Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:27:

• Kupsabiny: “I lost strength and my body became ripe/fell fatigued for many days. But when I regained (strength), I went back to do my work in the king’s home as usual. But these visions caught my mouth/left me spellbound/surprised that I did not understand them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “After that was very tired, I became ill for some days. After that I got up and went to work for the king [lit.: went into the work of the king]. Still, I was troubled because of the vision I had seen. [lit.: I became what to do what to do because of the vision I had seen] I was not able to understand it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “After that, I, Daniel, was-weak and was-sick for several days. When- I -was- well, I went-back to the work the king assigned to me. But I am still confused/bothered by that vision that I saw. That (was) difficult to understand.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then I, Daniel, became weak, and I was sick for several days. Then I arose and returned to doing the work that the king had given to me, but I was perplexed/confused about the vision, and I could not understand it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “Then during the first year of the reign of Darius, the son Ahasuerus, (who came from Media), in the country of Babylon, I, Daniel was reading the books of God. The message that God told prophet Jeremiah was disturbing my mind. He told him about the defeat/destruction of Jerusalem that would stretch for seventy years.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus of the lineage of Medes who became king of Babylonia,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Darius the Medianhon child of Ahasuerus was the king of the whole Babylon at-that-time. During the first year of his reign, I learned from the Laws that Jerusalem would-remain ruined for a period/[lit. inside] of 70 years, as the LORD said to Prophet Jeremias.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Now I am going to tell you about what happened when Darius, who was from the Mede people-group and who was the son of Xerxes, ruled as 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 9:2:

• Kupsabiny: “Then during the first year of the reign of Darius, the son Ahasuerus, (who came from Media), in the country of Babylon, I, Daniel was reading the books of God. The message that God told prophet Jeremiah was disturbing my mind. He told him about the defeat/destruction of Jerusalem that would stretch for seventy years.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I, Daniel, learned from scripture that according to the word of the LORD given to the prophet Jeremiah, Jerusalem would remain destroyed for 70 years.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Darius the Medianhon child of Ahasuerus was the king of the whole Babylon at-that-time. During the first year of his reign, I learned from the Laws that Jerusalem would-remain ruined for a period/[lit. inside] of 70 years, as the LORD said to Prophet Jeremias.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “During the first year that he was the king, I, Daniel, was studying/reading the holy books/Scriptures the message that Yahweh had given to the prophet Jeremiah. In that message Jeremiah had written that Jerusalem would be destroyed and remain ruined for seventy years.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 9:3:

• Kupsabiny: “There and then, I fasted and wore sackcloth. I sat on/in ash and prayed to God while crying with much pain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “So by fasting, wearing sackcloth, [and] rubbing ashes, I prayed and made requests from my inmost heart before the Lord God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Because of that, I turned-to the Lord God in prayer. I fasted, clothed (myself) in sackcloth, and put ashes on my head.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “After I read that, I pleaded to Yahweh my God to help us, praying and fasting/abstaining from eating food. While doing that, I was wearing rough cloth and sitting in ashes to show that I was very sad about what was going to happen to us.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 9:4:

• Kupsabiny: “I prayed to my God while confessing the sins of my people saying, ‘You are God, and you are great so as to be honored/obeyed. You do not change in the thing you promised that you love those who love you and obey the law/commandments.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then confessing my sin, I prayed like this to the LORD my God.
  "O LORD, you are a great God who must be honored, you continue to love and fulfill your covenant of everlasting love to those who love you and hear your words.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This (was) what I said when I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed my sins and the sins of the Israelinhon:
  ‘Lord, you (sing.) (are) a powerful and amazing God. You (sing.) are faithful in fulfilling your (sing.) promise that you (sing.) will-love the one-who-loves you (sing.) and obeys your (sing.) commands.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I confessed the sins that we had committed, and this is what I prayed:
  Lord, you are great and awesome! You have faithfully done what you said that you would do for us. You faithfully love those who love you and who do what you have commanded that they should do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 9:5:

• Kupsabiny: “We have sinned, we are bad and we are wrongdoers who have turned away from the truth in the commandments.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “We have sinned, and we have erred intentionally. We have become evil, and we have become rebels. We have turned away from your commands and decrees.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “We (excl.) sinned against you (sing.). We did wicked-things and we (excl.) rejected your (sing.) commands and regulations.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But we Israelis have sinned. We have done things that are wrong. We have done wicked things, and we have rebelled against you. We have turned away from obeying your commands.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 9:6:

• Kupsabiny: “We refused to listen to your servants the prophets who spoke to the kings, leaders, elders and our entire community.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “We have not heeded the words that your servants, the prophets have spoken in your name to our kings, rulers, ancestors and to all the citizens of our country.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “We did- not -listen to your (sing.) servants the prophets whom you (sing.) commanded to talk to our (excl.) kings, leaders/[lit. heads], ancestors, and to all the people of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Your prophets spoke for you , giving your messages to our kings, to our other rulers, to our other ancestors, and to all the Israeli people, but we have refused to pay attention to/heed those prophets.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 9:7:

• Kupsabiny: “Oh our God, you do truth always, but we brought to ourselves shame. This is true on our side who belong to Judah and Jerusalem and all the people of Israel whom you have scattered to other nations both near and far, because we refused to listen to you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “O Lord! You are a righteous one, but today our faces are covered with shame. Because we did not put our trust in you have scattered us, the people of Judah, Jerusalem and Israel, in near and distant lands.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘You (sing.) are very righteous, Lord, but we (excl.) on-the-other-hand are shameful even now. This (is) true of all the residents of Juda and Jerusalem, and to all Israelinhon whom you (sing.) scattered to near and far places because of their disobedience to you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Lord, you always do what is righteous/just/fair, but we have caused ourselves to be ashamed. This is still true about all of the Israelis who live in Jerusalem and who live in other places in Judea. It is also true about all us Israelis whom you scattered, who were taken to other countries, some near Israel and some far away, because we were very unfaithful/disloyal to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)