Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 1:10:

• Kupsabiny: “Those people mock kings and despise leaders. They laugh at every guarded place. They scorn/look down upon a wall, because they heap soil and climb (it) to go into a city” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “They mock kings
  and scoff at rulers.
  They laugh at all fortified cities.
  By building earthen ramps they capture them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They just laugh at kings and leaders. And just- also -laugh every fortified stone-wall of the cities, for they can- it -climb-up by piling earth beside the wall, and then they can-capture the city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The kings and rulers, they mock/belittle (them). There-is-no fence of a town that can-block them, because they pile-up soil up-which-they-climb to destroy the fence, then they defeat the city.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “But because you have destroyed others,
  you have caused your family to be shamed/disgraced,
  and you yourselves will be killed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 1:11:

• Kupsabiny: “and sweep out everything from the city like a wind while doing sin. They trust in their strength only rather than in God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then like a storm sweeping through they are gone.
  They are guilty people, their own strength is their god."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “After-that they will-leave just as-if-like a wind that passed-by. They sinned, for they do-not-have other serving-as-god but only their ability.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then they hurry to leave-going-out-of-sight like the wind. They have-sinned, because they trust in their own strength as if that is their god.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “It is as though the stones in the walls of your houses cry out to accuse you,
  and it is as though the beams in your ceilings also say the same things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 1:12:

• Kupsabiny: “Oh, God who is holy, have you not been/existed since long ago and you go on forever? You God who is our shield gave/caused those people to punish us.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “O LORD! Did you not exist from the very beginning?
  My God, my Holy one, we will not die.
  Oh LORD, you have chosen Babylonians to bring punishment.
  You, my Rock, you have ordained them to punish.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Habakuk said, ‘O LORD, you (sing.) (are) God since before. You (sing.) (are) my holy God and you (sing.) have-no death. O GOD who (is) a protecting rock/stone, you (sing.) chose the ones from-Babylon/[-Babilonia] to punish us (excl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Habakkuk said, ‘You (sing.) Yahweh are my holy God. You (sing.) have no beginning and no end. You (sing.) God who are a place-of-refuge are the one who appointed them to sentence/condemn and to punish.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Terrible things will happen to you people of Babylonia who kill people in order to build cities,
  cities that you build by using money that you have gotten by committing crimes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 1:13:

• Kupsabiny: “You are very righteous who sees every sin and are not happy with evil even a little. Oh yes, what is wrong with you when you see these sinners destroying good people and you keep quiet?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Your eyes are most pure to see evil,
  And you cannot look on wrongdoing.
  But now why are you looking on treacherous people?
  Why do you remain silent though the wicked
  swallow up people more righteous than they are?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Because you (are) righteous, you (sing.) can- not -bear to-look at evil and trouble. But why do- you (sing.) just -don’t-mind/allow-to-do-whatever the traitors who (are) from-Babylon? Why do- you(do) -let them destroy the people who (are) not more wicked when compared to them?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “You (sing.) are holy and you (sing.) are not able-to-tolerate constantly-seeing those who-are-doing evil. But if that is so, why perhaps are you (sing.) ignoring/letting-alone these betrayers who hardship people that are more righteous than they?’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “But the Commander of the armies of angels has declared that everything that is built by people who do things like that will be destroyed by fire;
  they will have worked hard uselessly.” (Source: Translation for Translators)