Translation for Translators

complete verse (Genesis 28:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:8:

Newari: “So he was made aware of how much his father Isaac disliked Canaanite women.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Therefore Esau realized that his father in-fact(surprise particle) did- not -want the women who came-from-Canaan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Esau also realized that his father Isaac did not approve of women from the Canaan people-group.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:9:

Newari: “So, going to his father’s younger brother, Ishmael’s place, he married his daughter, Mahalath, [who was] the younger sister of Nebaioth, in addition to the wives he already had.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Therefore he went-to his uncle Ishmael the child of Abraham with Hagar. Aside from his two wives, he also married Mahalat the child of Ishmael and sibling of Nebayot.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Because of that, Esau went to see his uncle Ishmael, and married Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael. Mahalath was the sister of Nabaioth and the granddaughter of Abraham.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:10:

Kankanaey: “When that was so, Jacob set-out from Beerseba to go to Haran.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Leaving Beersheba, Jacob went towards Haran.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Jacob left Beersheba and walked/journeyed going-to Haran.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and started walking along the road to Haran.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:11:

Kankanaey: “He was overtaken-by-night on the trail, so he spent-the-night at a place that he came-upon there. He got a stone to use-as-his-pillow and then he lay-down and slept.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Because it was starting to get dark, he stopped to take shelter in a certain place. Taking a rock for a pillow, he lay down there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “When the sun set, he reached one/(a particular) place and there he remained that night. He took a stone and he used-it-as-a-pillow for his sleeping.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “When he arrived at a certain place, he stopped there, because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones there and put it under his head to use as a pillow. Then he lay down and slept there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:12:

Kankanaey: “When that was so, he dreamed and he saw a ladder that was standing-vertically on the earth which reached to heaven, and there were angels of God climbing-up and climbing-down there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “In his dream he saw the angels of God going up and down on a ladder linking heaven and earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Now, he dreamed that there was a stairway/ladder which was-standing on the ground reaching up-to heaven. He saw the angels of God ascending-and-descending on the stairway/ladder.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “While he was sleeping, he had a dream, in which he was surprised to see a stairway. The bottom of the stairway was on the earth and the top was in the sky. Jacob also saw that God’s angels were going up and down the stairway.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:13:

Kankanaey: “God was also there standing by him and he said, ‘I am Yahweh who is/was God of Abraham and Isaac. It-shall- certainly -be that I will give to you (sing.) and to your (sing.) descendants that (near-hearer) land where-you-(sing.)-are-lying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “The LORD came near to him and said — ‘I am the LORD, the God of your ancestor Abraham, and the God of Isaac. I will give the land where you are staying to you and your descendants.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “He also saw the LORD standing above the stairway/ladder and said to him, ‘I am the LORD, the God of Abraham and Isaac. I will-give to you (sing.) and to your descendants this land which you are-lying-on.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “And he was surprised to see Yahweh standing at the top of the stairway, saying ‘I am Yahweh God, whom your grandfather Abraham worshiped, and whom Isaac worships. I will give to you and to your descendants the land on which you are lying.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:14:

Kankanaey: “And those descendants of yours (sing.), they will become-many so-that they will be like the manyness of the dust on this earth and will widen the boundaries of their country in all directions. On-account of you (sing.) and of the descendants-you-(sing.)-produce, all the collective-people in this world will be blessed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth. They will spread out east and west, north and south. From you and your descendants all people of the earth will take blessing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Your descendants will-be as many as the dust-particles on the ground. They will-spread-out to the different parts of this land. Through you (sing.) and your descendants, I will-bless all the peoples of the world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Your descendants will be as numerous as the particles of dirt that are on the earth, and their territory will be very large. It will extend in all directions, to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south. And people of all people-groups on earth will receive blessings because of what happens to you and to your descendants.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:15:

Kankanaey: “It is moreover utterly true that I will be with you (sing.) continually so-that I will take-care-of you (sing.) wherever (lit. even-if where) you-(sing.)-go. Then I will also escort you (sing.) to return to this country here. I will not moreover leave/abandon you (sing.), but rather I will fulfill all that I promised to you (sing.),’ God said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “I am with you. No matter where you go I will be caring for you. And I will bring you back here. I will not leave you until the work of [my] promise to you has been fulfilled.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Always remember that I am-with you and I will-watch-over you wherever you go. I will-have- you -return to this land and I will- not -leave you until I have-fulfilled my promise to you.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “I will help you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you; I will continue to do for you all that I have promised to do.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)