Translation for Translators

complete verse (Genesis 34:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 34:9:

Newari: “Now we will intermarry with one another. Give your daughters to us, you take our daughters.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “And perhaps (it is) also good that you (pl.) have- your (pl.) young-ladies/unmarried-ladies -marry our (excl.) single-men and we will-also -have- our (excl.) young-ladies/unmarried-ladies -marry your (pl.) young-men.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Let’s make an agreement: You will give your daughters to our young men to be their wives, and we will give our daughters to your young men to be their wives.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 34:10:

Newari: “You live with us. You can stay in this place and you can also go everywhere. Do business here, and accumulate property.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “You (pl.) are-permitted to-settle with us (excl.) in wherever the place (is) that you (pl.) would-like. And you (pl.) are- also -permitted to-do-business here anywhere and can-possess/acquire land.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “You can live among us, and live anywhere in our land that you wish. You can buy and sell things (OR, travel around) and if you find land that you want, then you can buy it.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 34:11:

Newari: “Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and elder brothers — ‘Please, you show kindness to me, what you say I will give.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Shekem also asked-for-a-favor from the father and siblings/(brothers) of Dina, ‘If possible [you (pl.)] just have- Dina -marry me/[lit. just have- now Dina -become-wife to me]. Whatever you (pl.) will-ask-for I will-give (it).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, ‘If you feel good toward me and do what I am asking for, I will give you whatever you ask for.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 34:12:

Newari: “Bride price and gift, please say how much [you] want, I will give as much as you say. Just give me your daughter in marriage.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “You (pl.) are-free how-much (will-be) your (pl.) asking-price and what I will-give-as-a-gift for my marrying your (pl.) sister/sibling. I will-pay you (pl.) however much is your (pl.) asking-price as-long-as you (pl.) just have- Dina -marry me.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Tell me what gifts you want and what bride price you want, and I will give you what you ask for. I just want you to give the girl to me to be my wife.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 34:13:

Newari: “Because Shechem had harmed their younger sister Dinah the sons of Jacob gave answer, scheming to trap Shechem and Hamor.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “But because Shekem defiled the character/[lit. being/person] of Dina, the children of Jacob deceived Shekem and his father Hamor.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “But because Shechem had done a shameful thing to their sister Dinah, the sons of Jacob deceived Shechem and his father Hamor” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 34:14:

Newari: “They said — ‘We cannot give our younger sister to an uncircumcised person. [lit.: to a person who does not have the sign in [his] body.] If [we] do like this it will dishonor us.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “They said, ‘(It) is- not -possible that we (excl.) will-have- Dina -marry to a man who has- not -been-circumcised, for that would-bring-shame upon us (excl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “by saying to them, ‘No, we cannot do that. We cannot give our sister to be the wife of a man who is not circumcised, because that would be a shameful thing for us to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 34:15:

Newari: “So only if all your men get circumcised like us [lit.: do the work of putting the sign in the body] will we be able to do like you say.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “We (excl.) will- only -agree if all the men who come-from-here will- also -be-circumcised like us (excl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “We will do that only if you do one thing: You must become like us by circumcising all the males that are among you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 34:16:

Newari: “Only then will you be able to take our daughters, [and] will we be able to take your daughters. Then we will be able to live with you, becoming like one people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “If you (pl.) will-be-circumcised, we (pl.) can/give-consent-to have- our (excl.) young-ladies -marry you (pl.) and we (excl.) can/agree-to marry your (pl.) young-ladies. And we (excl.) will-dwell with you (pl.) so-that we (incl.) will-become just one people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Then we will give our daughters to your young men to be your wives, and we will take your daughters to be the wives of our young men. We will live among you, and we will become one people-group.” (Source: Translation for Translators)