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

• Kupsabiny: “(Then) Jonah replied, ‘I am a Hebrew. I worship God who is in heaven, who created the sea and the land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I am a Hebrew. Jonah answered, "I am one who worships the God of heaven who created the ocean and the earth."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jonas replied/answered, ‘I (am) a Hebrew and I honor/respect the LORD, the God of heaven who made the sea and the land.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jonas said answering, ‘I am a Hebreo. I worship/honor Yahweh who is God in heaven who created this earth and ocean.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Jonah replied, ‘I am a Hebrew. I worship Yahweh God, who lives in heaven. He is the one who made the sea and the land. I am trying to escape from doing what Yahweh told me to do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “I am escaping/fleeing from God.’ Those people became afraid very much, and they asked Jonah, ‘Oh! Why did you do a big thing like that?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “He also told them that he was running away from the LORD. Hearing this, they became very much afraid. And they said — "What is this that you have done?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore the sailors (were) greatly afraid because Jonas had- already -told them before that he had-fled from the LORD. They said to him, ‘What you (sing.) have-done (is) not good.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “He related to them that he was running-away-from God and extreme was their fear to hear that, so they said to him, ‘Oh how fearful/dangerous is what you (sing.) have done!’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “After the sailors heard that, they were terrified. So they asked him, ‘Do you realize what trouble you have caused?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “The sea continued to become tough/wild. So, those people asked Jonah, ‘Tell us, what shall we do to you to make the storm leave us?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The storm became more and more dangerous. So they said to him — "What should we do to you now, to stop this storm?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When (the wind) was- now -blowing- very -strongly, the sailors said to Jonas, ‘What are- we (excl.) -to-do to you (sing.) so-that the sea will-become-calm and no-longer trouble us (excl.)?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When the typhoon was-growing-stronger, they said to Jonas, ‘What shall we (excl.) do to you (sing.) so-that the typhoon will stop?’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “The storm kept getting worse and the waves kept getting bigger. So one of the sailors asked Jonah, ‘What should we do in order to make the sea become calm?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “Then Jonah said, ‘Truly, I know I am the one who caused so that this storm came to you. So, you take me and throw me to this sea. If you do like that, the sea will stabilise/calm down.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Throw me into the ocean, then this storm will stop. I know that you have been caught in this storm because of what I did, he said.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He answered them, ‘[You (plur.)] pick- me -up and throw- (me) -into the sea, and then the sea will-become-calm and it will- no-longer -trouble you (plur.). For I know that I (am) the reason why this strong storm has-come-upon you (plur.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “He said to them, ‘Toss-me into the ocean so-that the typhoon will stop, because I know that I am the reason for this that we are experiencing.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “He replied, ‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea. If you do that, it will become calm. I know that this terrible storm is the result of my not doing what Yahweh told me to do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:13:

• Kupsabiny: “Although it was like that, those people did not accept to throw Jonah into the sea. They tried to turn that ship back to where they came from. They tried, but they could not manage (it), because the storm in the sea continued becoming very heavy/fierce more than before. At that time, they did not know what to do.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Instead they tried very hard to bring the ship to the shore but they were not able. The storm was getting increasingly violent and dangerous.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They did- not -obey Jonas, instead, they rowed going-back to the shore/[lit. side]. But they had-a-hard-time for (the wind) was- now -blowing- so very -hard.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The workers did not follow what Jonas said but rather they put-forth all their ability to cause- the ship -to-come-to-the-edge (i.e., the shore), but they were not able-to-do-it, because the typhoon more-severely grew-stronger.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “But the sailors did not want to do that. Instead, they tried hard to row the ship back to the land. But they could not do that, because the storm continued to get worse.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:14:

• Kupsabiny: “Those people cried to God saying, ‘Oh, the God of Jonah! Don’t let us die because of the death of this person. And/But again, do not stick his death on us. After all, it is you who sent this storm.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “So they prayed to the LORD — "O Lord, do not destroy us in revenge for this man’s life. Do not accuse us of killing an innocent man. O LORD, you have caused all this to happen [Lit.: to be done]."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So they called(-out) to the LORD. They said, ‘O LORD, we (excl.) plead with you (sing.), do- not -let- us (excl.) -die because of what we (excl.) are-going-to-do with Jonas. Do- not -make- us (excl.) -responsible/[lit. make- us (excl.) -pay] for our (excl.) killing him before we (excl.) are-sure that he has- truly -sinned. But we (excl.) know that this happening (is) according-to your (sing.) will/purpose.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So they said pleading-for-mercy to God, ‘You (sing.) Yahweh, may you (sing.) please-be-so-kind-as (lit. have-pity) to not kill us (excl.) on-account of the death of this person. May you (sing.) not count/consider that we (excl.) killed someone with no crime/sin, because you (sing.) God are the one responsible/in-charge-of this our (excl.) hardship. You (sing.) yourself have fulfilled what you (sing.) wanted.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Therefore they prayed to Yahweh, and one of them prayed, ‘O Yahweh, please do not let us drown because of our causing this man to die. O Yahweh, you have done what you wanted to do. We do not know if this man has sinned. If he has not sinned, do not consider that we are guilty of sinning when we cause him to die!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:15:

• Kupsabiny: “After they had said like that, they took hold of Jonah and threw (him) into the sea with a splash. Immediately, the storm became quiet and the water became still.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then they took Jonah and threw him into the ocean. Immediately the storm stopped.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So they picked- Jonas -up and threw (him) into the sea, and the strong waves became-calm.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then they picked-up Jonas and tossed him into the ocean and in-contrast-to-the-previous-situation the typhoon stopped.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 1:16:

• Kupsabiny: “Those people feared God so much. Those people made sacrifices to thank God with and vowed/swore that they would worship (him).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Seeing this, the ship’s entire crew became afraid of the LORD. And they offered sacrifices in the name of the LORD. Furthermore, they also promised to honor him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Because of this happening, the respect of the people to the LORD (was) very great. So they offered/sacrificed to him and promised that they would-continue to worship and offer/sacrifice to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Because of that, those that worked on the ship extremely feared and esteemed God, and they sacrificed/offered-(something) and they promised to serve him. [Note: GNB and NLT make this explicit, but the text does not specify what these sailors vowed, so it may be preferable to leave implicit.]” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “When that happened, the sailors became greatly awed at Yahweh’s power. So they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and they strongly promised him that they would do things that would please him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)