Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 18:19:

• Kupsabiny: “But you (plur.) might ask, ‘Why is the son not punished for the evil of the father?’ He is not punished because the son did deeds/words of justice and good (deeds). He kept my laws and followed (them). So, nothing bad happens to him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘But you (plur.) might ask, ‘Why should a child not be-punished because of the sin of his father?’ If a child does righteously and right, and he follows carefully my regulations/statutes, he will-continue to live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “If you ask, ‘Why should the man’s son not suffer/be punished for the evil things that his father did?’, I will answer that the son has done what is fair and right and has obeyed all my laws, so he will surely remain alive.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 18:20:

• Kupsabiny: “The person who does sin is the one who deserves to die. The sins of the father does not have a hold on the son and/or the sin of the son does not have a hold on the father. A righteous person is blessed for his righteousness and the sinner is condemned for his sin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The man who only sins is-the-one who will-die. A child should not be-punished because of the sin of his father, and a father should not be-punished because of the sin of his child. A righteous man will-be-paid-back by his righteous doings, and a wicked man will-be-punished of his wicked doings.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “It is those who sin who will diebecause of their sins. People will not be punished for the sins of their parents, or for the sins of their children. Good/Righteous people will be rewarded for their being good/righteous, and evil people will be punished for theirdoing evil.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 18:21:

• Kupsabiny: “But if the sinner repents and follows my laws and does good and truthful/just things, he shall not die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘But if a wicked-one will-repent from all the sins which he did and will-obey my regulations/statutes and will-do righteous-[things] and right, he will- not -die but-instead he will-continue to live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But if a wicked person turns away from/quits doing all the evil things that he did previously, and if he starts to obey faithfully all my laws, and does what is fair and right , he will surely remain alive; he will not be executed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 18:22:

• Kupsabiny: “He shall be forgiven for the sin that he has done and he shall live/be well because he has done what is right/true/just.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He will- no-longer -be-indebted by all his sins which he did, and because of his righteous doings, he will-continue to live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “He will not be punished for the sins he committed previously. Because of the good/righteous things that he has done since that time, he willbe allowed to remain alive.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 18:23:

• Kupsabiny: “Do you really think that I rejoice when the people who do bad things die? No. I wish to see that they repent and pray for forgiveness.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I, the Lord GOD, am not pleased when a wicked man dies. I will-be-pleased if he repents and continues to live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that I certainly am not happy about wicked people dying. Instead, I am happy when they turn away from their wicked behavior, andbecause of that, they remain alive.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 18:24:

• Kupsabiny: “But if a righteous person turns around to do sins and joins what the people who sin are doing, he should not stay alive. Not even one of the good things he has done will be remembered. His sin and his immorality shall kill him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘But if a righteous man will-leave his righteous life and will-sin, and will-do detestable things which are being-done by the wicked-ones, will he continue to live? Of-course not! His righteous actions will- now -be-forgotten. And because of his betrayal of me and of the sins which he did, he will-die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But if a righteous person stops doing righteous things and starts to commit sins and does the same detestable things that wicked people do, he will certainly not be allowed to remain alive. I will not think about the righteous things that he did previously. Because he did not faithfullydo what pleases me, and because of all the sins that he has committed, he will be executed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 18:25:

• Kupsabiny: “But you are saying, ‘God is doing something that is not right.’ Please consider this, stomach of Israel: Do you think that what I am doing is not right? It is really your ways that are not straight.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘But you (plur.) might say, ‘The way of the Lord is- not -right.’ You (plur.) listen, people of Israel: Is my way not right or is-it yours?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But you say, ‘Yahweh does not act fairly!’ You Israeli people, listen to what I say: It is certainly not what I do that is unfair, it is what you continually do that is not fair/right!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 18:26:

• Kupsabiny: “If a good person turns around and does sin, he deserves to die for his sin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When a righteous man will-leave his righteous life and will-sin, he will-die because of his sin.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “If a righteous person turns away from/quits doing what is righteous and commits sins, he will diefor committing those sins.” (Source: Translation for Translators)