Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Ezekiel 38:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 38:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “Tell (him), ‘The God of power is saying: I hate you oh, Gog, you ruler of Meshek and Tubal.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Tell him that I, the Lord GOD, say: Gog, leader of Meshec and Tubal, I am against you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “and say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Gog, you who rule Meshech and Tubal, I am opposed to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 38:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 38:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will catch you with hooks in the cheeks and turn you around and remove you and all your soldiers including horses, the people who ride on horses and their weapons and every soldier together with his shield and his sword.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-let- you -turn-around and hook [you] with a hook on your jaw, and drag [you] together-with all your soldiers — your horses, horsemen fully-armed, and your many soldiers who have large and small shields and all were-fully-armed with sword.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “It will be as though I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws and bring you to Israel—you and all of your army, including your horses and men carrying weapons who ride the horses, and many other soldiers carrying large shields and small shields, all of them carrying swords.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 38:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 38:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “There will also be soldiers from Persia, Cush and Put together with their shields and hats of metal (helmets).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Will-go with them the soldiers of Persia, Etiopia, and Put, who have shield and helmet,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Armies from Persia, Ethiopia, and Put/Libya will also come, all of them with shields and helmets.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 38:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 38:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “There are also the soldiers from Gomer and those from Beth-togarmah who come from the North.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “as-well-as Gomer and Bet-Togorma in the north and all their soldiers. Many nations will-go with you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “An army from Gomer north of Israel will come, and an army from Togarmah far north of Israel will come. Armies of many nations will accompany you.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 38:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 38:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Prepare your soldiers to be strong for battle” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Alright now, you and all your soldiers get-ready. Lead them in battle.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Tell Gog, ‘Get ready and be prepared to be the commander of all those groups of soldiers.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 38:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 38:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “because I am going to send you in years to come to fight with the land of Israel. Israel is a land that war had demolished and it had been desolate for long but its people have gathered from where they were scattered to and returned to the hills of Israel and now live in peace.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For in the future I will-command you (plur.) to attack Israel. At that time Israel has- already -built-up after being-ruined in battle and became desolate/[lit. lonely] for a long time. And at that time also, its residents have- now -returned from the nations and they now live peacefully.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “At some future time, I will command you to lead those armies to attack Israel, a country whose buildings have been rebuilt after they were destroyed in wars. Their people will have been brought back from many nations to live again on the hills of Israel, which had been deserted for a long time. They had been brought back from other nations and will be living peacefully.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 38:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 38:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “You and your soldiers shall raid (it/them) and other communities shall aid you to push (them) like a storm until you cover them like a fog!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You and your soldiers, and your fellow nations, will-attack Israel as-if-like a storm, and you will-engulf it like the engulfing of the cloud.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You and all those armies from many nations will go up to Israel, advancing like a big storm. Your army will be like a huge cloud that covers the land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 38:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 38:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “When a day like that comes, you will create/plan evil for Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Lord GOD continued to say, ‘At that time you will-plan bad.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: On that day, you will have an idea about doing an evil thing.” (Source: Translation for Translators)