Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 9:6:
- Kupsabiny: “Slaughter elders, young men, young girls, women and children. But do not disturb any person who has a mark. Begin at my House.’ So, (they) began with the elders who were in front of the House of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) kill the old-ones, young men and women, mothers, and children, but do- not -harm the ones- who -have the mark. You start/begin at my temple.’ Therefore they first killed the ones-who-rule who are-there before the temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Slaughter old men, young men and women, older women and children, but do not harm any of those who have that mark on their forehead. Start at my temple.’ So they began by killing the elders who were worshiping idols in front of the temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 9:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Then (he) said to those people, ‘Heap up the corpses here at my House to defile (it). You go!’ So, (they) went and began killing people in the whole city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then God said to them, ‘You defile the temple by gathering-into-piles the corpses in the courtyard, and you then go/leave at-once.’ Then they went/left and did-the-killings/slaughtered in the entire city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh said to those men, ‘Pollute the temple by filling the courtyardwith the corpses of those whom you kill! Start now!’ So they went out and starting killing people throughout the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 9:8:
- Kupsabiny: “While (they) were still going around killing I fell down to the ground and cried to God, ‘Oh please, God of power! Do you want to wipe out the remainder of the house of Israel because of your anger that you have vomited/poured out over Jerusalem?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While they were-killing, I was left alone. I fell-face-down and called to God, ‘O Lord GOD, are you going to finish killing the remaining-ones in Israel because of your anger to Jerusalem?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “While they were doing that, I was left alone. I prostrated myself on the ground and cried out, ‘Yahweh my Lord, are you going to get rid of all the people of Israel and Judah who are still alive, while you are severely punishing the people of Jerusalem?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 9:9:
- Kupsabiny: “(He) answered me, ‘The evil of the house of Israel and that of Judah is not small! The land is only doing killing and there is no justice in the city. These people are saying, ‘God has turned his back on the land, and he no longer sees us.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He replied to me, ‘The sin of Israel and Juda is very great. The killing is now severe and there is no more justice in the city. They even say, ‘The LORD is not looking at us; he already rejected Israel.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He replied, ‘The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are extremely great. People are murdered everywhere in this country, and this city is full of people who act unjustly. They say, ‘Yahweh has abandoned this country, and he does not seewhat we are doing.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 9:10:
- Kupsabiny: “So, I shall not have mercy on them or leave (them) alive, but I shall do to (them) what they did to other people.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore I will- never -pity them, but-rather I will-do also to them what they did to others.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So I will not pity them or act mercifully toward them. I will do to them the evil things that they have done to other people.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 9:11:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, that person dressed in shining clothes and having something to write with returned. (He) said to God, ‘I have done as you told/ordered.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then the man who wore linen and was-carrying-at-his-side a thing used-for-writing returned and said to the LORD, ‘I have- already -fulfilled/done what you commanded me.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then the man wearing the linen robe returned, saying, ‘I have done what you commanded me to do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 10:1:
- Kupsabiny: “I saw in a revelation something like a chair of rulership which was made a sapphire. That thing was over/on top of (a) bowl that was curved over the heads of those cherubs.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While I looked, I saw what seemed to be a throne which was made of sapphire stone. It was above the crystal cover on top of the head of the cherubim.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then in the vision I saw what resembled a throne made of sapphire/a very valuable blue stone. It was above the thing that resembled a dome that was above the heads of the four winged creatures.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 10:2:
- Kupsabiny: “God said to the man dressed in clothes that were shining brightly, ‘Go in under the legs/wheels of those cherubs and scoop up a glowing charcoal and throw it out in this city.’ The man went.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to the man who wore linen, ‘You (plur.) go in-between the wheels under the cherubim, and take-a-handful of burning-coals there and scatter them over the city.’ And I saw him go-in.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said to the man wearing the linen robe, ‘Go between the wheels that are under the winged creatures. Pick up as many hot coals as you can, and scatter them over the city.’ And while I watched, the man wearing the linen robe left.” (Source: Translation for Translators)