Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 50:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:18:

  • Kankanaey: “Afterwards then his siblings went to his location and bowed-face-down to him saying, ‘Here we (excl.) are who are your (sing.) slaves.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “His elder brothers came, lay prostrate before him and said — ‘We are your servants.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Some-time-later his siblings/(brothers) themselves went to him. When they arrived, they knelt-down before him as (showing)-respect. Then they said, ‘We (excl.) are-prepared to-become your (sing.) slaves.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then his older brothers themselves came and threw themselves on the ground in front of Joseph, and one of them said, ‘Please listen. We will just be your servants.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 50:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:19:

  • Kankanaey: “But Jose said to them, ‘Don’t you be afraid. Is it indeed the-case (RQ = of course not) that I am God so-that I will punish you?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Joseph said to them — ‘Don’t be afraid, What! am I God?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But Jose replied to them, ‘[You (pl.)] do- not -be-afraid. Who (am) I to punish you (sing.)?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Joseph replied to them, ‘Do not be afraid! God is the one who punishes people; am I God?/I am not God!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 50:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:20:

  • Kankanaey: “Admittedly bad was what you intended to do to me in the past, but God caused-it-to-turn-into good/lovely. Because here-now many people have been saved because of that-aforementioned happening.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You tried to harm me, Instead of this God did good. And the consequence of that is that today we are all being spared.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “(It is) true that you planned evil for me, but God had- already -planned that it would-result in goodness which (is) the saving of the many people from famine.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “As for you, yes, you wanted to do something very evil to me. But God caused something good to come from it! He wanted to save many people from dying of hunger, and that is what happened! Today they are alive!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 50:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:21:

  • Kankanaey: “There is no reason-for- your -being-afraid, because it’s-all-right, I will take-care-of you and your children.’ Those were the good words that Jose told them so-that their minds would become-peaceful.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So do not fear. I will feed and care for you and your children.’ In this way he gave encouragement to his elder brothers.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So [you (pl.)] do- not -be-afraid. I will-provide- food -for you (pl.) as-well-as for your (pl.) children.’ Jose reassured them and their feelings settle-down.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So I say again, do not be afraid! I will make sure that you and your children have enough to eat.’ In that way he reassured them and made made them feel much better.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 50:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:22:

  • Kankanaey: “Jose continued to live in Egipto, along with the family of his father, until he yeared one-hundred and ten.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Joseph stayed with his brothers in Egypt. Joseph lived 110 years.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jose stayed in Egipto with the entire household of his father. He lived 110 years,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Joseph lived with his father’s family in Egypt until he was 110 years old.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 50:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:23:

  • Kankanaey: “He attained the child of the grandchildren of Efraim his child, and he also held-on-his-knees the children of Makir the child of Manasses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Joseph even saw a great grandchild from Ephraim. He even got to hold on his lap the children born just now to Machir, son of Manasseh.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and he was- still/yet -able-to-see his great grandchildren by his child/(son) Efraim and by his grandchild/(grandson) Makir the child/(son) of Manase. He considered as his own child the children of Makir.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He lived long enough to see Ephraim’s children and grandchildren. The children of Joseph’s grandson Machir, who was Manasseh’s son, were born before Joseph died, and were adopted by Joseph to be his own children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 50:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:24:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, he said to his siblings, ‘My death is near, but it’s-all-right, God will take-care-of you and he will lead you in leaving this country so that you will go to the country that he swore to give to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Before he died Joseph said to his brothers — ‘I will not live much longer now. God will care for you. And [He] will take you away from here to the land [He] promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, Jose said to his relatives, ‘I (am) now soon just-about to die, but surely God will- not -forsake you (pl.). He will-take you (pl.) from this place and bring-[you (pl.)] to the place which he promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “One day Joseph said to his older brothers, ‘I am about to die. But God will certainly help/take care of you. And some day he will lead your descendants up out of this land and take them to Canaan, the land that he solemnly promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 50:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:25:

  • Kankanaey: “Then he instructed them to swear that they would take-along his bones when God led them to that country. And they swore it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Joseph caused them to promise — ‘Promise me to carry my bones along to the land [where] God takes you.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Jose had- the Israelinhon -swear. He said, ‘[You (pl.)] promise that when God causes- you (pl.) -to-leave from here, you (pl.) will-bring also my bones when you (pl.) leave from this place.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Joseph said, ‘When God enables you to do that, you must take my body back to Canaan.’ He made his older brothers solemnly promise to do that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)