Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nahum 1:2:

• Kupsabiny: “It pains God when idols are worshipped. God is angry. He punishes those people who oppose him and (he) calls those who are sinners to account.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD is a God who is jealous
  and takes revenge.
  The LORD takes revenge
  and he is filled with intense anger.
  The LORD takes revenge on his foes
  He keep wrath against his enemies.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD God does- not -want that the people worship other gods. He is angry at his enemies and he takes-revenge on them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nahum 1:3:

• Kupsabiny: “He does not become angry quickly and he has power. He punishes sinners. A whirlwind rises where God is walking, and clouds are like dust of/from his feet.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD is slow to feel anger, he is very strong.
  The LORD will never let the guilty go without punishment.
  The storm and the whirlwind are his path.
  And as for the clouds, they are dust under his feet.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “(It is) true he does- not -easily/quickly get-angry, but he is very mighty and he will- surely -punish the one-who-has-sinned. When he passes by the wind howls-strongly and it-storms. The clouds are-like dust that fly-off at his feet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nahum 1:4:

• Kupsabiny: “He rebukes the ocean to dry up, and he makes all rivers dry up. He makes the hills of Bashan and Carmel wither and makes the flowers of Lebanon fall.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “He rebukes the sea and dries it up.
  He causes all the rivers to dry up.
  The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade,
  and the green forests of Lebanon wither.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “At his command the seas and the rivers become-dry, the plants wither in Bashan, at Mount Carmel, and at Lebanon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nahum 1:5:

• Kupsabiny: “Mountains shake before him and he makes hills melt. The land/earth shivers when God appears and the land/earth and all people in it tremble.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The mountains shake before him,
  and the hills melt away.
  The earth trembles before him,
  The world and all the people tremble.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Because of his presence the earth shakes, including the mountains, and including the people on the earth tremble.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nahum 1:6:

• Kupsabiny: “Who can persevere when God is angry? And who is able to endure his wrath? His anger pours out/up like fire and he makes rocks shatter in pieces.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Who will be able to stand before his wrath?
  Who will be able to endure his fierce anger?
  His burning anger will be poured out like fire,
  and the rocks will break in pieces before him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Who can-withstand/bear his fierce anger? When he gets-angry it-is-as-if he pours-out fire, and the stones shatter before him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nahum 1:7:

• Kupsabiny: “God is good and he is the one (people) flee to when trouble comes. He guards/protects all the people who run to where he is.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD is good,
  he is a place of refuge in times of trouble.
  He cares for those who put their trust in him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD is good; he is a strong refuge in times of difficulty, and he takes-care of the ones-who-take-refuge in him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nahum 1:8:

• Kupsabiny: “He destroys all his enemies in a storm that hits (them) and he destroys the people who oppose him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “But he will destroy Nineveh with a flood.
  He will pursue his enemies
  into a dark place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He is like a strong flood that will-completely/[lit. finish] destroy his enemies. He will-pursue his enemies until he kills them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)