Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 44:17:
- Kankanaey: “Jose said then, ‘No absolutely not! Is that indeed what I would do? Only the one who took the cup will be my slave. As for the others by-contrast, nothing will happen to them. You can go-home to your father.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Joseph said — ‘From me, such things will not happen. The one with whom the cup was found, only he will become my servant. You all go back to your father’s place.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Jose said, ‘I can- not -do that. He alone whom the cup was-found with-him will-become my slave. And you (pl.) can-go-home now to your (pl.) father without hindrance.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Joseph replied, ‘No, I could never do anything like that. Only the man in whose sack the cup was found will become my slave. The rest of you can return to your father peacefully.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)