complete verse (Zechariah 5:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 5:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “And as I looked up to heaven, there were two other women who came in my direction. The wind brought (them) and (they) had wings like those of a stork. Those women went with/took that basket and went up/to heaven.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then I looked up, two women came flying towards me, with wind in their wings. They had wings like a stork. and they lifted the basket between heaven and earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then I saw two women flying fast, that have wide wings. They picked-up the basket and brought- (it) -up high-into-the-sky.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then I looked up and saw two women in front of me. They were flying toward us, with their wings spread out in the wind. Their wings were large, like storks’ wings. They lifted the big basket up into the sky.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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