Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:14:

• Kankanaey: “God spoke again and he said, ‘There-will-be lights in the sky so that the daytime and night will-be-separated and so that days and years will also be distinguished and likewise also the rainy-season and dry-season” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then God said — ‘May there be light in the heavens to separate day and night. And this will be a sign for recognizing days, years, and festivals.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then God said, ‘Let-be-created in the sky the things that have light to separate the day and the night, and as-a sign of-the beginning of-the seasons, days and years.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then God said, ‘I want a sun, a moon, and many stars to shine in the sky. The sun will shine in the daytime and the moon and stars will shine during the nighttime. By the changes in their appearance they will indicate the various seasons (OR, the times for special celebrations), and will enable people to know when days and years begin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:15:

• Kankanaey: “and so that there will also be that which illuminates the earth.’ And it was accomplished/fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “May there be lights in the heavens to cause there to be light in the earth.’ And it happened just like that.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Let- them -shine in the heavens/sky to give light to the earth/world.’ And it happened/was-made.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I want them also to be like lights in the sky that will shine on the earth.’ And that is what happened.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:16:

• Kankanaey: “God made two strong lights. The strongest, that was the sun, and that is what shines in the daytime, and the second-one then, the moon which is what illuminates at night. He also made the stars.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “God made two great lights. The great light was to shine during the day and the small light was to shine at night. He also made the stars.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So the two big/great things/objects that have lights was-made/created: the bigger-one is the sun that will-give-light at day-time, and the smaller is the moon that will-give-light at night-time. The stars were- also -made.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “God made two of them that were like big lights. The bigger one, the sun, shines during the day and the smaller one, the moon, shines during the night. He also made the stars.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:17:

• Kankanaey: “He installed/assembled all these in the sky so that they would illuminate the earth” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “He put them in the heavens, thinking ‘May they give light on the earth, may they shine both day and night and separate light [places from] dark places.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “God put these things in the sky to give light to (the) earth/world at day-time and night-time, and to separate day and night. And God was-pleased of what he saw.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “God set all of them in the sky to shine on the earth,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:18:

• Kankanaey: “in the daytime and likewise also at night so that the light and the darkness would be separated. And he was satisfied/content upon his-seeing-(it).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “He put them in the heavens, thinking ‘May they give light on the earth, may they shine both day and night and separate light [places from] dark places.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “God put these things in the sky to give light to (the) earth/world at day-time and night-time, and to separate day and night. And God was-pleased of what he saw.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “to rule the day and the night, and to separate the light of the daytime from the darkness of the nighttime. God was pleased with these things he had made.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:19:

• Kankanaey: “When the night was finished then and it again became-light, that was the fourth day.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The night was finished, the morning came. In this way four days were complete.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Night-time came, and-then the day-time. That was the fourth day.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then there was another evening which was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the fourth day’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:20:

• Kankanaey: “Afterwards God then said, ‘There-will-be all kinds of living-things in the ocean and also what-flies in the sky.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “God said — ‘May there be various kinds of living beings in the water, and may various kinds of winged birds go flying in the heavens.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then God said, ‘Let- the different kinds of animals/creatures in the water -become many, and let- the different kinds of animals/creatures -fly in- the -air.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then God said, ‘I want many creatures to live in all the oceans, and I also want birds to fly in the sky above the earth.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:21:

• Kankanaey: “And that’s when- God -created all the kinds of fish and others that make-their-home in the ocean, including the large and frightening/dangerous, and also all the kinds of birds in the sky. When he saw those-things that he had created, he was content/satisfied.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “And God made water monsters [lit.: huge animals that live in water], as well as all kinds of animals who live both in water and on the earth, as well as all kinds of winged birds. This seemed good to God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So God made big animals/creatures in the water, and all kinds of animals/creatures that live in the water, and all kinds of animals/creatures that fly. God was-pleased of what he saw.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So God created huge sea creatures and every other kind of creature that moves in the water, and caused them to live in all the oceans. He also created many kinds of birds. God was pleased with all those creatures.” (Source: Translation for Translators)