Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Haggai 1:4:
- Kupsabiny: “‘Is it really good that you live in beautiful houses and my House is in ruins?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘Is this the time for yourselves to be staying in good houses even while you see that my temple lies in ruins?’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Can you (plur.) dare to live in a beautiful/luxurious houses while my temple (is) ruined?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘It is not right for you to be living in luxurious houses while my temple is only ruins!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 18:20:
- Kupsabiny: “The river Jordan was the border on the side of east of that land which was distributed to the clan of Benjamin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Jordan river is its boundary to the east.
This was the inheritance of the Benjaminites, clan-by-clan with their boundaries all around.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The River of Jordan is the boundary to the east.
Those are the boundaries of the land which the tribe of Benjamin received according-to each family.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The Jordan River was the eastern boundary of the land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin. Those were the boundaries of the land allotted to them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 9:12:
- Kupsabiny: “A person does not know when his (matters/luck) hit/come to him. Bad things hit people unexpectedly at the hours that are not expected. That is like how nets collect fish or how a trap catches a bird.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In addition to this, no man knows at which time his death will come.
Like a fish caught in a net
and a sparrow caught in a trap
so men are caught at the time of calamity,
when it comes upon them without warning.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “That is not only, but he also does not know when his time will-come. He is like a bird that is trapped or fish caught-in-a-net; he is victim of a bad time that suddenly comes to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “No one knows when he will die ;
fish are cruelly caught in a net,
and birds are caught in snares/traps;
similarly , people experience disasters
at times when they do not expect them to happen.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 27:22:
- Kupsabiny: “If a person has dedicated to God his farm that he has bought and it has not been given as inheritance in his house/family,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “’If any person dedicates a field, a field that was bought and was not from his ancestors, ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If a person has-offered/dedicated the field which he had-bought,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘If someone dedicates to me some land that he has bought, land which is not part of the land that his family has always owned,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 32:24:
- Kupsabiny: “Later Hezekiah became very sick and was close to dying. He begged God to heal (him), and then, God heard (him) and and arranged a amazing thing for him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “About that time Hezekiah, being sick, was about to die. He prayed to the LORD and the LORD, speaking with him, gave him a miraculous sign.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “At that time, Hezekia became ill and about to die. He prayed to the LORD, and the LORD gave him a sign that he will-be-healed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He was about to die. But he prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered his prayer. He performed a miracle and healed Hezekiah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 31:45:
- Newari: “So Jacob brought a rock and set it up like a pillar.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Jacob took a big stone and he erected it as a remembrance.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Jacob took a large stone and set it on its end.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 12:28:
- Kupsabiny: “Then the king discussed with his people, when it was accomplished, he made two idols/gods out of gold which were like a bullock to be worshipped. Then he said to the people, ‘It has always been hard for you to go and offer sacrifices in Jerusalem. Oh, stomach/heart/fellow of Israel, these are our gods which brought us from the country of Egypt!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So, taking the advice of his advisors, the King made two golden ox-calves. He said to the people, "It is difficult to go to Jerusalem. O Israelites, these are your gods that brought you out of the land of Egypt!"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So after Jeroboam sought-for-advice about this, he had-made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, ‘Israelinhon, (it is) hard for you (plur.) now to go to Jerusalem. Here are your (plur.) gods that caused- you (plur.) -to-come-out of Egipto.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So he consulted his advisors, and then he did what they suggested. He told his workers to make gold statues of two calves. Then he said to the people, ‘You have been going to Jerusalem to worship for a long time. It is a big trouble for you to continue going there. You people of Israel, look! These statues are the gods that brought our ancestors up from Egypt! So you can worship these, here!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Haggai 2:21:
- Kupsabiny: “In that twenty-fourth day of that month, God told Haggai another message again to tell to Zerubbabel the king of Judah. He said, ‘It is near for me to shake up/heaven and down/earth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘Tell Zerubbabel, governor of Judah I will shake the heavens and the earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He said, ‘Tell Zerubabel that I will-shake the heavens and the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He said, ‘Tell Zerubbabel the governor of Judah that I am going to shake the sky and the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
