Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 50:21:
- Kupsabiny: “I God am saying:
Go (plur.) to the land of Merathaim and fight.
Fight (plur.) against the people of Pekod.
Pursue and kill destroying (them) completely.
Do (plur.) everything that I have told you (plur.).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD still said, ‘You (plur.) attack Merataim and Pekod. Kill them and destroy (them) completely. Do everything I am-commanding you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 50:22:
- Kupsabiny: “The noise of war has been heard in this land
which shows how big the calamity is that has come to the land!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The shouting of war and the noise of great destruction can-be-heard.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 50:23:
- Kupsabiny: “The land of Babylon used to smash people with a hammer
but now, the thing they used to smash others with has been broken to pieces.
Look, how much Babylon has been subdued,
when one looks at/compares with other communities
over what has come to them,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Babilonia is like a hammer that shattered the nations, but now it was smashed already. The nations were- very -astonished/stunned when they saw the destruction of Babilonia!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 50:24:
- Kupsabiny: “I was setting a trap for you, Babylon
and you did not know it.
You have been pursued until you were caught
because you fought against me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Babilonia, you were-trapped with the trap that I set-up to you. You were-caught because you opposed me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 50:25:
- Kupsabiny: “I have opened where my weapons/metals of war are kept,
and have removed/taken out the weapons with/in pain
because there is work in Babylon
that I the God of power am going to do.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I opened-up the storehouse/place-to-keep of my weapons and I brought-out the weapons in my anger. For I, the Lord GOD Almighty, has something to do with you, Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 50:26:
- Kupsabiny: “Attack/raid (it/her) from all sides
and break open the food stores.
Turn over everything until they are heaped up.
Destroy that land completely,
so that nothing at all remains!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Enemies of Babilonia who came from far place, [you (plur.)] now attack Babilonia! [You (plur.)] open-up her storehouses. [You (plur.)] gather-into-piles what you (plur.) have-taken like gathering- wheat -into-piles. [You (plur.)] destroy completely those from-Babilonia and do- not [intensifier] -leave anyone (alive).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 50:27:
- Kupsabiny: “Kill their young warriors,
let (them) be overcome in battle and lie sprawling.
Their situation is very bad
because it is their day,
the day when they will be punished.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] kill all their soldiers just as the young-bulls. [You (plur.)] slaughter them. They are-to-be-pitied for the time has- now -come that they will-be-punished.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 50:28:
- Kupsabiny: “Listen to the words that people are saying
those who fled to Jerusalem,
fleeing from the fighting in Babylon.
Recount how God paid (them) back
for what the Babylonians did to his House.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Listen to the people who have-escaped from Babilonia as they tell to Jerusalem how the LORD our God has taken-vengeance because of what (those) from-Babilonia has-done in his temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)