Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 19:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:8:

  • Kankanaey: “Here now are my two young-ladies of whom no one has yet taken their womanhood. I’ll just bring- them -out so-that you can do whatever to them. Just-so-long-as you leave-alone these men who are my visitors, because it’s mandatory that I-watch-over them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I have two daughters who are not yet married. I will bring them out, and you do what you like. Don’t do anything to these men. They are guests who have come to my house.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If you (pl.) want, I have two children who are still unmarried-girls. I will-give them to you (pl.) and you can-do-[(your)-desire] whatever you will-do to them. But you (pl.) just do- not -harm these two men, for they are my visitors and I must/should protect them.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Listen to me. I have two daughters who have never had sex with any man. Let me bring them out to you now, and you can do with them whatever pleases you. But don’t do anything to these men, because they are guests in my house, so I must protect them!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:9:

  • Kankanaey: “Meanwhile they were saying, ‘Get-away-from there! Is it the case that you (sing.) have any right to order us (excl.)? You (sing.) are also just (deprecatory particle) a visitor/stranger. You (sing.) move-aside now lest worse is what we (excl.) do to you (sing.) than to those visitors of yours (sing.).’ That being-so they abruptly-pushed at Lot in order to go force (unfulfilled expectation) the door.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They said — ‘Get out of our way! Even though he is a man who comes from outside, this is one who orders us around, indeed! Now we will treat you worse than [we treat] them.’ Talking like this, the crown pushed Lot [aside] and went to break down the door.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the people said, ‘You (sing.) are only a stranger here but you think you are really somebody to interfere with us (excl.)/[lit. but seems-like who you are [intensifier]]. Get-away-from here! Might-be worse what we do to you (sing.) than to them.’ Then they pushed Lot. They had-hoped to come-near to the door to destroy it,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But they replied, ‘Get out of our way! You are a foreigner; so you have no right to tell us what is right! If you don’t get out of our way, we will do worse things to you than we will do to them!’ Then they lunged towards Lot, and tried forcefully to break down the door.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:10:

  • Kankanaey: “But the two men on the inside, they abruptly-opened the doorway and abruptly-yanked Lot to bring-him-inside while-simultaneously they shut-the-door again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The two people who were staying inside reached out [lit.: sent hands out] and took Lot, pulling him inside. Then they shut the door.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “but this [door] was opened-up by the two angels who were there inside and they pulled Lot inside and shut the door.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But the two angels opened the door carefully, reached out their hands, and pulled Lot to them inside the house. Then they quickly shut the door.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:11:

  • Kankanaey: “After-that they then blinded everyone who was outside so-that they could- not -find the doorway.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They blinded all the men who were outside the door, young and old. Because of this they were not able to find the door.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then they caused- the men outside -to-become-blind so-that they could- not -find the door.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then they caused all the men who were outside the door of the house, young and old, to become blind, so that they could not find the door.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:12:

  • Kankanaey: “Then they said to Lot, ‘If you (pl.) have children and children-in-law and (other) relatives in this town, go (sing.) call (them) immediately so-that you will all leave,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “‘If you also have any [of your] own people here, sons, daughters, sons-in-law or others, take them along and escape from this city.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The two angels said to Lot, ‘If you still have children, or sons-in-law, or relatives in this city, bring them all and you (pl.) flee,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the two angels said to Lot, ‘Who else is with you here? If you have sons or sons-in-law or daughters or anyone else in the city who is related to you, take them out of the city,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:13:

  • Kankanaey: “because we (excl.) will destroy this town. God has of-course heard-about the heavy sins-that-are-brought-against the people here, so he has sent us (excl.) so-that we (excl.) will destroy this town of theirs.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For we are about to destroy this city. The LORD has heard many bad reports concerning the people who live here. So He has sent us to destroy it.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “because we (excl.) will-destroy this city. The LORD has-heard the complaints against these evil people. Therefore he sent us (incl.) to destroy this city.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “because we are the ones who are going to destroy this place. Yahweh considers that these people are so evil that he sent us to destroy the city.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:14:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, Lot went to the location of the two men who were-arranged-to-be-married (by the parents) to his children and he said, ‘Hurry so-that we will leave here, because God will destroy this town of ours.’ But they did not pay-attention because they thought that he was only teasing them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So Lot went out and said to the men whom his daughters were going to marry — ‘Go out quickly, and leave this place! The LORD is about to destroy this city.’ Those who were to be his sons-in-law, however, stayed put, thinking he was making a joke.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Lot went-out to his sons-in-law to be and told [them], ‘You (pl.) hurry from here for the LORD will-destroy this town.’ But they did- not -believe for they thought that Lot was- only -joking.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Lot went and spoke to the men who had pledged to marry his daughters. He said to them, ‘Hurry! Get out of this city, because Yahweh is about to destroy it!’ But his future sons-in-law thought he was joking.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:15:

  • Kankanaey: “When it-was-becoming-light then, the angels hurried Lot saying, ‘Come-on hurry-up! Call your (sing.) wife and your (pl.) two young-ladies so-that you will leave immediately so-that you will not be included in the punishment of this town.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “At dawn the next day the two angels came to Lot and caused him to feel the urgency [of the situation] like this — ‘Go quickly, taking your wife and two daughters. Otherwise, when the LORD destroys this city, you [pl] will also die.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When it is was- already/now -dawn, the angels urged- Lot -to-hurry to-leave-from the town. They said, ‘Hurry! Take your wife and two daughters who are here and [you (pl.)] leave right-away, for it-might-be you (pl.) will-be-included if this town will- now -be-destroyed.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “As it was about to dawn the next morning, the two angels urged Lot, saying, ‘Get up quickly! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here with you and leave! If you don’t, you will die when we destroy/Yahweh destroys the city!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)