Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Daniel 8:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “It opposed the heavenly commander/ruler and prevented the sacrifices which were being offered to him. It even shamed the holy place.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “That horn honored itself like heavens’ army top general. He stopped the daily sacrifices, and defiled [lit.: made impure] the temple.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “It considered itself most powerful than the Leader/[lit. Head] of the heavenly creatures. It put-a-stop to daily offerings in the temple of God, and it harmed the temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He defied/considered himself to be greater than the leader of the army of heaven, and prevented priests from offering sacrifices to him. He also defiled the temple/caused the temple to become unholy.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 8:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “People sinned in the holy place instead of offering sacrifices like any other day. That horn closed/veiled the true worship. Everything became fulfilled according to the will of that horn.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Instead of the daily sacrifice they rebelled by starting to sin and truth was thrown to the ground. That horn had success in all the work that he did.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “With this violation/disobedience of him he (was) put-in-command/put-under-him the heavenly creatures and daily offerings. He disregarded the truth, and he became successful/victorious in what he did.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then God’s people allowed the man who was represented by that horn to control/rule them, with the result that they sinned by offering sacrifices to him. And he threw to the ground the laws that contained the true religion. Everything that he did was successful.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 8:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then I heard an angel asking another (angel), ‘For how long will the events showed in these visions last? For how long shall sin overshadow the offering of sacrifices? And for how long shall the House of God and his people be oppressed/suppressed?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then I heard an angel talking. Then another angel asked the one that spoke first, "How long will the events of this vision that we got to see continue to take place? How long will repulsive sin continue to take place instead of the daily sacrifice? How long will the temple and heaven’s army continue to be trampled underfoot?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then I heard two angels talking-to-each-other. One of the angels asked the other-one, ‘How long-will-last the fulfillment of the vision about the stopping/cessation of daily offerings, the violation in the temple that became the reason to abandon it, handing-over of the temple to the enemies, and trampling-down of the heavenly creatures?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then I heard two angels who were talking to each other. One of them asked, ‘How long will the things/events that were in this vision continue? How long will the man who rebels against God and causes the temple to be defiled be able to prevent priests from offering sacrifices? How long will he trample on the temple and on the armies of heaven?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 8:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “I heard the other angel reply to the other/first saying, ‘It shall last for two thousand three hundred days. then, the temple of God will be cleansed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then he said to me, "Twenty-three hundred (2,300) evenings and mornings! After that the holy place will be made pure again."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The other angel answered him, ‘It will-happen for a period/[lit. inside] of 2,300 mornings and evenings, and then the temple will-be-cleansed.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The other angel replied, ‘It will continue for 1,150 days. During all of that time, people will not be permitted to offer sacrifices in the morning or in the evening. After that, the temple will be purified.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 8:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “As I still tried to understand the meaning of this vision, suddenly something that looked like a human being came and stood before me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Having seen this vision, while I, Daniel was trying to understand it, someone who seemed to be a man appeared before me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “While I was-watching that vision and thinking what (is) its meaning, there was (someone) who looked-like a person suddenly stood in front of me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “While I, Daniel, was trying to understand what the vision meant, suddenly an angel who resembled a man stood/appeared in front of me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 8:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, I heard a human voice calling from river Ulai saying, ‘Gabriel, tell that man the meaning of that vision he.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I heard the voice of a man coming from the Ulai calling. That voice said, "O Gabriel, cause this man to understand the meaning of the vision."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then I heard a voice of a man from the River of Ulai that said, ‘Gabriel, explain to him the meaning of the vision that he saw.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And I heard a man call out from the other side of the Ulai Canal, saying, ‘Gabriel, explain to him the meaning of the vision that he saw!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 8:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then (he) came closer to me. I was terrified and fell down with my mouth/face on the ground. But he said to me, ‘Son of man, know that the visions/revelations you saw concern/relate to the last days/end time.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When Gabriel came to the place where I was standing, I was afraid and fell to the ground. He said to me, "O Mortal man, this vision talks about the end times."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When Gabriel approached me, I knelt/bowed-down in fear. But he said, ‘Human/Man, you (sing.) should understand that your (sing.) vision is about the end of times.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Gabriel came and stood beside me. I was very terrified, with the result that I fell onto the ground. But he said to me, ‘You human, it is necessary for you to understand that the events that you saw in the vision will occur near the time that the world will end.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 8:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 8:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “As he spoke to me while I was still lying prostrate, I went into deep sleep. But he touched me and made me to stand” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “While he was talking with me, I fell into a deep sleep and lay prostrate with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and caused me to stand up again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “While he was-speaking to me, I fainted and fell on the ground. But he held me and lifted-(me)-up.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “While he was speaking, I fainted. I lay there, unconscious, with my face still on the ground. But Gabriel put his hand on me and lifted me up in order that I could stand again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)