Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Exodus 10:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:28:

  • Kupsabiny: “The ruler said to Moses, ‘Get out of here, don’t be near me again. The day you see me, I will finish you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Pharaoh said to Moses, "Get out of my sight! Never appear before me again. The day you see my face that day (emph.)you will die!"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The king said to Moises, ‘[You (sing.)] go-away from my presence/[lit. front]! [You (sing.)] no-longer be-seen to me again, for if I see you (sing.) again, I will-have- you (sing.) -killed.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then the great chief of the Isip people spoke to Moses like this, ‘Go far from my sight! You (sing.) can’t return back to me any more. If you return back to me again, you will die.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And king said to Moses «you leave from me! Warn yourself, you not to me again return [this direction]! Because, on day which I will again will see you, I will kill you!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The king said to me, ‘Get out of here! Make sure that you never come to see me again! The day you see me again, I will have you executed!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 10:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:29:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses replied that, ‘Just as you have said I will never pass before you again.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses said, "As you say, I will never again appear before you."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises answered, ‘If that is what you (sing.) want, I will- no-longer -show-up to you (sing.) again.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then Moses said, ‘It’s like you say. I won’t come and see your face any more.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses said to him «As you said it, you not me again will see!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Moses/I replied, ‘You are correct! You will never see me again!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 11:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 11:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then God told Moses that, ‘There is only one thing remaining which is painful that I will do to that ruler and the land of Egypt. And when this happens, he will chase all of you to leave that land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Now God said to Moses, ‘I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that he will let you go from here. He will surely drive you out from here.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD had-said to Moises in-time-past, ‘I will-send one more disaster upon the king of Egipto. After that, he will- now -let you (plur.) -go. He will- even -drive- you (plur.) -out because he really wants you (plur.) to-leave.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that the Chief spoke to Moses like this, ‘I will cause one more plague to come about on the great chief of the Isip people together with his people. And [when] it’s done, then he will allow you (pl.) to leave this area and go. But he’s going to hasten you and so send all of you so that you go.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord said to Moses «There is curse one which remains which I will send to king of Egypt and his people. Afterwards, he will release you. When he will release you, he will chase you away out from this country forever.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘I will cause one more disaster to strike the king of Egypt and all his people. After that, he will let you leave. In fact, he will expel you all.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 1:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 11:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Tell each and every man and woman of Israel to ask/beg from their neighbors things of silver and gold.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Tell all the men and women to ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Tell the Israelinhon, men and women, that they are-to-ask- from their Egiptohanon neighbors -for silver and gold jewelries.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And tell the men and women of Israel to ask the Isip people who are living close to them to give silva and gol decorations to them.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Now, you speak for people of Israel, men and women all, say to them [that] they must go ask those who be near them [body] gold white and gold red.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “So now speak to all the Israeli people. Tell them to ask all their Egyptian neighbors, both men and women, to give them some silver and gold jewelry.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 11:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 11:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “God made those people of Egypt to give the people of Israel those things. The leaders of Egypt and the people of that land highly respected/feared Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “God made the Egyptians kind to the Israelites. Now Moses became a great man in the eyes of Pharaoh’s officials and of the people of Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “(The LORD had-willed that the Egiptohanon would-be-good to the Israelinhon. And Moises was- really -respected by the officials of the king and by the residents of Egipto.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “(And in that day, the Isip people obeyed the Israel people and so gave those things to them, because Chief God caused the Isip people to feel kindly (lit. have soft interiors) toward the Israel people. And the great chief of Isip’s people and his leaders also respected Moses and so saw him as a great leader.)” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord made Egyptians they fear his people. Also Moses, servants of king and Egyptians other, they feared him very as great one.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh made the Egyptians highly respect the Israeli people. In particular, the Egyptian officials and all the rest of the people considered Moses/me to be a very great man.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 11:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 11:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Moses send a message to that ruler that, ‘God has said that ‘When it reaches midnight, I will pass through the middle of Egypt.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Before they left, Moses said to Pharaoh, ‘God said like this; ‘A at midnight I will go through the land of Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore Moises said to the king, ‘This is what the LORD says: ‘I will-pass- through Egipto about the middle-of-the-night,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then Moses spoke to the great chief of the Isip people like this, ‘Chief God speaks as follows: In the middle of the night, I will go to each and every house of the Isip people,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses said to king of Egypt «Yahweh says like this ‹About midnight, I will go go-through inside of Egypt.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Moses/I went to the king and said, ‘This is what Yahweh says: ‘About midnight tonight I will go throughout Egypt,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 1:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 11:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will kill every firstborn son of the people of the Egypt even up to that of their ruler. Even the firstborn sons of the slave girls who grind and the firstborn bullocks of the cattle of the Egyptians will die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Every first born son in Egypt will die. From the first born son of the Pharaoh, who sits on the throne to the firstborn son of the slave woman who is at a hand mill. Even all the firstborn of animals will die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and the first-born males in Egipto will-die, from the first-born of the king, who is-the-one who will-succeed the throne, to the first-born of the lowest slave woman. Including all the first-born of the animals will- also -die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “and then all the firstborn male children of Isip will die. Your (sing.) own firstborn child whom you chose to take your place, he will die. And the firstborn children of people who have great status and the people who have no status, all of them up until the firstborn child of the laborer woman who grinds with fruit, they all will die. And the bulmakaos’ firstborn children will die also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And firstborn males all, even though he be firstborn male of king who sits on his throne, even though he be firstborn male of female slave who grinds stone, even if it be firstborn child of animal, they will die all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “and I will cause all the firstborn/oldest sons to die. That will include your oldest son, the oldest sons of the slave women who grind grain, and the oldest sons of everyone else. I will also kill the oldest males of the Egyptians’ livestock.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 11:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 11:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “Wailing will be much throughout the land of Egypt, a horrible crying that has never been heard before and it will never happen like that again.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All over Egypt there will be wailing. The land of Egypt will be terrified. This kind of (incident) has neither already happened nor will it ever happen again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The/A very loud cry will-be-heard throughout the-whole-of Egipto that has- never -happened from time-past, and nothing again will-happen like this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “[When] it’s like that then the Isip people will make a very great crying. No great crying like this [has] happened before in the Isip area, and later it won’t be possible for great crying like this to happen [again] either.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “On that hour, Egyptians all will say shout weeping. Weeping which they will weep, there is no one who before has heard it, and there is no one which again will hear it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “When that happens, people all over Egypt will wail loudly. They have never wailed like that before, and they will never wail like that again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)