Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Ezekiel 10:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 10:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “While I was still looking, the cherubs got up and flew with the wheels getting up with them. They went to stand at the gate of the East of the House of God with the light of the God of Israel being above them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And while I looked, the cherubim flew, and the wheels went-with them too. They stopped on the east side of the gate of the temple of the LORD, and the mighty presence of God of Israel was there above them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “While I watched, the winged creatures spread their wings and started to fly, and the wheels went with them. They stopped at the gate on the east side of the temple area, and the glory/dazzling light of God, the one whom the Israelishad worshiped, was above them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 10:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 10:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then I realized that the cherubs were the things/ones I had seen at the side of the river Kebar.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Those were the living creatures which I saw under the God of Israel there at the River Kebar. And I know that these creatures were cherubim.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Those were the same four living creatures that I had seen alongside the Kebar River/Canal, and I realized that they were the winged creatures.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 10:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 10:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “Each one of them had four heads and four wings. There were under the armpits of the wings what was like arms of a person.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Each one of them had four faces and four wings, and under their wings there were-what-seemed-like the hand of a man.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Each of them had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what resembled a human’s hands.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 10:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 10:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “Their faces were like those I had seen there by the river Kebar. Each one went forward.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Their appearance was like also the appearance of the living creatures which I saw at the River Kebar. Each one walks straight.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Their faces were the same as the faces that I had seen at the Kebar River/Canal. Each of them flew straight ahead.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 1:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 11:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then the Spirit carried me and took me to the gate of the House of God on the side of East. There at the gate were twenty-five men together with Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah who were leaders of the nation.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Spirit lifted me and brought to the gate of the temple of the LORD which faces the east. There at the gate there were 25 people, and two of them were Jaazania the child of Azur and Pelatia the child of Benaya, the leaders of the people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then God’s Spirit lifted me up and took me to the gate on the east side of the temple area. There at the gate were 25 men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 1:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 11:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then God said to me, ‘Ezekiel, these are the people who are planning evil, and/but their advice for this city is based on disobedience/rebellion.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to me, ‘Man, they were the ones-who-planned bad and advised not good (to the people) in this city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh said to me, ‘You human, these are the new leaders in Jerusalem who are planning to do evil things and who are giving wicked advice to people in this city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 1:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 11:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “These people are saying, ‘We are going to build our houses again. This city is like a cooking pot and/but we are meat that is inside and (it) protects us.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They say, ‘This is a good time to build houses. No one will harm us. Our city is-like a cooking-pot and we are-like meat inside it that can- not -be-burned in/by the fire.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They say, ‘Everything will go well for us, so it will surely soon be time to build houses. We are like fine/choice pieces of meat that are carefully stored in covered pots, and we are protected from the bad things that will happen to others.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 1:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 11:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, Ezekiel, prophesy to these people bad matters.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore man, speak against them.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So, you human, prophesy aboutthe terrible things that will happen to them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)