complete verse (Genesis 9:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:13:

  • Kankanaey: “there is what I will put above which is a rainbow or rainbow (two terms are used because neither one is understood throughout the language area), so-that that will be a sign of this that I have promised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I will put my bow in the cloud. This will be the sign of the covenant that I have made with the world.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And as a sign of my covenant with you (pl.) and with the animals, and with all your generations to come, I will-put my rainbow in the white-clouds.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “From time to time I will put a rainbow in the sky. It will remind me of my promise that I have made to you and everything on the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)