complete verse (Genesis 1:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:8:

  • Kankanaey: “And-so it was-accomplished/fulfilled, because he made what he named sky which is the separation-place of the water above from the water below. When the night was finished again and again it got-light, that was the second day.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “God named the upper part ‘the heavens’.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This division was-called by God ‘space/sky.’ Evening came, and-then the morning. That was the second day.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then there was another evening, which was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the second day’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)