Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 6:12:
- Kupsabiny: “The rich/powerful men in this city are rude/cruel
and its people are speaking lies.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The rich people here are violent.
All the people here speak lies.
Their mouths speak deceitfully” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Your (plur.) wealthy people are violent, and all of you (plur.) are liars.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 6:13:
- Kupsabiny: “So I have started to punish you.
I shall scatter you on account of your sins.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Because of sin and crime,
you have committed I have begun to destroy you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore because of your (plur.) sins I already started punishing you (plur.) so-that you (plur.) will-be-destroyed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 6:14:
- Kupsabiny: “You (plur.) may well be eating,
but you shall not be satisfied.
You shall struggle to keep something
but you shall lose everything.
I shall destroy in battle/war
the things that you wanted to keep.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Though you eat much your belly will never be filled.
You will always be hungry.
Though you gather property, you will not be able to keep it.
Because all what you keep, I will give to the sword.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “It is true that you (plur.) can-eat but you (plur.) will-not-be-satisfied; you (plur.) always still be hungry. You (plur.) will-gather harvests, but you (plur.) cannot-make-use of it, for I will-have- your (plur.) enemies -take-them -away in time of war.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 6:15:
- Kupsabiny: “You shall plant food/crop
but you shall not be harvesting even a little.
You shall prepare olive oil,
but you shall not anoint yourselves with that oil.
You shall prepare wine
but you shall not be drinking it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Though you sow seeds you will not be privileged to harvest any of it.
And you will press olives but not use the oil.
Though you press grapes you will not drink any of the wine.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore you (plur.) will-plant grains but you (plur.) will not the ones who will harvest it. You (plur.) will- press olives but you (plur.) are not the ones who will use its oil. You (plur.) will- tread grapes but you (plur.) are not the ones who will drink its wine.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh says/replies,
‘Yes, I will perform miracles for you
like the miracles that I performed when I rescued your ancestors from being slaves in Egypt.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 6:16:
- Kupsabiny: “You (plur.) followed the lifestyle of sin
that one of Omri and his son Ahab.
So, I shall destroy you
and make you to be despised.
You shall be shamed/ridiculed in every place.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Because you observed the decrees of Omri
and all the practices of the House of Ahab,
because you followed their traditions
I will destroy you.
Therefore your people will constantly be ridiculed
and You will be despised by the people of all the nations."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This will happen to you (plur.) because you (plur.) have followed the evil deeds, statutes, advices of King Omri and of his child King Ahab. Therefore I will-destroy you (plur.) and you (plur.) will-be-despised and mocked by the other nations.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “People from many nations will see what Yahweh does for you,
and they will be ashamed
because they do not have any power.
They will put their hands over their mouths and their ears because they will be very amazed because of what Yahweh does,
and they will not be able to say anything or hear anything.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 7:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Oh, dear me, I am like a person who is hungry (famine is eating me)
and I do not get anything to eat.
The grapes and figs have been plucked/harvested
until everything in the field is finished.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “what misery is mine!
because I feel like a man
who goes to pick fruit after the harvest.
Who does not find anything to eat,
Not even a cluster of grapes for his hunger
nor an early fig to satisfy his hunger.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Micas said, ‘Woe to me! I (am) like a hungry man looking for the leftover fruits of the grape or fig but he found nothing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 7:2:
- Kupsabiny: “There is no one in the land who can be trusted
or even one person who is straight.
Every person wants to commit murder,
one (person) lies in wait for another wanting to kill/spear (him).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Faithful men have been swept from the earth
There is not a single upright man.
Everyone is waiting to kill,
All men lay nets to hunt their own brothers” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “What I meant, I have not found any man in Israel who is faithful to God. There is none righteous man left. Everyone is looking for an opportunity to kill his fellowman, like a man waiting to trap his someone-to-be-caught.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Micah 7:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Those people are discussing about doing sin.
Leaders and judges are asking for bribes
the wealthy/powerful are forceful (dictators)
and then justice/truth gets lost.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Everyone is expert in doing evil.
Rulers and judges are asking for bribes
Those who are in power give commands, as they desire.
In this way they all are in agreement
in their planning for doing evil.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They are skilled in doing wicked-thing. The leaders and judges accept bribe. And they just follow what the famous and mighty people wanted. They unite in twisting justice.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)