Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:21:
- Kupsabiny: “Listen to what the angel is telling you. Don’t ever deviate to the sides. If you do that, he will not forgive you because he uses my authority/power.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pay attention to him and listen to what he says and do not protest him, he will not forgive your sin since my name is in him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] listen to him and obey what he says. [You (plur.)] do- not -rebel against him. For all the things that he does, he does in my name and he will- not -consider-nothing your (plur.) sins.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Listen well to his talk and follow it. But don’t make him angry (lit. embitter his interior). For I am present with him, and so he won’t forgive (lit. wipe away) your deeds of stubbornness.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Warn yourself, you (sing., imp.) hear its word. That which it will say to you, you (sing., imp.) not (imp.) it abandon, because it not sin your will forgive, because it does with my name.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘Note this: I am going to send an angel ahead of you, to guard you as you travel and to bring you safely to the place that I have prepared for you. Pay attention to what he says and obey him. Do not rebel against him, because he will have my authority and he will punish/not forgive you if you rebel against him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:22:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But if you (plur.) respect him and do according to what he says, I will eat for you war/defend/fight for you when the enemies come to attack you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you listen to him and do all that I say. I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If you (plur.) just listen to him carefully/[lit. well] in what he says and do all that I say, I will-go-against your (plur.) enemies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “If you (pl.) listen well to his talk and do everything as he speaks of, then I will be the enemy of your enemies. And if anyone fights against you, then I will fight against them.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If you will hear its word, if you will do that which I will say to you all, enemies your, I will be enemy their, and rivals your, I will be rival their.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But if you pay attention to what he says and if you do all that I tell you to do, I will fight strongly against all of your enemies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:23:
- Kupsabiny: “My angel will lead you until you capture the nation/land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites. I will completely destroy those people!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites and I will destroy them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “My angel will-go-ahead-of you (plur.) and he will-bring you (plur.) into the land of the Amornon, Hithanon, Periznon, Canaanhon, Hivhanon, and Jebusnon, and I will-destroy them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “This anggelo of mine will go ahead of you (pl.) and so bring you so that you go to the land of the Amor and It and Peres and Kenan and Ivi and Iebus peoples. And so I will kill them off until they’re finished.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “When my angel will precede for you, will take you place of Amorites, and Hittites, and Perezzites, and Canaanites, and Hivites, and Jebusites, when I will destroy them out,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “My angel will go ahead of you, and will take you to where the Amor and Heth and Periz and Canaan and Hiv and Jebus people-groups live, and I will completely get rid of them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:24:
- Kupsabiny: “Never ever kneel to/worship the things they worship/pray to or follow their way of life. Completely destroy those stones they have fixed/raised.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Do not bow down their gods or worship them, but destroy their gods and break their sacred stones to pieces.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do- not -worship or serve their little-gods/false-gods, or follow their deeds/[lit. doings]. [You (plur.)] completely destroy their little-gods, and break-down their remembrance stones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But you can’t/mustn’t kneel down to their gods, and don’t lift up their gods names. And you can’t/mustn’t follow their practices either. You must destroy their carvings and break apart their stones which are signs so that they shatter.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you (sing., imp.) not (imp.) knee bend in front of gods their, you (sing., imp.) not (imp.) for them thing do, you (sing., imp.) not (imp.) place their take. you (sing., imp.) chase them out, you (sing., imp.) injure pillar of gods their all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Do not bow down before their gods/idols or worship them. And do not do the things that they think that their gods want them to do. Completely destroy their gods/idols, and smash to pieces their sacred stones.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:25:
- Kupsabiny: “If you (plur.) worship me who I am your God, I will always bless you and give you water and food and overcome any suffering which may come to you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You are to worship the Lord your God only and he will bless you on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] worship me, the LORD your (plur.) God, and I will-give you (plur.) abundant food and water. I will-heal your diseases/sicknesses,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “I am your (pl.) Chief God. You must lift up only my name. If you do like that, then I will do good to your food and water, and be driving away sickness so that it goes far from you.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you (sing., imp.) do for me thing, Yahweh who be God your, and I will bless you with bread, with water. I will take out disease from you.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “You must worship me, Yahweh God. If you do that, I will bless your (OR, bless you by giving you) food and water, and I will protect you from becoming sick.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:26:
- Kupsabiny: “There will be no woman who will abort or be barren. I will let you (plur.) live to old age.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “No one will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and no woman will-have-a-miscarriage or be-barren/infertile in your (plur.) land, and I will-give you (plur.) long lives.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And your (pl.) pregnant women will bear their children well, and so certainly none of them will die in his/her mother’s belly. And no woman will be a barren woman either. And so you certainly won’t die quickly. You will be living a long time on the earth.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “It will lack one (fem.) who be barren, or child who will die in belly. And years your will be sufficient.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “No women in your land will have miscarriages/babies that will die after being born prematurely, and no women will be unable to become pregnant. And I will enable you to live a long time.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:27:
- Kupsabiny: “I will terrify the people of those countries and make them go against one another. I will make them so afraid that they will flee from you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The terror of the Lord shall fall upon all the people who oppose you. I will throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will chase after all your enemies before you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘I will-make-(them)-afraid and will-throw-into-confusion your enemies who you (plur.) will-face and they will-run-away.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘Whichever tribes see you, I will make so that they are greatly afraid and so confuse their heads so that they’re crazy here and there. And all your enemies will turn their backs to you and then flee and go.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “I will send [your direction] my fear it precede for you, in order that nation other which you will meet with them, head it disappear them, so that they flee out from you.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “I will cause the people who oppose you to become very afraid of me. I will cause the people whom you fight against to become very confused. And then I will cause them to turn around and run away from you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:28:
- Kupsabiny: “I will make those enemies of yours scared and chase away the Hivites, Cananites and Hittites when you are about to reach them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will send the hornet ahead of you and you will drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-send a swarm of poisonous bees ahead of you (plur.), and they will-drive-away the Hivhanon, Canaanhon, and Hithanon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And I will send wasps so that they go ahead of you (pl.), and then sting the Ivi and Kenan and It peoples, and so they [will] go far from you.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “I will send [your direction] hornet it might precede for you, [so that] it go chase away Hivites, and Canaanites, and Hittites out from before you.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “I will cause your enemies to become terrified. And I will expel the Hiv, Canaan, and Heth people-groups from your land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)