Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:3:

• Kupsabiny: “King Nebuchadnezzar spoke to his chief leader called Ashpenaz. He told him to select young men of the Israelites whom they had taken along/with them, coming from the ruling houses/families or well-known people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The king ordered Ashpenaz the chief official of his royal palace to choose some young Israelite men of the family of the Israelite king and of noble families.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, Nebuchadnezzar ordered Ashpenaz the head of his officials to-choose from the Israelite captives some young-men, that came from kingly/royal and honorable families.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Nebuchadnezzar commanded Ashpenaz, the chief official in his palace, to bring to him some of the Israeli men whom they had brought to Babylon. He wanted men who belonged to important families, including the family of the King of Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:4:

• Kupsabiny: “The king wanted good-looking young men without any defect, who were intelligent and having wisdom/experience. These young men should also be people who were fit to work in the king’s palace. Again, Ashpenaz were to train these young men to read and write in the language of Babylonians.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The king Nebuchadnezzar said to him, "When you look for young men, they need to be without physical defect, good-looking, wise, skilled in all matters, full of knowledge, quick to learn and suitable for service in the royal palace. Teach them language and literature of Babylonians.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They needed-to-be really handsome, healthy/[lit. good body], wise, quick and fast to learn/easy to teach, so they could-be-qualified/fit to-serve the king. He also ordered/instructed Ashpenaz to-teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “King Nebuchadnezzar wanted only men who were very healthy, handsome/good-looking, wise, well-educated, capable of learning many things, and suitable for working in the palace. He also wanted to teach them the Babylonian language and have them read things that had been written in the Babylonian language.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:5:

• Kupsabiny: “The king commanded that these young men be fed with food from the king’s palace and be giving wine to drink. These young men should be trained for three years before beginning to work in the king’s palace.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then give them the food that king eats daily and new wine that king drinks daily. After giving them food, drink and training for three years in this way, they will be able to enter my service."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The king also commanded that his own food and wine (should) really be-given to them every day. After three years, they would-be-serving him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The king commanded his servants, ‘Give them the same kind of food and wine that is given to me. Train them for three years. Then they will become my servants.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:6:

• Kupsabiny: “Some of these young men were: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah and they were all from the clan of Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah from the tribe of Judah were among the young men chosen.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Among those that-were-chosen from the tribe of Juda were Daniel, Hanania, Mishael, and Azaria” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Among the young Israeli men who were chosen were me, Daniel, and Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, who all came from Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “That chief leader gave these young men other names. He called/named Daniel Belteshazzar, he called Hananiah Shadrach, and Mishael he called Meshach and he called Azariah Abednego.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The chief official gave them new names–
  Daniel [was called] Belteshazzar,
  Hananiah [was called] Shadrach,
  Mishael [was called] Meshech
  and Azariah [was called] Abednego.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Ashpenaz changed their names. Daniel was now Belteshazar, Hanania was now Shadrac, Mishael was now Meshac and Azariah was now Abednego.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But Ashpenaz gave us Babylonian names. The name he gave to me was Belteshazzar, the name he gave to Hananiah was Shadrach, the name he gave to Mishael was Meshach, and the name he gave to Azariah was Abednego.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:8:

• Kupsabiny: “But Daniel said they would not eat that food nor drink wine because he said that these would make them unclean. So he requested Ashpenaz to grant/listen to his request.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Because Daniel had decided not to make himself impure by the food and drink given to him by the king, he made a request of Ashpenaz saying, "Please give us other food."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But Daniel decided that he would- not -eat the food of the king or drink his drinks, so-that he would- not -be-defiled. So he asked-for-permission of Ashpenaz that if possible not to give him of that will-cause-to-be-unclean/dirty to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But I decided that I would not eat the kind of food that the king ate, or drink the wine that he drank, because that would make me ritually defiled/unacceptable to God. So I asked Ashpenaz to allow me to eat and drink other things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:9:

• Kupsabiny: “Then God made Ashpenaz to accept/allow Daniel like that.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “God had given the chief official, Ashpenaz, kindness and mercy for Daniel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “God willed [that] Ashpenaz be-good to Daniel and agreed to his request.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “God had caused Ashpenaz to greatly respect me,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:10:

• Kupsabiny: “But that leader said to Daniel, ‘I am afraid of the king who said how that food should be eaten and accompanied by the wine. Maybe the king might hear that you are more thin and weak than the others are. Then, he will kill me.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “But the chief official said to Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the King who gave order to give you this to eat and drink. If you are not seen to be healthy like the other young men your age he will cut my head off."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But Ashpenaz said to him, ‘I am-afraid of the king. He was- the -one-who-said of what you (plur.) should-eat and should-drink, and if he sees that your (plur.) bodies are not good compared to the other young-men he might have-me-killed.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “but he was worried about what I suggested. He said, ‘My master, the king, has commanded that you eat the kinds of food and drink that he does. If you eat other things and as a result you become more thin and pale than the other young men who are your age, he will order his soldiers to cut off my head because of what you have done!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)