Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 9:13:
- Kupsabiny: “God continues to say, ‘Days are coming when food that comes from the fields will be much. Ploughing shall start before harvest is finished. Planting shall start before the grapes are finished to be trampled/squeezed. Sweet wine will be plenty on the mountain and on all hills.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD says, "Such days will come when
You will have a plentiful grain harvest
that you won’t be able to bring in all of your wheat before plowing time.
And grapes will grow faster than the wine can be made.
There will be so much sweet wine,
it will be as if it is flowing down from the mountains and hills.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD still said concerning those from-Israel, ‘The time will-come that their produce/harvest will-be very abundant, in the way that their time-of-harvest will- not -be-finished yet until the time of plowing. And their pressing/squeezing of grapes will- not -be-finished yet until the time of planting of grapes again. If (one) is-looking-at the great numbers of grapes on the mountains its as-if a new wine that flows.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “There will be a time when your crops will grow very well.
Very soon after the crops are harvested,
farmers will plow the ground to plant more crops in it again,
and soon after the vineyards are planted,
farmers will harvest grapes and tread on them to make wine.
And because there will be a lot of wine,
it will seem as though wine is flowing down from the hills.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 9:14:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall bring my people to come back to their country where they were before. (They) shall again build their cities and live there. (They) shall plant grapevines and drink wine. They shall plant in their gardens and eat the food they plant.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will bring back my people the Israelites
from the places where they have been exiled.
They will re-construct the destroyed cities
and then will live in them.
They will plant vineyards and drink the wine.
They will plant trees in their gardens
and eat the many fruits from them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-cause- my people who come-from-Israel -to-return to their land from captivity. They will-build again their ruined towns and they will- now -live there. They will-plant grapes and will-drink its wine. They will-plant in their fields and will-eat its fruits.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I will cause you, my Israeli people, to prosper again.
You will rebuild your towns and live in them.
You will plant vineyards and then drink the wine made from the grapes that grows in them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Amos 9:15:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall give them to live in their land and they shall not be uprooted again from where I have given them.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will settle my people Israel in the county which I gave them.
No one will be able to uproot them again from their land"
says the LORD your God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-cause- them -to-live/stay again in their land, and they will- no-longer -be-caused-to-leave again from the land which I gave to them.’ This is what- the LORD your (plur.) God said.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I will enable you to live in your land again,
the land that I gave to your ancestors,
and never again will you be forced to leave it.
That is what will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Obadiah 1:1:
- Kupsabiny: “This is (the) revelation that God revealed to Obadiah about the land of Edom.
God has shown us that he has sent word to the communities saying, ‘Prepare yourselves! Let us go to fight against Edom.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The vision of Obadiah.
The Lord LORD says like this concerning Edom,
We have heard this message from the LORD.
A messenger has been sent to the nations to speak like this,
"Get up! Let us go to war with Edom.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This (is) what the Lord GOD said concerning the nation of Edom, which he revealed to Obadias.
‘We (excl.) the Israelinhon have-heard the news from the LORD, that he sent a messenger to the nations to challenge them to fight against the nation of Edom.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “This is a message that Yahweh our God gave to me, Obadiah, about the Edom people-group.
Yahweh our God has told me this about the people of Edom:
‘I, Yahweh, have sent a messenger to other nations,
telling them to prepare to go and attack Edom.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Obadiah 1:2:
- Kupsabiny: “God is saying to Edom, ‘I will make you become weak among all countries, and you will be despised completely.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘Behold, Edom, I will make you small among the nations.
Everyone will despise you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “For the LORD said to those from-Edom, ‘Listen! I will-turn/[lit. make] you (plur.) into a smaller/lesser nation than the others, and they will- really/truly -despise you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “And Yahweh says this to the people of Edom:
‘I will soon cause you to become the weakest and most despised nation on the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Obadiah 1:3:
- Kupsabiny: “You boasted of how guarded/protected it is where you live in the mountain. You stay in a high/raised place so that you say, ‘No one is able to pull me down from this place.’ But you are only deceiving yourself.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The pride of your heart has deceived you.
You who live in a rock fortress,
and make your home on the heights,
you are saying to yourself
‘Who is there who can bring me down to the ground?’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) say that no one will-attack you (plur.) because you (plur.) are-living/dwelling in the rocky and high place. But in that boasting of yours (plur.) you (plur.) are- only -deceiving yourselves.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Your capital city is high in the rocky cliffs,
and you are very proud;
you think that you are safe from being attacked by your enemies ,
but you have deceived yourselves.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Obadiah 1:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Even if you flew away like an eagle to build your house up there in the stars, I would pull you down. I am God who has spoken!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But though you are flying high like an eagle
and though you build a nest among the stars,
I will bring you down from there,’
declares the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “For even if you (plur.) will-liken to the height of the nest of the eagle your (plur.) dwelling-place, or (even if) you (plur.) will-have- it -reach to the stars, I will- still -destroy you (plur.). I, the LORD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “And I tell you that even if you had wings and could fly higher than eagles fly,
and if you could make your homes among the stars,
I would bring you crashing down from there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Obadiah 1:5:
- Kupsabiny: “How bad it is (for you)! If/When thieves come at night, they only take what they need/want. And/Or if/when people who pluck grapes come, will they not leave some of those grapes behind? But you will be cleaned out completely.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When thieves come at night to steal,
oh, what a disaster awaits you!
would they not steal just what they need?
In the same way, the grape-pickers, having picked the grapes,
they leave a little for the poor.
But as for your enemies, they will wipe you out completely! ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘(Is it) not so that the thieves, they do- not -take-all/[lit. finish] what (are) inside of the house but-rather they just take what they need? And (is it) not so that the ones- who harvest/[lit. pick] the grapes they do- not -take -all/[lit. finish] the fruits but-rather they leave some of it? But you (plur.) will-be- destroyed completely by your enemies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When thieves break into someone’s house during the night,
they certainly steal only the things that they want.
And people who pick grapes always leave a few grapes on the vines.
But your country will be completely destroyed!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
