Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 5:27:

• Kupsabiny: “tēkēl means that you have been scrutinized/measured and found weak.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “TEKEL — You have been weighed on the scales and found to be light.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Tekel means that you (sing.) were-weighed/measured by God, and he found-out that you (sing.) are lacking.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “sc Tekelsc* means ‘weighed’. It is as though God has weighed you on a scale, and you do not weigh what you should, which means that you have not been doing what you should; you are not fit to be a king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 5:28:

• Kupsabiny: “But/And pārsiin means that your kingdom has been divided among the people of Medes and those of Persia.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “PARSIN — Your kingdom has been divided into parts and given to the Medes and the Persians."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Parsin means that your (sing.) kingdom will-be-divided and will-be-given-over to Media and Persia.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “sc Parsinsc* means ‘divided’. That means that God has divided your kingdom. Some of it will be ruled by people from Media and some will be ruled by people from Persia.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 5:29:

• Kupsabiny: “Then Belshazzar called his servants to dress Daniel in purple robes and a golden neck ring/chain. It was proclaimed that Daniel had been promoted to the third leadership position in the kingdom.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then, at Belshazzar’s order Daniel was clothed in purple robes. On his neck a gold chain was put as a garland. And he was given the third highest rank in the country.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “After Daniel said this, Belshazar then ordered to have- Daniel -dressed a kingly robe and wear- a gold -necklace. Daniel was- then -proclaimed the third highest official in the kingdom of Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Belshazzar did what he had promised. He put on me a purple robe like the one he himself wore. He put a gold chain around my neck. And he proclaimed that there would be only two others who would be more important than me in his kingdom.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 5:30:

• Kupsabiny: “On the night of that day, Belshazzar the king of the Babylonians was killed” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “That night Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, was killed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “That really same night, Belshazar the king of those who-come-from Babilonia was-killed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But that same night soldiers from Media entered the city and killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 5:31:

• Kupsabiny: “and Darius of Media took over the kingship, when he had sixty two years.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “And the 62-year-old Darius, the Mede, succeeded in conquering that country.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The one who-succeeded him as king was Darius the Medianhon, who was 62 years that time.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Darius, the King of Media, became the King of Babylonia when he was 62 years old.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “Darius thought/decided to appoint one hundred and twenty rulers to be in charge of issues in his kingdom.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “King Darius decided to select 120 provincial district officers to rule all the places in the country.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, King Darius chose 120 governors to manage/rule his whole kingdom.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “King Darius decided to divide his kingdom into 120 provinces. He appointed a governor to rule each province.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 6:2:

• Kupsabiny: “He further selected three people to be in charge of those people and among them was Daniel. Those people should also protect/take care of other matters of the king.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then over them, three ministers were chosen. Daniel was one of them. So that there might not be any corruption in the work of the king, those district officers had to give them accounts of their work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “These governors are-governed by three administrators, one of them (was) Daniel. This was done so-that the king would not have difficulty in his ruling.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “He also appointed me and two other men to be administrators, to supervise the governors and to be sure that they did the king’s work properly, in order that the king would not have to worry about anything.” (Source: Translation for Translators)