Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:3:
- Kupsabiny: “But/And as I looked around, I, saw a ram having two long horns and it was standing at the side of the river. One horn was longer than the other and was still growing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I looked up, there on the bank of the canal I saw a ram standing which had two long horns. One of his horns was longer than the other. And the long horn sprouted later.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then I saw a male sheep standing beside the river. He had two long horns. But later-on the one horn grew longer than the other-one.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I looked up and saw a ram that was standing alongside the canal. It had two long horns, but the newest one was longer than the other one.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:4:
- Kupsabiny: “I saw that ram charging towards the west, north and to the south wanting to crash (them). No other animal would cross before the ram and escape from its powers. It did whatever it wanted and became very ruthless.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I saw that ram running and butting toward the west, the north, and the south. There was no one that could restrain him. There was no one that could deliver from his power. He did as he pleased and became stronger and stronger.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I saw him charging to different places. No other animal could-stop him, and no one could- also -escape from him. So he did as he pleased and he became powerful.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The ram butted/knocked away with its horns everything that was west and everything that was north and everything that was south of it. There were no other animals that were able to oppose it, and none that could rescue/save other animals from its power. The ram did whatever it wanted to do and became very powerful.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:5:
- Kupsabiny: “As I still thought about this things, suddenly a he-goat crossed swiftly from the west without touching the ground. This he-goat had a big horn which grew out between its eyes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “While I was thinking about this, a goat suddenly came running in haste from the west. That goat passed over the whole world in haste without touching the ground. Between his eyes was one amazing horn.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “As I was-watching this, a goat suddenly came from the west. It crossed the earth swiftly with its feet not even touching the ground. It had an extraordinary horn in between its eyes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “While I was thinking about what I had seen, in the vision I saw a goat come from the west. It ran across the land so quickly, that it seemed like its feet did not touch the ground. This goat had one very large horn between its eyes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:6:
- Kupsabiny: “Suddenly, that he-goat went swiftly with all (its) power towards the ram which I saw standing at the side of that river.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then it came to the ram with the two long horns which I had seen on the bank of the canal. Expressing anger, it charged the sheep violently.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He charged with all his might the two horn male sheep that I saw standing beside the river.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “It was very angry, and it ran straight toward the ram that I had seen previously, the ram that was standing alongside the canal.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:7:
- Kupsabiny: “I saw the he-goat hitting the ram. This he-goat had a lot of anger, so it crashed into the ram breaking its two horns. The ram was not able to defend itself and so the he-goat knocked it down and trampled on it. There was no one who could rescue that ram.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I saw him strike the ram in great anger and break his two horns. The ram had no strength to fight with him. He was thrown to the ground and the goat trampled him. No one there was able to deliver the sheep.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In his extreme rage, he did- not -stop attacking the sheep until its two horns had-broken-off. The sheep could- not -fight-back anymore, so it fell and was-trampled-down by the goat. No one at-all helped him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The goat struck the ram furiously and broke off its two horns, with the result that the ram was unable to defend itself. So the goat knocked the ram down and trampled on it. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:8:
- Kupsabiny: “But when the power of he-goat had greatly increased, its horn broke off. Then, four other large horns grew from there bending towards four different directions.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the goat became more boastful, and when he was very strong, his horn was broken. In its place sprouted four amazing horns facing in all directions.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The goat became still more powerful. But when he became more so powerful, its horn was-broken/torn-off. But it grew four different/unique horns that pointing in the four directions of the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The goat became very powerful. But when its power was very great, its horn was broken off. But four other large horns took its place. They each pointed in a different direction.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:9:
- Kupsabiny: “But (a) small horn germinated from one of the those four horns. (It) grew and bent towards the south, east and towards the sweet/wonderful/fertile land of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “From one of those four horns one small horn came sprouting, and its power advanced toward the south and the east and up to the beautiful land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “One of the four grew a small horn. This horn became powerful in the south and east and in the beautiful land of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then from one of those large horns appeared a little horn, which became very big, and pointed toward the south and then toward the east and then toward the beautiful land of Israel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:10:
- Kupsabiny: “The small horn grew so strong/great until it attacked (the) heaven/up. Then the stars from heaven came down and it trampled on them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Because he became so strong he attacked heaven’s army and the stars. Then, causing stars to fall to the earth, he trampled [them] with [his] foot.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Its greatness reached-up till the heavens and he threw-down some of the heavenly creatures and stars, and then it trampled-down.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The man who was represented by that horn became very strong, with the result that he attacked some of the soldiers of the army of heaven, and (OR, meaning) the stars in the sky which represented God’s people. He threw some of them to the ground and trampled on them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)