Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:12:
- Kankanaey: “But God said to him, ‘Don’t be worried on-account of your (sing.) slave and her child, but rather do what your (sing.) spouse said, because Isaac is still of-course the place-of-outcome of the agreement-that-I-presented concerning your (sing.) descendants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “But God said to him — ‘Don’t let your heart be uneasy in the matter of your son and maid servant wife. Do like Sarah said. Your descendants will flow from Isaac.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But God said to him, ‘Do- not -let- your feelings -be-bad concerning Ishmael and Hagar. Follow what Sara wants, for from Isaac will-come your descendants whom I have-promised.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But God said to Abraham, ‘Do not be distressed about your son, Ishmael, and about your maidservant, Hagar. Do everything that Sarah tells you to do. Listen to her, because Isaac is the one who will be considered the ancestor of the descendants I promised to give you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:13:
- Kankanaey: “But since/because Ismael is your (sing.) child just the same, I will also cause-to-become-many the offspring-he-produces so that they will fill an entire nation.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “But because the child of that maid servant is also your child, I will also make a great nation from him.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And concerning Ishmael, I will- also -give him many descendants and they too will-become a nation, because he is also your child.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But I will also cause the son of your maidservant to be the ancestor of the people of a great nation, because he is also your son.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:14:
- Kankanaey: “When it again became-light (i.e., next morning), Abraham went-early to get food and a leather bag filled with (lit. put-in with) water and he caused- Hagar -to-carry-it-on-her-shoulder. Then he caused-to-leave her and her child. Plural Hagar departed and wandered-and-wandered in the place with no inhabitants at Beerseba.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Early the next morning Abraham brought a skin container [full] of water and bread and put it on Hagar’s shoulder. Then, along with [her] son, [he] sent her away from there. They went hither and thither in the wilderness of Beersheba.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Very early the next day, Abraham took some food and water that was-inside a skin container, and he put- it -on-shoulder of Hagar. Then he had- Hagar -walk-(off/away) with the child. They traveled in the/a desolate-place of Beersheba not knowing where they were going.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Abraham got up early the next morning. He got some food ready, put water in a container, and gave them to Hagar. He put them in a bag on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered in the desert near Beersheba town.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:15:
- Kankanaey: “When the water that was their provision-for-the-trail was used-up, she left-behind the child at the base of a small tree.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “After the water in the container was finished, Hagar left [her] son in a bush,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When their water was- now -consumed/finished, she left- her child -behind under the bushes” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After they had drunk all the water in the container, she put her son under one of the bushes there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:16:
- Kankanaey: “She went and sat not very far-away, because she thought to herself (lit. said in her thoughts), ‘I can- not -bear to see my child die.’ Then she began to cry.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “went far away and sat down. Not being able to see her son die, she did like this. And she stayed there and wept bitterly.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and she walked ahead the distance of about 100 meters from the child. There she sat-down and wept saying to herself, ‘I can- not -endure/suffer to-watch my child die.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then she went and sat nearby, about as far as someone can shoot an arrow/100 meters away, because she thought, ‘I cannot endure seeing my son die!’ As she sat there, she began to cry loudly.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:17:
- Kankanaey: “God heard the cry of the child and his angel in heaven said, ‘Hagar, why? Don’t be-worried, because God has heard the cry of the child.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “God heard the weeping voice of the son.And the angel of God from heaven said to Hagar — What trouble happened to you, Hagar? God has heard your son weeping.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, God heard the cry of the child. Therefore the angel of God said to Hagar from there in heaven, ‘What are you worrying-about Hagar? You (sing.) do not be-afraid; God has-heard the cry of your child.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The boy was crying too. And God heard the boy crying. So he caused one of his angels to call out from heaven to Hagar, saying, ‘Hagar, are you worried about something? Do not be afraid, because God has heard the boy crying there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:18:
- Kankanaey: “Go take-him-by-the-hand so that he gets-up, because I will cause-to-be-many his descendants.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Get up and go, and taking your son’s hand lift him up, and hold him firmly. For from him I will make a great nation.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You stand up and have- the child -rise-up, for I will-make into a big nation his descendants.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Help your son up, and hold his hand as you leave, because I will cause his descendants to become a great nation.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:19:
- Kankanaey: “Then God showed to Hagar a spring. Hagar filled (lit. put-in) the leather bag with water and she-caused- her child -to-drink.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then God showed her a small spring. She went and scooped out water into the pot of the skin bag and gave her son a drink.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then God showed her a well. She went there and filled her container with water, then she had- her child -drink.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then God showed her a well of water. So she went to the well and filled the container with water, and gave the boy a drink.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
