Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Ezekiel 34:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 34:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Do you (plur.) want for the others to eat the grass that you have trampled and drink the water that you have muddied with the feet?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Shall my other sheep graze only on what you (plur.) have-trampled-down grazing-field/pasture-land? Shall they only drink the water you muddied?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “It is as though you are forcing my flock to eat the grass that you have trampled and to drink the water that you have caused to become muddy!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 34:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 34:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “So I the God of power is saying that I shall judge the fat sheep and the lean ones to see who is who.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Therefore, I the Lord GOD, say to you (plur.) that I myself will-separate the fat sheep from the thin/lean sheep.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you: I myself will judge between those of you who are like the fat sheep and those of you who are like the thin sheep.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 34:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 34:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “You have used your horns to hit the weak ones until you defeated (them) moving (them) away from the flock.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For you who are fat, you just push and toss/butt the ones-who are weak until they will-go-away.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Youwho are like strong sheep, it is as though with your shoulders and buttocks you have shoved away those who are like thin sheep, and you have butted them with your horns, until you have chased them all away from the good pastureland.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 34:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 34:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “I shall rescue my sheep so that they are never again being troubled/hurt. I shall judge each of my sheep and separate the good ones from the bad ones.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-save/rescue my sheep, and they no-longer will-be-abused again. I will-separate the good from the bad.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But I will rescue my people, and they no longer will be harassed/treated cruelly. I will judge between one person and another.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 34:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 34:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “I shall give those sheep a shepherd who is like my servant David who shall take care of (them).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-give them one watcher who is a descendant of my servant David. He will-take-care and will-watch-over them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And I will appoint one leader for them, someone who will be like King David, who served me very well. That leader will take care of them and be like their shepherd.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 34:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 34:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “I shall be their God and my servant who is like David shall be their king. It is I God who has spoken.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I, the LORD, will-become their God, and the descendant of my servant David will-become their leader. I, the LORD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I, Yahweh, will be their God, and the one who is like King David will be their king. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 34:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 34:25:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will make a covenant with them that protects/ takes care of them. I shall chase away all wild animals from the land so that nothing shall again eat/disturb them whether they lie down in the open or in the forest.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘I will-make a covenant with them that their situation will- now -be-good. I will-drive-away the fierce animals from their land so-that they can-live in the desolate-[place] and can-sleep in the forest which is safe from the disaster.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I will make a peace agreement with the people of Israel. In this agreement I will promise to get rid of all the wild animals in Israel, in order that my people may live safely, even in the desert and in the forests.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 34:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 34:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “I shall bless them and all the areas/sides that surround my holy mountain. I shall give showers of blessing at the right times.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-bless them and the places around my holy mountain. I will-send them rain at the right time as my blessing to them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I will bless them, and I will bless the places close to my sacred hill. I will bless them by sending them rain showers at the right season; they will be showers to bless them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)