Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Then God said to Moses that, ‘Stretch your hand to that snake and take/hold (it) by the tail.’ As Moses took hold of that snake, it turned back immediately to become a stick.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail." Moses stepped forward and grabbed it. In his hand it again became a staff.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to him, ‘Catch the snake by the tail.’ So Moises caught the snake and it became a staff/walking-stick again.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And the Chief said, ‘Put your hand down and then hold its tail.’ Therefore Moses hand went down and so he held the snake’s tail, and then it changed itself back and became a stick again.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “But, The Lord said to Moses «Reach out hand, you grasp it tail.» Therefore he reached out hand, grasp it, and it changed into cane in his hand.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Reach down and pick it up by its tail!’ So he/I reached down and caught it, and when he/I picked it up, it became a stick in his/my hand again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:5:
- Kupsabiny: “God told Moses that, ‘Go and do like that. Tell/Show the people of Israel that am the God of your grandfathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob who has appeared to you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord said to him ‘by means of this action (emph.) they may believed me. By it they may know that I (emph), the God of their ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob have appeared to you."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said, ‘Do this miracle so-that they will-believe that I, the LORD, the God of their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has-appeared to you (sing.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then he said, ‘If you (sing.) go to the Israel people and do like that, then they will know well that I, the Chief appeared to you truly. I am the God of their ancestors Abraam and Aisak and Iakop.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And God said «you go do it like this, that they might believe it that God of ancestors their namely Yahweh, God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, be me that showed you [body].»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said, ‘Do the same thing in front of the Israeli people, in order that they may believe that I, Yahweh God, the one Abraham and Isaac and Jacob worshiped, truly appeared to you.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:6:
- Kupsabiny: “Then the Lord said, ‘Put your hand inside the cloth at the chest.’ Moses did like that. And when he removed that hand, something like white frost covered it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then again Lord said, "Put your hand inside your gaa (the Nepali shawl wrapped around upper part of body, used by both men and women). So he stuck his hand inside his gaa When he took it out again a skin disease was on it. It was white as snow.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD still said, ‘Put your (sing.) hand inside your (sing.) garment.’ Moises obeyed this, and when he now took-out his hand, it (was) very white because a dangerous skin disease had-grown-upon it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then the Chief spoke to Moses again like this, ‘Put your hand into your long robe.’ Okay, Moses did like that, and suddenly, he pulled his hand so that it came back out, and then he saw his hand having leprosy sickness, and it looked very white.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And God again said to him «Reach out hand inside of shirt your.» And Moses reach out hand inside of his shirt. When he drew it here out, Look!, it was white with blemish.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh spoke to Moses/me again, saying ‘Put your hand inside your robe !’ He/I did that. And when he/I took it out again, surprisingly, his/my hand was white. It had a skin disease that made it as white as snow.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:7:
- Kupsabiny: “God again told Moses that, ‘Put back your hand inside the cloth.’ Moses did like that. And when he removed the hand, (it) was seen to be fitting/well.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Again Lord said, "Put your hand again into your gaa." So he put his hand again inside. When he took it out again, it was as it had been before.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said, ‘Put your (sing.) hand again inside your (sing.) garment.’ Moises obeyed this, and when he now took-out his hand, it (was) already/now well like the other parts of his body.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then he spoke to Moses again like this, ‘Put your hand so that it goes inside again.’ And then Moses put his hand so that it went inside again, and he pulled his hand so that it came back out and then he saw [that] his hand had become well like all his body.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And God said to him «Return it inside of shirt your.» He returned it. When he drew it here out, it returned be good be the same with his flesh other.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then God said, ‘Put your hand back inside your robe !’ So he/I did that, and when he/I took it out again, surprisingly, it was normal again, just like the rest of his/my body!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:8:
- Kupsabiny: “God said that, ‘If they do not believe/accept the first (miracle), they may believe the second.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Lord said, "Though they did not believe the first miraculous sign, maybe they will believe this latest sign.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then the LORD said, ‘If they do- not -believe the first miracle, they will- now -believe the second.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then he said, ‘If people see you do the miracle with the stick and they don’t believe you, then they will believe you with this other miracle.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And God said «When they not you will believe, when they not sign first will hear, they may will believe second sign this.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “God said, ‘You can do that in front of the Israeli people, too. If they do not pay attention to what you say because of seeing the first miracle, they will believe you/be convinced when you perform the second miracle.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:9:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But if they do not see/listen to these two and believe, scoop water from the river and pour on the ground. That water will change and become blood.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But if they do not believe the second sign and if they do not listen to your word then go take some water from Nile River and pour it out on the dry ground. When it touches the ground that water will be blood."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But if they still do- not -believe you (sing.) after these two miracles, [you (sing.)] get water from the Nile River and pour it on the dry land, and it will-become blood.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And if they see these two miracles and don’t trust you and don’t listen to your talk, therefore fill up some water [of] the Nail and then pour it down to the ground. When that water goes down to the ground, it will become blood.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “When they will reject sign second this, you bring water from river of Nile, put it on ground dry. And water which you will bring from river of Nile, when it will flow down to ground, It will change into blood.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If they do not believe you or do what you say, even after you perform those two miracles, get some water from the Nile River and pour it on the ground. When you do that, the water from the river that you pour on the ground will become blood (OR, red like blood).’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:10:
- Kupsabiny: “But Moses told God that, ‘Lord, but I am a stammerer and have trouble/difficulty when I speak before people. Even now as you are speaking to me, I am a stammerer.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Moses said to Lord," O Lord, I am not such a good speaker, formerly I was not a good speaker either. And even after you have spoken to me, I am not a good speaker."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises said to the LORD, ‘Lord, I (am) not good at-speaking. From time-past I (have been) slow/clumsy in-speaking, and even now as you (sing.) are-speaking to me your (sing.) servant. I stutter when speaking.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But Moses spoke to the Chief like this, ‘O Chief, previously and since, I’m not a good man of talk. And today you’re talking to me, yet my mouth is heavy still. Therefore I’m not able to make good talk in the sight of people.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses said to The Lord «Oh! my lord! I not be knowledgeable for speech! It beginning from former times until now when you spoke with me, I was impaired speaking.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I replied, ‘O Yahweh! I am not an eloquent speaker! I was not an eloquent speaker before, and I have not become one since you started talking to me! I am not a good speaker , and I speak very slowly.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:11:
- Kupsabiny: “God said him that, ‘Who has authority to make human/man to speak, to become deaf, to see or become blind? Is it not me God?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord said to him, "Who makes a man’s mouth? Who makes men deaf or dumb? Who enables men to see and makes them blind? Am I not the Lord, am I not? [second bit very forceful]” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to him, ‘Who makes the mouth of a person? Who makes him deaf or mute/dumb? Who wills that he can-see or be-blind? (Is it) not I, the LORD?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And the Chief said, ‘Who made man’s mouth to come forth? And who is able to make him so that his ear is deaf and his mouth is impaired? And who is able to make him so that his eyes are impaired and that his eyes be seeing? I alone, the Chief, I do like that.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And The Lord said to him «Who is it that made mouth for people? Who is it that makes a man that he might be lame mouth, that he might be lame ear, that he might see [eye], that he might be blind [eye]. It is me Yahweh that does it!” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh said to him/me, ‘You seem to forget who it is that makes people able to speak ! Who is it that enables people to be unable to speak or unable to hear, or able to see or not to see? It is I, Yahweh !” (Source: Translation for Translators)