Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Haggai 2:22:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall take over rulership of other communities and strip (them) of their power. I shall overturn carts that horses pull and the people who go in those carts. I shall make the horses and the people who drive (them) fall down and people shall start to kill one another.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will overthrow the thrones of kingdom after kingdom and I will render the powers of country after country non-existent. I will overturn the chariots and the soldiers riding on them. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-destroy the kingdoms and I will-vanish their power. I will-overturn their chariots and the ones- (who) -ride in them. The horses will-die and horse-riders will-kill-one-another.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I will end the power of the kings of many nations. I will cause their chariots and their drivers, their horses and the soldiers who are riding on them to be destroyed. What will happen is that I will cause the soldiers to kill each other with their swords.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Haggai 2:23:
- Kupsabiny: “In that day, I shall appoint you my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel to rule in my name. It is me the God of power who is saying (it).’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “’On that day, O Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel my servant, I will take you and put you on like a ring, for I have chosen you,’ I the LORD Almighty have spoken.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Tell also Zerubabel my servant that I will-cause- him -to-rule-over on that day. He will-lead/rule through my authority, for he (is) my chosen-one. I, the LORD Almighty, (am) the(-one) saying this.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Zerubbabel, you serve me well. So I, the Commander of the armies of angels, declare that like kings wear signet rings to show that they have authority to rule people, I will appoint you and cause you to have authority to rule. I will do that because I have chosen you. That will surely happen because I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 1:1:
- Kupsabiny: “I am Zechariah son of Berekiah who is/was grandchild of Iddo. When it was the eighth month of the second year of Darius of Persia ruling, God said to me,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In the eighth months of the second year of king Darius’ reign, this word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah, son of Berekiah, grandson of Iddo.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The Lord spoke to Prophet Zacarias on the eight month on the second month of the reign of Darius in Persia. This Zacarias (was) the child of Berekia the child of Ido.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I am Zechariah, a prophet, the son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo. When Darius had been the emperor of Persia for almost two years, during November of that year, Yahweh gave me this message:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 1:2:
- Kupsabiny: “‘I was angry with your (plur.) ancestors.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD was very angry with your ancestors. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD Almighty commanded Zacarias to say this to the people of Israel:
‘I was very angry with your (plur.) ancestors. Now, [you (plur.)] return/come-back to me and I will-return to you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘I was very angry with your ancestors.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 1:3:
- Kupsabiny: “So go and tell the people that I the God of authority is saying: Return (plur.) to me so that I can also draw you back to me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Therefore tell the people: This is what the LORD Almighty says, ‘return to me and I will return to you’ declares the LORD Almighty.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD Almighty commanded Zacarias to say this to the people of Israel:
‘I was very angry with your (plur.) ancestors. Now, [you (plur.)] return/come-back to me and I will-return to you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So tell this to the people: I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say, ‘Return to me, and if you do that, I will help you again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 1:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Do not be (plur.) like your (plur.) ancestors. The former prophets told them that I want(ed) them to leave their habits of sin and evil. But they refused to listen to me, and (they) did not honor/obey me at all.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Do not be like your ancestors. The early prophets told them like this: The LORD Almighty says, ‘Leave your evil habits and evil works and return to me.’ But they did not listen to my word, declares the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do- not -follow what your (plur.) ancestors/[lit. old-ones] did. I commanded the prophets back-then to-tell them to now turn-away-from their evil ways/practices/[lit. doings], but they did- not -listen. They did- not ever -follow/obey me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Do not be like your ancestors. Other prophets, who have now died, continually proclaimed to your ancestors that they should stop doing the evil things that they were continually doing. But they refused to pay attention to what I said.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 1:5:
- Kupsabiny: “Your ancestors and those former prophets are now dead.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Where did your ancestors go now? And are prophets alive forever?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Your (plur.) ancestors and those prophets have- now -died.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Your ancestors have died and are now in their graves. And the prophets did not live forever, either.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 1:6:
- Kupsabiny: “Your ancestors refused the laws and words that I warned them with through the prophets that they should pay attention to. So, they met with what they wanted (suffered the consequences). And then, they repented and said, ‘The God of authority has punished us like he said following/according to our lifestyle and our evil deeds.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But my words and warnings which I commanded through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors.
"Because of this they repented and said, ‘The LORD Almighty did to us what our ways and practices deserve, just as he had decided to do to us.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But my words and warnings that I had- my servants the prophets -tell did-happen to your (plur.) ancestors. Then they repented and said, ‘The Lord Almighty punished us (incl.) according-to what we (incl.) have-done, as he had planned to-do to us (incl.).’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But I punished the people for disobeying the commands and the decrees which I commanded my servants the prophets to tell to the people.
Then they repented/turned away from their evil behavior and said, ‘The Commander of the armies of angels has done to us what we deserved for our evil behavior, just like he said that he would do.’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
