Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Ezekiel 16:50)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:50:

  • Kupsabiny: “They were proud and rebellious. They did things that I hate so I destroyed them and you also know that.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “In their pride they did detestable things in my sight, therefore I destroyed them when I saw what they did.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The people of Sodom and nearby cities were proud and did detestable things in my presence, so I got rid of them when I saw what they had been doing.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 16:51)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:51:

  • Kupsabiny: “The sin of Samaria did not even reach to the level that you did. You did more badly than they. Your sin is so great that it makes one think of your sisters as if they were innocent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Even Samaria has not-able-to-do half of your sins. You have done more detestable things than your sisters, therefore as-if they were more righteous than you because of all the wickedness you have done.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Also, the people of Samaria did not commit half as many sins as you have committed. You have done more disgusting things than they have done. You cause the people of Samaria to appear to be good, compared to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 16:52)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:52:

  • Kupsabiny: “So push your head into your own suffering. Your sins are so horrible that when one looks at that of your sisters, it seems that they are innocent. So bring/take your shame on the head because you make even your sisters appear as if they were/are righteous.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You should be-ashamed because your sin is so bad than your sisters. In comparison, as-if they are righteous than you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Your sins are worse than their sins, so they seem to be less wicked than you are. So I will punish you more than I punished them. As a result, you will be ashamed and disgraced.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 16:53)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:53:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will re-establish Sodom and Samaria and their villages. Even so, I shall also re-establish you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But a time will-come that I will-cause- again -to-be-prosperous Sodom and Samaria, as-well-as their daughters. I will- also -cause- you -to-be-prosperous along with them,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “However, some day I will causethe people of Sodom and Samaria and the cities near to them to prosper again. And I will cause you to prosper again, too.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 16:54)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:54:

  • Kupsabiny: “Shame shall take hold of you alone and your sisters shall see that they are better than you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “so-that you will-be-ashamed of all that you did, for because of this it-came-out as-if they are better than you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You will be very ashamed of the wicked things that you have done, and that will cause the people of those cities to be encouraged.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 16:55)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:55:

  • Kupsabiny: “They shall again prosper and you, too, and your villages shall prosper.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Yes, I will-prosper your sister again — Sodom and Samaria, as-well-as their daughters. And this is also what will-happen to you and your daughters.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The people of Sodom and Samaria will prosper again, and you and the people in nearby cities will prosper also.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 16:56)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:56:

  • Kupsabiny: “Did you not joke about/jeer at Sodom in those days when you were proud?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You despised before Sodom when you were still proud” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You sneered at/despised the people of Sodom when you were proud,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 16:57)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:57:

  • Kupsabiny: “Did you not make fun of Sodom in those days when you were proud and before the sin you had done was exposed? So the finger now points at you. The Edomites, Philistines and your other neighbors that hate you laugh at you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and when your wickedness has not yet exposed. But now you are now like her; you are being-despised by the residents of Edom and by the places around her, and by the residents of Filistia. Those around you despise you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “before it was revealed that you were very wicked. And now the people of Edom and the people of Philistia all insult you and despise you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)