Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 4:2:
- Kupsabiny: “People spend their time on cursing and lying,
murdering, stealing and adultery.
They always shed the blood of people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “Here is only cursing, lying, murder,
stealing, and committing adultery.
Your evil deeds multiply more and more.
One murder happens after the other.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “In exchange, what- you (plur.) -do is cursing others, lying, killing, stealing and committing-adultery-with-a-man or committing-adultery-with-a-woman. These (are) already spread-out everywhere, and the killings just follow-after-the-other/[lit. follow-follow].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Everywhere in this land they curse others, they murder others, they steal, and they commit adultery.
They act violently toward others
and commit one murder after another.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
