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

• Kupsabiny: “There is no food/crops and wine
  that can be given in/to the Home of God.
  The priests are crying
  those who serve God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The grain offerings and the drink offerings have been stopped in the LORD’s Temple.
  The priests who are serving the LORD cry out loudly in front of Him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “For there-are-no more grains and wines to be-offered in the temple of the LORD; that (is) why the priests who serve the LORD are-mourning.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “There-is-no wheat and alcoholic-beverage to-be-offered in the Temple (loan Timplo), therefore the priests who are-serving God mourn.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

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

• Kupsabiny: “The farms are left bare/empty.
  The land is crying because the crops are destroyed.
  There is no more wine in the land
  or olive oil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Fields are barren,
  the ground has become dry,
  grain has been destroyed,
  there is no longer any new grape wine,
  nor any oil.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The fields are-ruined/destroyed as-if-like a person who mourns. The grains are-ruined/destroyed and no-more juice of the grapes and oil.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “It’s as if the soil is also mourning, because the (rice)-fields and what can-be-harvested there are ruined, the grapes have dried-up and the olive (loan olivo) trees have died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 1:11:

• Kupsabiny: “Please, the farmers are frustrated
  and those who plant vines are shouting (in agony),
  because, the wheat and barley are destroyed
  and all the crops in the farms are gone.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Oh you farmers be dismayed!
  oh you grape planters cry and cry!
  Weep for the wheat and the barley
  because the grain fields have been destroyed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) farmers, [you (plur.)] be-sad. You (plur.) who take-care-of fields of grapes, [you (plur.)] weep/cry loudly! For the harvests/produce in the fields have-been-ruined/destroyed — wheat and barley.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Mourn you who plant and take-care-of vineyards (area-of-grapes), because the wheat, barley and also all plants are ruined.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 1:12:

• Kupsabiny: “The vine plants have dried up
  and the fig trees destroyed.
  All the trees in the field are dry
  together with their fruits.
  Truly, happiness is over
  for all the people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The grape vines have dried up,
  and the fig tree is withered,
  the pomegranate and the date palm tree,
  and the apple tree; all the trees of the field have dried up.
  Indeed, the joy of the people has finished as well.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And the grape plants and all the trees including the figs, pomegranates, palms/[palma] and apples have-withered. (It is) really true that the joy of the people has-disappeared.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The grapes and figs are already dried-up and all trees that fruit what-is-edible, and for-sure the joy of the collective-people has-ceased-to-exist.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)