Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 5:21:
- Kupsabiny: “God knows how a person’s life is, and scrutinizes the ways of that person.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord has been watching all that you do.
[He] has been watching you wherever you go.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “For the LORD sees all what your (sing.) are-doing; and wherever you (sing.) go he looks.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “For God, he-keeps-watching all that people are-doing and where-(they)-go.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 38:11:
- Kupsabiny: “He also made the northern side like he made the other side.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As same they made a hundred cubits long curtain for the north side. And they made twenty-twenty pillars and bronze bases for it. But hooks and ropes were silver.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The curtain on-the north side was-also around 150 feet long, and it connected/hung to-the 20 bronze posts which is also inserted to-the 20 bronze bases. The thing-used-to-connect/hung the curtain was-the silver hooks which is-attached to-the silver rods on the posts.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And the long side of that fence toward the not turned out the same as its opposite side also. Its length amounted to twenty-five fathoms. And they made twenty posts for it together with their twenty bras post-bases to be for the standing-up of the posts. And on each of the fence’s posts, they made silva hooks and silva cross-pieces also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “They make it thus on the left also. They hang clothes so that its width be joint of hand which be 100, make its hanging wood with its planting-hole with metal red, make that which they pound be crooked head, and its beams with gold white.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “They made the same kind of curtains, posts, bases, and hooks for the north side of the courtyard.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 21:17:
- Kupsabiny: “After that David said to God, ‘Was it not me who said that people should be counted? It is me who is a big sinner rather than these people! So, my God, I beg you to punish me only and my home and do not send calamity to my people.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “And David said to God, "I am the one who gave the command to number the people. I am the one who sinned. I am the one who is at fault. What have these helpless people done? Oh LORD, my God, give the punishment to me and my family but forgive them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “David said to God, ‘I was- the (one who) commanded to census the people. I am the (one who) has-sinned. These people are innocent like sheep. They have-done no wrong. O LORD my God, punish me and my family only. Do- not -let your (sing.) people suffer this plague.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “David said to God, ‘I am the one who ordered the men who could be in the army to be counted. I am the one who has sinned and done what is very wrong, but these people are as innocent as sheep. They have certainly not done anything that is wrong. So Yahweh my God, punish me and my family, but do not allow this plague to continue to cause your people to become sick and die.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 9:4:
- Kupsabiny: “The king asked, ‘Where is that boy?’ Ziba replied, ‘He is at the home of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The king asked, "Where is he?"
Then Ziba answered, "He is at the house of Machir, son of Ammiel in Lo-debar."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king asked, ‘Where is he now?’ Ziba answered, ‘There at Lo Debar, in the house of Makir the child of Amiel.’ So David sent-someone to get him there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The king asked him, ‘Where is he?’ Ziba replied, ‘He is living in the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lo-Debar city east of the Jordan River.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 6:23:
- Kupsabiny: “The king was overjoyed and he ordered that Daniel be removed from that den/pit. Daniel was not hurt in any way because he trusted in his God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The king rejoiced greatly and ordered that Daniel be lift up deep pit. When Daniel was lift up deep pit no trace of any wound was found on him, for he had put his trust in God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When- the king -heard [this], he (was) very happy/glad and he ordered to take- Daniel -out-of the hole. When Daniel was-taken-out, they really did- not -see even little wound or scratch on his body, because he had-trusted God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The king was extremely happy, and he commanded his servants to lift me out of the pit. When they did that, they saw that the lions had not wounded me at all. God had protected me because I trusted in him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 18:12:
- Kupsabiny: “I am saying like that because God hates a person who does things like those. (He) will chase away those people to get away from where you are.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “A person who does such work is one who is repulsive to the LORD. Because of such repulsive behavior the LORD your God will drive those nations out from before you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Anyone who does these things the LORD will-detest. This is the reason why the LORD your (plur.) God will-cause- you (plur.) -to-drive-out that nations.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Spanish Traducción en lenguaje actual (2002, 2004): ” The Lord is disgusted with anyone who does these things, and that’s why he will help you destroy the nations that are in the land.” (Source: Edesio Sanchez in de Regt 2011, p. 69)
- English: “Yahweh hates people who do any of those disgusting things. And as you advance through that land, he is going to expel the people-groups because they do/practice those disgusting things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 6:30:
- Kupsabiny: “If it is hunger that has led a man to steal, he may be listened to.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If a thief steals being hungry,
people will not think it is a big crime.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Often a thief who steals because he is hungry is not despised.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A person who steals as a means-of-medicining his hunger will not be-criticized/despised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:12:
- Kupsabiny: “(They) arranged in the third line jacinth, agate, and amethyst.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst in the third row,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “in the third row, jacinth, agate, and amethyst;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And in the third group of stones, they arranged a somewhat red iasint stone, and a somewhat yellow aget stone, and a very red ametis stone.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Afterwards, they sew gem good on it, arrange it for three times four. Gem three which be present on its top, it be gem which be called odem, and pitdah, and bareqet, and gem three which be present underneath it, it be gem which be called nopek, and sapir, and yahalom, and gem three which be present underneath it, it be gem which be called lesem, and sebo, and ahlamah, and gem three which end it, it be gem which be called taris, and soham, and yasepeh.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “In the third row they put a red jacinth, a white agate, and a purple amethyst.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
