Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 3:6:

• Kupsabiny: “That message of Jonah had earlier/first reached the king of Nineveh. Then, he got up from his chair of rulership/throne. He removed his clothes of rulership (royal robes) and put on those (clothes) of mourning and sat on/in ash showing that he was ashamed of the sin he had done and/with his people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “As soon as this matter reached the King of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his clothes and put on sackcloth. Then he went and sat in ashes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “For when- the king -heard the message of Jonas, he stood-up from his throne and took-off his cape/cloak-for-the-back and put-on sackcloth, and then he sat-(down) on the ground to show that he was-repenting.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When that was reported to the king in Nineve, he left his throne (loan trono) and changed his clothes. He put-on sacks and sat-down in heaped-up ashes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “The King of Nineveh heard what the people were doing. So he took off his royal robes, and he also put on coarse cloth. He left his palace, and sat down where there were cold ashes, to show that he also was sorry for having sinned.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 3:7:

• Kupsabiny: “That leader had already earlier sent a message to reach the people of the whole of that city. (He/It) said that, ‘This is a word from the big ruler/king and the leaders. No person or animal should eat anything even a little. Even/Also the cows or/and goats or/and people should not eat anything or even drink water.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then [accompanied] by a two-headed drum he proclaimed —
  "[This] is the command of the king and his courtiers– No one, whether a person, a cow, a bull or a sheep, is to eat or drink anything.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He made a proclamation to the ones-from-Nineve that says, ‘According-to the command of the king and his officials, no one among you (plur.) is-to-eat or is-to-drink, even your (plur.) cows, sheep, or goats.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then he caused-to-be-said to the collective-people in Nineve, ‘This is the command of the king and his officials: It is thoroughly prohibited that people, cows and sheep eat and drink.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Then he sent messengers to proclaim to the people in Nineveh: ‘My advisors and I have decreed that no one may eat or drink anything. Do not even allow your animals to eat or drink.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 3:8:

• Kupsabiny: “But every person should put on the cloth of mourning and a cloth like that should be tied on also on every animal (livestock). People should cry (for help/mercy) to God very much and everyone should change from sin and violence/riots.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “All people and animals must wear sackcloth. Everyone pray to God as much as [you] can! And each (of you) stop doing ugly evil deeds.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “All of you (plur.) put-on sackcloth, as-well-as the animals, and [you (plur.)] pray to God wholeheartedly. [You (plur.)] turn-away from your (plur.) wicked living and cruelty/violence which you (plur.) are-doing/do.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “All people, they must wear sacks, and all the animals also must be blanketed (to wear/be-clothed does not collocate) with sacks. All the people must persevere to pray to God and turn-their-backs-on their evil behavior/character and what they are doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Instead, every person must put on coarse cloth. Put coarse cloth on your animals, too. Then everyone must pray fervently to God. And everyone must stop doing evil actions/things, and stop acting violently toward others.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 3:9:

• Kupsabiny: “Who knows, maybe God might change his thoughts and bring down/reduce the pain/punishment that he had prepared to destroy us.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Who knows? — God might change his mind, allowing His anger to subside, [He] might deliver us."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Just maybe the mind/[lit. thinking] of God will-change and he will- now -forget his great anger toward us (incl.) so-that we (incl.) will- not -die.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “It-is-possible that God will repent-of what he said and his extreme anger will cool-off and we will not die.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Perhaps, if everyone does that, God may change his mind and be merciful to us, and stop being very angry with us, with the result that we will not die.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 3:10:

• Kupsabiny: “When God saw the thing that those people had done and how they changed their lives which were bad, he had mercy upon them. He forgave them for what they had done and did not destroy (them) the way he had said.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “God, seeing what-all they did, forsaking evil deeds, [He] changed His mind. Even though He had decided to destroy them, He did not do it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “God saw what they did, how they turned-away from their wicked living. So his mind/[lit. thinking] changed and he no-longer (intended)-to-destroy them according-to what he had-said that he would-do.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When God saw what they did and their turning-their-backs-on their sins, he repented-of what he had said and he did not punish them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “When they all did that, God saw what they were doing, and he saw that they had stopped doing evil things. So he pitied them, and he did not get rid of them as he had threatened to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “When/After God (had) changed his thoughts, Jonah felt pain and became very angry/annoyed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This displeased Jonah greatly. And he became very angry.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jonas did- not -like the LORD’s forgiving Nineve, and he (was) very angry.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jonas was extremely offended/annoyed at that which had happened and he got-angry.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “But Jonah was very distressed that God had not destroyed Nineveh. He became very angry. The people of Nineveh were non-Jews, and Jonah did not think that God should act mercifully toward anyone who was not a Jew.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 4:2:

• Kupsabiny: “He grumbled telling God that, ‘Oh, God, didn’t I know earlier when you told me to come this way that you would do like this? That is what made me flee to Tarshish. I also knew that you have a white stomach (merciful, good, generous) and you have mercy on/cry for people. You do not become angry quickly and you are completely good. I know you forgive people when/if a person has changed/turned (himself) from sin/evil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “He said to the LORD — "O Lord, isn’t this what I said before I left my own land? This is why I was about to escape to Tarshish. I know that you are one who is merciful and loving, is slow to get angry, is tender-hearted, and who does not like to punish.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He said to the LORD when he prayed, ‘O LORD, I was not at-all wrong/mistaken in what I said when I (was) still there in our (excl.) place that you (sing.) would-have-mercy-upon the ones (who) come-from-Nineveh if they repented, because I know that you (sing.) (are) a God who (is) compassionate and takes-an-interest-in-the-welfare-(of others). You (sing.) (are) loving and not quick to-get-angry. And you (sing.) (are) ready to change your (sing.) mind not to-send destruction. That is the reason that I fled to Tarshish.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So he said praying, ‘Lord God, this is what I feared while I was still in my home-country (lit. in-(place name marker) country). so I hurried to escape to Tarsis, because I knew that you (sing.) are a consistently-loving and consistently-merciful God, there is no limit to your (sing.) patience and you (sing.) are prepared to repent-of your (sing.) punishing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “He prayed to Yahweh, ‘O Yahweh, what you have done is what I thought that you would do, before I left home. That is why I decided immediately to run away, and go to Tarshish city, because I knew that you, O God, act very kindly and compassionately toward all people. You do not quickly become angry with people who do evil things. You love people very much, and you change your mind about punishing people who sin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 4:3:

• Kupsabiny: “My God, and/so you kill me, please! I ought to die, so that I no longer see such words/things!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Now, O Lord, it would be good if I would die. Now it would be better for me to die than to live."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So LORD, just take my life now, for (it is) better for me to die now (than) to-live.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “May you (sing.) accordingly take, Lord, my life. It would be better that I die.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “So now, O Yahweh, since you will not destroy Nineveh city as you said you would, allow me to die, because it would be better for me to die than to continue to live.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)