Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:13:

• Kupsabiny: “Do not just/only tear your clothes
  but change your hearts.’
  Return to God because his stomach is white (kind, generous, merciful) and he cries with (has mercy with) people. He does not quickly become angry and he has great love. He turns his thoughts and does not punish those who repent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Tear your heart and
  not your clothing in your grief.
  Return to the LORD your God
  because he shows compassion and is gracious,
  He is slow to get angry.
  and he shows everlasting dayamaya,
  He is always ready to withhold his punishment.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) repent wholeheartedly and do- not just -show-off in repenting by tearing your (plur.) clothes. You (plur.) return to the LORD your (plur.) God, for he (is) merciful/compassionate and shows-concern. He (is) loving and not quick to-get-angry. He (is) ready to change his mind/thinking not to send destruction anymore.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “It-is-necessary that you be persistent/resolute in repenting, because your tearing your clothes does not suffice to show your repentance. Return to Yahweh your God, because he is patient and consistently-merciful/kind. He does not easily get-angry but rather he is consistently-loving. He is prepared to forgive and he does not continue to punish.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Do not tear your clothes
  to show that you are sorry;
  instead, show that you are sorry.’
  Yahweh is merciful and kind;
  he does not quickly become angry;
  he faithfully loves people.
  He does not quickly become angry;
  instead, he greatly and faithfully loves you,
  and he does not like to punish you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:14:

• Kupsabiny: “Who knows? Maybe he will turn his thoughts and give you gifts/blessings of food so that you can make for him sacrifices of food and wine that is given (as voluntary gifts).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Who knows – he might withhold his punishment,
  and send a blessing instead of this curse.
  Such as a grain offerings and a drink offerings for the LORD your God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Perhaps the mind/thinking of the LORD your (plur.) God would- just -change and he would-bless your (plur.) harvests, so-that you (plur.) could-offer to him grains and wine.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Perhaps the mind of Yahweh your God will-change and he will show-mercy/kindness-to-(you) and bless you. If/When that is so, there-will again be flour and alcoholic-beverage that you offer to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “No one knows if he will change his mind about punishing you
  and if instead he will act mercifully toward you.
  If he does that, he will bless you
  by giving you plenty of grain and wine
  in order that you can offer some of those things as sacrifices to him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:15:

• Kupsabiny: “Blow (plur.) (a) horn on mount Zion
  and announce a fast.
  Call for a meeting of prayer,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Blow the trumpet in Zion!
  Announce a holy fast!
  call for a Holy Assembly!” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] sound the horn/trumpet in Zion to let- the people -know that they are-to-gather and fast.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Blow-trumpet(s) on the mountain Zion so-that you will gather the collective-people and command that they restrain their hunger.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Blow the trumpets on Zion Hill!
  Gather the people together!
  Show by fasting that you are sorry for the sins that you have committed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:16:

• Kupsabiny: “gather people and cleanse yourselves.
  Bring the elders, children and infants.
  Let a person who is newlywed leave home
  and also let the bride leave her house.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Gather the people,
  Dedicate the congregation.
  Gather the elders,
  gather the small children,
  and also those babies who suck the breasts.
  Even the bridegroom must come out of his room, and the bride out of her inner room.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do/perform the ceremony for becoming-clean and [you (plur.)] all gather, young also or old. Even infants are-to-be-brought also, and the newly wed are-to-join too.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Prepare them, because this is a holy gathering of ours. Gather them all: old-men, old-women and children including those who are nursing. Even those-who-have-just-gotten-married, it-is-necessary that they come-out from their houses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Perform the rituals to cause yourselves to be acceptable to Yahweh.
  Gather everyone together—
  the old people and the children, even the babies,
  and summon brides and bridegrooms from their rooms.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Let the priests cry and pray
  between the altar and the veranda
  which is at the Homestead of God.
  Let them say,
  ‘Show mercy to your people, oh God.
  Do not let them become people who are despised
  and other communities mock them.
  Do not let other nations be nagging/taunting saying,
  ‘So where is now that God of theirs?’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “May the priests who serve before the LORD
  weep in the open space between the entrance to the temple
  and the altar praying like this,
  O LORD, "Have pity on your people,
  do not let your people be despised.
  Do not let other nations
  mock the people who belong to you by saying,
  ‘Where is their God?’ "” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Let- the priests who serve the LORD -cry between the altar and the porch of the temple, and they will-pray like this: ‘LORD, you (sing.)-pity the people whom you (sing.) possess. Do- not -allow that they will-be-put-to-shame and mocked by the other nations by saying, ‘Where (is) your (plur.) God now?’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The priests who are serving God in the place-between the altar and entrance of the Temple, it-is-necessary that they cry and pray and they will say, ‘You (sing.) who are God, may you (sing.) show-mercy/kindness-to these your (sing.) people. Please do not permit that other nations mock/belittle and laugh-at us (excl.) saying, ‘Where then is your God?’ ’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Tell the priests who serve Yahweh to cry between the altar and the entrance to the temple
  and to pray this:
  ‘Yahweh, rescue/save us your people;
  do not allow people from other nations to despise us;
  do not allow them to ridicule us and say,
  ‘Why has their God abandoned them?’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joel 2:19:

• Kupsabiny: “He shall listen to what his people are begging for
  and answer to their cries saying,
  ‘I will give you wheat, wine
  and enough olive oil
  and never will I again make other communities despise you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD replied to his people by saying,
  ‘look! I will give you grain, new wine and oil!
  I will give you whatever is needed.
  And from now on I will no longer
  let you be shamed before other nations.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And as an answer to their prayer he will-say to them, ‘I will-give you (plur.) grains, juice of grapes, and oil; and you (plur.) will-be- fully -satisfied. I will- no-longer -allow that other nations will-put- you (plur.) -to-shame.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “God said to them, ‘Now I will cause- you -to-have (lit. cause-to-be with you) barley, alcoholic-beverage and olive (loan olivo) oil until there-is what suffices for you. Absolutely I will not again abandon you for other nations to mock/belittle.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “When the people prayed,
  Yahweh answered and said,
  ‘I will give you plenty of grain and wine and olive oil,
  and you will be satisfied.
  And I will no longer allow other nations to insult you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)