Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 13:2:

• Kupsabiny: “The God of authority is saying, ‘On that day I shall destroy the idols in this land, so that they will never be remembered again. I shall also destroy those false prophets to get away from the land together with that bad spirit.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “On that day I will wipe out the idols from the land, so that not even their name will remain and even their memory will not remain. I will drive out the false prophets and the unclean spirits from the land, the LORD Almighty says.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD Almighty said, ‘On that day, a fountain will-be-opened for the descendants of David and the residents of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from their sins and uncleanness. I will-get-rid of the gods/idols from the land of Israel and they will-be-remembered no more. I will-remove from Israel the not true prophets and the bad/evil spirits that rule/reign-over them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The Commander of the armies of angels says, ‘At that time, I will prevent people from even mentioning the names of the idols in their country, and no one will remember them any more. I will also expel from the land all the people who falsely claim that they are prophets.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 13:3:

• Kupsabiny: “And if a person pretends that he is a prophet of God, his parents shall say to that person that he must be killed because he speaks lies using the name of God. If he tries to predict (things) his father and mother shall stab him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “And if anyone prophesies again, his parents will say to him, ‘you must die because you have spoken lies in the name of the LORD’. So while he is prophesying his parents will stab him. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And if anyone pretends-to-be-a-prophet, his father and mother will-warn him that he must be-put-to-death, because he tells lies and he even tells that it is from the LORD. If he continues to-be-like-a-prophet, his father and mother will-stab him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “If someone continues to prophesy falsely, his parents must say to him, ‘You have told lies saying that Yahweh gave those messages to you, so you must be executed.’ So if someone prophesies like that, his own father and mother must stab him and kill him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 13:4:

• Kupsabiny: “On that day those prophets of lies will get/find/meet with shame on account of their revelations, so that they do not put on the clothes of prophets wanting/trying to deceive.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his prophetic vision, and he will not wear a garment made of hair that a false prophet wears to deceive others. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “That prophets will-be-ashamed of their saying of the vision. They will-wear no more/longer the prophet’s clothes that (are) made from fur/hair of animal(s) in-order-to deceive/trick,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “At that time, the false prophets will be ashamed that they claimed to have received messages from me in their visions and prophesies that they told to people. They will no longer deceive people by wearing the clothes that prophets usually wear, clothes made of animals’ hair.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 13:5:

• Kupsabiny: “Each one of those prophets shall say, ‘I am not a prophet. But I am a farmer and this farm is mine since childhood.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “He will say, ‘I am not a prophet, I am a farmer. I have been doing field work since childhood.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “instead they will-say, ‘I am not a prophet. I am a farmer, and this-is my job since I (was) young.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So each of them will say, ‘I am not really a prophet; I am a farmer, and I have been a farmer on my land ever since I was a boy!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 13:6:

• Kupsabiny: “And when he is asked to say how he got scars that he has on the chest he will lie saying, ‘I got them in the houses of my friends.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “If someone asks him, ‘what about your scars?’ he will reply, ‘I had been wounded in my friend’s house.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “If someone asks them concerning the wounds/cuts on their bodies, they will-say, ‘I got this/these at the house of my friends.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But someone, seeing the wounds on one of those prophet’s bodies, will suspect that he injured himself during rituals to worship idols, and he will ask ‘Why are those wounds on your body?’ And he will lie, saying ‘I was injured when I was at my friend’s house.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 13:7:

• Kupsabiny: “The God of authority is saying,
  ‘Get up, please, sword and fight against my shepherd.
  Fight against this person that I am staying/living with.
  Kill the shepherd (so) the sheep scatter.
  I will hit the weak people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD Almighty says,
  "O sword, rise up and attack my shepherd,
  attack that man who stands next to me.
  Kill him, and the sheep will be scattered,
  and I will even stretch my hand against the young lambs."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD Almighty said, ‘Prepare the sword! Kill my one-who-watches sheep, my helper. Kill him and the sheep will scatter, my humble/lowly people. Ang I will punish them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The Commander of the armies of angels says,
  ‘My sword must strike the one who is like my shepherd,
  the man who is my companion/very <close/dear> to me.
  When the shepherd is killed,
  those who are like his sheep will scatter.
  And those who are like my little sheep will also be attacked.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 13:8:

• Kupsabiny: “Many people in the land will be destroyed
  and only a few will survive.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD says again,
  "Two thirds of the people of this land will be killed.
  Remaining out of the three only one third of the people will be left in the land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The two of the three parts of the people of the whole land of Israel will-die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh also says, ‘Two-thirds of the people in Judah will die.
  Only one-third of the people in Judah will remain alive.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 13:9:

• Kupsabiny: “I shall bring these few through fire and cleanse (them)
  like silver and gold is cleansed through fire.
  They will cry to me then/there
  and I shall respond to/answer their prayers.
  I shall say, ‘These people are mine’
  and they, too, shall say, ‘God is ours.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “To test the remaining third,
  I will refine them, as fire refines silver.
  I will refine them like gold is refined,
  at that time they will call on my name.
  And I will answer them.
  I will say, ‘these are my people.’
  And they will say, ‘the LORD is our God.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The third part that (is) left I will-clean them like silver that is-purified by fire. And I will-test them like gold that is-tested by fire if (it is) pure or not. They will-pray to me and I will-listen to them. I will-say, ‘They (are) my people,’ and they will-say, ‘The LORD (is) our (excl.) God.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And I will test the ones that remain alive by causing them to experience great difficulties, to find out if they will continue to worship me.
  I will purify them like a man purifies gold or silver by putting it into a very hot fire.
  Then my people will call to me for help,
  and I will answer them.
  I will say to them, ‘You are my people,’
  and they will say, ‘Yahweh is our God.’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)