Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 6:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:4:

  • Kankanaey: “At that time when- the children of God and the women they married -slept-together and in the following years also, that is when people were born who were extremely large. Those people, much has been related about what they did long ago.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “At that time, and also after that, there were Nephilim on the earth. There were children from the sons of God and the daughters of men. At that time they were strong and famous.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “At that time, and even later, there-were known people on the earth who were the descendants of the children of God who married beautiful women. They were powerful and famous people in ancient times.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • German Luther 1984 revision: “At that time and also later, when the sons of God went in to the daughters of men and they bore them children, who became the giants of the earth. These are the heroes of ancient times, the most famous of them.” (Source: Zetzsche)
  • English: “There were giants called Nephils who lived on the earth at that time and later. During that time some of the Nephil men who belonged to/believed in God had sex with women who did not belong to/believe in God, and they gave birth to children. The Nephils were considered to be heroic fighters, and they became famous.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:5:

  • Kankanaey: “When God saw that what people were doing was extremely bad and what they were-thinking-about continually was also bad,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seeing that the people who lived on the earth were becoming evil and that it was always only evil matters that were being woven into their hearts, The LORD” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the LORD saw that what the people were-doing on earth was entirely wickedness, and that their thinking was always bad/evil,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh saw that people on the earth had become very wicked, and that everything they thought about evil things continually.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:6)

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

  • Kankanaey: “he was sad/had-hurt feelings (lit. thoughts were-painful) and he regretted/repented that he had created people on-this earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “repented that he had created people on the earth. He felt very heart-broken.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “he regretted that he had made man on earth. Very great was his sorrow,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh was sorry that he had made people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:7:

  • Kankanaey: “And he said, ‘I will punish those people whom I created, along-with the animals and birds, so that nothing is-left on-this earth (id. surface of the earth), because (particle of mild displeasure) I regret that I created them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the LORD said — ‘I will annihilate from the earth all the people that I created. Furthermore I will annihilate all the creeping animals and even the birds of the heavens. For I repent of [ever] having created them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “so he said, ‘I will-destroy all the people that I created. And I will- also -destroy all the animals on the land including the animals that fly, because I regret/am-sorry that I made them.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So he said, ‘I will completely destroy the people I made. I will also destroy all the animals and the creatures that scurry across the ground and the birds. None of them will remain on the earth, because I regret that I made them.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:8:

  • Kankanaey: “But God however was satisfied with Noe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seeing Noah, however, the LORD rejoiced.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But there was one man that was-able-to-please the LORD. He was Noe.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Yahweh was pleased with Noah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:9:

  • Kankanaey: “Here is the story about him. There were three male children of Noe who were Sem and Ham and Jafet. At that time, he was the only-one who was a righteous (lit. straight) person who had no faults. Good also was his companioning-with God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Here is the account of Noah — Noah was a person of that time who was righteous and faultless. He was one who lived like God said [to live].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This is the story about the family of Noe. Noe was a godly man. He was the only-one who lived righteously during his time, and he had-a-close relationship with God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “This is why: Noah was a man who always acted in a righteous way. No one who lived at that time could criticize him about anything. Noah lived in close fellowship with God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:10:

  • Kankanaey: “Here is the story about him. There were three male children of Noe who were Sem and Ham and Jafet. At that time, he was the only-one who was a righteous (lit. straight) person who had no faults. Good also was his companioning-with God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He had three sons — Shem, Ham and Japheth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He had three male children who were Shem, Ham and Jafet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:11:

  • Kankanaey: “As for the other people by-contrast, their behavior was extremely bad in the viewpoint of God and they increasingly destroyed-one-another.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When God looked at the earth He saw that all who lived on the earth were becoming evil and that there was only violence everywhere.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Before/[lit. in front-of] God, the people were very wicked and their wickedness spread-throughout the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “At that time God considered that everyone else on earth was very wicked, and everywhere on the earth, people were acting cruelly and violently toward each other.” (Source: Translation for Translators)