Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 14:1:

• Kupsabiny: “Some leaders of Israel came to ask me something about what God wants.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “One time, the ones-who-rule Israel came to me and sat before me to ask for a message from the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “One day some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 14:2:

• Kupsabiny: “Then God said to me,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to me,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Yahweh gave me this message:” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 14:3:

• Kupsabiny: “‘Ezekiel, these people trust in these idols giving themselves a stumbling block that brings them into sin. Do these people think that I will respond to what you ask me?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Man, they love their little-gods/false-gods which are the ones-who-brought them to sin, therefore why do- I -will-allow them to ask for a message from me?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘You human, these men want to worship idols, and they are allowing idols to induce them to sin. So I will certainly answer them if they ask me for advice.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 14:4:

• Kupsabiny: “So, tell (them), ‘The God of power is saying: Any Israelite who has given himself over for idols to rule his life so that it becomes a stumbling block bringing (him) into sin and then goes to ask my prophet, I shall just answer (him) according to the evil of those idols.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, tell them that I, the Lord GOD, say: Whoever of the Israelinhon who will-love his little-gods/false-gods who will-bring him to sin and will-ask for a message from a prophet, I, the LORD, am-the-one himself who will-answer him through punishment according to the number of his little-god.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So say this to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: When any Israeli person wants to worship idols which will induce him to sin, and he goes to a prophetto get advice, I, Yahweh, will give him the answer that he deserves to receive because he worship idols.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 14:5:

• Kupsabiny: “Those idols have lead the Israelites astray but according to what I will do, they shall return to me.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-do this so-that all the Israelinhon who fled from me because of their little-gods/false-gods will-return to me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will do that in order that the Israeli people, who have abandoned me in order to worship their idols, will sincerely worship me again.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 14:6:

• Kupsabiny: “So tell the Israelites, ‘The God of power is saying: Get away from those idols and leave those bad habits of yours!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Therefore now, tell the people of Israel that I, the Lord GOD, am-saying: You (plur.) repent and abandon your little-gods, and leave all your detestable deeds.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Therefore, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Repent/Stop sinning! Stop worshiping your idols, and stop all your other detestable behavior!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 14:7:

• Kupsabiny: “If any Israelite or a foreigner who lives with the Israelites refuses me and goes to worship those idols, (he) brings on himself a stumbling block of sin in his life. and (if he) says that (he) will go to inquire of my prophet, I myself will respond to (him).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Whoever of the Israelinhon or non Israelinhon who live in Israel, who will-leave me and will-love his little-god who will-bring him to sin, and will-ask for a message from me through a prophet, I, the LORD, am-the-one himself will-answer him by punishment.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When any of you Israeli people or any foreigner living among you turns away from me and starts worshiping idols that induce him to sin, and then goes to a prophet to find out what I want him to do, I myself will answer him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 14:8:

• Kupsabiny: “I will oppose that person and make him something that others look at (learn from) what comes to a person who has gone astray from me. I shall destroy (him), so that then you will know that I am God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-go-against him and I will-make (him) as a warning-against the people, and they will-talk-about him. I will-separate him from my people. Then they will-know that I am the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will show that I detest him, and causewhat happens to him to be a warning to others, and cause him to be someone whom people despise. I will cause him to no longer be allowed to associate with my people. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)