complete verse (Exodus 20:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 20:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “Don’t kneel to/worship those things, because I am your Creator/God, and I don’t want you to share me with anything else. I will punish those people who hate me, and I will extend that punishment to their grandchildren and it goes like that to great grandchildren.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You are not to bow down to them and worship them because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the father to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do- not ever -serve this and worship, for I, the LORD your (plur.) God, does- not -want that you (plur.) worship other-(gods). I punish the one who sins against me including their descendants until the third and the fourth generation that rejects me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And you (sing.) can’t/mustn’t kneel down to other gods and lift up their names either. For I, your Chief God, am very insistent and so it isn’t possible for me to allow any other god to take my place. And whoever (pl.) feels ill-will toward me, they have a bad fault existing in my sight, and so I will punish them for their bad deeds and punish their children and grandchildren and their great-grandchildren also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you not knee bow down before its face, you not it entreat, because I Yahweh who be God your, I be God who be jealous for my own (people). They who reject me, I punish them with children their, with children of children their, with children of children of children their together.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “You must not bow down to any idol and worship it, because I am Yahweh God, and I am very jealous/want you to worship me only. I will punish those who sin and hate me. I will punish not only them, but I will punish their descendants, down to the third and fourth generation/their children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 21:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “And if he has not done like that, he has to release that woman without demanding (her) to pay anything.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If he does not provide her with these three things, she shall go free without any payment of money” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If he does- not -obey these three things, that woman is free to leave with nothing to-pay-for.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But if he doesn’t follow these three practices toward that laborer woman, he must allow her to leave and go. And that woman won’t give any payment to him.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “If he forbids her these three things, let her leave from his place, not him money give.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “If he does not do all these three things for her, he must free her from being a slave, and she is not required to pay anything for being set free.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 22:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 22:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “When/If someone keeps money for somebody in his house and it is stolen, if that thief is traced and found, he has to compensate twice.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If someone gives money or goods to anyone to keep for him, and it is stolen, the thief shall pay double if he is found.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘For-example, a man stores-away his money or whatever thing to the house of his neighbor, and it got-stolen. If the thief is-caught, he must pay double.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘If a man brings his silva money, or his other things to stay with his fellow companion for him to watch over it, but a man of stealing comes and steals those things from his companion’s house, and then they apprehend him, the man of stealing must pay back two-each for the things to the owner of the things.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “If a man give a man thing [that] he might safekeep for it [eye], money or household things, and thief come steal it, if they find thief, he must give it for two.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Suppose someone gives to another person some money or other valuable goods and asks him to guard them in his house for a while. If those things are stolen from that person’s house, if the thief is caught, he must pay back twice as much as he stole.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 23:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “A person should not accept a bribe because that makes people blind so they do not do truth/right and it brings suffering to the innocent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Do not take bribes for the bribe makes you blind and twists the words of the righteous.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) should- not -accept a bribe, for a bribe makes- people -blind to the truth, and it will-hurt/harm justice for the innocent ones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘If a man coaxes you (pl.) with money and so says for you to make false talk to help him, you can’t/mustn’t listen/consent to him. For this practice messes up good people’s talk and so it causes the people who straighten disputes to destroy upright people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “A man, he must not you [mouth] buy, because bribe, they who see, it will injure them eye, and word of they who be good, it will turn it into evil.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Do not accept money that is a bribe, because officials who accept bribes are not able to decide what is right to do, and they do not allow innocent people to be treated fairly.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 24:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 24:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that, he took the book of the covenant and read it aloud to the people. Then all the people responded saying that, ‘We shall follow and do everything that God has said.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then he took the Book of the Agreement and read this to the people. And the people answered, ‘We (excl.) will-obey everything that the LORD has-said. We (excl.) will-follow him.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And when it was done then he took the book of the law which was a sign of the agreement/decision which God struck with the Israel people, and he read the book’s talk to the people. They listened until it was finished and then they said, ‘We (excl.) will practice and follow rightly everything as the Chief spoke about.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Afterwards, he took book of word of covenant of God, read it in front of many people. And they say to him «This [which] Yahweh speak , we (excl.) will listen it all.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then he/I took the scroll on which he/I had written everything that Yahweh had commanded in the agreement that he had made, and he/I read it aloud, while all the people were listening. Then all the people said, ‘We will do all that Yahweh has told us to do. We will obey everything.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 25:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that, someone place those two stones of law inside the box and someone close (it) with that lid.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “To put in the ark the tablets of the covenant which I will give you. Then put the atonement cover above the ark.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Place-inside the Box the wide stone on which is-written the Law which I will-give to you (sing.), and then you (sing.) cover the Box.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then I will give the two stones of the law to you (sing.), and then you will place them into the box’s interior. And when it’s done then close the box with its top.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “When you will make it will be finished, stone be flat which I write word of my agreement on it which I will give you, you put it within it, you cover it head with place-of-mercy.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Put inside the chest the stone slabs that I will give you. Then fasten the lid onto the top of the chest.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 26:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 26:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “Let the upper cloth bypass (extend) beyond the inner one for half a meter on both sides of the veranda for the Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Remaining cloth (the extra length) of the tent cover must hang down behind the Tent of Meeting. The covering (goat hair) must hang over one cubit on each side, one cubit to the right and one cubit to the left side.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and also let- each edge of the one and a half foot of the extra cloth-material for covering the Tent -hang-over.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “When you place these huge cloths to go onto and cover my shelter, this cloth’s length will surpass the length of my shelter a little, as far as 18 inches (lit. to the bending of our[incl] elbow), on one side and the other side. [When] it’s like that then it [will] go and cover well my shelter.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And its width which will remain, joint of hand one at edge of half, with joint of hand one at edge of half, you shall leave it let it fall down at side of Dwelling-Tent-of-God.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The extra half yard/meter of each cover, the part that extends beyond the linen cloth on each side, must hang over the two sides of the Sacred Tent, to protect the sides.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 27:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 27:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “The altar should be made from boards and left open according to these laws I have given you (plur.) in the mountain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Make the altar of planks making vacuum at the center. Make the altar of burnt offering as I showed you the module on the mountain.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The altar that you (sing.) should-have-(someone)-make should be (made out of) board and hollow inside. Make this according to the plan that I told you (sing.) here on the mountain.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “You (pl.) will enclose this platform with good pieces of wood, but leave its openings below and above to remain uncovered. Make it so that it turns out the same as the image which I showed to you (sing.) on the mountain.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Thus, that altar [which] you will make , it will have hole as box. you shall make it as I showed you it on top of this mountain.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The altar will be like a box, made from boards of acacia wood. They must make it according to these instructions that I am giving you here on this mountain.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)