Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:11:
- Kupsabiny: “and prepare themselves for the third day from today, because I will come down on that day on that mountain of Sinai while all people will be watching with their eyes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “’Be ready by the third day because on that day the Lord will come down from Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Be-sure they are ready/prepared on the third day, for on that day, I, the LORD, will-come-down on Mount Sinai that all the people can-see.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “and so make themselves ready (lit. good) for the third day. For on the third day, they will see me, the Chief descend and come and then remain on Sainai mountain.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “They must prepare for day third, because on that day, I Yahweh will come to you head of Mountain of Sinay in front their.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “They must do that to be ready on the day after tomorrow. On that day I will come down to Sinai Mountain to where all the people can see me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Make/set a boundary round that mountain so that so that people may not cross over it. Tell those people that they must not cross over that thing and go up the mountain and/or come near that boundary. If any person touches (it), that one should be killed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Set boundary from the four sides of the mountain so that the people may not pass and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not go up the mountain or touch it, whoever touches the mountain shall surely be killed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Put a mark around the mountain where the people are only allowed-to-stand. Tell them not to-climb or come-near to the foot of the mountain. Whoever comes-near the mountain will- surely -be-put-to-death,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But you will put a [boundary] marker to surround the mountain and then warn the people like this, ‘Watch out well. Lest you (pl.) overstep this boundary and so ascend and go to the mountain. And don’t come close to the base of the mountain either. For if anyone oversteps this boundary, you (pl.) must strike him dead.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you go delimit bottom of mountain for people, you say to them ‹Warn yourselves, [that] you not mountaintop climb, you not it [body] approach, because one who will touch it, God decided it that they must kill him.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “You must make a boundary around the base of the mountain, and tell them, ‘Be sure that you do not climb the mountain or even go near it. Anyone who even touches the base of the mountain must be executed.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:13:
- Kupsabiny: “No one should even touch that person with his hands but he is to be stoned or shot with arrows. If any person or an animal touches the mountain, it is to be killed. Only when (a) ram’s horn is blown to sound from far, is when people will start to come nearer to that mountain.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “No hand shall touch him, but he shall be stoned or shot to death with arrows. Whether man or animal are to be killed.Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they may go up to the mountain.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “whether person or animal. He/she will-be-killed by-means-of stoning or shooting-with-arrows; no one is-to-touch him/her. The people can- only -climb-up/go-up to the mountain when the trumpet has now sounded/blown a long (sound/blast).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But you (pl.) can’t/mustn’t strike him with your hands. You must strike him with stones, or shoot him with and arrow. If a human or any animal oversteps this boundary, you must kill him like that. And when you (pl.) hear the triton shell sound, right then, ascend and come to the mountain.’ ’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “They must kill him with stone or bow. you must not (imp.) him body touch. Even though he be man, even though it be animal, they must kill him thus.› But, when you will heard cry of war horn, that is when I will permit it for people, they might approach [this direction] mountain [body].»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Do not let anyone touch any person or any animal that touches the mountain. You must kill any person or animal that touches the mountain by throwing stones at it or shooting it with arrows. But when you hear a long loud trumpet sound, the people can come close to the base of the mountain.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:14:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Moses went down to tell the people to prepare themselves. Those people washed their clothes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses came down from the mountain and ordered the people to be ready to worship to God. Then they washed their clothes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises came-down the mountain and commanded the people to-be-cleansed. And the people washed their clothes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, Moses climbed down from the mountain, and then went to the people and then put God’s mark of ownership on them, and then said for them to follow behavior for showing that God’s mark of ownership is resting on them and so wash their clothes also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “When Moses climbed down went to people, he again said to them they must wash from evil things, they must wash clothes their. They did it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So Moses/I went down the mountain again and told the people to purify themselves. They did what Moses/I told them to do, and they also washed their clothes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Then (he) said to (the) people that, ‘Prepare yourselves as you wait for third day. Every man should abstain from (a) woman/wife.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then he said to the people, ‘Prepare yourselves for the third day; do not have sexual intercourse with your wives.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises said to them, ‘[You (plur.)] prepare yourselves for the third day; for-the-meantime [you (plur.)] do- not -lie-down-beside/(-have-sexual-intercouse-with) your (plur.) wife.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then he said to them, ‘You (pl.) must prepare (lit. make good) yourselves for the third day. And don’t be sleeping with women.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And he said to people «you prepare for day third. you must not with women your lay.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then Moses/I said to the people, ‘Be ready on the day after tomorrow. And you men must not have sex with your wives until after then.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:16:
- Kupsabiny: “On the morning of that third day, the world thundered and lightninged. (A) heavy/thick cloud showed/appeared in the mountain and ram’s horn sounded so much/strongly that the people in the camp trembled due to the fear.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “On the morning of the third day there appeared a black cloud with thunder and lightning over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “On the morning of the third day, there-was-thunder and there-was-lightning, and there-was a thick rain-cloud that covered the mountain, and a very loud sound of a horn was-heard. All the people in the camp trembled with fear.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, in the morning on the third day, lightning flashed and thunder sounded, and a big cloud wrapped the mountain. And the triton shell sounded very greatly, and so the people there in the camp were greatly afraid and shivered.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “On day third in the morning, rain (n) flashed thundering, and cloud black come mountaintop, and war horn cried very. They who stayed in camp all, [body] they feared.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Two days later, during the morning, there was thunder and lightning, and a very dark cloud on the mountain. A trumpet sounded very loudly, with the result that the people in the camp shook/trembled because they were very afraid.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:17:
- Kupsabiny: “There/Then, Moses led those people from their tents going towards where God was. Those people went to stand at the foot of the mountain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Moses brought them out of the camp to meet with God and they were standing at the foot of the mountain.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Moises brought the people out of the camp to-meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that Moses went ahead of the people and then went and stood at the base of the mountain, because soon they would meet with God.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses took away them out from camp, took them side of stone, [that] they might go meet with God.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then Moses/I led the people outside the camp to meet with God. They stood at the base of the mountain.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:18:
- Kupsabiny: “Smoke went up from that mountain of Sinai because God came down there. The smoke went up like a shining/burning smoke of fire. Even the mountain shook.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “the whole mountain was covered with smoke because God descended on it in fire, the smoke billowed into the sky as from a furnace and the whole mountain shook (with a violent earthquake).” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The whole of the Mountain of Sinai was-covered with smoke for the LORD came-down on-it in-the-form/way of fire. The smoke went-up/rose like smoke that came from a furnace and the mountain shook/trembled wildly/violently,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And the Chief was present in the great fire and so descended and came to Sainai mountain, and great smoke surged upward and so wrapped the mountain. That smoke was great like the smoke of a great [rubbish] heap [burning]. And the mountain shivered very badly.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And smoke covered Mountain of Sinay [body], because The Lord came there with fire. Smoke was smoking there like it smokes in trap, and mountain was shaking very.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “All of Sinai Mountain was covered in smoke, because Yahweh had descended on it, surrounded by a fire. The smoke rose up like the smoke from the chimney of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.” (Source: Translation for Translators)