Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:8:
- Kankanaey: “Isaac gradually grew-bigger and his mother weaned (him). On the exact day when-he-was-weaned, Abraham butchered-for-him (i.e. gave-a-feast-for-him) with many animals.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The child was growing up. On the day the child was weaned Abraham celebrated with a great feast.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Isaac grew/[lit. became-big], and on the day that he was-weaned Abraham celebrated (with) a great feast.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The baby grew and was weaned when he was about three years old. On that day, Abraham prepared a large feast to celebrate.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:9:
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Sara saw the child of Abraham and Hagar the one-from-Egipto laughing-at Isaac” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “One day Sarah saw Ishmael, son of Hagar making fun of her son Isaac.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “One day, Sara saw that Ishmael was-teasing Isaac. (Ishmael was a son of Abraham with Hagar the Egiptohanon.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “One day/During the feast Sarah noticed that Hagar’s son Ishmael was making fun of/playing with Isaac.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:10:
- Kankanaey: “and she said to Abraham, ‘Cause-to leave that slave and that child of hers, because I-don’t-want/I-refuse that a child of a slave join-in-inheriting your (sing.) wealth that our (dual) child Isaac ought to monopolize.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “[She] said to Abraham — ‘Cast out the Egyptian maid servant and her son from here. The son of that maid servant will not get the chance to inherit your property like my son Isaac.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore Sara said to Abraham, ‘Send-away that female slave and her child, for the child of that slave should not share the inheritance of my child Isaac.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So she said to Abraham, ‘Get rid of that slave woman from Egypt and her son! I do not want the son of that slave woman to be alone (OR, to be an heir along with) my son, Isaac!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:11:
- Kankanaey: “Abraham was extremely sad (lit. his thoughts hurt excessively) upon Sara’s saying that, because Ismael was certainly also his child (empathy particle).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Abraham’s heart was not at ease about this matter. For Ishmael was also his own son.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Abraham felt bad because Ishmael was his child too.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Abraham was very distressed about the matter, because he was concerned about his son Ishmael.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:12:
- Kankanaey: “But God said to him, ‘Don’t be worried on-account of your (sing.) slave and her child, but rather do what your (sing.) spouse said, because Isaac is still of-course the place-of-outcome of the agreement-that-I-presented concerning your (sing.) descendants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “But God said to him — ‘Don’t let your heart be uneasy in the matter of your son and maid servant wife. Do like Sarah said. Your descendants will flow from Isaac.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But God said to him, ‘Do- not -let- your feelings -be-bad concerning Ishmael and Hagar. Follow what Sara wants, for from Isaac will-come your descendants whom I have-promised.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But God said to Abraham, ‘Do not be distressed about your son, Ishmael, and about your maidservant, Hagar. Do everything that Sarah tells you to do. Listen to her, because Isaac is the one who will be considered the ancestor of the descendants I promised to give you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:13:
- Kankanaey: “But since/because Ismael is your (sing.) child just the same, I will also cause-to-become-many the offspring-he-produces so that they will fill an entire nation.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “But because the child of that maid servant is also your child, I will also make a great nation from him.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And concerning Ishmael, I will- also -give him many descendants and they too will-become a nation, because he is also your child.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But I will also cause the son of your maidservant to be the ancestor of the people of a great nation, because he is also your son.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:14:
- Kankanaey: “When it again became-light (i.e., next morning), Abraham went-early to get food and a leather bag filled with (lit. put-in with) water and he caused- Hagar -to-carry-it-on-her-shoulder. Then he caused-to-leave her and her child. Plural Hagar departed and wandered-and-wandered in the place with no inhabitants at Beerseba.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Early the next morning Abraham brought a skin container [full] of water and bread and put it on Hagar’s shoulder. Then, along with [her] son, [he] sent her away from there. They went hither and thither in the wilderness of Beersheba.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Very early the next day, Abraham took some food and water that was-inside a skin container, and he put- it -on-shoulder of Hagar. Then he had- Hagar -walk-(off/away) with the child. They traveled in the/a desolate-place of Beersheba not knowing where they were going.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Abraham got up early the next morning. He got some food ready, put water in a container, and gave them to Hagar. He put them in a bag on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered in the desert near Beersheba town.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:15:
- Kankanaey: “When the water that was their provision-for-the-trail was used-up, she left-behind the child at the base of a small tree.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “After the water in the container was finished, Hagar left [her] son in a bush,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When their water was- now -consumed/finished, she left- her child -behind under the bushes” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After they had drunk all the water in the container, she put her son under one of the bushes there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
