Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 7:14:

• Kupsabiny: “But then Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I was not a prophet or even the son of a prophet. I was looking after sheep and pruning fig trees.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Amos answered to Amaziah, "I am not a prophet who prophesies for wages, nor am I one who belongs to a group of prophets. I am a shepherd and a man who takes care of sycamore-trees” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Amos replied to Amazia, ‘I (am) not a prophet before or a follower of a prophet, but-rather I was one-who-watches-over the sheep and care-taker of sycamore trees.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I replied to Amaziah, ‘I was previously not a prophet, and my father was not a prophet; I was a shepherd. I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.” (Source: Translation for Translators)