EZE 20:22 Parallel View

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ULT But I turned my hand away and acted for my name’s sake, so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought out the Israelites.

UST But I did not do that. I decided once more to do something so that the other people groups, those that had seen me bring your people out of Egypt, would not laugh and say that I had lost my power.

BSB But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

OEB Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and acted for my name’s sake, lest it should be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.

WEB Nevertheless I withdrew my hand and worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.

NET But I refrained from doing so, and acted instead for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

LSV And I have turned back My hand,
And I do [it] for My Name’s sake,
Not to defile [it] before the eyes of the nations,
Before whose eyes I brought them out.

FBV But I held back and did what I did so I would not be misrepresented, so that I wouldn't lose respect in the eyes of the other nations who had seen me lead Israel out of Egypt.

T4T But I did not do that [IDM]. Again, for the sake of my own reputation, I decided to do something in order that I would not be dishonored/despised by the people of the nations who had seen it when I brought my people out of Egypt.

LEB But I withheld my hand, and I acted for the sake of my name not to be profaned before the eyes of the nations before whom I had brought them out before their eyes.

BBE And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean in the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had taken them out.

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JPS Nevertheless I withdrew My hand, and wrought for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.

ASV Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.

DRA But I turned away my hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it might not be violated before the nations, out of which I brought them forth in their sight.

YLT And I have turned back My hand, And I do [it] for My name's sake, Not to pollute [it] before the eyes of the nations, Before whose eyes I brought them out.

DBY But I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

RV Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not he profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.

WBS Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

KJB Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.
(Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought/done for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. )

BB Neuerthelesse, I withdrewe my hand and wrought for my names sake, lest it shoulde be defiled in the sight of the heathen, before whom I had brought them foorth.
(Neuerthelesse, I withdrewe my hand and wrought/done for my names sake, lest it should be defiled in the sight of the heathen, before whom I had brought them forth.)

GNV Neuerthelesse I withdrew mine hand and had respect to my Name that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them foorth.
(Neuerthelesse I withdrew mine hand and had respect to my Name that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. )

CB Neuertheles I with drewe my honde for my names sake, lest it shulde be vnhalowed amonge the Heithe, before whom I had brought them forth.
(Nevertheless I with drewe my hand for my names sake, lest it should be unhalowed among the Heithe, before whom I had brought them forth.)

WYC But Y turnede awei myn hond, and Y dide this for my name, that it were not defoulid bifore hethene men, fro whiche Y castide hem out bifore the iyen of tho.
(But I turned away mine hand, and I did this for my name, that it were not defoulid before heathen men, from which I castide them out before the iyen of tho.)

LUT Ich wandte aber meine Hand und ließ es um meines Namens willen, auf daß er nicht entheiliget würde vor den Heiden, vor welchen ich sie hatte ausgeführet.
(I wandte but my Hand and let it around/by/for meines Namens willen, on that he not entheiliget würde before/in_front_of the Heiden, before/in_front_of welchen I they/she/them had ausgeführet.)

CLV Averti autem manum meam, et feci propter nomen meum, ut non violaretur coram gentibus de quibus ejeci eos in oculis earum.
(Averti however manum meam, and feci propter nomen mine, as not/no violaretur coram gentibus about to_whom eyeci them in oculis earum. )

BRN But I wrought so that my name might not be at all profaned before the Gentiles; and I brought them out in their sight.

BrLXX Καὶ ἐποίησα ὅπως τὸ ὄνομά μου τὸ παράπαν μὴ βεβηλωθῇ ἐνώπιον τῶν ἐθνῶν, καὶ ἐξήγαγον αὐτοὺς κατʼ ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν.
(Kai epoiaʸsa hopōs to onoma mou to parapan maʸ bebaʸlōthaʸ enōpion tōn ethnōn, kai exaʸgagon autous katʼ ofthalmous autōn. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) I turned my hand away

(Some words not found in UHB: and,withheld DOM hand,my and,acted for_the_sake_of name,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes the=nations which/who brought_~_out DOM,them in,sight,their )

Here the word “hand” represents Yahweh and turning his hand away means that he does not do what he was going to do. Alternate translation: “But I did not do that” (See also: figs-idiom)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) for my name’s sake

(Some words not found in UHB: and,withheld DOM hand,my and,acted for_the_sake_of name,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes the=nations which/who brought_~_out DOM,them in,sight,their )

Here the word “name” represents Yahweh’s reputation. Alternate translation: “for the sake of my reputation”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations

(Some words not found in UHB: and,withheld DOM hand,my and,acted for_the_sake_of name,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes the=nations which/who brought_~_out DOM,them in,sight,their )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 20:9. Alternate translation: “so that the people would not profane it in the eyes of the nations”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) in the eyes of the nations

(Some words not found in UHB: and,withheld DOM hand,my and,acted for_the_sake_of name,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes the=nations which/who brought_~_out DOM,them in,sight,their )

Here the “nations” refer to the people who live in those places. The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “in the thoughts of the people in other nations” (See also: figs-metaphor)

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