Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:30:

• Kupsabiny: “Do not think that these dreams were shown/revealed to me because I am more wise than other people, but they were shown to me so that you (the) king may know what your dreams reveal/show and understand what went through your thoughts/mind.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “As for me, It is not that I have more wisdom than other people, but rather, O Great King, that you may know its meaning, and that you may know that this hidden matter –what all has happened in your mind — has been revealed to me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And your (sing.) dream was-revealed to me by God, not because I am wiser than the other men, but-rather so-that I can-explain to you (sing.) and you (sing.) may understand the meaning of what came to your (sing.) mind.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else on earth that I know the meaning of this mysterious dream. It is because God wanted you to understand what you were thinking.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:31:

• Kupsabiny: “You looked around in a dream, oh king, and before you was a big shaped/formed thing (statue). That thing was glittering and terrified people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “O Great King, when you were looking you saw a great, shining and terrifying image before you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Your (sing.) dream is this: You (sing.) saw a large statue standing in front of you (sing.). It was very bright, and frightening to-look-at.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “O King, in your vision you saw in front of you a huge and terrifying statue of a man. It was shining very brightly, and it was frightening and awesome.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:32:

• Kupsabiny: “The head of that thing was made of gold only/pure and the chest and arms were made of silver, but the stomach and hips were made of bronze.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The head of the statue was of fine gold, the chest and arms were of silver, the torso and thighs were of bronze” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Its head (was) pure gold and its chest and hands (were) silver, and from his stomach down to the feet (were) bronze.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The head of the statue was made of pure gold. Its chest and arms were made of silver. Its belly and thighs were made of bronze.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:33:

• Kupsabiny: “Its legs were made of iron and the feet (made) of iron mixed with clay for pottery.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “His legs were of iron, his feet were partly of iron and partly of clay.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Its legs (were) iron and its feet (were a combination of) iron and clay.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Its legs were made of iron, and its feet were a mixture of clay and iron.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:34:

• Kupsabiny: “While you were still staring, a stone uprooted itself in a mysterious/amazing manner and smashed the feet made of iron and clay.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “While you were watching, a rock broke loose without anyone touching it. The rock that broke loose fell on statue’s mixed clay and iron feet and shattered them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And while you (sing.) were-watching the statue, a rock was-cut, but not-cut-by man. This rock landed/fell on clay and iron feet of the statue, and its feet were-smashed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “As you watched, something cut a rock from a mountain, but it was not a human who cut it. The rock tumbled down and smashed the feet of the statue, feet that were made of iron and clay. It smashed them to bits.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:35:

• Kupsabiny: “It immediately crushed that iron, clay, bronze, silver and gold. These things became like the husks that are being winnowed in the dry season. Then a powerful wind blew it away. But that stone which was smashing that thing became a big mountain and enveloped/covered the whole world.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver and gold suddenly all became powder, and was blown away by the wind like after Wheat harvest husks from a threshing floor, leaving nothing behind. The rock that fell on the statue, however, became a great mountain and covered the whole earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Immediately the whole statue of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold broke-into-pieces. And it became like chaff on the place-of-threshing being-blown-away by the wind in different-directions/[lit. where-where]. But the rock that smashed the feet of the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then the rest of the statue collapsed into a big heap of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. The pieces of the statue were as small as bits of chaff on the ground where it is threshed, and the wind blew away all the tiny pieces. There was nothing left. But the rock that smashed the statue became a large mountain that covered the whole earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:36:

• Kupsabiny: “That is what you dreamt about, so now, wait oh king and be told what those dreams show.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This was the dream. Now we will cause the king to understand its meaning. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘That was your (sing.) dream, and this is its meaning:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “That was what you dreamed. Now I will tell you what it means.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 2:37:

• Kupsabiny: “Your majesty, you are the king/ruler of kings/rulers. The God of heaven gave you leadership, authority and power and glorified you/raised you up!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “O Great King, you are king even among kings. [Or: you are a king of kings] God who lives in heaven has given you kingdom, power, authority, and honor.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Beloved King, you (sing.) are the king of kings. The God of heaven made you (sing.) king and he gave you (sing.) power, strength, and honor.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “You are a king who rules over many other kings. The God who rules in heaven has caused you to rule over them and has given you great power and has honored you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)