Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 29:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Tell him, ‘The God of power is saying: I detest you, king of Egypt, animal of the water. You are saying: ‘This river of Nile is mine and I created it myself.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Tell her that I, the Lord GOD, says: I am against you, Faraon king of Egipto. You are like a big crocodile that wades in your river. You say that yours is the River Nile, and you made it for yourself.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Give the king this message from me, Yahweh the Lord:
‘You king of Egypt, I am your enemy;
you are like a great monster/crocodile that lies in the streamsalong the Nile River.
You say, ‘The Nile River is mine;
I made it for myself.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
