Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 45:26:
- Kankanaey: “Upon their arrival, they said, ‘Guess what, Jose is living! He rules the entire country in Egipto!’ Upon Jacob’s hearing that, he was struck-speechless and he did not believe what they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “They said to him — ‘Joseph has not yet died. And it turns out that he is the head of the land of Egypt.’ Hearing this Jacob was speechless [lit.: not able to say anything]. He was not able to believe this report.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When they arrived there, they told their father that Jose (was) alive, and he (was) even in-fact the ruler of the whole of Egipto. Jacob (was) astonished; he could- not -believe (this).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “One of them told him, ‘Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is the governor over all of Egypt!’ Jacob was extremely astonished; he could not believe that it was true.” (Source: Translation for Translators)