complete verse (Genesis 6:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:5:

  • Kankanaey: “When God saw that what people were doing was extremely bad and what they were-thinking-about continually was also bad,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seeing that the people who lived on the earth were becoming evil and that it was always only evil matters that were being woven into their hearts, The LORD” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the LORD saw that what the people were-doing on earth was entirely wickedness, and that their thinking was always bad/evil,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh saw that people on the earth had become very wicked, and that everything they thought about evil things continually.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:6:

  • Kankanaey: “he was sad/had-hurt feelings (lit. thoughts were-painful) and he regretted/repented that he had created people on-this earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “repented that he had created people on the earth. He felt very heart-broken.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “he regretted that he had made man on earth. Very great was his sorrow,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh was sorry that he had made people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:7:

  • Kankanaey: “And he said, ‘I will punish those people whom I created, along-with the animals and birds, so that nothing is-left on-this earth (id. surface of the earth), because (particle of mild displeasure) I regret that I created them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the LORD said — ‘I will annihilate from the earth all the people that I created. Furthermore I will annihilate all the creeping animals and even the birds of the heavens. For I repent of [ever] having created them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “so he said, ‘I will-destroy all the people that I created. And I will- also -destroy all the animals on the land including the animals that fly, because I regret/am-sorry that I made them.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So he said, ‘I will completely destroy the people I made. I will also destroy all the animals and the creatures that scurry across the ground and the birds. None of them will remain on the earth, because I regret that I made them.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:8:

  • Kankanaey: “But God however was satisfied with Noe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seeing Noah, however, the LORD rejoiced.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But there was one man that was-able-to-please the LORD. He was Noe.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Yahweh was pleased with Noah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:9:

  • Kankanaey: “Here is the story about him. There were three male children of Noe who were Sem and Ham and Jafet. At that time, he was the only-one who was a righteous (lit. straight) person who had no faults. Good also was his companioning-with God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Here is the account of Noah — Noah was a person of that time who was righteous and faultless. He was one who lived like God said [to live].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This is the story about the family of Noe. Noe was a godly man. He was the only-one who lived righteously during his time, and he had-a-close relationship with God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “This is why: Noah was a man who always acted in a righteous way. No one who lived at that time could criticize him about anything. Noah lived in close fellowship with God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:10:

  • Kankanaey: “Here is the story about him. There were three male children of Noe who were Sem and Ham and Jafet. At that time, he was the only-one who was a righteous (lit. straight) person who had no faults. Good also was his companioning-with God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He had three sons — Shem, Ham and Japheth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He had three male children who were Shem, Ham and Jafet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:11:

  • Kankanaey: “As for the other people by-contrast, their behavior was extremely bad in the viewpoint of God and they increasingly destroyed-one-another.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When God looked at the earth He saw that all who lived on the earth were becoming evil and that there was only violence everywhere.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Before/[lit. in front-of] God, the people were very wicked and their wickedness spread-throughout the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “At that time God considered that everyone else on earth was very wicked, and everywhere on the earth, people were acting cruelly and violently toward each other.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:12:

  • Kankanaey: “When God saw that all/only bad is what people were doing,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When God looked at the earth He saw that all who lived on the earth were becoming evil and that there was only violence everywhere.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “God saw that the people on earth were- very -wicked because what they were-doing was entirely wickedness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “God was dismayed when he saw how evil people were, because everyone (OR, all living creatures) had begun to behave in an evil way.” (Source: Translation for Translators)