Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 2:11:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall end all her joys.
(She) shall never celebrate the festival of the new moon
and the festival that is celebrated every week.
I shall make an end to all the appointed festivals.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will stop all her festivals of rejoicing,
monthly new moon festivals,
her Sabbath days — all her prescribed festivals.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will- now -stop all the special/unique times/seasons of worship which she celebrates every year, every month, and every week.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 2:12:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall destroy her vines and her fig trees
that she is saying that her lovers paid to her.
I shall make her farms become bush
which the wild animals shall eat.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will destroy her grapevines and fig trees.
Things about which she said, these are the wages given by my lovers,
And I will make these trees into a forest,
and wild animals will eat them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-ruin her grape plants and fig trees which she said were-paid for her by her lovers/[lit. men]. I will-make its fields into a densely-over-grown-with-long-grass-and-shrubs forest, and its fruits will-be-eaten by wild animals.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 2:13:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall punish (her) on account of the days that she abandoned me,
when she went to burn sweet smelling things for Baal.
At that time she put on earrings and pearls/beads
and headed towards her lovers.
It is me God who is saying (this).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Because she offered incense to the god Baal,
I will punish her.
At that time, she put on jewelry
and went after the one she loved,
and forgot about me.’
proclaims the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-punish her because there (are) times that she burns incense to the images of Baal. She wore jewelries and pursued her lovers/[lit. men], but I on-other-hand she forgot.’ I, the LORD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 2:14:
- Kupsabiny: “So, I shall beg/implore (her) and take her by hand to the wilderness
and speak well to her.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘Since it is like that, I will entice her
and take her away to the wilderness again.
And I will speak to her tenderly.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘But now, I will-take her to the desolate-place and (I) will-court her again until I cause- her -to-like (me).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 2:15:
- Kupsabiny: “And then, I shall return (to her) her vines
and make the valley of suffering become one of hope.
In that place she shall respond to me like when she was still young,
when I brought her from the land of Egypt” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “There I will give her back her vineyards,
and I will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.
There, like in the day of her youth, and on the day that she came out
from the land of Egypt, she will sing songs.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “After we (excl.) have-gone-from there I will-restore/will-return to her her fields of grape/(vineyards), and I will-make the Valley/Plain of Acor into a path/way that will-remind of a good future. She will-answer me like what- she -did when she (was) still young, when she came-out of Egipto.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 2:16:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, she shall say that I am her husband,
and never again go to Baal.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD declares, "On that day’, you will call
me ‘my husband’
and you will not call me ‘my master.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to the Israelinhon, ‘At that time that you (plur.) will-return to me, you (plur.) will-call me your (plur.) husband, and you (plur.) no-longer call me your (plur.) Baal.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 2:17:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall remove the name of Baal from her mouth.
Never again shall she talk about that name of Baal.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will never again let her speak the name of Baal,
and never again will she mention their names.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will- no-longer -cause- you (plur.) -to-mention the names of Baal.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 2:18:
- Kupsabiny: “On that day I shall made a covenant with the wild animals, the birds and animals that crawl on the ground so that they do not spoil my people. I shall remove all the weapons of war, swords and arrows shall leave the land so that my people can live in the land in peace.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “That day I will make a covenant for them,
with the wild animals, the birds of sky
and with the animals that crawl on the ground.
I will remove far from the land the bows and arrows,
the swords and war
so that all may live securely.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “At that time I will-make an agreement with all kinds of animals that they will- not -harm you (plur.). I will-vanish from the land of Israel the weapons of war like the bow-and-arrow and sword. And because there is no more war, you (plur.) will-sleep with no fear of a disaster.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)