Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:13:
- Newari: “Since God made me one who left his father’s house and went hither and thither, I said to Sarah, ‘Everywhere we go, do me the kindness to say [that] I am your elder brother’.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When God told me to-leave the household of my father, I told Sara that she should-introduce (us) that we (excl.) are-siblings wherever we would-go. In this way she could-show her love to me.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Later, when God told me to move away from my father’s household, I said to her, ‘This is the way you can show that you love me: Everywhere we go, say about me, ‘This is my brother.”'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:14:
- Newari: “Then Abimelech gave Abraham sheep, oxen, servants and maid servants. [He] also gave back his wife, Sarah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Abimelec returned Sara to Abraham, and he even gave Abraham sheep, cattle, and female and male slaves.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Abimelech brought some sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:15:
- Newari: “He said to Abraham — ‘This land is all mine. Stay wherever you like.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then he said to Abraham, ‘I am-willing to have- you (pl.) -stay in my land. You (pl.) stay wherever you (pl.) want.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “And Abimelech said to him, ‘Look! All my land is here in front of you. Live in whatever place you like!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:16:
- Newari: “He said to Sarah — ‘So that all may know that you have done no wrong, I have given you elder brother one thousand [pieces] of silver money.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He also said to Sara, ‘I will-give your sibling 1,000 pieces of silver as proof to all your (pl.) companions that I have- not -touched you (sing.) and so-that they will- not -think that you have-done an evil/bad (thing).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “And he said to Sarah, ‘Look here, I am giving 1,000 pieces of silver to your brother. This is to insure that no one will bring up this matter again and say that I have done something wrong.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:17:
- Newari: “Abraham prayed to God. And God healed Abimelech, his wife, and [his] maid servants. Now they became able to have children again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because of Abimelec’s taking-away of Sarah, the LORD willed that all the women in his household could- not -give-birth. Therefore Abraham prayed to God, and God healed the wife of Abimelec and his female slaves so-that they could-give-birth again. God also healed Abimelec from his sickness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech’s wife and his slave girls so that they could become pregnant.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:18:
- Newari: “Because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife, God made Abimelech’s wife and her maid servants unable to bear children.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because of Abimelec’s taking-away of Sarah, the LORD willed that all the women in his household could- not -give-birth. Therefore Abraham prayed to God, and God healed the wife of Abimelec and his female slaves so-that they could-give-birth again. God also healed Abimelec from his sickness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “This was because Yahweh had caused it to be impossible for any of the women in Abimelech’s household to bear children, because Abimelech had taken Abraham’s wife Sarah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:1:
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, God blessed Sara and he fulfilled what he had promised her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD did the favor to Sarah as he had promised, and [He] actually did it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, the LORD remembered Sara according to what he had-promised.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh was very kind to Sarah, just as he said he would be. He did for Sarah exactly what he promised to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:2:
- Kankanaey: “Because even though Abraham was already old, his spouse became-pregnant (lit. passive of existential) just the same. At the correct time that God said is when-she-gave-birth-to their male child.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Even though Abraham was an old man, Sarah gave birth to a son at just the time God said [she would].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Sara became-pregnant and gave-birth to a son even-though Abraham was already old. The child was-born at the very time God had-said back-then.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “She became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham when he was very old, at the time God promised it would happen.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
