complete verse (2 Chronicles 32:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 32:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “Did you not see that Hezekiah has torn down the things of sacrifice where your God was worshipped and he told all the people of Judah and Jerusalem to make sacrifices in one place only?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “What! Hezekiah himself, having destroyed the altars and the places in the mountains for the worship of gods, said to the people of Judah and Jerusalem ‘Do [your] worship at only one altar and offer [your] sacrifices only there!’ didn’t he?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “(It is) not so that Hezekia himself was- the -one-(who)-destroyed the places-of-worship of the LORD at the high places, including its altars? He still commanded you (plur.) those of/from-Juda and of/from-Jerusalem that you (plur.) should worship and burnt offerings on one altar only.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Isn’t Hezekiah the one who told his men to get rid of your god Yahweh’s shrines and altars on the hilltops, saying to you people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah, ‘You must worship at only one altar and burn sacrifices on only that altar’?” (Source: Translation for Translators)