Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 3:4:
- Kupsabiny: “That is how it is with the people of Israel. They shall stay for many days not having a king or leader. They shall stay without sacrifices or a place where sacrifices can be made, or ceremonial clothes, or idols to be worshipped.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way the Israelites will live for many days without a king or prince, without sacrifices or worship stone pillars, without ephod or houshold gods.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “For this means that for a long time the people of Israel will-live without a king, officer, offering, remembrance stone, special cloth which is-used for guessing/practice divination, and little-gods/false-gods.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is what will show that for-a-long-time in-the-future there-will-be-no king or leader of the Israelita. For-a-long-time also they will stop sacrificing/offering and the stones that they repeatedly-set-up-vertically as- their -place-of-worship will-cease-to-exist. What they use to predict/divine and images/idols in their houses will also cease-to-exist.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Our doing that will show that in the same way, the people of Israel will not have a king and other leaders for many years. They will not offer sacrifices or have sacred stone pillars, no sacred vest for the Supreme Priest, and no idols!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 3:5:
- Kupsabiny: “But the people of Israel shall in the end turn around and search for their God and their king from the house of David. That is when they shall obey God and find peace in the last/later days.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “After that the Israelites will return, they will seek the LORD their God and the descendant of king David. In the last days they will reverence the LORD in awe and coming to him, will receive blessing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But some-time-later, they will- again -take-refuge in the LORD their God and to their king who is the descendant of David. They will-come-near to the LORD with respect because of his goodness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “In the later days then, the Israelita will turn-to-face Yahweh their God and the descendant of David their king. They will come trembling in front of God so that he will bless them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “But later, the people of Israel will return to Yahweh their God and be guided by him and by a king who is a descendant of King David. In the last/future days they will come to Yahweh, revering him and trembling in his presence, and he will bless them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 4:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Listen to the word of God, oh, people of Israel.
God shouts to the people of this land
because there is no justice or trust,
and people do not know God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O Israelites, Listen to the word of the LORD!
Because here are the LORD’s charges against those who live in this land —
‘There is no trustworthiness in this land.
There is no constant, faithful kindness,
and there is also no knowledge of God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) Israelinhon who live in the land of Israel, [you (plur.)] listen to this accusation of the LORD against you (plur.): ‘There is no man in your (plur.) land who (is) faithful, loves, and acknowledges me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You Israeli people, listen to this message from Yahweh!
He is accusing you people who live in this country,
saying ‘The people are not faithfully doing what pleases me,
they are not kind to others,
and they do not even know me!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 4:3:
- Kupsabiny: “So, the land shall suffer the consequences
and the things inside (it).
Animals and birds shall perish
including the fish.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “That being the case, this land is in mourning,
all the people who live here, together with the animals and
the birds that fly in the sky,
and the fish that live in the sea – all will be destroyed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because of these your (plur.) land dries-up and all who live there are-dying, as-well-as all the animals — the one-who-walks, the one-who-flies and the one-who-swims.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “It is because of their doing those things that there is no rain , the land has become dry,
the people are mourning,
and the people are dying from hunger.
Even the wild animals and the birds and the fish in the sea are dying.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 4:4:
- Kupsabiny: “God says,
‘I am blaming you priests.
Do not let other people be blamed for no reason.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “No one is to accuse anyone else
and no one is to rebuke anyone else.
for your people are like those
who bring charges against a priest. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘But no one will- just-casually -accuse or will-shift-the-blame-on someone else, for you (plur.) priests are the-(ones-who) should be-accused.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But no one should accuse someone else
and say it is his fault.
It is you priests whom I am accusing.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 4:5:
- Kupsabiny: “You are sinning day and night.
Also/Even the prophets are sinners like you.
I will destroy Israel who is your mother.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Day and night you stumble.
The prophets also stumble with you.
I will destroy Israel, your mother.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) and the prophets will-be-destroyed, either day or night. And I will- also -destroy your (plur.) mothers.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So I will punish you priests, night and day,
and I will punish the prophets with you.
I am going to destroy Israel, the nation that is like a mother to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 4:6:
- Kupsabiny: “My people got lost
because they do not know me.
And/But because you are not honoring me,
I will refuse you to be priests.
And because you abandoned my teachings,
I shall also refuse your children.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Because they do not know me my people are being destroyed.
‘Because you scorn knowledge,
I will not allow you to continue your work as my priests.
Because you have ignored God’s law,
I will also ignore your sons and daughters.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘My people have-been-destroyed because they lack the knowledge about me. For you (plur.) yourselves who-(are) priests you (plur.) have-rejected the knowledge about me, so I will- also -reject you (plur.) as my priests. You (plur.) have-forgotten my Law, therefore I will- also -forget your (plur.) children.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “It is because my people do not know about me that they will be destroyed.
And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused to teach them about me;
so I will no longer allow you to be my priests.
You have forgotten the things that I taught you,
so I will forget to bless your children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
