Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 1:11:
- Kupsabiny: “So, the Egyptians made the Israelites to be their slaves. People to be in charge of these people were chosen and they were given to do very hard work/task. It was done like so that their stomachs may die (become discouraged). They were given the work of building for that ruler two cities: Pithom and Rameses for storing things.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Therefore, the Egyptians sent taskmasters giving them hard work (tasks) to torture them. They built two cities called Pithom and Ramses for Pharaoh as storage places.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore they put-as-rulers-over the Israelinhon people/men who oppressed and made- them -work very hard. [They] had- them -make the towns of Pitom and Rameses as a place-to-put the storehouses of the king of Egypt.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore the Isip people appointed work leaders in order to make the Israel people toil and they dealt very harshly (lit. did very heavily) to them. They talked strong to the Israel people and so they made two great villages, Pitom and Rameses, for gathering the great chief’s food and other things.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, he put for them chiefs of work, that they might go make them do that which be hard. Therefore, cities two which they call Pithom and Ramses, which have grain silo many, they made it for king of Egypt.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So the king and his officials put supervisors over the Israeli people to cause them to suffer very much by forcing them to work very hard. They forced the Israeli people to build two cities, Pithom and Ramses, in which to store supplies for the king/government.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:21:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses later accepted to live/stay with Jethro. And from there, the old man gave Moses his daughter who was called Zipporah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses agreed to stay with the man. He gave his daughter Zipporah in marriage with Moses.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises agreed to-stay at the house of Reuel, and later-on Reuel caused- his child/(daughter) Zipora -to-be-married to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, their father said for Moses to sit down with him and so Moses consented. And then their father joined Moses in marriage to one of his daughters named Sipora.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “When Moses had gone home their, he consented that they might live with them together. And Jethro gave he his daughter who is named Zipporah as his wife.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So they did, and Moses/I accepted and ate with them. And Moses/I decided to live there. Later Jethro gave him/me his daughter Zipporah to be his/my wife.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:6:
- Kupsabiny: “Then the Lord said, ‘Put your hand inside the cloth at the chest.’ Moses did like that. And when he removed that hand, something like white frost covered it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then again Lord said, "Put your hand inside your gaa (the Nepali shawl wrapped around upper part of body, used by both men and women). So he stuck his hand inside his gaa When he took it out again a skin disease was on it. It was white as snow.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD still said, ‘Put your (sing.) hand inside your (sing.) garment.’ Moises obeyed this, and when he now took-out his hand, it (was) very white because a dangerous skin disease had-grown-upon it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then the Chief spoke to Moses again like this, ‘Put your hand into your long robe.’ Okay, Moses did like that, and suddenly, he pulled his hand so that it came back out, and then he saw his hand having leprosy sickness, and it looked very white.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And God again said to him «Reach out hand inside of shirt your.» And Moses reach out hand inside of his shirt. When he drew it here out, Look!, it was white with blemish.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh spoke to Moses/me again, saying ‘Put your hand inside your robe !’ He/I did that. And when he/I took it out again, surprisingly, his/my hand was white. It had a skin disease that made it as white as snow.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 5:7:
- Kupsabiny: “that, ‘Do not any more give these slaves straw for making clay for building. They must look for their own alone.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘Now do not give the straw to the people who used to be provided with straw for making brick, they must search the straw for themselves.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘[You (plur.)] no-longer give the workers straw for them to use for making bricks, but-rather they themselves now (are)-the-(ones) to-look-for this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘You (pl.) can’t/mustn’t do like in the recent past and since. You can’t/mustn’t give dry weeds to the people for mixing together with earth for making those hard stones. They alone must go gather their dry weeds.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “«From now on, you not people of Israel grass give that they might make bricks with it. Let them go harvest and bring back grass by themselves.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘Do not continue to give the Israeli people straw for making bricks, as you have done previously. Make them go into the fields and gather straw for themselves.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:16:
- Kupsabiny: “The men/people who come from the house/family of Levi are: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi died when he was having one hundred and thirty seven (137) years.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The male children of Levi according-to the story/history concerning his descendants they were-namely Gershon, Kohat, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Livai’s male children’s and male descendants’ names were as follows: Gerson and Koat and Merari. And Livai was living for a duration of one hundred thirty-seven (137) years, and when it was done, then he died.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And male children of Levi be Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. When he died, Levi had years which be 137 ((one hundred thirty seven)).” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “These are the names of the sons of Levi, in the order in which they were born: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi was 137 years old when he died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:18:
- Kupsabiny: “The fish in the river will die and the river will stink so that the people of Egypt will not drink that water.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The fish will die in river, and river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink water from the river.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The fish will-die, the river will-stink, and the Egiptohanon will- no-longer -be-able-to-drink its water.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “The fish will be dying, and the water will smell very badly, and so it won’t be possible for the Isip people to drink [it].’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “and fish which be present there will die, and water will smell evil, and Egyptians not it will be able to drink.» › »” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then the fish in the Nile River will die, and the water in the river will stink, and the Egyptians will not be able to drink water from the Nile River.’’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:25:
- Kupsabiny: “Then the ruler called Moses and Aaron and said to them that, ‘Go and sacrifice to your God but, do it in this land.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said,’ Go sacrifice to your God here in this country.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So the king then summoned Moises and Aaron, and said, ‘Okay/go-on, [you (plur.)] sacrifice to your (plur.) God, but only here in Egipto.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that the great chief of the Isip people called Moses and Aron to come to him and then he said, ‘You (pl.) [will] stay in the area of Isip and then make offerings to your God.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, king of Egypt called [this direction] Moses and Aaron, said to them «you go give God your thing on altar in this country.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then the king summoned Aaron and Moses/me and said, ‘You Israeli people can go and offer sacrifices to your god, but you must do it here in this land.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:25:
- Kupsabiny: “The hailstones struck the land of Egypt and destroyed everything. It hit the food in the field, people and all the animals that/who were outside. It beat down every tree.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “All over Egypt everyone that was in the fields – men and animals was struck by hail and died. The crops in the fields were destroyed and trees were brought down.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “All the people and animals that were-there outside were-harmed, including all the plants and trees.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “The rain which had hard raindrops destroyed all the humans and animals which were located outside. And it destroyed the food in the garden and was breaking up all the trees too.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “People and animal who be present outside all, hail struck them. And tree and grass which be present in Egypt all, it broke it down.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “The hail struck everything that was in the fields all over Egypt—every person and every animal. The hail destroyed the plants in the fields and stripped the leaves off the trees.” (Source: Translation for Translators)