Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 7:1:

• Kupsabiny: “This is the message that God showed me. The first food/crop was ready for harvest and the king had received his share. Also the crop of the second planting has begun to grow. Then, I saw God sending a swarm of locusts.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me in a vision – This is what I saw: After the king’s part of the crops had been harvested and when the new crop was sprouting, he created a swarm of locusts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This is what the Lord GOD showed to me: I saw that the LORD gathered so many locusts after the king had-been-given his share from the first produce/harvest and when the second produce/harvest was- now -about-to-start.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh our God showed me in a vision that he was going to send locusts to destroy our crops. It was going to happen right after the king’s share of the hay had been harvested/cut and before the rest of the hay was ready to be harvested.” (Source: Translation for Translators)