Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 1:17:
- Kupsabiny: “The seeds died/got lost on top of the soil.
The granaries remained without food.
The granaries were not prepared
because the crops did not produce (food).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The seeds are shriveled up under the dry earth,
the storehouses have been destroyed,
the granaries have vanished,
because all the grain has dried up.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The seeds-for-planting have-died in the ground. And because the grains have-shriveled, the storehouses have-nothing inside now, therefore these were- just -destroyed now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 1:18:
- Kupsabiny: “The animals cry fiercely!
The cows walk around aimlessly,
with grass no longer existing
and the sheep are suffering!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Oh, the misery of how the animals are groaning!
The herds of cattle are perplexed,
because they have no pasture.
The flocks of sheep too are in despair.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The animals/livestock groan in hunger. The cows have-lost-(their)-way/gone-astray for they no-longer have something-to-graze-on; even the sheep suffer.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 1:19:
- Kupsabiny: “I am crying out to you, oh God,
because the locusts have finished the grazing/pasture.
That swarm of locusts have destroyed the trees in the field
to be like when a fire has burned.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O LORD, I cry to you for help!
Because fire has burned up the pastures of the wilderness.
The flames have burned up all the trees of the forest.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Joel prayed. He said, ‘I call-upon you (sing.), LORD, for the grazing-area and all the trees in the fields have-withered as-if devoured by fire.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 1:20:
- Kupsabiny: “The animals of the bush also cry to you
because the rivers are dry
and the pasture is destroyed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Wild animals also seek help from you,
The streams have totally dried up;
fire has destroyed the pastures of the wilderness.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Even the animals in the open-fields are-waiting for your (sing.) help, for the rivers and the streams (are) now very dry, and the grazing-areas/fields have-withered as-if devoured by fire.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Blow a horn in Zion,
let a horn sound on my holy hill.
Please, let all the people tremble
because the day of God has come near.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Blow the trumpet in Zion!
Announce a warning on my holy mountain!
Let all the people who live in the nation shake with fear!
Because the day of the LORD is coming,
it has come very near.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] sound the horn/trumpet to warn the people in Zion, the holy mountain/hill of the LORD. All (of) you (plur.) who live in Juda, [you (plur.)] tremble in fear, for the day that the LORD will-punish (is) already very near.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Blow-trumpet(s) in Zion the holy mountain of God so-that the people on the earth tremble with their fear, because already near is the day when- God -will-judge them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:2:
- Kupsabiny: “That day comes with darkness and fear/anxiety.
Clouds will envelope the land and darkness cover it.
Many soldiers will swarm against it,
(they) will come quickly like when it dawns.
They (being many) shall swarm on (it) which has never been seen any day (before)
and never again shall others be seen like that.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “A day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness! Like the first appearance of
dawn spreading upon the mountains
a huge and strong army will come.
There has never been anything like it before, and there will never be anything like it again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “That day (is) dark and has-dark-rain-clouds. The terrifying/terrible locusts which (are) very great-in-number are-spreading upon the mountains like the spreading of the shining of the sun when (it) is- already -dawning. Nothing has- ever -happened which (is) like that since time-past, and (it) will- no-longer -happen like that forever/[lit. until whenever].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That-aforementioned day will-be-depressing, because it will be extremely dark and cloudy. Right then will arrive strong and uncountable soldiers like the sudden arrival of sunshine on the tops (lit. heads) of mountains. There-was-nothing similar to it that happened in the past and even in the coming time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Those soldiers are like a fire that destroys the bush.
(They) spare no thing that is in front of them.
Before those soldiers raided
that place was like the garden of Eden
and/but where they have passed through becomes like a desert.
There is nothing that those soldiers leave behind.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “A fire devours before them
and a flame burns behind them.
Ahead of them the land is like the garden of Eden,
and behind them like a barren desert.
And no one will be able to escape from them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “One-after-another/[lit. follow-follow] the locusts which seemed-like fire attacked. Before they attacked the ground seemed-like/as-if the garden/field of Eden, but when- they now -attacked, it seemed-like/as-if it (was) now a desert. No plant at-all was-saved from them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:4:
- Kupsabiny: “They are like horses
and they run fast like horses of war.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The appearance of them is like horses.
They run like mounted soldiers going for war.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Their appearance/form seems-like a horse and they gallop like war horses.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
