Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:23:
- Kupsabiny: “I will do like that to show that my people are different from your people. It is tomorrow when these miraculous things will happen.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I’ll keep my people and people differently. This miraculous work will happen tomorrow.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-make-a-distinction/difference in my treatment of my people from your (sing.) people. This miracle I will-do/perform tomorrow.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And I will save (lit. retrieve back) my people, and so flies won’t go to them, but only to your people. Listen, this big miracle will happen tomorrow.’ ’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, people your and my people, I will separate them [body]. Sign this I tell for you thus, it will happen tomorrow.»›»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “I will distinguish clearly between how I act toward my people and how I act toward your people. And this plague is going to happen tomorrow!’’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:24:
- Kupsabiny: “God did as he had said. An enormous swarm of flies went to the palace of that ruler. It filled all the houses including those of his leaders/officials up to the whole land of Egypt. That land really suffered due to the flies.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “And the Lord did the same. The palace of Pharaoh and the houses of his officials were covered by the swarms of flies. Then the whole country Egypt was full of flies.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD truly did this. Many insects came-inside the palace of the king and the houses of his officials, and the whole/entire land of Egipto was-harmed by them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore Chief God did like that. Swarms and swarms of flies flew into the great chief’s house. And also they entered into the houses of his leaders and [in] every area of Isip. The flies caused the area of Isip to become bad.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And The Lord did it like that. Many fly entered house of king of Egypt, and house of his servants. And land of Egypt all, it was spoiled with fly.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Early the next morning, Moses/I told that to the king, but the king would not pay any attention. So Yahweh did what he said he would do. He sent great swarms of flies into the palace of the king and into the houses of his officials. The whole country of Egypt was ruined by the flies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:25:
- Kupsabiny: “Then the ruler called Moses and Aaron and said to them that, ‘Go and sacrifice to your God but, do it in this land.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said,’ Go sacrifice to your God here in this country.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So the king then summoned Moises and Aaron, and said, ‘Okay/go-on, [you (plur.)] sacrifice to your (plur.) God, but only here in Egipto.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that the great chief of the Isip people called Moses and Aron to come to him and then he said, ‘You (pl.) [will] stay in the area of Isip and then make offerings to your God.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, king of Egypt called [this direction] Moses and Aaron, said to them «you go give God your thing on altar in this country.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then the king summoned Aaron and Moses/me and said, ‘You Israeli people can go and offer sacrifices to your god, but you must do it here in this land.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:26:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Moses said that, ‘It is impossible because the Egyptians hate/do not like how we do our sacrifices. So if we do our sacrifice before their eyes, they will stone us to death.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses said,’ That would not be right because the Egyptians dislike the sacrifices we offer to the Lord, our God. And will they not kill us throwing stones on us if we offer such sacrifices to them with any reason?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises answered, ‘(It) is not possible that we (excl.) sacrifice here in Egipto, for our (excl.) offerings to the LORD our (excl.) God are-detestable to the Egiptohanon. And if we (excl.) offer sacrifices/offerings that are-detestable to them, surely they will-stone us (excl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But Moses said, ‘If we (excl.) do like this, it isn’t right. For the offerings which we are offering to our Chief God, the Isip people see these as a thing that is extremely bad (lit. bad and very bad). If the Isip people see us strike the animals for offering like that, then they will strike us with stones so that we die.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses answered for him it «It not be good that we (excl.) might do it in this country, because kind of animal which we (excl.) will give God our (excl.) namely Yahweh on altar, be kind of animal which Egyptians despise very. When we (excl.) will give type of those animals Egyptians despise thus, they not us (excl.) with stone will strike?” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But Moses/I replied, ‘It would not be right for us to do that, because we will be offering sacrifices that are very offensive to the Egyptian people. If we offer sacrifices that the Egyptian people think are disgusting, they will kill us by throwing stones at us !” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:27:
- Kupsabiny: “You must allow us take a journey of three days into the wilderness to go and make sacrifices to our God as he has told us.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “We must take a 3-day journey to the desert to offer sacrifices to the Lord, our God, as ordered by him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “We (excl.) must go/[lit. walk] for three days to-the-desolate-place to offer sacrifices/offerings there to the LORD our (excl.) God, according to what he commanded us (excl.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “We (excl.) must walk and go to the desolate area for a duration of three days in order to make offerings to our Chief God there, as he spoke to us about.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, its is necessary [that] we (excl.) might go wilderness for days three, [that] we (excl.) might go give God our (excl.) namely Yahweh thing there, as he said to us (excl.).»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “No, we need to travel for three days into the desert. There we will offer sacrifices to Yahweh, the God we worship, just as he commands (OR, has commanded) us.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:28:
- Kupsabiny: “That ruler said that, ‘I have allowed you to go and sacrifice to your God in the wilderness, but you are not going very far. Pray for me now for these flies to go away.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pharaoh said, ’I’ll let you go to the desert in order to offer sacrifices to the lord, your god but you cannot go very far. Now pray for me as well.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king said, ‘I will-allow you (plur.) to-offer sacrifices/offerings to the LORD your (plur.) God in the desolate-place, but [you (plur.)] just do- not -go-far. Now, [you (plur.)] pray now for me.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then the great chief of the Isip people said, ‘All right, I will allow you (pl.) to go to the desolate area to make offerings to your Chief God, but you can’t/mustn’t go very far. And you must pray for helping me also.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, king of Egypt answered for him it «I will release you [that] you might go give God your namely Yahweh thing in the wilderness. But, you not place far go! Now, entreat for me God!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So the king said, ‘I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, your god, in the desert. But you must not go very far. Now pray for me!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:29:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses replied that, ‘If/When I leave here, I will pray to God, and tomorrow the flies will leave your home, where your officials are and your people. So, do not deceive us and later you refuse to let us go and make sacrifices to God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses answered,’ As soon as I go from here tomorrow, I’ll pray to the Lord that the flies will leave Pharaoh, his officials and his people. But it must be sure that Pharo does not betray again by not letting the people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises answered, ‘Okay, when- I -leave here, I will-pray to the LORD, and tomorrow all the insects will- now -disappear from you (plur.). But you (sing.) be-certain that you (sing.) do- not -deceive us (excl.) again by not letting- us -go to offer sacrifices/offerings to the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then Moses said, ‘Yo, I will leave you here, and when it’s done, then I [will] pray to Chief God, and then tomorrow he will drive away the flies from you (sing.) and your leaders and your people. But [it’s] no good [if] deceive us (excl.) again and so prevent us from making offerings to our Chief God.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses said to him «Look! I will leave from you, I will go entreat for you Yahweh, [that] he might chase away fly out from house your, and house of servants your, and house of people your tomorrow. But, you do not us (excl.) [eye] again deceive, do not people of Israel impede let them go give Yahweh thing on altar!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I said, ‘Listen to me! After I leave you, I will pray to Yahweh, asking that tomorrow he will cause the swarms of flies to leave you and your officials and the rest of your people. But do not deceive us again by refusing to let our people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:30:
- Kupsabiny: “And when Moses left that ruler/leader, he went to pray to God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then after coming out from Pharaoh, Moses prayed to the Lord.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Moises left, and prayed to the LORD,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore Moses left the great chief of the Isip people there, and when it was done then he prayed to Chief God.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, Moses left from king, go entreat The Lord.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then Moses/I left the king and prayed to Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)