complete verse (Hosea 8:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 8:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “Oh, people of Samaria,
    I shall throw away that idol of a calf they have formed.
    My anger rises up because of them.
    Until when will you do sin?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “O Samaria! Throw away your bull-calf idol!
    My anger has been burning against them.
    How long will they be incapable of purity?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I reject the little-god cow of those (who) come-from-Samaria. My anger burns-up against them. Until when yet will- they -live without sin?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You people of Samaria, throw away your idol that resembles a calf!
    I am extremely angry with you people!
    How long will you do things that cause you to be unacceptable to me?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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