to do something evil.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 9:23:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Moses and Aaron entered into the Tent of God. Then when they came out (they) blessed the people. Then the people saw the greatness of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Moses and Aaron went inside the Holy Tent, and having come out they blessed the people. Then the glory of the LORD appeared before all the people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Moises and Aaron went-inside the Meeting-together-place Tent. When they came-out, they blessed the people. And then the LORD showed his power to the people by-means-of sending a fire which consumed the offerings on the altar by burning (them). When the people saw this, they were-loudly-cheerful with joy and knelt-down to worship the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Aaron and Moses/I entered the Sacred Tent. When they/we later came out, they/we asked Yahweh to bless the people. And suddenly the glory/brightness of Yahweh appeared to all the people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 6:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Solomon said, ‘Oh, God, you have said that you are happy to stay/live in a dark cloud.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O Lord, You have said ‘I will live in a dark cloud.’ ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Solomon prayed, ‘LORD you said that you will-dwell in a dark-cloud.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Solomon said, ‘Yahweh, you said that you would live in a dark cloud.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 11:20:
- Newari: “When Reu was 32 years old, a son named Serug was born to him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When Reu was now age-of 32 years, his son Serug was-born.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 20:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Joab told Amasa that, ‘Brother, are you well, please?’ Joab caught/grabbed the beard of Amasa with his right hand in order to welcome/embrace him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Joab said to Amasa, "O my younger brother, how are you?" Then Joab grasped his beard with his right hand to kiss Amasa.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He said to Amasa, ‘How are you friend?’ Then he took-hold with his right hand the beard of Amasa as if to kiss him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Joab said to Amasa, ‘Are things going well with you, my friend?’ Then Joab grabbed Amasa’s beard with his right hand, in order to kiss him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 12:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Ephraim boasts saying,
‘I have great wealth and I am rich.
But there is no one who is able to say that
I got this wealth in a bad way.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Ephraim says boastingly,
"I am very rich, I have become rich.
they will not find any iniquity or sin in me."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) who come-from-Israel even boast, ‘We (incl.) were-able-to-gather wealth and we (incl.) (are) now very rich. No one can-accuse us (incl.) that we (incl.) were-able-to-gather wealth in a bad way.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people of Israel boast, saying
‘We are very rich ;
and we got all that money by our own efforts,
and without committing any sin.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 30:20:
- Kupsabiny: “Choose to love your God, obey the words that he is telling you and cling to his word. If you do that you shall get life that is long and live/stay in that land that God promised to you grandfathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that he would give to you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So love the LORD your God and heed His words. Cling to Him, for He is your life. If you do so, the LORD will give you many years in the land He promised by oath to give to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) love the LORD your (plur.) God. You (plur.) obey him and remain in him, for he is your (plur.) life. If you (plur.) will-do this, you (plur.) will-live long there in the land that he has sworn to give to your (plur.) ancestors who were Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Choose to love Yahweh our God, and to obey him , and to be faithful to/have a close relationship with him. If you do that, you and your descendants will live for a long time in the land that Yahweh solemnly promised to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give to them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 18:1:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who isolates himself is selfish,
and he sneers at every good decision.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “A loner cares only about himself.
He does not even heed the true words of others.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “A man who just always want to be alone only thinks of himself, and he is against the right/positive thinking of others.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The person who does not know how to companion-with his fellow people, it is only himself (lit. his body) that he thinks-about. He opposes everything that is right in the viewpoint of others.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Those who separate themselves from other people think only about those things that they are interested in;
if they would continually associate with those who have good judgment/sense, they would constantly disagree/quarrel with them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
