Translation for Translators

complete verse (Genesis 21:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:3:

Kankanaey: “Abraham named their child Isaac,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Abraham named him Isaac.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Abraham named the child Isaac.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Abraham gave the name ‘Isaac’ (which means ‘he laughs’) to the son Sarah gave birth to.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:4:

Kankanaey: “and on his eighth day, he circumcised him to obey what God had commanded him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “When Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him [lit.: put a sign in his body] like God had said.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “When the child was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him according to what- God -had-commanded him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when his son was eight days old, just as God commanded him to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:5:

Kankanaey: “One hundred were the years of Abraham when- Isaac -was-born (lit. came-out).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “When Isaac was born, Abraham was already 100 years old.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The age-of Abraham was 100 years when Isaac was-born.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 21:6:

Kankanaey: “As for Sara also, she said, ‘God has given me a reason for-my-being-happy and for-my-laughing, therefore all who hear-about this that has happened to me will also laugh-with (me).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Then Sarah said — ‘God has given me joy. Everyone who hears this will rejoice with me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Sara said, ‘God caused- me -to-laugh with joy, and whoever will-be-able-to-hear about what-happened to me will- also -laugh.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “And Sarah said, ‘Although I was sad before because I did not have any children, God has now enabled me to laugh, and everyone who hears about what God has done for me will laugh with me.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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 21:14:

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)