Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 8:9:

• Kupsabiny: “All the people cried while listening attentively to what the law said. Then Nehemiah who was the area administrator/ruler, Ezra who was priest and secretary together with the Levites who were interpreters got up and said to the people, ‘Do not cry/weep on a day like this one! This is a holy day before the Lord who is your God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “While the people were-listening to what the Law was-saying, they were-crying. Nehemias the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were-explaining to them the Law said to them, ‘This day is holy to the LORD your (plur.) God, therefore you (plur.) do- not -cry.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The people all-wept-simultaneously upon their hearing the law, then Nehemias the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the law, and the Levita who taught the people said, ‘This day is holy for Yahweh your God, so do not mourn and weep.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Then I, Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra, and the Levites who were interpreting what was being read to the people, said to them, ‘Yahweh your God considers that this day is very holy/sacred. So do not be sad or cry!’ They said that because all the people were crying as they were listening to the laws of Moses.” (Source: Translation for Translators)