Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses replied that, ‘We will go with our children, boys, girls and old men and women. We will also go with our goats/sheep and our cattle because we ought to go and celebrate the festival of our God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses said, "We will all go, children, young people, the old folks, flocks and herds, all of them we will take along. Because we must celebrate a festival to the Lord."(Mike -all of these terms have nice idiomatic collectives)” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises answered, ‘We (excl.) will- all -go, children and old-ones. We (excl.) will-take our (excl.) children and animals/flocks/herds, for all of us (excl.) will-celebrate a feast for the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then Moses said, ‘We (excl.) all will go. We together with our young and old people and male and female children and our sipsips and memes and bulmakaos. For we will make a feast to lift up our Chief God’s name.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Moses answered for him it «we (excl.) will go with elders and young, and male children our (excl.), and female children our (excl.), and sheep/goats our (excl.), and cows our (excl.) all, because we (excl.) will prepare meal of joy [body] for Yahweh.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I replied, ‘We all need to go, everyone, including those who are young and those who are old. We need to take our sons and our daughters and our flocks of sheep and goats and herds of livestock, because we must have a festival to honor Yahweh.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 20:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Isaiah asked again, ‘So what did those people see in your home?’ He said, ‘They saw everything that is in my homestead.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The prophet asked, "What-all did they see in your palace?"
Hezekiah said, "They saw everything in my palace. There is nothing of my treasures that I did not show them."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The prophet still indeed asked, ‘What did- they -see in your (sing.) palace?’ Hezekia replied, ‘They saw everything in my palace. There-is-nothing at-all among my wealth that I did- not -show to them.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Isaiah asked, ‘What did they see in your palace?’
Hezekiah replied, ‘They saw everything. I showed them absolutely everything that I own—all my valuable things.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 7:17:
- Kupsabiny: “After Samuel finished advising the people, he used to go back to his home in Ramah where he used to counsel other people. Samuel built an altar in Ramah for God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But he would always come back to Ramah. For his home was there and from there he also judged the Israelites. He [also] built an altar there for the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But after-that he would- always -go-home to Rama, where he was-living, and he also led/ruled the people there. And he built/made an altar/place-of-offering there for the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After he listened to disputes and made decisions in each of those towns, he returned to his home at Ramah, and he would listen to people’s disputes there, also, and make decisions about them. And he built an altar at Ramah to offer sacrifices to Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 41:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Who is it that brings that victorious person from the East
and prepares his work for him?
Who is it that makes that man to defeat countries
and put kings under him?
That man destroys/scatters communities with his sword
as if those communities were dust.
His arrows scatter people
to become like straw that the wind blows away.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Who has stirred up someone from the east,
calling him in righteousness to his service?
He has brought the nations under his authority,
and [he has] brought their kings under his power.
With his sword he [has made] them like dust
and with his bow and arrow he has caused them to fly away like chaff.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Who called for a righteous victorious-one from the east so-that he will-serve him? Who hands-over the nations and kings to this victorious-one? He destroys them by-means of his sword and bow-and-arrow; they are like dust or chaff which is-blown-away by the wind.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 27:4:
- Kupsabiny: “So is the name of our father to become lost in our house/family just because he had no son? Give also to us land as an inheritance among the people of our house/family.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Why should our father’s name be eliminated from his clan [just] because he had no sons? Please also give us property along with our father’s relatives."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So, his name will- just only -disappear/be-lost from the household of Israel because he had no male child? Give us (excl.) land like what our (excl.) blood-relatives had-received.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Why should the name of his clan disappear with the result that we do not receive any land only because our father had no sons?/It is not right that the name of his clan disappear with the result that we do not receive any land only because our father had no sons. So give us some land like our relatives will be getting!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 17:11:
- Kupsabiny: “My days have come to an end, and my plans are in ruins,
so that there is nothing left that I can still trust in.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “My days are finished, my desires are scattered,
and the will of my heart has perished.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “My days are now about to end soon. My plans and desires did- not -materialize.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “My life/time to live is almost ended; I have not been able to do the things that I confidently expected to do;
I have not been able to accomplish anything that I desired.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:2:
- Kupsabiny: “‘This month will be for you the first month of your year.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “This month will be the first month for you. It will be the first month of the year.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘From now-on, this month will-be the first month of the year for you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘This month is your (pl.) month which is going first in every year.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “«Beginning on this day, this month will be month one your, month of one on calendar of people of Israel.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 21:26:
- Kupsabiny: “Amon was buried in the garden of Uzza. Then, Josiah ruled.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He was buried in his tomb in Uzzah’s garden. After him his son, Josiah became king.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Amon was-buried in his burial-place there at the garden called Uza. And his child/(son) Josia was the one-who-succeeded him as king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Amon was also buried in the tomb in the garden that Uzza had made. Then Amon’s son Josiah became the king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
