Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 7:2:
- Kupsabiny: “They do not realize that I am thinking of all their sins.
Their evil/sin has enveloped them
and I know all their words/deeds.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But they have not thought
that I remember all the evil work that they do.
The sinful deeds that they have done surround them.
Those deeds are always before me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But they do- not -put in their minds that I remembered all their wickedness. They (are) still tied-up by their sins and I saw all this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do.
It is as though they are surrounded by all the sins that they commit;
and it is though those sins are always right in front of me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 7:3:
- Kupsabiny: “People make the king happy with their sins
and they delight the leaders with words of lies.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “With their evil deeds they please the king and with
their false words they please the princes. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They made- their king and officers -happy/glad with their wickedness and lies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do;
his officials are happy about the people’s lies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 7:4:
- Kupsabiny: “They all commit adultery.
They have a fire of adultery that burns hot/much.
That fire is like when bread is made.
It burns so much that no firewood is added.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They are all adulterers,
They are like an oven that keeps hot while baking the bread,
whose fire does not need to be stirred by the baker
from the time of kneading the dough till it swells up.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They (are) all deceitful; as-if they (are) like a hot wood-oven which (does) not now/(no longer) needs to-be-stocked-up by the baker from time of kneading until its rising.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The king and his officials are all treacherous.
They are always eager to do wicked things;
they are like an oven that is very hot:
a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand,
and he does not need to cause the oven to become hotter.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 7:5:
- Kupsabiny: “When there is a feast of the king,
the leaders drink until the beer makes them unable to walk.
Then that king agrees/joins with rebellious/arrogant people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “On the festival day of our king,
the princes get very drunk with wine.
He shakes hands with those who mock him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “On the birthday of their king, they made-drunk his officers. And even the king also drank with his foolish officers.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals,
carousing with others who also do foolish things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 7:6:
- Kupsabiny: “They make a conspiracy/plot
that burns like the fire for baking bread.
Their anger glows red till morning.
And at dawn it burns brightly like a fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “For their hearts are hot with anger like an oven,
They go before him to deceive.
The whole night their anger is burning,
in the morning it becomes like a blazing fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And while they come-near to kill the king and his officers, their anger blaze like a hot oven. For as they still just wait to attack, they hold their anger all night, and in-the-morning it blazes as-if-like fire.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The officials angrily plan to murder the king;
it is like they have an oven in their inner beings.
All during the night their eagerness/wanting to murder the king is like a fire that is smouldering,
but in the morning it becomes like a roaring fire.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 7:7:
- Kupsabiny: “All those people are angry
and they destroy their leaders.
All their kings fall down
and no one calls to me to save them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “all of them are hot like an oven
they destroy their rulers.
Their kings will all be killed,
but no one prays to me for help.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “All of them (are) very angry like a hot wood-oven, so they kill their rulers. All their kings were-destroyed, but not even one of them asked-for help from me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “All those officials are like hot flames
that completely burn up their rulers,
so all their kings are murdered,
and no one pleads with me to help them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 7:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Ephraim has joined itself with other communities.
They have become like a chapati that is cooked on one side and not turned.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Ephraim mixes with many nations.
Ephraim is like bread that has only been baked on one side. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘The people of Israel mix with other nations. They are not useful for they (are) like thin bread which is-being-baked that has- not -been-turned-over.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘The leaders of Israel join with leaders of godless nations;
so the leaders of Israel are as worthless as a pancake that is cooked on only one side.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 7:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Foreigners are eating up their strength and they do not realize it.
They have become old and tired and do not know it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Foreigners have destroyed his strength,
but he doesn’t know it.
His hair is sprinkled with gray,
but he doesn’t know it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Other nations take-away their ability, but they have- not -noticed it. They (are) like an old-one whose hair is-becoming-white already but he has- not -noticed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak nation,
but the Israelis do not realize that.
Israel has become like a gray-haired old man,
but the people of Israel do not realize it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)