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

• Kupsabiny: “There was a man called Jonah son of Amittai. One day God told him that,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD said to Jonah son of Amitai –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, the LORD spoke to Jonas the child of Amitai. He said,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, there-was what God commanded Jonas the child of Amittai.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “One day Yahweh said to the prophet Jonah, the son of Amittai,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:2:

• Kupsabiny: “‘Get up and go to Nineveh, that big/great city and rebuke the people of that city for the sin/evil which I have heard which they are doing/committing.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I know the evil work that the people of the great city of Nineveh are doing. So go there quickly and say to them ‘God will punish you because of that.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘You (sing.) go right-away/without-delay to Nineve, the big city, and warn the people there, because their wickedness has- now -reached me.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “He said, ‘Go immediately to Nineve which is a mutually-reported-about city so-that you (sing.) will tell the people there that I will soon punish them, because I know-about their excessive sins.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “‘I have seen how wicked the people of the great city of Nineveh are. Therefore go there and warn the people that I am planning to destroy their city because of their sins.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:3:

• Kupsabiny: “But when Jonah heard those words/that information, he thought to flee to the side/area of Tarshish, a far country. He went to a city called Joppa. When he had reached there, he found a boat which was about to go to the area/side of Tarshish. He paid/gave out money for the journey and climbed that ship. He was running away all that time having refused the thing/what God told him to do.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Jonah went in the other direction in order to escape from the LORD. He arrived in Joppa. There he met a ship about to go to Tarshish. Paying money he boarded the ship. He went toward Tarshish to escape from the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But Jonas set-out right-away/without-delay to flee from the LORD to Tarshish. He went-down to Jopa and he saw a ship there that would-travel to Tarshish. Therefore he paid for the fare and rode the ship together-with the sailors in-order to-flee from the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But different was where- Jonas -went, because he said in his thoughts that he would run-away-from God. He went-downhill to Joppa and there-was a ship that he came-upon/found that was setting-out to go to Tarsis which was a city of Espanya. He paid and rode-with (implies there were others on board) so that he would go-far from God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “But instead of going to Nineveh, Jonah went in the direction opposite to where Yahweh told him to go. He went down to Joppa city. There he bought a ticket to travel on a ship that was going to Tarshish city, in order to avoid doing what Yahweh told him to do. He got on the ship, and then went down to a lower deck, lay down, and went to sleep.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:4:

• Kupsabiny: “But God brought/sent a big storm/strong wind to shake the sea and it shook the ship as if it was about to break.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “But the LORD caused a great storm to come upon the ocean. Because of this storm it seemed that the ship would be destroyed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “While they were- now -traveling, the LORD sent a strong wind on/to the sea, and (it) stormed so hard/heavy until the ship was-about-to break-up.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But when they went-out-of-view, God caused-there-to-be a swift wind on the ocean. The typhoon was extremely strong and it was as if the ship would-be-destroyed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Then Yahweh caused a very strong wind to blow, and there was such a violent storm that the sailors thought the ship would break apart.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:5:

• Kupsabiny: “All the people who travelling in that ship became afraid very much until everyone began to cry to the god/spirit of their home/ancestors to save them. The people also removed the things/cargo in the ship and threw into the sea thinking the ship will get/become lighter and not sink. All that time Jonah was in a deep sleep in the down room inside the ship.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The ship’s crew [Lit.: the ones who operated the ship] were all afraid. And they called on their gods for help. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the ocean to lighten the ship.
  At that time Jonah, having gone to the lower part of the ship, was sleeping soundly.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore the sailors became-afraid, and each one of them asked-for help from their gods. They threw their cargo into the sea so-that the ship would-become-light.
  Jonas had- already beforehand -gone-down to the lower portion of the ship and laid-down there until he fell-asleep into a deep-sleep.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The ones-who-worked on the ship became-afraid and each-one pleaded-for-mercy from his god. They also tossed the cargo into the ocean so-that the ship would-become-lighter.
  As for Jonas, there-he-was his sleep being thorough in the lower part of the ship.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “The sailors were very frightened. Because of that, they each started to pray to their own gods to save them. Then they threw the cargo into the sea to make the ship lighter in order that it would not sink easily.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:6:

• Kupsabiny: “Then the person in charge of that ship went and woke Jonah up saying, ‘Don’t you know that we are about to die? Get up immediately and cry to the god/spirit of your home/ancestors, and maybe he will have mercy on us and save us.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Seeing him sleeping there, the captain of the ship said– "Are you sleeping here? Get up and taking the name of your god, beg for help. Might your god have mercy on us? And deliver us?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, the captain of the ship went to him and said, ‘What you (sing.) are- still -sleeping! Rise-up/get-up, and ask-for help from your (sing.) god! Perhaps he will-have-pity upon us (incl.), and he will-help us (incl.) so-that we (incl.) will- not -die.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The captain of the ship came-upon-(him) and said to him, ‘Why are you (sing.) asleep? Wake/Get-up now so-that you (sing.) will pray to your (sing.) god, in-case-hopefully he will have-mercy-on us so-that we do not die.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Then the captain went down to where Jonah was sleeping soundly. He awoke him and said to him, ‘How can you sleep during a storm like this?/You should not be sleeping during a storm like this ! Get up and pray to your god! Perhaps he will pity us and save us, in order that we will not drown!’ But Jonah refused to do that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:7:

• Kupsabiny: “That person came with/brought Jonah to where the others were, Then they were told, ‘Fellow friends/guys! Let us cast lots to find out who has brought us this sin/trouble.’ After they had cast lots, the words caught/fell on Jonah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The ship’s crew talked among themselves — "Come, by casting lots let’s see because of whom [Lit. by whom doing] has this disaster happened to us." They cast lots and it fell on the name of Jonah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, the sailors said-to-each-other, ‘Come let- us (incl.) -cast-lots so-that we (incl.) will-know who (is) the cause of this calamity that has-come upon us (incl.).’ Therefore they cast-lots, and the name of Jonas was-the-one that was-selected-by-lot.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then the workers/employees (oblantis) made-an-agreement and they said, ‘Let’s draw-lots so-that it will-be-made-known who is the reason for this bad happening.’ When they did that, Jonas was drawn-by-lot.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Then the sailors said to each other, ‘We need to cast lots/shake from a container small objects that we have all marked, to determine who has caused all this trouble!’ So they did that, and the object with Jonah’s mark fell out of the container.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:8:

• Kupsabiny: “He was asked that, ‘Tell us, who bought us all this trouble? What are you doing? Which country do you come from? And you hail from/belong to which people?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then they said to him — "This trouble has happened because of what you did. Tell us [Lit.: say] what is your work? Where have you come from? Of what country are you? Of what nation are you?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then they said to him, ‘Please tell us (excl.) who really (is) the cause of this calamity that has-come upon us (incl.), and what (is) your (sing.) work and where do- you (sing.) -come-from. Tell us (excl.) also what your (sing.) nation and race (is).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So they said to him, ‘Tell who is to-be-blamed for this that has happened. What are you doing here? And where-are- you (sing.) -from?’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “So various ones of them asked him, ‘Are you the one who has caused us all this trouble?’ ‘What work do you do?’ ‘Where are you coming from?’ ‘What country and what people-group do you belong to?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)