complete verse (Genesis 9:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:2:

  • Kankanaey: “Starting-from now, all kinds of wild animals will-become-afraid of you, including ones-that-slither and ones-that-crawl and also all that fly in the sky and that stay in the ocean, because I give you the right/authority to rule-over them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seeing you, may all the animals living on earth, the birds in the sky, the beings that creep on the ground and the fish that live in the ocean be afraid. I have left them all in your hand.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “All the animals will-be-afraid of you (pl.): the (ones-that) walk, the (ones-that) fly, the (ones-that) crawl, and the (ones-that) swim. You will-rule over them all.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “All the wild animals on the earth and all the birds, all the creatures that scurry across the ground, and all the fish, will be very afraid of you. I have put them under your control.” (Source: Translation for Translators)