Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 9:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:11:

  • Kankanaey: “What I promise to you, it is this. Starting-from now, I will not again flood this earth so-that all living-things will drown and all that is here will be destroyed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I will make a covenant with you, No living being will ever die by the coming of another flood, The earth will not be destroyed by the coming of another flood.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘This is my covenant to you (pl.) and to your (pl.) descendants, and to all-that live on earth including all the animals who were with you in the ark: I surely will- not -destroy again all that live by-means-of a very severe flood. And never again will- a flood like this -happen to destroy the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “This is the promise that I am making to you: I will never again destroy all living creatures by a flood, or destroy everything else on the earth by a flood.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:12:

  • Kankanaey: “‘Your means-of-knowing that what I promised to you and to all creatures also will remain-unchanging forever,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “God said — ‘As a sign of the covenant that I make forever with you and all living beings,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And as a sign of my covenant with you (pl.) and with the animals, and with all your generations to come, I will-put my rainbow in the white-clouds.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then God said to him, ‘This is the sign to guarantee that I will keep the promise that I am making to you and to all living creatures, a promise that I will keep forever:” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:13:

  • Kankanaey: “there is what I will put above which is a rainbow or rainbow (two terms are used because neither one is understood throughout the language area), so-that that will be a sign of this that I have promised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I will put my bow in the cloud. This will be the sign of the covenant that I have made with the world.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And as a sign of my covenant with you (pl.) and with the animals, and with all your generations to come, I will-put my rainbow in the white-clouds.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “From time to time I will put a rainbow in the sky. It will remind me of my promise that I have made to you and everything on the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:14:

  • Kankanaey: “That being so, provided there are clouds above that I cause-to-arrive and a rainbow can-be-seen there,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When I cover the top of the earth with clouds, then the bow will appear in the heavens.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If I will-cause-to-come-out the clouds and the rainbow appears,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When I cause rain to fall from the clouds, and a rainbow appears in the sky,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:15:

  • Kankanaey: “I will-see-it-also and I will remember what I promised you and everything also that lives that there-will-not-be a flood again that is the cause-of-death of all that lives. That indeed is the sign of what I have promised to you and to all the creatures also.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “At that time I will remember the promise I made with you and all living beings. Never again will all living beings die by the coming of a flood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-remember right-away my covenant with you and with all the kinds of animals, that there will- never again (a) -flood to destroy all that lives.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “it will remind me about the promise that I have made to you and all living creatures, my promise that there will never again be a flood that will destroy all living creatures.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:16:

  • Kankanaey: “I will-see-it-also and I will remember what I promised you and everything also that lives that there-will-not-be a flood again that is the cause-of-death of all that lives. That indeed is the sign of what I have promised to you and to all the creatures also.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When the bow appears in heaven, seeing it I will remember the covenant that I made forever with all living beings that live upon the earth.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If the rainbow appears in the white-clouds, I will-remember right-away my never ending covenant to all the kinds of creatures that live on the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Whenever there is a rainbow in the sky, I will see it, and I will think about the promise that I have made to every living creature that is upon the earth, a promise that I will keep forever.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:17:

  • Kankanaey: “I will-see-it-also and I will remember what I promised you and everything also that lives that there-will-not-be a flood again that is the cause-of-death of all that lives. That indeed is the sign of what I have promised to you and to all the creatures also.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Again God said to Noah — ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I have made with all living beings living on the earth.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The rainbow is the sign of my covenant to all who live on earth.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then God said to Noah, ‘The rainbow will be the sign of the promise that I have made to all the creatures that live on the earth.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:18:

  • Kankanaey: “These are the children of plural Noe who went-out from the ark, Sem and Ham and Jafet. (This Ham, that is the one who had-as-descendant Canaan.)” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The ones who came out of the ship with Noah were his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.)” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These were the children of Noe who were with him in the ark: Shem, Ham and Jafet. (Ham is the father of Canaan.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The sons of Noah who came out of the boat were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham later became the father of Canaan.” (Source: Translation for Translators)