Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 48:2:

• Kankanaey: “When it-was-made-known to Jacob that Jose his child had arrived, he put-himself-to-the-hardship of getting-up-from/sitting-up-in his bed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Someone told Jacob that his son Joseph had come to meet him. Being very sick [lit. unwell unwell] he got up and sat down on the bed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When Jacob was-told that his child Jose had-arrived, he tried to-sit on his thing-to-lay-down-on.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When someone told Jacob, ‘Look, your son Joseph has come to see you!’ Jacob sat up on the bed, even though it was difficult for him to do that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)