Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 14:17:
- Kupsabiny: “But if the people of any community refuse to worship God of authority as their king, their land will not gain rain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If any nation of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, there will be no rain for them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The people who will- not -go to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, no rain will-be-sent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “If there are people in those nations who do not go to Jerusalem to worship there, rain will not fall on their land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 14:18:
- Kupsabiny: “And if the community of Egypt refuses to come to Jerusalem to worship God, they, too, will not get rain. A plague will come to them which God is sending to each community that refuses to honor the Festival of Shelters.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If the people of Egypt do not go up, they will have no rain. And the LORD will bring on them the same plague he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The people of Egipto who will- not -go to Jerusalem the LORD will-send same plague that he will-send to the nations that will- not -go to celebrate the Feast of Building of the Shelters.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “If the people of Egypt or any other nation do not go to Jerusalem, they will not have any rain. And Yahweh will cause them to experience the same plague that afflicted the people of other nations that did not celebrate the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 14:19:
- Kupsabiny: “In this way the community of Egypt will be punished together with all the communities who do not accept to go to Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Shelters.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “This will be the punishment for Egypt and all nations who do not go to Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Shelters.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “That will-be the punishment of Egipto and to all the nations who will- not -go to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Building of the Shelters.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “That is how Yahweh will punish the people of Egypt and the people of any other nation who do not go to Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 14:20:
- Kupsabiny: “In those days the bells of the horses will be engraved like this, ‘Set aside for God.’ Those pots that are in the Home of God will be like the bowls that are in front of the altar.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “On that day the bells of the horses will be engraved with the words ‘Holy to the LORD’, and all the vessel in the temple of the LORD Almighty will be like the holy bowls before the altar.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “On that day when the nations will-worship the LORD, will-be-written on the horses bells the words ‘Dedicated to the LORD.’ The cooking-pots/what-is-cooked-in in the temple of the LORD will-be like as-holy-as the bowls used in the altar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “At that time, the words ‘Dedicated to Yahweh’ will be written on the bells that are fastened to the horses. The cooking pots in the courtyard of the temple will be sacred, like the bowls that are near the altar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 14:21:
- Kupsabiny: “Every pot that is in Jerusalem and the land of Judah shall be set aside to belong to the God of authority. And if a person wants to make a sacrifice to God, he may take those pots and use them to cook with. In those days there will not be any person who buys or sells in the home of the God of authority.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The vessels in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD Almighty. These pots will be used by the people who brought sacrifices to cook the sacrificial meat. From that day on there will no longer be any traders in the temple of the LORD Almighty.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And every cooking-pot in Jerusalem and in Juda will-be holy for the LORD Almighty. These will-be-used by the ones-who-offer/sacrifice for cooking of their offerings. And on that day there-will- not -be any business (men)/merchant in the temple of the LORD Almighty.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Every pot in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah will be dedicated to the Commander of the armies of angels. So everyone who offers sacrifices there in Jerusalem will be able to take some of the meat that has been brought for sacrifices, and cook it in their own pots. And at that time, people will no longer buy or sell things in the courtyard of the temple of the Commander of the armies of angels.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 1:1:
- Kupsabiny: “This is the message that God says through Malachi concerning Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD gave this word to Malachi to tell the Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is the message of the LORD for those- (who) -come-from- Israelinhon through Malakias.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is the word of God that he told to Malakias so-that he would make-it-known to the Israelita.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “This is the message that Yahweh gave to the prophet Malachi to give to the people of Israel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 1:2:
- Kupsabiny: “God is saying, ‘I have loved you (plur.).’ But you (plur.) are saying are saying, ‘How are you showing that you loved us?’ God is saying, ¨Esau and Jacob were brothers but I loved Jacob” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD says to his people, "I have always loved you."
"But you say, ‘How have you loved us?’
The LORD says, "Was not Esau Jacob’s older brother? But I chose your ancestor Jacob.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said, ‘I love you (plur.). But you (plur.) still ask, ‘How do you (sing.) love us (excl.)?’ [You (plur.)] remember even-though Esau and Jacob (were) brothers, I loved Jacob” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He said, ‘Constantly I have-shown my love to you, but you say, ‘How have you (sing.) shown your (sing.) love to us (excl.)?’ ’ And-so God said, ‘Esau and Jacob were an older-younger-sibling-unit, but I showed my love to Jacob and his descendants” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh says, ‘I have always loved you Israeli people.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Malachi 1:3:
- Kupsabiny: “and persecuted Esau. I made the land of Esau become a wilderness where wild dogs/jackals live.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “And I rejected Esau. I made his hill country an empty wasteland, And I gave over his inheritance to the desert jackals.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “but on-the-other-hand not Esau. I destroyed his mountains, therefore it only became the dwelling-place of the wild dogs.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and I disliked/rejected Esau and his descendants. I destroyed the mountain-area that was his country and it became a staying-place of wild animals.’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “But you reply, ‘In what way have you loved us?’
Yahweh replies, ‘This is how I loved you: It is true that your ancestor Jacob was Esau’s younger brother, and I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau. I caused his hilly region to become desolate/a place where crops did not grow. I caused the land which he possessed to become a desert where jackals/wolves live.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
