Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Ezekiel 44:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 44:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “God said to me, ‘Ezekiel, be on guard. Examine carefully what you see with your eyes and hear with your ears. I am telling you the laws concerning my House. You should know the person who is allowed to enter inside and who is not allowed to.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD still said to me, ‘Man, listen carefully/[lit. good] to all that I will-say to you concerning all the statutes/regulations about my temple. Know carefully who can-enter in the temple and who can- not -enter.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh said to me, ‘You human, look carefully, and listen carefully to everything that I tell you about all the regulations concerning the temple. Note carefully the temple entrance and all the exits.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 44:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 44:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “Tell the rebellious people of Israel, ‘The God of power is saying: I God can no longer endure/have patience with you because of your rebellion.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Tell the people of Israel who are rebels that I, the Lord GOD, say: O people of Israel, you (plur.) stop now all your detestable doings.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Say this to the rebellious Israeli people: ‘This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: You Israeli people, I will no longer endure the detestable things that you do!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 44:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 44:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “You insulted that house of mine by allowing foreigners who do not know me to enter where/when you make for me sacrifices of fat and blood. You broke/destroyed my covenant by all the bad things you did.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You cause- the non Israelinhon who do- not -believe in me -to-enter into my temple. In this way you defile my temple while you offer food, fat, and blood. Aside from your detestable deeds, you still trespass my covenant with you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “In addition to all the other detestable things that you do, you brought into my temple foreign men who had not been circumcised and who were godless. By doing that, you caused my temple to be an unacceptable place to worship me, while you offered food and fat and blood, and you disobeyed my agreement with you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 44:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 44:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Instead of being in charge of the things of prayer/service in that House of mine, you allowed foreigners to be in charge.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Instead of you(p) being-the-(ones) to manage my holy things in the temple, you caused- other -to-manage.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Instead of doing what I commanded you to do in regard to my holy things, you appointed foreigners to be in charge of my temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 44:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 44:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “Therefore, I the God of power has said: A foreigner who does not obey me is not to enter into my House even if he has lived with the people of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore I, the Lord GOD, say that there are no non Israelinhon who do- not -believe in me that can-enter my temple, even the non Israelinhon who live among you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But this is what I, Yahweh, have said: No foreigners, no men who are not circumcised, no godless people are permitted to enter my temple, not even foreigners who live among you Israelis permanently.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 44:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 44:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will punish those Levites who wrongly joined the deeds of the people of Israel who refused me and went to worship idols.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Concerning the descendants of Levi who turned-away from me and joined-with the other Israelinhon who worshipped their little-gods, they will-suffer because of their sins.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Most of the descendants of Levi abandoned me along with most of the Israeli people, and started to worship idols. They must be punished for their sin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 44:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 44:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “They are still allowed to work in my House guarding the gate and killing those animals that people bring to be used for sacrifices that are burned completely and help/assist people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They possible can-serve in my temple as guards at the gate and [as] someone-who-slaughters the burnt offerings and still the other offerings of the people. And they possibly can serve to the people in the temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They are still permitted to work in my temple and to be in charge of the entrances of the temple, and they are permitted to slaughter the animals that will be completely burned on the altar, and to burn other sacrifices for the people, and they will be able to help the people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 44:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 44:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “But because the people of the clan/house of Levi worshipped idols burning sacrifices to (them), something that caused people to fall into sin, I the God of power have sworn that I will punish them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But because they served the people in the presence of their little-gods, and because of this the people of Israel sinned, I swear that they will- surely -suffer because of their sin. I, the Lord GOD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But because they helped the people to worship idols and caused many of the Israeli people to sin by worshiping idols, I have lifted up my arm and solemnly declared that they must be punished for their sin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)