Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:4:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But if you do not accept to release those people, I will send tomorrow a swarm of locusts to come this land/country” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you refuse to let my people go, then tomorrow (emph.) I will send locusts into your country.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) indeed will- not -let them go, I will-send locusts onto your (sing.) nation tomorrow.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And if you don’t allow them to go, tomorrow I will make so that many grasshoppers come and fully occupy your area.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If you again will reject, look, tomorrow I will send [your direction] locust country your.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If you keep refusing to let them go, I warn you that tomorrow I will bring locusts/large flying insects called locusts into your country.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:5:
- Kupsabiny: “The locusts will fill the land/earth that there will be no place to step. Those locusts will eat everything that the hailstones left. (They) will also eat every tree that was left in your (sing.) field” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They will cover the ground so that it cannot be seen (emph.). They will devour what remains after the hail including all the trees growing in the fields.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because-of their great-number, the land will- not -be-seen. They will-eat the leftover plants that were- not -destroyed by the rain ice, including all your (plur.) trees.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “They will cover every area and so fully occupy it, and so it won’t be possible for you to see the surface of the ground. That part of the food which the hard raindrops didn’t destroy, that’s the very thing the grasshoppers will consume until it’s finished together with the trees which are growing in the bush and in the garden.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “It will fill land all, so [that] they might not land see. And food which remains which hail not spoil, it will eat it all. And tree which be present field and wild, it will eat its leaf all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “They will completely cover the ground so that you will not even be able to see the ground. They will eat everything that the hail did not destroy. They will eat everything that is left on the trees.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:6:
- Kupsabiny: “and they will fill your (sing.) houses and those of your leaders/officials of your land. They will also fill the houses of all the Egyptians, this is something that your fathers or your ancestors/grandfathers have never seen in the years they lived there.’ ’ And when Moses had finished that talk, he turned his back to (him) and went.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They will fill your palace and the houses of all your officials and of all the Egyptians. Never have your forefathers seen such a thing. Not from the beginning of the earth till now has such a happening been seen. Then Moses turned and went out from Pharaoh’s place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Your palace will-be-filled with locusts and the houses of your officials and people. Nothing has- ever -been-seen like this in the land of Egipto since your (plur.) ancestors/[lit. old-ones] arrived here until now.’ ’ After-(he)-said this they now left.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “The grasshoppers will fly and go occupy your (sing.) house and the houses of your leaders and all your people. Previously, [when] your fathers and ancestors were living in Isip and up until today, grasshoppers hadn’t become numerous like that.’ ’ Okay, Moses talked like that and was finished and then he turned himself and then left the great chief of the Isip people and went.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “It will crowd house your, and house of servants your, and house of Egyptians all. Amongst fathers your and ancestors your, during years which they lived [at eye], there is no one who before had seen type of many that locust.› »
And Moses left from king.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “They will fill your houses, and the houses of all your officials, and the houses of all the rest of the Egyptians. There will be more locusts than you or your parents or your grandparents have ever seen, from the time your ancestors first came to this land until the present time!’’ Then he/I turned and Aaron and I left the king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:7:
- Kupsabiny: “The leaders/officials told their ruler that, ‘How long shall this man send us trouble/disaster? Are you not seeing that the land of Egypt is destroyed/ruined? Let these people of Israel go to worship their God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pharaoh’s officials said to him, "How much longer will this man continue to give us suffering? ([du:kha] has a wide range of meaning in the domain of trouble/suffering) Please let his people go do worship to the Lord God. Do you not yet realize how much the land of Egypt has been ruined?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The officials of the king said to him, ‘How long/[lit. until when] will- you (sing.) -not-pay-attention to this calamity that harms/ruins us (incl.)? Let- the Israelinhon -go now, so-that they can-worship the LORD their God. Have- you (sing.) not yet -realized that Egipto is- already -ruined/destroyed?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And the [subordinate] leaders of the great chief of Isip spoke to him like this, ‘How many more times will this man deal harshly with (lit. to heavily to) us (incl.)? Allow his people to go lift up their Chief God’s name! The Isip area is bad indeed. And you don’t know [it]?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Afterwards, chiefs of servants of king said to him «That man hunts us (incl.) until when? Let go those people [that] they might go do service for God their namely Yahweh. you not it see that Egypt is ruined?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “The king’s officials said to him, ‘How long is this man going to continue to bring disasters on us?/We must not let this man continue to cause trouble for us! Let the Israeli men leave, in order that they may worship Yahweh, their god. Do you not yet understand that this man has ruined Egypt?/You ought to realize by now that this man has ruined Egypt!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Moses and Aaron were called to come back to the ruler. That ruler said that, ‘Go and worship your God. But wait, who are the people who will be going?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Moses and Aaron were again brought to Pharaoh’s place. He said to them, "Go and worship your God. But who will all be going?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Moises and Aaron were-caused-to-return again to the king. The king said to them, ‘Okay, you (plur.) can- now -go to worship the LORD your (plur.) God. But [you (plur.)] tell me whom you (plur.) will-have-accompany in going.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that they went and brought Moses and Aron to return back to the great chief of the Isip people, and so he said to the two of them, ‘All right. You (pl.) go lift up your Chief God’s name. But who (pl.) among you will go?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, they call [this direction] Moses and Aaron, and king said to them «you go do thing for God your namely Yahweh. But, shall I ask you, it is who that will go?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So they brought Aaron and Moses/me back to the king. He said to them/us, ‘All right, you can go and worship Yahweh your god. But who are the ones who will go?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses replied that, ‘We will go with our children, boys, girls and old men and women. We will also go with our goats/sheep and our cattle because we ought to go and celebrate the festival of our God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses said, "We will all go, children, young people, the old folks, flocks and herds, all of them we will take along. Because we must celebrate a festival to the Lord."(Mike -all of these terms have nice idiomatic collectives)” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises answered, ‘We (excl.) will- all -go, children and old-ones. We (excl.) will-take our (excl.) children and animals/flocks/herds, for all of us (excl.) will-celebrate a feast for the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then Moses said, ‘We (excl.) all will go. We together with our young and old people and male and female children and our sipsips and memes and bulmakaos. For we will make a feast to lift up our Chief God’s name.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Moses answered for him it «we (excl.) will go with elders and young, and male children our (excl.), and female children our (excl.), and sheep/goats our (excl.), and cows our (excl.) all, because we (excl.) will prepare meal of joy [body] for Yahweh.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I replied, ‘We all need to go, everyone, including those who are young and those who are old. We need to take our sons and our daughters and our flocks of sheep and goats and herds of livestock, because we must have a festival to honor Yahweh.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:10:
- Kupsabiny: “The ruler said, ‘Never, will I allow you (plur.) to go with your wives and children! Then only God might deliver/save you. It is clear that you want to be rebellious.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pharaoh said, "May the Lord be with you! I will certainly not permit (emph.) children and women to go with you. I can see your evil plan.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king said with an insult, ‘May-it-be that the LORD accompany/go-with you (plur.) if I let- you (plur.) -go and your (plur.) family! (It is) clear that your (plur.) intention is bad/evil for you (plur.) will-flee.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But the great chief of the Isip people said, ‘You (pl.) certainly all can’t go. If your spouses and children go also, your Chief God must help you! For I say that they stay. I know, you (pl.) want to do badly to us (excl.).” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And he mock them, said to them «When I will release you and children your you might go together, Yahweh he might be present with you!» And he also said to them «Truly you are deceiving me [eye]!” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I really did not intend that the Israelis would ever return to Egypt, and the king knew that also. So the king replied sarcastically, ‘If you all leave, it will be clear that Yahweh has helped you, but I myself will never let you take your children and your wives when you go! It is clear that you are wickedly planning not to return.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:11:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But if it is actually worship/prayer that you want, let only the men go and worship God.’ Then Moses and Aaron were chased.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “No, this is not going to be. Only you men go and worship the Lord. That is what you have been asking." Then Moses and Aaron were driven out of Pharaoh’s palace.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I do- not -agree/allow! Only the men can-go in-order to worship the LORD, if that is what you (plur.) really want.’ Moises and Aaron were caused-to-leave right-away before/[lit. in front-of] the king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Certainly not! You men alone will go lift up your Chief‘s name. For this is what you (pl.) asked me for.’ The great chief of the Isip people talked like that and was done, and then his leaders pushed Moses and Aron so that they exited and went.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “I not it permit! If you want you go do thing for Yahweh, be men alone that will go!»
Afterwards, king chased away Moses and Aaron out from his house.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So no, I will not let you all go. The Israeli men may go and worship Yahweh, if that is what you want.’ Then the king expelled them/us from his palace.” (Source: Translation for Translators)