complete verse (Genesis 50:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:23:

  • Kankanaey: “He attained the child of the grandchildren of Efraim his child, and he also held-on-his-knees the children of Makir the child of Manasses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Joseph even saw a great grandchild from Ephraim. He even got to hold on his lap the children born just now to Machir, son of Manasseh.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and he was- still/yet -able-to-see his great grandchildren by his child/(son) Efraim and by his grandchild/(grandson) Makir the child/(son) of Manase. He considered as his own child the children of Makir.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He lived long enough to see Ephraim’s children and grandchildren. The children of Joseph’s grandson Machir, who was Manasseh’s son, were born before Joseph died, and were adopted by Joseph to be his own children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 50:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:24:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, he said to his siblings, ‘My death is near, but it’s-all-right, God will take-care-of you and he will lead you in leaving this country so that you will go to the country that he swore to give to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Before he died Joseph said to his brothers — ‘I will not live much longer now. God will care for you. And [He] will take you away from here to the land [He] promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, Jose said to his relatives, ‘I (am) now soon just-about to die, but surely God will- not -forsake you (pl.). He will-take you (pl.) from this place and bring-[you (pl.)] to the place which he promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “One day Joseph said to his older brothers, ‘I am about to die. But God will certainly help/take care of you. And some day he will lead your descendants up out of this land and take them to Canaan, the land that he solemnly promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 50:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:25:

  • Kankanaey: “Then he instructed them to swear that they would take-along his bones when God led them to that country. And they swore it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Joseph caused them to promise — ‘Promise me to carry my bones along to the land [where] God takes you.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Jose had- the Israelinhon -swear. He said, ‘[You (pl.)] promise that when God causes- you (pl.) -to-leave from here, you (pl.) will-bring also my bones when you (pl.) leave from this place.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Joseph said, ‘When God enables you to do that, you must take my body back to Canaan.’ He made his older brothers solemnly promise to do that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 50:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:26:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, Jose died yearing one-hundred and ten. And they embalmed (binalsamo) his corpse and they buried-(him) in Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In this way Joseph died in Egypt after 110 years. Fragrant ointment was applied to his body and he was put in a box.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jose died at the age of 110 years. He was-embalmed and put into a coffin there in Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Joseph died in Egypt when he was 110 years old. His body was embalmed and put in a coffin there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ruth 1:1 - 1:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Ruth 1:1-1:3:

  • Noongar: “Long ago, when the Law Men were bosses, all the people were hungry. One man from Bethlehem in Judah, he went to Moab with his wife and his two sons. He was called Elimelech, his wife was called Naomi. Their two sons were called Mahlon and Chilion. They were from the tribe of Ephratha, from Bethlehem in Judah. They went to the land of Moab and stopped there.” (Source: Bardip Ruth-Ang 2020)
  • Eastern Bru: “At that period of time there were people who judged cases, they were in charge in the country of Judah. There came a time when there was great hunger, there were no crops at all. At the time there was a person from the town of Bethlehem who went to live in the country of Moab. And his wife and children went with him. He had two sons. The name of that person was Elimelech from the clan of Ephrath, and the name of his wife was Naomi. The name of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. All of these people left Bethlehem in the country of Judah. So they went to the country of Moab and lived in that country. In that place, Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died. But Naomi and her two sons were still living.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Newari: “” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “During the time when kings were not yet the-(ones-who) were-ruling in Israel, a famine came to this place. So Elimelec who comes-from-Betlehem which is in-the-jurisdiction of Juda went to Moab together-with his wife and two male children/(sons), in-order to stay there for-a-while. The name of his wife was Noemi and their two children were Mahlon and Kilion. They were the descendants of Efrata who are-from-Betlehem. Now, when they were- now -living in Moab, Elimelec died, therefore only Noemi was left and her two children.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “During the time before kings ruled Israel, there was a famine/the people there had nothing to eat. There was a man who lived there whose name was Elimelech. His wife’s name was Naomi, and his sons’ names were Mahlon and Chilion. They were all from Bethlehem town, from the Ephrath clan in Judah region. Because of the famine, they left Bethlehem and went east to live for a while in Moab region. While they were there, Elimelech died, and Naomi had only her two sons with her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)