Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 9:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:16:

Kankanaey: “I will-see-it-also and I will remember what I promised you and everything also that lives that there-will-not-be a flood again that is the cause-of-death of all that lives. That indeed is the sign of what I have promised to you and to all the creatures also.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “When the bow appears in heaven, seeing it I will remember the covenant that I made forever with all living beings that live upon the earth.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “If the rainbow appears in the white-clouds, I will-remember right-away my never ending covenant to all the kinds of creatures that live on the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Whenever there is a rainbow in the sky, I will see it, and I will think about the promise that I have made to every living creature that is upon the earth, a promise that I will keep forever.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:17:

Kankanaey: “I will-see-it-also and I will remember what I promised you and everything also that lives that there-will-not-be a flood again that is the cause-of-death of all that lives. That indeed is the sign of what I have promised to you and to all the creatures also.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Again God said to Noah — ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I have made with all living beings living on the earth.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The rainbow is the sign of my covenant to all who live on earth.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Then God said to Noah, ‘The rainbow will be the sign of the promise that I have made to all the creatures that live on the earth.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:18:

Kankanaey: “These are the children of plural Noe who went-out from the ark, Sem and Ham and Jafet. (This Ham, that is the one who had-as-descendant Canaan.)” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “The ones who came out of the ship with Noah were his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.)” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “These were the children of Noe who were with him in the ark: Shem, Ham and Jafet. (Ham is the father of Canaan.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “The sons of Noah who came out of the boat were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham later became the father of Canaan.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:19:

Kankanaey: “These three children of his, they were the ancestral-source of all the people here on this surface of the earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “These three sons of Noah were the ancestors of all the people of the earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “These three are the source of all the people in the world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “All the people on the earth are descended from those three sons of Noah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:20:

Kankanaey: “Noe, he was the first farmer who planted grapes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Noah did field work. Noah was the one who planted the very first grapevine.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Noe was a farmer and he was the first who planted grapes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Noah was a farmer. He planted grapevines.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:21:

Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, he got-drunk on what he drank which was juice (lit. water) of grapes that was made-into liquor. Thus it was, he slept naked in their house which was a tent (same word as tarp).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “One day, having gotten drunk by drinking new wine, he was sleeping in his tent, naked.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “One time, he drank wine and he became drunk. He fell-asleep naked inside his tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “When they later produced grapes, he made wine from the grapes. One day, when he drank too much of the wine, he became drunk, and he lay naked in his tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:22:

Kankanaey: “When Ham who was father of Canaan saw that their father was naked, he abruptly-went-out and went and told his siblings.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Ham the father of Canaan, seeing [his] father naked, went out and told his elder brothers.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Now, Ham the father of Canaan went-into the tent, and he saw that his father was naked. So he went-out and told his two siblings.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father lying naked in the tent. So he went outside and told his two older brothers what he had seen.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:23:

Kankanaey: “Right then Sem and Jafet took a long garment and used-it-as-a-blanket for their father. They carried-it-between-them draped-over their shoulders. Then they walked-backward to enter their house to blanket-it on their father so that they would not see him naked.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Then Shem and Japheth, by carrying a long shawl on the shoulders and going in backwards, covered their father. Because they were turning their back [on him], they did not see the naked body of their father.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Shem and Jafet took a cloth and laid-[it] on their shoulder(s), then they walked going-backwards going-inside the tent and they covered their father. They did- not at all -look-back because they did- not -want to see the nakedness of their father.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Then Shem and Japheth took a large cloth and placed it across their backs, and walked backwards into the tent. They covered their father’s naked body with the cloth. Their faces were turned away from their father, so they did not see him naked.” (Source: Translation for Translators)