Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 2:1:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall go and stand where one can see far and I shall be waiting for what God will say to me. I shall listen to the words that he will answer about my complaints.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will stand at my watchtower,
standing myself on the wall.
I will look to see what He will say to me.
I am looking to see what answer he is giving to this complaint.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Habakuk said, I will-go-up to the tower, in my look-out, and I will-wait what the LORD will-say to me and what is his answer to my complaint.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I will go to the high place-where- the guards -stay so-that I will wait-for whatever God will say and his answer to my prayer.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 2:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, God answered me, ‘Write this revelation on a flat stone to be clear/seen well so that it is not difficult when it is being read.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the LORD replied to me —
"Write my message clearly on wooden tablets
so that the runner can read it well.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is the answer of the LORD to Habakuk: ‘Write(-down) clearly on stone that-is-something-to-write-on my revelation to you (sing.) so-that it would-be-easy to-read.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This was God’s answer to me, ‘Be-thorough/diligent to write on a rock what I tell you (sing.) so that it will be easy to-be-read.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 2:3:
- Kupsabiny: “The words/matters of this revelation will not happen right away/early/soon but (they) will be fulfilled at the right time/days. This revelation speaks about the end and they are true. If it is like it has delayed, persevere. It will happen in the time/hours that are right without delaying.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “This vision is for the future.
it speaks of the end times
and it is not a lying message.
Though its fulfillment seems slow in coming, wait patiently for it,
because it will certainly be fulfilled,
and it will not be delayed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Just write it first for the appointed time has-not come -yet that this will-happen. But this will- surely -happen not a-long-time and this will- not -fail. If it will-take-a-little-longer just wait, for it will- surely -happen and will- not -delay.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It-is-necessary that you (sing.) write these-things because the judicially-determined time that will-be-their-fulfillment is not yet (arrived). Even though it will-be-as-if a long-time, it-is-necessary that you (sing.) wait-for-it, because for-sure these-things will-be-fulfilled not being-delayed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 2:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Write, ‘See these people who praise themselves. (They) do not have good thoughts. But a person who is righteous will find/get life through his faith.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Look! at the proud person!
his desires are not honorable.
but the righteous people will live by their faithfulness to God. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is what you (sing.) are-to-write:
‘Look-at the proud! They (are) wicked people. But the righteous people will-live because of their faith.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The characteristically-sinful, they will have no proper outcome, but the righteous person, their lives are based-on their faith.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 2:5:
- Kupsabiny: “Beer makes people get lost. Those people are arrogant so that it does not give them peace and they are restless. The greed (they) have is not small and (they) are like the world of the dead that swallows dead people. (They) gather all other communities to become their slaves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Truly wine betrays people;
he is arrogant and never able to rest in peace.
Because he is as greedy as the grave
and is like death never satisfied.
He gathers to himself all the nations
and will imprison all the people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In truth, wealth can- not -be-trusted. And proud people who (are) greedy of wealth (are) not at-ease and not contented. They are-like death who is- never -satisfied. That is why they capture many nations.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 2:6:
- Kupsabiny: “The communities that are slaves will ridicule Babylon while saying with scorn, ‘You are surely in a bad position you who amass for yourself wealth that is not yours! Until when will you force people who have your debt to pay back more things than (they) owe?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Will they not all speak against him insulting and mocking him, saying?
‘Woe to him who gather stolen goods
and makes himself wealthy by extortion!
How long can he do this?’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But those nations will-ridicule them by hurtful poetry that says,
‘ ‘Woe to you (plur.) who take things that are not yours (plur.) and gather wealth by extortion. Until when you (plur.) will do these?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 2:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Will those people who owe you their things not come to you also quickly/suddenly? Those people will turn against you until you tremble. That is when (they) will strip you of everything that you have.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Will not your creditors suddenly arise?
Will they not terrify you?
Then you will become their victim.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But suddenly you (plur.) will-be-requited by the nations that you (plur.) captured, and because of them you (plur.) will-tremble in fear, and they as-a-matter-of-fact will- also -plunder your (plur.) properties.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 2:8:
- Kupsabiny: “You (sing.) have plundered many people for their things. But those people who are left will also plunder things from you. It is like that because you have destroyed many lands and cities and you have spilled the blood of people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You plundered many nations,
so the peoples who are left will plunder you.
for you have shed human blood,
you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in all their dwellings.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because many nations you (plur.) have-plundered things/properties, in-return you (plur.) will be-plundered by the people who are-left on these nations. This will-happen to you (plur.) because in your (plur.) killing people and in your (plur.) harming their lands and towns.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
