Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 3:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Those people built the altar at where the former one was, although they feared the people who lived there. They did the sacrifices to God there which were burnt completely morning and evening.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Even though they were afraid, seeing the people who were living around them, they built the altar right on its former place. Then they began to sacrifice burnt offerings to the LORD on it every day, morning and evening.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Even-though they were-terrified of the people who had- already -been-living in that land, they built-up the altar where it had-stood in-the-past. Then they offered to the LORD burnt offerings morning and afternoon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Even though they were afraid of the people who were already living in that area, they rebuilt the altar at the same place where the previous altar had been. Before they started to lay the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, the priests started to burn sacrifices to Yahweh on the altar. They offered sacrifices every morning and every evening. Fifteen days after they started to offer these sacrifices, the people celebrated the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters, as Moses had commanded them to do in the laws that God gave to him. Each day the priests offered the sacrifices that were required for that day. In addition, they presented the regular burned offerings and the offerings that were required for the New Moon Festivals and the other festivals that they celebrated each year to honor Yahweh. They also brought other offerings only because they desired to bring them, not because they were required to bring them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
