Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Micah 3:4)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “You shall cry to God but
    (he) shall not listen to you at all.
    He shall turn (his) back on you on that day
    because you are doing sinful deeds.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “At that time, the leaders will plead
    the LORD for help.
    But he will not answer them.
    Because of the evil deeds they have done
    he will at that time turn his face from them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “In the time that you (plur.) will-be-punished you (plur.) will-ask-for help from the LORD, but he will- not -help you (plur.); he will-turn-away from you (plur.) because of your (plur.) evil deeds.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then, when you have troubles, you plead to Yahweh to help you,
    but he will not answer you.
    At that time, he will turn away from you
    because of the evil things that you have done.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Micah 3:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 3:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “God is saying concerning the prophets,
    ‘The prophets make my people get lost.
    They promise peace if they are given something,
    but if they are not fed/paid they promise disaster.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “This is what the LORD says-
    "If someone gives food to eat to
    the prophets who have mislead my people,
    they cry ‘peace, peace’.
    But if someone does not give them to eat
    they are ready to fight against them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘This is what the LORD is-saying concerning the prophets who are- leading- his people -astray, who promise a good situation to the ones feeding them, but threaten destruction to the ones not -feeding them:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “This is what Yahweh says
    about your false prophets who are deceiving the people:
    ‘If someone gives them food,
    those prophets say that things will go well for him.
    But they declare war against anyone who does not give them food.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Micah 3:6)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “So darkness in which you do not see anything shall engulf you.
    (It) shall close you up/in so you do not get visions.
    The sun shall set/go down on you prophets
    and darkness shall come to you in the daytime.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Therefore, there will be night for you without visions.
    Because of the great darkness
    you will not be able to tell fortune.
    Because of you prophets, the sun will set
    and the day will be darkness.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Because of your (plur.) leading- my people -astray, you (plur.) no-longer can-see visions and you (plur.) can- also not -practice-divination. (It) seems as-if you (plur.) (are) in the darkness or in the night where you (plur.) see nothing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So now it is as though night will descend on you prophets;
    you will not receive any more visions.
    It is as though the sun will set for you;
    the time when you are greatly honored will end.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Micah 3:7)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “The prophets shall be ashamed
    and become disgraced.
    They shall all be speechless,
    because there is nothing that God shall answer them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The seers will be ashamed,
    the fortunetellers’ face will turn red.
    All of them will cover their face
    because there is no answer from God."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) prophets and diviners will- surely -be-put-to-shame. You (plur.) will-cover your (plur.) face in shame, because you (plur.) have- not -receieved the message from God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then you seers/people who predict what will happen in the future will be disgraced;
    you will cover your faces because you will be ashamed,
    because when you ask me what will happen, there will be no answer from me.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Micah 3:8)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “But God has filled me with his power
    and his Spirit.
    I have authority to show you the truth.
    I shall reveal to you Israelites your sins
    and tell to the stomach of Jacob its evil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But I am filled with the power of the LORD,
    filled with Spirit of the LORD
    and filled with justice and might
    to tell Jacob his crime
    and to Israel their sin.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘But I on-the-other-hand, filled with the Spirit/[Espiritu] of the LORD who is-namely the one (who) gives me power to exercise/cause-to-spread justice and a courage to tell the people of Israel and of Juda that they have-sinned.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But as for me, I am full of God’s power,
    power from the Spirit of Yahweh.
    I am courageous and strong
    to declare to the Israeli people
    that they have sinned and rebelled against Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Micah 3:9)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “Listen to these words you people who rule Israel.
    Listen, please you leaders of the stomach of Jacob
    You are refusing to do the truth/justice
    and you hate the matters of truth/justice.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Oh, leaders of the House of Jacob,
    oh the rulers of the House of Israel,
    oh you who hate justice and who twist the right into wrong!
    Listen well to this message!” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) leaders/[lit. heads] of Israel and of Juda, [you (plur.)] listen! You (plur.) despise/hate justice and distort/[lit. make-crooked] what (is) right.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You leaders of the people of Israel, listen to this!
    You hate it when people do what is just;
    and when people say what is true,
    you distort it, saying it is false.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Micah 3:10)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “You are building Zion on/through murder
    and you are building Jerusalem on/through sin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You are building up Zion by shedding blood
    and Jerusalem with evil deeds.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) build Zion, the city of Jerusalem, through wicked ways. You (plur.) (are) ready to-kill a man as-long-as this can-be-built.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “It is as though you are building houses in Jerusalem on foundations
    that consist of murdering people and doing what is corrupt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Micah 3:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 3:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “The leaders like bribes
    and the priests ask for money as a bribe to teach.
    The prophets want to be given something in order to show revelations.
    They are saying that they are with God
    so that nothing ever bothers them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The leaders there will judge by taking bribes,
    the priests there will teach for wages
    and the prophets prophecy for money.
    Though this is the case, depending on the LORD they are saying,
    ‘The LORD is living among us,
    nothing bad can happen to us’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) judge in-favor to-(the-one) giving you (plur.) a bribe. And you (plur.) priests, you (plur.) teach just because you (plur.) are-paid. You (plur.) too who (are) prophets, you (plur.) practice-divination just for money. You (plur.) also trust that the LORD will-help you (plur.), for you (plur.) say, ‘The LORD (is) with us (excl.). Therefore no evil/(harm) can-happen to us (excl.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Your leaders make favorable decisions only if they receive bribes.
    Your priests teach people only if those people pay them well.
    Your false prophets require people to pay them to tell people what will happen to them in the future.
    Those prophets say, ‘Yahweh is telling us what we should say,
    and we say that we will not experience any disasters.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)