Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 40:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:13:

  • Kankanaey: “because when three days pass-by, the king will forgive/excuse you (sing.) and will return you (sing.) to your (sing.) former work so-that you will again serve what he drinks as you (sing.) did previously.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Within three days Pharaoh will give you back your job and cause your head to stand erect. Then you will get to put the grape cup in Pharaoh’s hand like you did before.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Before the three days will-end, the king will-let- you (sing.) -get-out from prison and let-comeback to your (sing.) work as the one-who-serves his drink.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Within three days the king will release you from prison. He will let you do the work that you did before. You will take cups of wine to the king as you did before, when you were his drink-server.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 40:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:14:

  • Kankanaey: “When your (sing.) life there again then becomes-good, please have-pity (i.e. be so kind as) to remember me and please tell the king concerning me so that if it might be possible, he will release me from this prison.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Do remember me, however, when it goes well for you. By giving Pharaoh my request, bring me out of this prison.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “May you (sing.) still remember me if you (sing.) (are) there now in a good situation. And as a showing of your (sing.) goodness to me, just mention me to the king so-that you (sing.) can-help me to get out from prison.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But when you are out of prison and everything goes well for you, please do not forget me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 40:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:15:

  • Kankanaey: “Because of-course by-force they ran-off-with-me from the country of the Hebreo, and even here in Egipto, there-is- absolutely -nothing I have done that would suffice for-my-being-imprisoned,’ said Jose.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For it must be said, however, I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews. And I have not done any deed that would get [me] involved here in prison.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For the truth is, I was just forced to be brought here in Egipto from the place of the Hebrew, and even here I have not done any sin in-order to-be-imprisoned.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “People took me away forcefully from the land where my fellow Hebrews live. I did nothing wrong there, and also while I have been here in Egypt, I have done nothing for which I deserved to be put in prison. So be kind to me and tell the king about me, so that he will release me from this prison!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 40:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:16:

  • Kankanaey: “When the leader of those who cooked bread heard the good meaning of the dream of his companion, he also said to Jose, ‘As for what I dreamed then, there were reportedly three baskets full of (lit. in-which-was-put) bread that I was-carrying-on-my-head.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Because Joseph interpreted [lit.: told] the meaning of the dream in a good way the bread baker also said to him — ‘I have also had a dream.’ In the dream I was carrying three bamboo baskets of bread on my head.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the head of the one-who-bakes bread heard that the meaning of the dream(was) good, he too told his dream to Jose. He said, ‘I dreamed too that I carried-on-head three baskets with breads.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the chief baker heard that the meaning of the dream of the king’s drink-server was very favorable, he said to Joseph, ‘I also had a dream. In the dream I was surprised to see three baskets of bread stacked on my head.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 40:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:17:

  • Kankanaey: “The one on top (lit. owner of above), it was full of all kinds of bread for the king. Whereupon there-were surprisingly birds who were eating that bread.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In the uppermost bamboo basket were various kinds of bread for Pharaoh. Winged birds came and were eating bread from the bamboo basket on top of my head.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “In the very top basket there-were inside different kinds of bread for the king of Egipto, but the birds (were) pecking it.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “In the top basket there were many kinds of baked goods for the king, but birds were eating them from the top basket that was on my head!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 40:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:18:

  • Kankanaey: “Jose then (lit. also) said, ‘The meaning also of what you (sing.) dreamed, it is this. The three baskets, they are three days just the same,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Joseph said — ‘This is it’s meaning — ‘The three bamboo baskets are three days.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jose said, ‘This is the meaning of your dream: The three baskets mean three days.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “God again told Joseph what the dream meant, so he said, ‘The three baskets also represent three days.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 40:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:19:

  • Kankanaey: “because when three days go, the king will have- your (sing.) head -cut-off. Then they will hang you from a post and birds will eat your (sing.) flesh.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Within three days Pharaoh will cut off your head, and will hang you on a tree. Winged birds will eat your flesh, by pecking with their beaks.”” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Before the three days will-end, the king will-cause- you (sing.) -to-get-out from prison, but he will-have- you (sing.) -killed/[lit. cut your head] and your (sing.) corpse/dead-body will-be-caused-to-be-impaled on a standing/erected wooden-pole/tree, and the birds will-peck you (sing.).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Within three days the king will command that your head be cut off. Then your body will be hung on a tree, and vultures will come and eat your flesh.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 40:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:20:

  • Kankanaey: “On the third day, the king gave-a-feast (lit. butchered) so-that he would celebrate (loan silibrar) the day when-he-was-born, and he caused-to-be-invited all the rulers/officials of the country. Then he also caused-to-be-invited to their location the leader of those-who-served-drinks and the leader of those-who-cooked bread.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The third day was Pharaoh’s birthday. That day all the chiefs that worked in that place were invited to a feast. He brought the chief cupbearer and the chief bread baker, to cause them to stand before them all.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, the third day (was) the birthday of the king of Egipto. So he had-a-feast for all his officials. He caused-to-get-out from prison the head of his servers of drink and the head of his ones-who-bake bread and had- (them) -face his officials.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The third day after that was the king’s birthday/day they celebrated when the king became one year older. On that day the king invited all his officials to celebrate his birthday. During the celebration, while they were all gathered there, the king summoned his chief drink-server and chief baker from the prison.” (Source: Translation for Translators)