complete verse (Zechariah 1:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 1:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then I asked that angel who was speaking to me, ‘What do these horns mean/stand for?’ He answered me, ‘They stand for those communities that scattered the people of Judah, Israel and those of Jerusalem.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I asked the angel who had been talking with me, "What is the meaning of this horn?"
    He answered me, "these horns are the nations that have scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I asked the angel who was-talking-together with me, ‘What is the meaning of these horns?’ He answered me, ‘These horns (are) the nations that caused-to-scatter the ones from-Israel and from-Juda, including the ones from-Jerusalem.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I asked the angel who had been speaking to me, ‘What are those horns?’
    He replied, ‘Those horns represent the armies that forced the people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah and Israel to go to other countries.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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